Russell Simpson
Actor · 133 credits · 19 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Frequent collaborators: Mary Alden, William Farnum, George E. Stone, Zasu Pitts, Johnny Mack Brown
Best Russell Simpson movies by genre
Movies (133 total, ranked by score)
1The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · ★ 7.8 (1,125 votes)
Drama
2Meet John Doe
1941 · ★ 7.3 (282 votes)
Drama, Comedy, Romance
3Roughly Speaking
1945 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)
Comedy, Drama
4The Big Bonanza
1944 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Drama, Western
5San Francisco
1936 · ★ 6.6 (81 votes)
Drama, Romance, Music
6Tuna Clipper
1949 · ★ 6.5 (1 votes)
Drama
7The Spoilers
1942 · ★ 6.2 (65 votes)
Drama, Western
8Wyoming
1940 · ★ 5.9 (4 votes)
Western
9Comin' Round the Mountain
1951 · ★ 5.8 (21 votes)
Comedy, Music
10Lena Rivers
1932 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Drama, Romance
11Love Is Not Love
2020
Romance, Drama
12Paradise Isle
1937 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Romance, Adventure, Drama
13The Honor of the Press
1932 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Romance, Crime, Drama
14Moonlight in Vermont
1943 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Music
15Saddle Tramp
1950 · ★ 6.3 (10 votes)
Western
16Wild West Days
1937
Action, Adventure, Western
17Paint and Powder
1925
Drama
18The Outriders
1950 · ★ 7.0 (13 votes)
Western
19Call of the Klondike
1950 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)
Western, Adventure
20The Sun Shines Bright
1953 · ★ 6.5 (47 votes)
Comedy, Drama
21Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
1937 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Western
22The Eagle
1925 · ★ 6.3 (56 votes)
Adventure, Romance, Comedy
23Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952 · ★ 6.5 (10 votes)
Comedy, Adventure
24Circus Days
1923 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)
Comedy, Drama
25Ridin' for Justice
1932
Western
26The Brand
1919
Adventure
27Lahoma
1920 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Western
28Bowery Buckaroos
1947 · ★ 6.5 (4 votes)
Comedy, Western, Crime
29Swamp Water
1941 · ★ 6.3 (42 votes)
Crime, Drama
30Last of the Duanes
1941 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Western
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.