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Francis Xavier Bushman was an American film actor and director. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film His Friend's Wife. He gained a large female following and was one of the biggest stars of the 1910s and early 1920s.
Birth Name
Francis Xavier Bushman
Born
Wednesday, 10 January 1883
Died
Tuesday, 23 August 1966
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| This Is Francis X. Bushman | Self / Self (archival footage) | 2021 |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies | Messala | 1994 |
| The Bible According to Hollywood | Himself | 1994 |
| Hollywood | Actor 'Ben-Hur' | 1980 |
| Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self - film clips / Self (archive footage) | 1972 |
| The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini | Malcolm | 1966 |
| Batman | Mr. Van Jones | 1966 |
| That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Old Man | 1964 |
| The Phantom Planet | Sessom | 1961 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| This Is Francis X. Bushman | Self / Self (archival footage) | 2021 |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies | Messala | 1994 |
| The Bible According to Hollywood | Himself | 1994 |
| Hollywood | Actor 'Ben-Hur' | 1980 |
| Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self - film clips / Self (archive footage) | 1972 |
| The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini | Malcolm | 1966 |
| Batman | Mr. Van Jones | 1966 |
| That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Old Man | 1964 |
| The Phantom Planet | Sessom | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Mr. Cooper | 1961 |
| Hollywood: The Golden Years | Actor 'Ben-Hur' | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| 12 to the Moon | Secretary General of the International Space Order | 1960 |
| The Red Rowe Show | Self | 1959 |
| Shotgun Slade | Eckhart | 1959 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Prof. Millican | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Bramwell Stone | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | Clinton Hobart | 1958 |
| The Story of Mankind | Moses | 1957 |
| The Court of Last Resort | Priest | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Philip / Lawrence King / Courtney Jeffers | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| Mr. Adams and Eve | Francis X. Bushman | 1957 |
| Official Detective | John Cosgrove | 1957 |
| Sabrina | Mr. Tyson | 1954 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | George - Traffic Court Judge | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Abgarus / Philip Vandermoot | 1953 |
| The Bad and the Beautiful | Eulogist | 1952 |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Dr. Russell | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| Apache Country | Commissioner Latham | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Max | 1951 |
| David and Bathsheba | King Saul | 1951 |
| Hollywood Story | Francis X. Bushman / Himself | 1951 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Self | 1950 |
| You Bet Your Life | Self | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Messala in 'Ben-Hur' | 1948 |
| Wilson | Barnard Baruch | 1944 |
| Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | 1944 |
| Some of the Best | Messala in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | 1944 |
| Silver Queen | Creditor | 1942 |
| Mr. Celebrity | Self / Himself | 1941 |
| Peer Gynt | (1965 rerelease) | 1941 |
| Thoroughbreds Don't Cry | Racing Steward | 1937 |
| Dick Tracy | Chief Clive Anderson | 1937 |
| Hollywood Boulevard | Frank - Director, Desert Scene | 1936 |
| March of the Movies | Self - film clip | 1933 |
| Watch Beverly | President Orloff | 1933 |
| Human Targets | Bart Travis | 1932 |
| The Galloping Ghost | 'Buddy' Courtland | 1931 |
| Call of the Circus | The Man | 1930 |
| Midnight Life | Jim Logan | 1928 |
| Say It with Sables | John Caswell | 1928 |
| The Grip of the Yukon | Colby MacDonald | 1928 |
| Una nueva y gloriosa nación | Belgrano | 1928 |
| The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross | George Washington | 1927 |
| The Marriage Clause | Barry Townsend | 1926 |
| Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | Messala | 1925 |
| According to Hoyle | 1922 | |
| Smiling All the Way | Doubtful Cameo Appearance | 1920 |
| Daring Hearts | Hugh Brown | 1919 |
| The Poor Rich Man | Vantyne Carter | 1918 |
| A Pair of Cupids | Peter Warburton | 1918 |
| Social Quicksands | Warren Dexter | 1918 |
| Cyclone Higgins, D.D. | Cyrus 'Cyclone' Higgins, D.D. | 1918 |
| With Neatness and Dispatch | Paul Donaldson | 1918 |
| The Brass Check | Richard Trevor | 1918 |
| Under Suspicion | Gerry Simpson | 1918 |
| Red, White and Blue Blood | John Spaulding | 1917 |
| The Great Secret | William Montgomery Strong | 1917 |
| In the Diplomatic Service | Dick Stansbury | 1916 |
| A Million a Minute | Stephen Quaintance | 1916 |
| Pennington's Choice | Robert Pennington | 1915 |
| The Silent Voice | Franklyn Starr | 1915 |
| The Second in Command | Lt. Col. Miles Anstruther | 1915 |
| Graustark | Grenfall Lorry | 1915 |
| His New Job | Man in Office | 1915 |
| Under Royal Patronage | Richard Savage | 1914 |
| One Wonderful Night | John Delancey Curtis | 1914 |
| Dawn and Twilight | Pietro Delani, a Blind Musician | 1914 |
| The Voice of Conscience | William Sherman | 1912 |
| The Dark Romance of a Tobacco Tin | George M. Jackson | 1911 |
Director Filmography
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