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{{About|the Scottish film actor|the U.S. Representative from California|Russell J. Waters}}
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{{About|the film actor|the U.S. Representative from California|Russell J. Waters}}
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'''Russell Waters''' (10 June 1908 – 1982) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] film actor.


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Waters was educated at [[Hutchesons' Grammar School]], [[Glasgow]] and the [[University of Glasgow]]. He began acting with the Old English Comedy and Shakespeare Company then appeared in repertory theatre, at [[The Old Vic]] and in the West End. On screen Waters generally found himself playing mild mannered characters. Waters played the leading man in [[Richard Massingham]]'s amusing instructional short subjects, among them ''Tell Me If It Hurts'' (1936), ''And So Work'' (1937), ''The Daily Round'' (1947) and ''What a Life!'' (1948).
| name = Russell Waters
| image = Russell Waters in Sherlock Holmes (The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun).jpg
| caption = Russell Waters in an episode of ''[[:en:Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV series)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1954)
| birth_date = {{birth date|1908|6|10|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|8|19|1908|6|10|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Richmond, London|Richmond]], [[Surrey]], [[England]]
| occupation = Actor
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'''Russell Waters''' (10 June 1908 – 19 August 1982) was a British film actor.<ref name=britishfilm>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&pg=RA11-PA1931&dq=russell%20waters%20The%20Encyclopedia%20of%20British%20Film#q=russell%20waters%20The%20Encyclopedia%20of%20British%20Film|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first=Brian|last=McFarlane|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9781526111968|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f5a2920|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317055031/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f5a2920|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2017|title=Russell Waters|publisher=}}</ref>


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Waters was educated at [[Hutchesons' Grammar School]], [[Glasgow]] and the [[University of Glasgow]].<ref name=britishfilm/> He began acting with the Old English Comedy and Shakespeare Company then appeared in repertory theatre, at [[the Old Vic]] and in the West End.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/p28/russell-waters/past?page=9|title=Russell Waters - Theatricalia|publisher=}}</ref> On screen Waters generally found himself playing mild mannered characters.<ref name=britishfilm/> Waters played the leading man in [[Richard Massingham]]'s amusing instructional short subjects, among them ''Tell Me If It Hurts'' (1936), ''And So Work'' (1937), ''The Daily Round'' (1947) and ''What a Life!'' (1948).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/russell-waters-p74939|title=Russell Waters - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie|publisher=}}</ref>
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In feature films, Waters played secondary roles such as Craggs in ''[[The Blue Lagoon (1949 film)|The Blue Lagoon]]'' (1949), Mr. West in ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life]]'', Palmer in ''[[Chance of a Lifetime (1950 film)|Chance of a Lifetime]]'' and "Wings" Cameron in ''[[The Wooden Horse]]'' (all three in 1950). Waters remained in films until 1974, when he was briefly seen as the Harbour master in ''[[The Wicker Man (1973 film)|The Wicker Man]]''.

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In feature films, Waters played secondary roles such as Craggs in ''[[The Blue Lagoon (1949 film)|The Blue Lagoon]]'' (1949), Mr. West in ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life (film)|The Happiest Days of Your Life]]'', Palmer in ''[[Chance of a Lifetime (1950 film)|Chance of a Lifetime]]'' and "Wings" Cameron in ''[[The Wooden Horse]]'' (all three in 1950).<ref name=bfi/> In later years, Waters was briefly seen as the Harbour master in ''[[The Wicker Man (1973 film)|The Wicker Man]]'' (1973), and his final film role was as Dr. Jones in [[Ken Loach]]'s ''[[Black Jack (1979 film)|Black Jack]]'' in 1979.<ref name=bfi/>

Among his television appearances was that of an aggrieved butler, Stephens, in a 1965 episode of ''[[The Human Jungle (TV series)|The Human Jungle]]'' (starring [[Herbert Lom]]).


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[The Woman in the Hall]]'' (1947) - Alfred
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* ''[[London Belongs to Me]]'' (1948)
* ''[[London Belongs to Me]]'' (1948) - Clerk of the Court
* ''[[Once a Jolly Swagman]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Once a Jolly Swagman]]'' (1949) - Mr. Pusey
* ''[[The Blue Lagoon (1949 film)|The Blue Lagoon]]'' (1949)
* ''[[The Blue Lagoon (1949 film)|The Blue Lagoon]]'' (1949) - Craggs
* ''[[Obsession (1949 film)|Obsession]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Marry Me! (1949 film)|Marry Me!]]'' (1949) - Mr. Pearson
* ''[[Dear Mr. Prohack]]'' (1949)
* ''[[Obsession (1949 film)|Obsession]]'' (1949) - Flying Squad detective
* ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Dear Mr. Prohack]]'' (1949) - Cartwright
* ''[[Chance of a Lifetime (1950 film)|Chance of a Lifetime]]'' (1950)
* ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life (film)|The Happiest Days of Your Life]]'' (1950) - Mr. West
* ''[[State Secret (1950 film)|State Secret]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Chance of a Lifetime (1950 film)|Chance of a Lifetime]]'' (1950) - Palmer
* ''[[The Wooden Horse]]'' (1950)
* ''[[State Secret (1950 film)|State Secret]]'' (1950) - Clubman
* ''[[Seven Days to Noon]]'' (1950)
* ''[[The Wooden Horse]]'' (1950) - 'Wings' Cameron
* ''[[The Magnet (film)|The Magnet]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Seven Days to Noon]]'' (1950) - Det. Davis
* ''[[Pool of London (film)|Pool of London]]'' (1951)
* ''[[The Magnet (film)|The Magnet]]'' (1950) - Doctor
* ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Pool of London (film)|Pool of London]]'' (1951) - Sgt. - River Police (uncredited)
* ''[[The Man in the White Suit]]'' (1951)
* ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]'' (1951) - School Doorman (uncredited)
* ''[[Lady Godiva Rides Again]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Captain Horatio Hornblower]]'' (1951) - Seaman (uncredited)
* ''[[Calling Bulldog Drummond]]'' (1951) - Ex-service Men Collector (uncredited)
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* ''[[Green Grow the Rushes (film)|Green Grow the Rushes]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Mr. Denning Drives North]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The Man in the White Suit]]'' (1951) - Davidson
* ''[[Lady Godiva Rides Again]]'' (1951) - Cigar Smoker in Shop (uncredited)
* ''[[Angels One Five]]'' (1952)
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* ''[[Green Grow the Rushes (film)|Green Grow the Rushes]]'' (1951) - Joseph Bainbridge (farmer)
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* ''[[Saturday Island]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Outcast of the Islands]]'' (1951) - 2nd Englishman in Snooker Room (uncredited)
* ''[[The Brave Don't Cry]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The Long Memory]]'' (1952)
* ''[[Mr. Denning Drives North]]'' (1951) - Harry Stoper
* ''[[Time Bomb (1953 film)|Time Bomb]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Death of an Angel]]'' (1952) - Walter Grannage
* ''[[Street Corner (1953 film)|Street Corner]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Angels One Five]]'' (1952) - Airman
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* ''[[Saturday Island]]'' (1952) - Dr. Snyder
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* ''[[The Cruel Sea (1953 film)|The Cruel Sea]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Grand National Night]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Castle in the Air (film)|Castle in the Air]]'' (1952) - Moffat
* ''[[You're Only Young Twice (film)|You're Only Young Twice]]'' (1952) - (uncredited)
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* ''[[Turn the Key Softly]]'' (1953)
* ''[[The Brave Don't Cry]]'' (1952) - Hughie Aitken
* ''[[The Sword and the Rose]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Miss Robin Hood]]'' (1952) - Bunyan
* ''[[Isn't Life Wonderful! (1953 film)|Isn't Life Wonderful!]]'' (1953)
* ''[[The Long Memory]]'' (1953) - Scotson (uncredited)
* ''[[Time Bomb (1953 film)|Time Bomb]]'' (1953) - Ticket Collector (uncredited)
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* ''[[The Maggie]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Street Corner (1953 film)|Street Corner]]'' (1953) - Det. Constable Brown
* ''[[Lease of Life]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Sleeping Tiger]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Cruel Sea (1953 film)|The Cruel Sea]]'' (1953) - A.R.P. Warden
* ''[[Third Party Risk]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Grand National Night]]'' (1953) - Plainclothes Detective
* ''[[Reach for the Sky]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Turn the Key Softly]]'' (1953) - George Jenkins
* ''[[The Sword and the Rose]]'' (1953) - Sailor
* ''[[It's Great to Be Young (1956 film)|It's Great to Be Young]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Interpol (1957 film)|Interpol]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue]]'' (1953) - Hugh MacGregor
* ''[[Let's Be Happy]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Adventure in the Hopfields]]'' (1954) - Mr. Quin
* ''[[The Key (1958 film)|The Key]]'' (1958)
* ''[[The Maggie]]'' (1954) - Hailing Officer
* ''[[Left Right and Centre]]'' (1959)
* ''[[The Sleeping Tiger]]'' (1954) - Manager of Pearce & Mann
* Sherlock Holmes [[Case of The Pennsylvania Gun]] - Inspector MacLeod (1954)
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* ''[[Yesterday's Enemy]]'' (1959)
* ''[[The Bridal Path (film)|The Bridal Path]]'' (1959)
* ''[[The Young Lovers (1954 film)|The Young Lovers]]'' (1954) - Counterman (uncredited)
* ''[[Third Party Risk]]'' (1954) - The Scientist
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* ''[[Man in the Moon (film)|Man in the Moon]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Bomb in the High Street]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Lease of Life]]'' (1954) - Mr. Russell
* ''[[Reach for Glory]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Passing Stranger (film)|Passing Stranger]]'' (1954) - (uncredited)
* ''[[The Punch and Judy Man]]'' (1963)
* ''[[Isn't Life Wonderful!]]'' (1954) - Green
* ''[[I Could Go On Singing]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The Love Match]]'' (1955) - Mr. Postlewaite (uncredited)
* ''[[Crooks in Cloisters]]'' (1964)
* ''[[John and Julie]]'' (1955) - Garage Policeman
* ''[[Now and Forever (1956 film)|Now and Forever]]'' (1956) - Sgt. Gibson (uncredited)
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* ''[[The Heroes of Telemark]]'' (1965)
* ''[[The Devil Rides Out (film)|The Devil Rides Out]]'' (1968)
* ''[[Reach for the Sky]]'' (1956) - Pearson (uncredited)
* ''[[Kidnapped (1971 film)|Kidnapped]]'' (1971)
* ''[[It's Great to Be Young (1956 film)|It's Great to Be Young]]'' (1956) - Mr. Scott, School Inspector
* ''[[The Wicker Man (1973 film)|The Wicker Man]]'' (1973)
* ''[[The Man in the Sky]]'' (1957) - Sim
*''[[Black Jack (1979 film)|Black Jack]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Interpol (film)|Interpol]]'' (1957) - Company man
* ''[[Let's Be Happy]]'' (1957) - Hotel Reception Clerk
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* ''[[The Key (1958 film)|The Key]]'' (1958) - Sparks
* ''[[A Night to Remember (1958 film)|A Night to Remember]]'' (1958) - Chief Clerk - Victualling Department (uncredited)
* ''[[Next to No Time]]'' (1958) - Clerk
* ''[[Left Right and Centre]]'' (1959) - Mr. Bray
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* ''[[Yesterday's Enemy]]'' (1959) - Brigadier
* ''[[The Bridal Path (film)|The Bridal Path]]'' (1959) - Bank Cashier
* ''[[Danger Tomorrow]]'' (1960) - Steve
* ''[[The Day They Robbed the Bank of England]]'' (1960) - Strand receptionist (uncredited)
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* ''[[Man in the Moon (film)|Man in the Moon]]'' (1960) - Woomera director
* ''[[Bomb in the High Street]]'' (1961) - Trent
* ''[[Flat Two]]'' (1962) - Clerk of the Court
* ''[[Play It Cool (film)|Play It Cool]]'' (1962) - Euston Porter #1 (uncredited)
* ''[[Reach for Glory]]'' (1962) - Mr. Freeman
* ''[[The War Lover]]'' (1962) - Pub Landlord (uncredited)
* ''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'' (1962) - McLeod (uncredited)
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* ''The Flood'' (1963)
* ''[[I Could Go On Singing]]'' (1963) - Reynolds
* ''[[The Punch and Judy Man]]'' (1963) - Bobby Bachelor
* ''[[Heavens Above!]]'' (1963) - Bit Part, Cabinet Office (uncredited)
* ''[[80,000 Suspects]]'' (1963) - Town Clerk of Bath (uncredited)
* ''[[Crooks in Cloisters]]'' (1964) - Ship's Chandler
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* ''[[The Heroes of Telemark]]'' (1965) - Sr. Sandersen
* ''[[The Trygon Factor]]'' (1966) - Sgt. Chivers
* ''[[The Devil Rides Out (film)|The Devil Rides Out]]'' (1968) - Malin
* ''[[Twisted Nerve]]'' (1968) - Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
* ''[[Kidnapped (1971 film)|Kidnapped]]'' (1971) - Advocates Secretary
* ''[[The Wicker Man (1973 film)|The Wicker Man]]'' (1973) - Harbour Master
* ''[[Black Jack (1979 film)|Black Jack]]'' (1979) - Dr. Jones
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0914170|name=Russell Waters}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0914170|name=Russell Waters}}


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Revision as of 13:26, 4 May 2024

This article is about the film actor. For the U.S. Representative from California, see Russell J. Waters.

Russell Waters
Russell Waters in an episode of Sherlock Holmes (1954)
Born(1908-06-10)10 June 1908
Glasgow, Scotland
Died19 August 1982(1982-08-19) (aged 74)
Richmond, Surrey, England
OccupationActor

Russell Waters (10 June 1908 – 19 August 1982) was a British film actor.[1][2]

Waters was educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow and the University of Glasgow.[1] He began acting with the Old English Comedy and Shakespeare Company then appeared in repertory theatre, at the Old Vic and in the West End.[3] On screen Waters generally found himself playing mild mannered characters.[1] Waters played the leading man in Richard Massingham's amusing instructional short subjects, among them Tell Me If It Hurts (1936), And So Work (1937), The Daily Round (1947) and What a Life! (1948).[4]

In feature films, Waters played secondary roles such as Craggs in The Blue Lagoon (1949), Mr. West in The Happiest Days of Your Life, Palmer in Chance of a Lifetime and "Wings" Cameron in The Wooden Horse (all three in 1950).[2] In later years, Waters was briefly seen as the Harbour master in The Wicker Man (1973), and his final film role was as Dr. Jones in Ken Loach's Black Jack in 1979.[2]

Among his television appearances was that of an aggrieved butler, Stephens, in a 1965 episode of The Human Jungle (starring Herbert Lom).

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c "Russell Waters". Archived from the original on 17 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Russell Waters - Theatricalia".
  4. ^ "Russell Waters - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie".

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