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Russell McCaskill Simpson (June 17, 1880 – December 12, 1959) was an American character actor.
Russell Simpson. Actor: The Grapes of Wrath. His grim, beady-eyed, sharp-nosed, weatherbeaten face was always familiar despite the small roles he appeared in.
Russell Simpson. Actor: The Grapes of Wrath. His grim, beady-eyed, sharp-nosed, weatherbeaten face was always familiar despite the small roles he appeared in.
Russell Simpson played in over two hundred movies and in 1939 made a record of six Technicolor movies in one year. He passed on the 12 December 1959, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles of natural causes at the age of 79, after completing his last film, John Ford's 'The Horse Soldiers'.
Russell McCaskill Simpson (June 17, 1880, Danville, California – December 12, 1959, Woodland Hills, California) was an American character actor who appeared in over 500 movies. He is best known for his "grizzled old man" appearances.
He is most famous for his portrayal of Pa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath in 1940. Simpson reportedly prospected for gold in Alaska in his youth. By 1909 he had gone into the theatre. He appeared in at least two plays on Broadway between 1909 and 1912.
Russell Simpson. Actor. Born June 17, 1880 in Danville, California, USA. His grim, beady-eyed, sharp-nosed, weatherbeaten face was always familiar despite the small roles he appeared in.
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Of his hundreds of motion picture and TV appearances, Russell Simpson is best known for his participation in the films of director John Ford, most memorably as Pa Joad in 1940's The Grapes of Wrath. Movie Highlights. See Full Filmography.
Russell McCaskill Simpson was an American character actor. Born in San Francisco, California, Simpson is best known for his work in the films of John Ford and, in particular, for his portrayal of Pa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath in 1940.
