John Russell (actor)
John Lawrence Russell (born January 3, 1921 in Los Angeles , California , † January 19, 1991 ) was an American actor in film and television.
Life
Russell attended the University of California as a sports student. At the beginning of the Second World War he went to the United States Marines , with whom he took part as a lieutenant in the Battle of Guadalcanal . He returned home a highly decorated veteran.
For the film, he was discovered by a talent scout while visiting a restaurant in Beverly Hills . He first appeared in front of the camera in 1945 after receiving a contract with 20th Century Fox . Russell worked primarily as a supporting actor in western roles and later went to the film company Republic Pictures . In 1952 he had his first leading role alongside Judy Canova in Oklahoma Annie . In 1955 he got the lead role in the television drama Soldiers of Fortune . These half-hour broadcasts put him and his partner, played by Chick Chandler , on dangerous jungle adventures. The show was canceled in 1957 due to a lack of adult audience interest.
The following year, 1958, Russell was put in his most famous role: Marshal Dan Troop, actor of the ABC western series Lawman . His companion was Deputy Marshal Johnny McKay, played by Peter Brown . In 1959, he played one of his best-known film roles as a villain in Howard Hawk's western Rio Bravo alongside John Wayne , Dean Martin and Walter Brennan . In the 1960s to 1980s he then appeared in more than 20 films as a supporting actor, including three films by his friend Clint Eastwood .
John Russell died of emphysema and was buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery.
Filmography (selection)
- 1939: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ( Mr. Smith Goes to Washington )
- 1945: Scandal at court ( A Royal Scandal )
- 1945: Don Juan Quilligan
- 1946: Enemy in the Dark ( The Dark Corner )
- 1946: Somewhere in the Night ( Somewhere in the Night )
- 1947: Amber, the great courtesan ( Forever Amber )
- 1948: Belvedere cleans up ( Sitting Pretty )
- 1948: Mistress of the Dead City ( Yellow Sky )
- 1949: Storm Flight ( Slattery's Hurricane )
- 1949: The Story of Molly X ( The Story of Molly X )
- 1949: Deadly Suction ( Undertow )
- 1950: Without Law ( Saddle Tramp )
- 1951: Florida wreckers ( The Barefoot Mailman )
- 1951: Man riding ( Man in the Saddle )
- 1952: Oklahoma Annie
- 1953: For Whom the sun is shining ( The Sun Shines Bright )
- 1953: The Rebel of Java ( Fair Wind to Java )
- 1954: California Symphony ( Jubilee Trail )
- 1955: The Barricades of San Antone ( The Last Command )
- 1955–1957: Soldiers of Fortune (TV series, 52 episodes)
- 1957: Shotgun women ( The Dalton Girls )
- 1957: Ripe flowers ( Untamed Youth )
- 1958: The last of the 2nd squadron ( Fort Massacre )
- 1958–1960: Maverick (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1958–1962: Lawman (TV series, 156 episodes)
- 1959: Rio Bravo ( Rio Bravo )
- 1959: He was called Kelly ( Yellowstone Kelly )
- 1965: The Apache ( Apache Uprising )
- 1967: Texas Desperados ( Hostile Guns )
- 1967: The Lawless Three ( Fort Utah )
- 1968: ... but the blood is always red ( If He Hollers, Let Him Go! )
- 1969: Her appearance, Al Mundy ( It Takes a Thief ; TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1970: Cannon for Cordoba ( Cannon for Cordoba )
- 1971: Bloody conspiracy ( Blood Legacy )
- 1971–1972: Alias Smith & Jones (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1974: A Sheriff in New York ( McCloud ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1974: Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1975: As smoke in the wind ( Smoke in the Wind )
- 1976: The Texan ( The Outlaw Josey Wales )
- 1979: Jason of Star Command (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 1982: Honkytonk Man
- 1984: A Colt for All Cases ( The Fall Guy ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1985: Pale Rider - The nameless rider ( Pale Rider )
- 1988: Business with death ( under the gun )
Web links
- John Russell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Russell, John |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Russell, John Lawrence (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |
DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1991 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California |