William Russell

William Russell earns my admiration on longevity alone: born in 1924, working until shortly before his death at 99 in 2024, with a career spanning over seven decades. Few performers stay relevant across that much cultural change. He broke through in the title role of The Adventures of Sir Lancelot in the 1950s and kept moving fluidly between stage, film and television. To me, that endurance is itself proof of craft, an actor who never depended on a single trend to remain wanted. There is something deeply impressive about a 184 cm presence quietly anchoring scenes for nearly a century. A genuinely remarkable working life.

Name (English)

William Russell

Name (Japanese)

ウィリアム・ラッセル (イギリスの俳優)

Reading

うぃりあむ・らっせる (いぎりすの俳優)

Born

November 19, 1924 – June 3, 2024

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rat

Origin

Sunderland, United Kingdom

Height

184 cm

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Russell%20(English%20actor)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2471880

Tags

• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-18

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.