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William Russ (born October 20, 1950) is an American actor and television director. He played Alan Matthews on the sitcom Boy Meets World (1993–2000) and appeared in the television series Wiseguy, the soap operas Another World and The Young and the Restless and the feature films The Right Stuff (1983), Pastime (1990) and American History X (1998).
William Russ. Actor: Boy Meets World. William Russ was born on 20 October 1950 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Boy Meets World (1993), Wiseguy (1987) and Cruising (1980). He is married to Clare Wren. They have two children.
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- Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
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William Russ plays the role of Alan Matthews, father of Cory, Eric, and Morgan.
•Was born of October 20, 1950 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
•Is a self-affirmed navy brat, his father was a naval officer.
•Studied drama at the University of Michigan.
•Married to actress Claire Wren.
•Has one daughter and one son.
•Enjoys thrill sports, such as windsurfing and downhill skiing.
William Russ has also directed the following episodes of Boy Meets World:
•Heartbreak Cory
•Ain't College Great?
•Everybody Loves Stuart
•Poetic License: An Ode to Holden Caulfield
•The Psychotic Episode
- Kate Hogan
- Ben Savage as Cory Matthews. As the boy in Boy Meets World, Ben Savage played the spunky Cory Matthews, a well-meaning kid who sometimes found himself in sticky situations.
- Danielle Fishel as Topanga Lawrence. Danielle Fishel played Topanga Lawrence, Cory's earthy friend-turned-forever love for all seven seasons. At 90s Con in 2022, however, the actress revealed her story wasn't supposed to go that way at all: "It was only supposed to be, I think, one episode — possibly a recurring — and then she basically became the rest of the show," she said.
- Rider Strong as Shawn Hunter. Cory's charming but somewhat troublesome bestie Shawn Hunter was played by Rider Strong. The actor continued working steadily in TV after the series wrapped, and like many of his costars, did some cameos on Girl Meets World.
- Will Friedle as Eric Matthews. As Cory's spacey, swoon-worthy big brother Eric, Will Friedle brought the laughs and sometimes, the older child wisdom. But he almost didn't get the part: in a 2022 chat with Entertainment Tonight, he revealed an illness forced him to miss the audition, and it was only after the original actor was deemed too short that he scored the role.
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William Russ. Actor: Boy Meets World. William Russ was born on 20 October 1950 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Boy Meets World (1993), Wiseguy (1987) and Cruising (1980). He is married to Clare Wren. They have two children.
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William Russ was born on October 20, 1950 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA as William Hardy Russ IV. He is known for his work on Boy Meets World (1993), Wiseguy (1987) and Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986). He is married to Clare Wren. They have two children.
