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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-10-20 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

William Russ

Biography:

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.

Known For

Acting

2024

Founders Day as Mr. Jackson

2021

Keeping Company as Glen Garrey

2020

2019

2018

Between Waves as Sonny
The Maestro as Abe Herst
9-1-1 as Chuck Summers

2016

Colony as Hennessey

2015

Magic Hour as Bruce Fox
Bosch as Captain Garwood

2014

Girl Meets World as Alan Matthews

2013

Drones as General Lawson
Jonestown as Leo Ryan

2012

Scandal as Frank Holland

2011

Green Guys as Peter Donnelly
Grimm as Scott Mudgett

2010

A Fork in the Road as Detective Ross
The Defenders as EMT Carrick

2009

Pawn as Justin Elliot Randolph
NCIS: Los Angeles as Martin Lake

2008

90210 as Salty
The Mentalist as Dooley Gerber
Leverage as Morris Beck

2007

The History of 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage)
Exorcising 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage)

2005

Ghost Whisperer as Bill Bristow
Wildfire as Congressman Dean Nichols

2004

Silver Lake as Phil Patterson
Deadwood as Otis Russell
CSI: NY as Mr. Prescott
Boston Legal as A.D.A. Christopher Palmer

2003

Finding John Christmas as Hank McAllister
Cold Case as Tim Hudson (2010)
NCIS as Philip Wickes

2002

Without a Trace as Max Cassidy

2001

Blackout as David Robbins
Buck Naked Arson as Ranger Joe Lightcap
Crossing Jordan as Jack Olson

2000

1999

The Test of Love as Mark Whitman
Replacing Dad as George Marsh
The Sopranos as Paul Calviac

1998

1997

When Danger Follows You Home as Det. Tyler Barnes
Ally McBeal as Michael Bassett
Stargate SG-1 as Jonas Hanson

1996

1995

JAG as General Earl Watson

1994

Touched by an Angel as Prof. Thomas North
Viper as Townsend

1993

Aspen Extreme as Dave Ritchie
Boy Meets World as Alan Matthews
seaQuest DSV as Rusty Thomas

1992

Drive Like Lightning as Boll Donner
Traces of Red as Michael Dobson
Sexual Advances as Jack French
Middle Ages as Terry Hannon

1991

Crazy From the Heart as Dewey Whitcomb

1990

A Promise to Keep as Carl Goodrich
Pastime as Roy Dean Bream
Capital News as Redmond Dunne

1989

Disorganized Crime as Nick Bartkowski
Nasty Boys as Ben Farlow
Nasty Boys as Ben Farlow

1988

The Unholy as Luke

1987

Wanted: Dead or Alive as Danny Quintz
Dead of Winter as Rob Sweeney
Wiseguy as Roger LoCocco
Tour of Duty as Sgt. Earl Ray Michaels

1986

Second Serve as Josh
Blood & Orchids as Lloyd Murdoch
Crime Story: Pilot as Det. Wes Connelly
Crime Story as Det. Wes Connelly

1985

Beer as Merle Draggett
Command 5 as Smith
The Long Hot Summer as Jody Varner

1984

Courage as Sonny
Hunter as Jack Lachman
Miami Vice as Evan Freed

1983

The Right Stuff as Slick Goodlin

1982

The Border as Jimbo
Rehearsal for Murder as Frank Heller
Remington Steele as Chance McCormick

1981

Cattle Annie and Little Britches as Little Dick Raidler
Crisis at Central High as J.O. Powell

1980

Cruising as Paul Gaines

1979

1977

Death Bed: The Bed That Eats as Sharon's Brother

1964

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Production

2024

Founders Day as Co-Producer

Directing

2001

Lizzie McGuire as Director

1993

Boy Meets World as Director