Francis X. Bushman

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Peter Gunn

Batman

Dr. Kildare

The Ed Sullivan Show

77 Sunset Strip

All Movies (84)

• This Is Francis X. Bushman2021 · as Self (archival footage)
• The Bible According to Hollywood1994 · as Self
• Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini1966 · as Malcolm
• The Phantom Planet1961 · as Sessom
• 12 to the Moon1960 · as Secretary General of the International Space Order
• Hedda Hopper's Hollywood1960 · as Self
• The Story of Mankind1957 · as Moses
• Sabrina1954 · as Mr. Tyson
• The Other Wise Man1953 · as Old Man
• The Bad and the Beautiful1952 · as Eulogist (uncredited)
• Apache Country1952 · as Commissioner Latham
• David and Bathsheba1951 · as King Saul (uncredited)
• Hollywood Story1951 · as Himself
• Twenty Years After1944 · as (archive footage)
• Silver Queen1942 · as Creditor
• Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)1942 · as Self (archive footage)
• Mr. Celebrity1941 · as Himself
• Dick Tracy1937 · as Chief Clive Anderson
• Hollywood Boulevard1936 · as Frank - Director, Desert Scene
• The Film Parade1933 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Watch Beverly1932 · as President Orloff
• Human Targets1932 · as Bart Travis
• The Galloping Ghost1931 · as 'Buddy' Courtland
• Once a Gentleman1930 · as Bannister
• The Dude Wrangler1930 · as Canby
• Call of the Circus1930
• Midnight Life1928 · as Jim Logan
• Say It with Sables1928 · as John Caswell
• The Grip of the Yukon1928 · as Colby MacDonald
• The Beautiful Spy1928 · as Belgrano
• The 13th Juror1927 · as Henry Desmond
• The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross1927 · as George Washington
• The Lady in Ermine1927 · as Gen. Dostal
• The Marriage Clause1926 · as Barry Townsend
• Playing the Swell1926
• Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925 · as Messala
• The Masked Bride1925 · as Grover
• Daring Hearts1919 · as Hugh Brown
• The Poor Rich Man1918 · as Vantyne Carter
• A Pair of Cupids1918 · as Peter Warburton
• Social Quicksands1918 · as Warren Dexter
• Cyclone Higgins, D.D.1918 · as Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D.
• With Neatness and Dispatch1918 · as Paul Donaldson
• The Brass Check1918 · as Richard Trevor
• Under Suspicion1918 · as Gerry Simpson
• Red, White and Blue Blood1917 · as John Spaulding
• The Voice of Conscience1917 · as William Poatter / James Houston
• The Adopted Son1917 · as Two Gun Carter
• Their Compact1917 · as James Van Dyke Moore
• The Great Secret1917 · as William Montgomery Strong
• Romeo and Juliet1916 · as Romeo
• In the Diplomatic Service1916 · as Dick Stansbury
• A Million a Minute1916 · as Stephen Quaintance
• The Wall Between1916 · as Sgt. John Kendall
• Man and His Soul1916 · as John Conscience / John Power
• A Virginia Romance1916 · as Ralph Everly
• The Silent Voice1915 · as Franklyn Starr
• The Second in Command1915 · as Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther
• The Slim Princess1915 · as Alexander H. Pike
• Graustark1915 · as Grenfall Lorry
• The Ambition of the Baron1915 · as Count Jean de Lugnan
• The Gallantry of Jimmy Rodgers1915 · as Jimmy Rodgers
• The Fable of the Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify1914 · as The Matinee Idol
• An Unplanned Elopement1914 · as Frank Melbourne
• The Plum Tree1914 · as Craig Ewell
• Under Royal Patronage1914 · as Richard Savage
• A Night With a Million1914 · as Jack Wilton
• The Countess1914 · as Richard Hasbrook
• Jane1914 · as The Red-Haired Man
• Yarn a-Tangle1914 · as The Beau
• Dawn and Twilight1914 · as Pietro Delani, a Blind Musician
• The Hour and the Man1914 · as Frank Maxwell
• Hearts and Flowers1914 · as John Martin
• The Way Perilous1913 · as Frank Davenport - The Young Man
• The Right of Way1913 · as Frank Robinson
• A Mistaken Accusation1913 · as Pietro
• The Thirteenth Man1913 · as Jack Hanney
• When Soul Meets Soul1913 · as Prince Arames/Professor Delaplane
• The Iron Heel1912 · as Robert Gregg Sr. & Jr.
• When Wealth Torments1912 · as Jim O'Brien
• The Voice of Conscience1912 · as William Sherman
• The Eye That Never Sleeps1912 · as Howard Mayne
• Two Men and a Girl1911 · as John Lincoln (or Francis, her dream prince)

All TV Shows (14)

• Batman1966 · as Mr. Van Jones
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as Mr. Cooper
• The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1959
• 77 Sunset Strip1958
• Peter Gunn1958
• Perry Mason1957 · as Lawrence King
• Perry Mason1957 · as Courtney Jeffers
• Perry Mason1957 · as Philip
• Official Detective1957
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Philip Vandermoot
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Abgarus
• This Is Your Life1952 · as Self
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Max
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self