Director

Francis X. Bushman

Acting

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 50837

IMDb ID: nm0124279

Known for: Acting

Born: January 9, 1883

Died: August 23, 1966

Age: 83

Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1911 - 2021

Years active: 111

Average TMDB rating: 6.08

Wikidata: Q1368590

Also known as

Francis Xavier Bushman • King of the Movies

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Director (2)

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Biography

Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. His matinee idol career started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife, but it did not survive the silent screen era. Bushman, like many of his contemporaries, broke into the film business via the stage. He was performing at Broncho Billy Anderson's Essanay Studios in Chicago, Illinois, where he was first noticed for his muscular, sculpted frame. He appeared in nearly 200 feature film roles—more than 175 films before 1920, and 17 in his screen debut year of 1911 alone. He also worked for the Vitagraph studio before signing with Metro in 1915. Description above from the Wikipedia article Francis Xavier Bushman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.