Byron Russell

Byron Russell
Byron Russell
Born	Patrick Joseph Russell; 17 May 1884; Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Died	4 September 1963 (aged 79); New York City
Other names	Bryson Russell
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1913–1960
Known for	Mutiny on the Bounty

Byron Russell (1884 – 1963) was an Irish character actor, best known for is performance as Quintal in the 1935 film Mutiny on the Bounty.

Biography

Born in Ireland in 1884, Russell's first film appearance was in the 1920 American silent film The World and His Wife. He appeared in eleven films prior to the outbreak of World War II, often playing authority figures. After the war, Russell turned his attention to television work, appearing in numerous roles, predominantly in televised plays, between 1949 and 1960.

Russell also appeared on the Broadway stage from 1913 until 1959, notably in the 1929 revival of Eugene O'Neill's Glencairn series of plays.

Russell died in 1963 in New York City.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1920	The World and His Wife	Captain Wickersham
1920	The Daughter Pays	Percy Ferris
1921	The Family Closet	J. Wesley Tully
1922	Determination	Lord Dalton
1924	Janice Meredith	Captain. Parker
1924	It Is the Law	Harley
1935	Mutiny on the Bounty	Quintal
1936	The Great Ziegfeld	Audience Member	Uncredited
1937	Parnell	Healy
1939	...One Third of a Nation...	Insp. Castle

References

Byron Russell at IMDb
Byron Russell at the Internet Broadway Database

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