Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-10-20 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

Also Known As

Rusty Russ

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

8.3%

American History X

Jul 1, 1998

8.4%

The Mentalist

Sep 23, 2008

8.3%

Grimm

Oct 28, 2011

8.7%

The Sopranos

Jan 10, 1999

8.2%

9-1-1

Jan 3, 2018

7.6%

NCIS

Sep 23, 2003

8.1%

Ghost Whisperer

Sep 23, 2005

8.3%

Stargate SG-1

Jul 27, 1997

7.6%

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Oct 6, 2000

7.5%

NCIS: Los Angeles

Sep 22, 2009

7.4%

The Right Stuff

Oct 20, 1983

8.1%

Deadwood

Mar 21, 2004

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Acting

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Other Mothers

2024

Founders Day as Mr. Jackson

2021

Keeping Company as Glen Garrey

2020

Chasing the Rain as Ed

2019

Father by Law as Dale

2018		The Maestro as Abe Herst
2018		Between Waves as Sonny
2018		9-1-1 as Chuck Summers

2016

Colony as Hennessey

2015		Magic Hour as Bruce Fox
2015		Bosch as Captain Garwood

2014

Girl Meets World as Alan Matthews

2013		Jonestown as Leo Ryan
2013		Drones as General Lawson

2012		California Solo as Rusty
2012		Scandal as Frank Holland

2011		Green Guys as Peter Donnelly
2011		Grimm as Scott Mudgett

2010		1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position as Evan
2010		The Defenders as EMT Carrick
2010		A Fork in the Road as Detective Ross

2009		NCIS: Los Angeles as Martin Lake
2009		Pawn as Justin Elliot Randolph

2008		Leverage as Morris Beck
2008		The Ex List
2008		The Mentalist as Dooley Gerber
2008		90210 as Salty

2007		The History of 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage)
2007		Exorcising 'Cruising' as Self (archive footage)

2005		Ghost Whisperer as Bill Bristow
2005		Wildfire as Congressman Dean Nichols
2005		Numb3rs

2004		Boston Legal as A.D.A. Christopher Palmer
2004		CSI: NY as Mr. Prescott
2004		Deadwood as Otis Russell
2004		Silver Lake as Phil Patterson

2003		Finding John Christmas as Hank McAllister
2003		Cold Case as Tim Hudson (2010)
2003		The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003		NCIS as Philip Wickes
2003		Mister Sterling

2002

Without a Trace as Max Cassidy

2001		Crossing Jordan as Jack Olson
2001		Buck Naked Arson as Ranger Joe Lightcap
2001		Blackout as David Robbins
2001		The Division

2000		Level 9
2000		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jonah Quinn

1999		The Test of Love as Mark Whitman
1999		The West Wing as Dan
1999		Replacing Dad as George Marsh
1999		The Sopranos as Paul Calviac

1998

American History X as Dennis

1997		When Danger Follows You Home as Det. Tyler Barnes
1997		Ally McBeal as Michael Bassett
1997		Stargate SG-1 as Jonas Hanson

1996		Nash Bridges
1996		A Husband, a Wife and a Lover as Art Maskin
1996		Have You Seen My Son as Van Stein

1995		Trail of Tears as David
1995		JAG as General Earl Watson
1995		Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story as Bill West

1994		Touched by an Angel as Prof. Thomas North
1994		Viper as Townsend

1993		Boy Meets World as Alan Matthews
1993		seaQuest DSV as Rusty Thomas
1993		The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Jack Randolph
1993		Aspen Extreme as Dave Ritchie

1992		Traces of Red as Michael Dobson
1992		Middle Ages as Terry Hannon
1992		Sexual Advances as Jack French
1992		Drive Like Lightning as Boll Donner
1992		Bay City Story

1991

Crazy From the Heart as Dewey Whitcomb

1990		Pastime as Roy Dean Bream
1990		A Promise to Keep as Carl Goodrich
1990		Capital News as Redmond Dunne

1989		Nasty Boys as Ben Farlow
1989		Nasty Boys as Ben Farlow
1989		Disorganized Crime as Nick Bartkowski

1988

The Unholy as Luke

1987		Tour of Duty as Sgt. Earl Ray Michaels
1987		Wiseguy as Roger LoCocco
1987		Dead of Winter as Rob Sweeney
1987		Wanted: Dead or Alive as Danny Quintz

1986		Houston: The Legend of Texas as William Travis
1986		Crime Story as Det. Wes Connelly
1986		Crime Story: Pilot as Det. Wes Connelly
1986		Blood & Orchids as Lloyd Murdoch
1986		Second Serve as Josh

1985		The Long Hot Summer as Jody Varner
1985		Beer as Merle Draggett
1985		Command 5 as Smith
1985		MacGruder and Loud as Owen

1984		Courage as Sonny
1984		Hunter as Jack Lachman
1984		Miami Vice as Evan Freed

1983

The Right Stuff as Slick Goodlin

1982		St. Elsewhere
1982		Remington Steele as Chance McCormick
1982		Rehearsal for Murder as Frank Heller
1982		The Border as Jimbo

1981		Cattle Annie and Little Britches as Little Dick Raidler
1981		Crisis at Central High as J.O. Powell

1980

Cruising as Paul Gaines

1979

Just You and Me, Kid as Demesta

1977

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

1964

Another World

Directing

2001

Lizzie McGuire as Director

1993

Boy Meets World as Director

Production

2024

Founders Day as Co-Producer