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    William Russ

    Actor·Born 1950·Active 2003
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    Career at a glance

    1Hallmark film

    All 1 at Christmas

    Weirdness8.0 / 10

    Certified weird

    Follow & about William

    From
    Portsmouth
    Married to
    Clare Wren
    William Russ is an American actor and television director. He played Alan Matthews on the sitcom Boy Meets World (1993–2000) and appeared in the television series Wiseguy, the soap operas Another World and The Young and the Restless and the feature films The Right Stuff (1983), Pastime (1990) and American History X (1998).
    From Wikipedia

    8/10

    William's wildest Hallmark outing scores 8 out of 10 on the weirdness scale.

    Finding John Christmas, proof the formula can get strange.

    All 1 movie

    2000s

    1 film
    • 2003Finding John ChristmasActor as Hank McAllister · Christmas6.3Weird 8/10

    William’s standouts

    • Finding John Christmas poster
      WeirdestFinding John Christmas (2003)

      The strangest of the bunch — 8/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.3

    Movies by year

    William Russ Hallmark movies by release year12003

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has William Russ been in?
    We have 1 Hallmark movie on file for William Russ, spanning 2003.
    What is William Russ's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Finding John Christmas (2003) has more audience votes than any other William Russ Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has William Russ made?
    William Russ turns up in 1 Hallmark Christmas movie.
    What was William Russ's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest William Hallmark title we have is Finding John Christmas (2003).
    Where is William Russ from?
    William is from Portsmouth.
    Is William Russ married?
    Yes — William is married to Clare Wren.
    What does William Russ do in Hallmark movies?
    William Russ works on Hallmark films as actor.

    Data & sources

    William’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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