A self-described "navy brat," William Russ travelled all over the country in his formative years. Russ settled down in one place long enough to attend the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; here he studied drama with such classmates as Christine Lahti. After graduation, he toured Europe as a member of the Ann Arbor mime troupe. Back in the states, he attended New York's Neighborhood Playhouse on a scholarship. His subsequent New York stage credits include MacBeth, The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (in which he appeared with Al Pacino) and Buried Child. In films since 1989's Disorganized Crime, Russ' largest and most rewarding movie role (thus far) was over-the-hill ballplayer Roy Dean Bream in 1991's Pastime. Russ is best known to the public at large for his TV work: he has played Burt McCowan in Another World, Roger Lococco in Wiseguy, Redmond Dunne in Capitol News and Terry Hannon in The Middle Ages. At present, William Russ -- billed under his nickname "Rusty" -- appears on a weekly basis as Ben Savage's father on Boy Meets World, taking occasional time-outs to co-star in such made-for-TV movies as Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (1995).
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A Fork in the Road
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2009 | |||
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Finding John Christmas
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2003 | |||
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Blackout
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2001 | |||
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Eyes of Fire
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2001 | |||
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A Test of Love
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1999 | |||
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Replacing Dad
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1999 | |||
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American History X
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1998 | |||
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Night Sins
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1997 | |||
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A Strange Affair
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1996 | |||
| 1996 | ||||
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Have You Seen My Son?
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1996 | |||
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Aspen Extreme
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1993 | |||
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Deadline
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1992 | |||
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Drive Like Lightning
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1992 | |||
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Sexual Advances
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1992 | |||
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Traces of Red
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1992 | |||
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Crazy from the Heart
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1991 | |||
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Pastime
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1991 | |||
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A Promise to Keep
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1990 | |||
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Capital News
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1990 | |||
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Disorganized Crime
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1989 | |||
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Nasty Boys
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1989 | |||
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The Unholy
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1988 | |||
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Dead of Winter
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1987 | |||
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Blood and Orchids
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1986 | |||
| 1986 | ||||
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Second Serve
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1986 | |||
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
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1986 | |||
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Beer
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1985 | |||
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Command 5
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1985 | |||
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Hunter: Fireman
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1985 | |||
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The Long, Hot Summer
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1985 | |||
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Raw Courage
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1984 | |||
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The Right Stuff
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1983 | |||
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V
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1983 | |||
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Rehearsal for Murder
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1982 | |||
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The Border
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1982 | |||
| 1982 | ||||
| 1981 | ||||
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Crisis at Central High
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1980 | |||
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Cruising
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1980 | |||
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Just You and Me, Kid
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1979 | |||
| 1977 | ||||
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Pawn
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