William Russ

Acting

William Russ

Born October 20, 1950Portsmouth, Virginia, USA109 credits

Handsome 6-foot-1 European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor and television director. 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

Founders Day
4.9

Founders Day

Movie

2024

Keeping Company
4.8

Keeping Company

Movie

2021

Chasing the Rain
5.0

Chasing the Rain

Movie

2020

Father by Law
7.0

Father by Law

Movie

2019

The Maestro
6.0

The Maestro

Movie

2018

Between Waves
6.0

Between Waves

Movie

2018

Filmography

Founders Day
2024Founders Dayas Mr. JacksonMovie
Keeping Company
2021Keeping Companyas Glen GarreyMovie
Chasing the Rain
2020Chasing the Rainas EdMovie
Father by Law
2019Father by Lawas DaleMovie
The Maestro
2018The Maestroas Abe HerstMovie
Between Waves
2018Between Wavesas SonnyMovie
9-1-1
20189-1-1as Chuck SummersTV
Colony
2016Colonyas HennesseyTV
Magic Hour
2015Magic Houras Bruce FoxMovie
Bosch
2015Boschas Captain GarwoodTV
Girl Meets World
2014Girl Meets Worldas Alan MatthewsTV
J
2013Jonestownas Leo RyanMovie
Drones
2013Dronesas General LawsonMovie
California Solo
2012California Soloas RustyMovie
Scandal
2012Scandalas Frank HollandTV
G
2011Green Guysas Peter DonnellyMovie
Grimm
2011Grimmas Scott MudgettTV
1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position
20101,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Positionas EvanMovie
The Defenders
2010The Defendersas EMT CarrickTV
A Fork in the Road
2010A Fork in the Roadas Detective RossMovie
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009NCIS: Los Angelesas Martin LakeTV
Pawn
2009Pawnas Justin Elliot RandolphMovie
Leverage
2008Leverageas Morris BeckTV
The Ex List
2008The Ex ListTV
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Dooley GerberTV
90210
200890210as SaltyTV
The History of 'Cruising'
2007The History of 'Cruising'as Self (archive footage)Movie
Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007Exorcising 'Cruising'as Self (archive footage)Movie
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whispereras Bill BristowTV
Wildfire
2005Wildfireas Congressman Dean NicholsTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Michael ShannonTV
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legalas A.D.A. Christopher PalmerTV
CSI: NY
2004CSI: NYas Mr. PrescottTV
Deadwood
2004Deadwoodas Otis RussellTV
S
2004Silver Lakeas Phil PattersonMovie
Finding John Christmas
2003Finding John Christmasas Hank McAllisterMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas Tim Hudson (2010)TV
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003The Brotherhood of Poland, New HampshireTV
NCIS
2003NCISas Philip WickesTV
Mister Sterling
2003Mister Sterlingas Tommy DoyleTV
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Max CassidyTV
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordanas Jack OlsonTV
Buck Naked Arson
2001Buck Naked Arsonas Ranger Joe LightcapMovie
Blackout
2001Blackoutas David RobbinsMovie
Lizzie McGuire
2001Lizzie McGuireDirectorTV
The Division
2001The Divisionas Jesse WhalenTV
Level 9
2000Level 9TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Jonah QuinnTV
The Test of Love
1999The Test of Loveas Mark WhitmanMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas DanTV
Replacing Dad
1999Replacing Dadas George MarshMovie
The Sopranos
1999The Sopranosas Paul CalviacTV
American History X
1998American History Xas DennisMovie
When Danger Follows You Home
1997When Danger Follows You Homeas Det. Tyler BarnesMovie
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealas Michael BassettTV
Stargate SG-1
1997Stargate SG-1as Jonas HansonTV
Nash Bridges
1996Nash Bridgesas Scott Lamont -'The Monk'TV
A Husband, a Wife and a Lover
1996A Husband, a Wife and a Loveras Art MaskinMovie
Have You Seen My Son
1996Have You Seen My Sonas Van SteinMovie
Trail of Tears
1995Trail of Tearsas DavidMovie
JAG
1995JAGas General Earl WatsonTV
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
1995Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Storyas Bill WestMovie
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Prof. Thomas NorthTV
Viper
1994Viperas TownsendTV
O
1993Other Mothersas Coach Jim DoaneMovie
Boy Meets World
1993Boy Meets Worldas Alan MatthewsTV
seaQuest DSV
1993seaQuest DSVas Rusty ThomasTV
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.as Jack RandolphTV
Aspen Extreme
1993Aspen Extremeas Dave RitchieMovie
Traces of Red
1992Traces of Redas Michael DobsonMovie
Middle Ages
1992Middle Agesas Terry HannonTV
Sexual Advances
1992Sexual Advancesas Jack FrenchMovie
Drive Like Lightning
1992Drive Like Lightningas Boll DonnerMovie
B
1992Bay City StoryMovie
Crazy From the Heart
1991Crazy From the Heartas Dewey WhitcombMovie
Pastime
1990Pastimeas Roy Dean BreamMovie
A Promise to Keep
1990A Promise to Keepas Carl GoodrichMovie
Capital News
1990Capital Newsas Redmond DunneTV
Nasty Boys
1989Nasty Boysas Ben FarlowMovie
Nasty Boys
1989Nasty Boysas Ben FarlowTV
Disorganized Crime
1989Disorganized Crimeas Nick BartkowskiMovie
The Unholy
1988The Unholyas LukeMovie
Tour of Duty
1987Tour of Dutyas Sgt. Earl Ray MichaelsTV
Wiseguy
1987Wiseguyas Roger LoCoccoTV
Dead of Winter
1987Dead of Winteras Rob SweeneyMovie
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1987Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Danny QuintzMovie
Houston: The Legend of Texas
1986Houston: The Legend of Texasas William TravisMovie
Crime Story
1986Crime Storyas Det. Wes ConnellyTV
Crime Story: Pilot
1986Crime Story: Pilotas Det. Wes ConnellyMovie
Blood & Orchids
1986Blood & Orchidsas Lloyd MurdochTV
Second Serve
1986Second Serveas JoshMovie
The Long Hot Summer
1985The Long Hot Summeras Jody VarnerTV
Beer
1985Beeras Merle DraggettMovie
Command 5
1985Command 5as SmithMovie
MacGruder and Loud
1985MacGruder and Loudas OwenTV
Courage
1984Courageas SonnyMovie
Hunter
1984Hunteras Jack LachmanTV
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas Evan FreedTV
The Right Stuff
1983The Right Stuffas Slick GoodlinMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhereas Patrick O'CaseyTV
Remington Steele
1982Remington Steeleas Chance McCormickTV
Rehearsal for Murder
1982Rehearsal for Murderas Frank HellerMovie
The Border
1982The Borderas JimboMovie
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
1981Cattle Annie and Little Britchesas Little Dick RaidlerMovie
Crisis at Central High
1981Crisis at Central Highas J.O. PowellMovie
Cruising
1980Cruisingas Paul GainesMovie
Just You and Me, Kid
1979Just You and Me, Kidas DemestaMovie
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats
1977Death Bed: The Bed That Eatsas Sharon's BrotherMovie
Another World
1964Another WorldTV