Handsome 6-foot-1 European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor and television director. 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.

Filmography

• 2026Treasure of the Lost Reel — Mr.Fixit
• 2024Founders Day — Mr. Jackson, Co-Producer
• 2021Keeping Company — Glen Garrey
• 2020Chasing the Rain — Ed
• 2019Father by Law — Dale
• 2019Gary's Walk — Vernon
• 9-1-1 — Chuck Summers
• 2018Between Waves — Sonny
• 2018The Maestro — Abe Herst
• Colony — Hennessey
• Bosch — Captain Garwood
• 2015Magic Hour — Bruce Fox
• Girl Meets World — Alan Matthews
• 2013Drones — General Lawson
• 2013Jonestown — Leo Ryan
• 2012California Solo — Rusty
• Scandal — Frank Holland
• Vegas — Mert Hayes
• 2011Green Guys — Peter Donnelly
• Grimm — Scott Mudgett
• 20101,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position — Evan
• 2010A Fork in the Road — Detective Ross
• The Defenders — EMT Carrick
• NCIS: Los Angeles — Martin Lake
• 2009Pawn — Justin Elliot Randolph
• 90210 — Salty
• Leverage — Morris Beck
• The Ex List
• The Mentalist — Dooley Gerber
• Ghost Whisperer — Bill Bristow
• Numb3rs — Michael Shannon
• Wildfire — Congressman Dean Nichols
• Boston Legal — A.D.A. Christopher Palmer
• CSI: NY — Mr. Prescott
• Deadwood — Otis Russell
• 2004Silver Lake — Phil Patterson
• Cold Case — Tim Hudson (2010)
• 2003Finding John Christmas — Hank McAllister
• Mister Sterling — Tommy Doyle
• NCIS — Philip Wickes
• The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire — Bill Deeker
• Without a Trace — Max Cassidy
• 2001Blackout — David Robbins
• 2001Buck Naked Arson — Ranger Joe Lightcap
• Crossing Jordan — Jack Olson
• Lizzie McGuire — Director
• The Division — Jesse Whalen
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Jonah Quinn
• Level 9
• 1999Replacing Dad — George Marsh
• The Sopranos — Paul Calviac
• 1999The Test of Love — Mark Whitman
• The West Wing — Dan
• 1998American History X — Dennis
• Ally McBeal — Michael Bassett
• 1997Night Sins — Sheriff Steiger
• Night Sins — Sheriff Steiger
• Stargate SG-1 — Jonas Hanson
• 1997When Danger Follows You Home — Det. Tyler Barnes
• 1996A Husband, a Wife and a Lover — Art Maskin
• 1996Have You Seen My Son — Van Stein
• Nash Bridges — Scott Lamont -'The Monk'
• 1995Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story — Bill West
• JAG — General Earl Watson
• 1995Trail of Tears — David
• Touched by an Angel — Prof. Thomas North
• Viper — Townsend
• 1993Aspen Extreme — Dave Ritchie
• Boy Meets World — Alan Matthews, Director
• 1993Other Mothers — Coach Jim Doane
• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. — Jack Randolph
• seaQuest DSV — Rusty Thomas
• 1992Bay City Story
• 1992Drive Like Lightning — Boll Donner
• Middle Ages — Terry Hannon
• 1992Sexual Advances — Jack French
• 1992Traces of Red — Michael Dobson
• 1991Crazy From the Heart — Dewey Whitcomb
• 1990A Promise to Keep — Carl Goodrich
• Capital News — Redmond Dunne
• 1990Pastime — Roy Dean Bream
• 1989Disorganized Crime — Nick Bartkowski
• 1989Nasty Boys — Ben Farlow
• 1988The Unholy — Luke
• 1987Dead of Winter — Rob Sweeney
• Tour of Duty — Sgt. Earl Ray Michaels
• 1987Wanted: Dead or Alive — Danny Quintz
• Wiseguy — Roger LoCocco
• Blood & Orchids — Lloyd Murdoch
• Crime Story — Det. Wes Connelly
• 1986Crime Story: Pilot — Det. Wes Connelly
• 1986Houston: The Legend of Texas — William Travis
• 1986Second Serve — Josh
• 1985Beer — Merle Draggett
• 1985Command 5 — Smith
• MacGruder and Loud — Owen
• The Long Hot Summer — Jody Varner
• 1984Courage — Sonny
• Hunter — Jack Lachman
• Miami Vice — Evan Freed
• 1983The Right Stuff — Slick Goodlin
• 1982Rehearsal for Murder — Frank Heller
• Remington Steele — Chance McCormick
• St. Elsewhere — Patrick O'Casey
• 1982The Border — Jimbo
• 1981Cattle Annie and Little Britches — Little Dick Raidler
• 1981Crisis at Central High — J.O. Powell
• 1980Cruising — Paul Gaines
• 1979Just You and Me, Kid — Demesta
• 1977Death Bed: The Bed That Eats — Sharon's Brother
• Another World

Appearances as themselves (2)

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