Francis X. Bushman
Acting
Born January 9, 1883 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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 a…
Known For · 40 titles
Perry Mason
Peter Gunn
Batman
Dr. Kildare
The Ed Sullivan Show
This Is Your Life
77 Sunset Strip
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Official Detective
Sabrina
General Electric Theater
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Bad and the Beautiful
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
David and Bathsheba
Twenty Years After
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
The Story of Mankind
Jane
The Iron Heel
The Phantom Planet
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
The Other Wise Man
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
Dick Tracy
The Brass Check
A Million a Minute
Hollywood Story
The Silent Voice
The Eye That Never Sleeps
The Voice of Conscience
Mr. Celebrity
With Neatness and Dispatch
Their Compact
The Dude Wrangler
Hollywood Boulevard
Playing the Swell
Man and His Soul
When Soul Meets Soul
The Voice of Conscience