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Bing Russell

Bing Russell

ActorWriter May 5 (died age 76) Brattleboro, Vermont, USA 1951–2014 (63 year career)
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Biography

Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (May 5, 1926 – April 8, 2003) was an American actor and Class A minor-league baseball club owner. He was the father of Hollywood actor Kurt Russell. Although best known as the deputy on Bonanza (1959) and Robert in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Russell's was also well known on a national level as the owner of the Portland Mavericks Baseball Club. Helming the only independent team in the class A Northwest League, Russell was an innovator. Before Bull Durham (1988), the…

Known For

The Magnificent Seven
Film

The Magnificent Seven

Robert
Rio Bravo
Film

Rio Bravo

Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited)
Tango & Cash
Film

Tango & Cash

Van Driver
Overboard
Film

Overboard

Elk Cove: Sheriff Earl
How the West Was Won
Film

How the West Was Won

Man (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
Film

Dick Tracy

Club Ritz Patron
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Film

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Harry - Griffin Bartender (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
Film

The Horse Soldiers

Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee

Filmography

Acting (109)

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Movies (51)

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

2014

as Himself (Archive Footage)

7.5
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1990

as Club Ritz Patron

6.1
Tango & Cash

Tango & Cash

1989

as Van Driver

6.5
Sunset

Sunset

1988

as Studio Guard

5.7
Overboard

Overboard

1987

as Elk Cove: Sheriff Earl

6.8
Elvis

Elvis

1979

as Vernon Presley

6.8
The Loneliest Runner

The Loneliest Runner

1976

as Fred Dawkins

6.9
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

1976
The Apple Dumpling Gang

The Apple Dumpling Gang

1975

as Herm Dally

6.6
The Sex Symbol

The Sex Symbol

1974

as Public Relations Man

2.3
Death Sentence

Death Sentence

1974

as Trooper

5.3
A Cry in the Wilderness

A Cry in the Wilderness

1974

as Mr. Griffey

6.0
Runaway!

Runaway!

1973

as Fireman

5.3
Set This Town on Fire

Set This Town on Fire

1973

as Chuck

Satan's School for Girls

Satan's School for Girls

1973

as Sheriff

5.4
Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972

as Alfred

6.2
Yuma

Yuma

1971

as Rol King (as Neil Russell)

6.1
The Million Dollar Duck

The Million Dollar Duck

1971

as Mr. Smith

5.8
A Taste of Evil

A Taste of Evil

1971

as Sheriff

5.9
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1969

as Angelo

6.0
Journey to Shiloh

Journey to Shiloh

1968

as Greybeard

5.3
Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968

as Second Track Meet Official

6.7
Madame X

Madame X

1966

as Sergeant Riley

6.4
The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

as Horner

6.1
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

as Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

6.7
One Man's Way

One Man's Way

1964

as Tom Rayburn

3.3
A Gathering of Eagles

A Gathering of Eagles

1963
5.7
The Stripper

The Stripper

1963

as Mr. Mulvaney

4.4
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

as Man (uncredited)

7.0
Flashing Spikes

Flashing Spikes

1962

as Hogan

6.0
Stakeout!

Stakeout!

1962

as Joe

5.7
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

1960

as Robert

7.5
The Great Impostor

The Great Impostor

1960

as Morgan (uncredited)

6.9
Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

1959

as Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited)

7.8
The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959

as Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee

7.0
Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959

as Skag, Belden Hand

7.1
Good Day for a Hanging

Good Day for a Hanging

1959

as George Fletcher

6.2
Cattle Empire

Cattle Empire

1958

as Douglas Hamilton

6.0
Suicide Battalion

Suicide Battalion

1958

as Lt. Chet Hall

4.5
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

as Harry - Griffin Bartender (uncredited)

7.0
Ride a Violent Mile

Ride a Violent Mile

1957

as Corporal Norman

4.0
The Deadly Mantis

The Deadly Mantis

1957

as State Trooper

4.9
Bombers B-52

Bombers B-52

1957

as Operator (uncredited)

5.6
The Land Unknown

The Land Unknown

1957

as Radio Operator (uncredited)

5.6
Drango

Drango

1957

as Lieutenant with Supply Wagon

5.4
Teenage Thunder

Teenage Thunder

1957

as Used-Car Salesman

5.4
Without Incident

Without Incident

1957
Attack

Attack

1956

as Medic

6.8
A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake

1955

as Bartender (uncredited)

5.2
Cult of the Cobra

Cult of the Cobra

1955
6.0
Big Leaguer

Big Leaguer

1953
6.8

Television (58)

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

1976

as Timberwell

2.3
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974

as Lieutenant

7.6
Petrocelli

Petrocelli

1974
7.2
Emergency!

Emergency!

1972
7.9
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
7.0
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968
6.2
The Outcasts

The Outcasts

1968
5.3
Ironside

Ironside

1967

as Cal Bristold

6.8
Mannix

Mannix

1967
6.7
The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967
6.2
Hondo

Hondo

1967

as Thompson

6.5
Dundee and the Culhane

Dundee and the Culhane

1967
4.0
The Monkees

The Monkees

1966

as Rudy

6.5
The Monroes

The Monroes

1966
5.7
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

1965

as Amos Lincoln

7.8
The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

as Jack Tolliver

6.1
Branded

Branded

1965
6.6
The Munsters

The Munsters

1964
7.9
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

as Officer Westphal

7.2
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

as John Rudd

6.4
Stoney Burke

Stoney Burke

1962
5.7
General Electric True

General Electric True

1962
Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

1962

as Len George (uncredited)

6.0
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961
5.6
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

as Mr. Burton

7.6
Route 66

Route 66

1960
6.3
Surfside 6

Surfside 6

1960
5.0
Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

1960
6.0
Tate

Tate

1960
4.5
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as Major Reynolds

7.5
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

as George Cousins

8.5
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

as Jack Harris

7.2
Laramie

Laramie

1959
6.6
The Alaskans

The Alaskans

1959
5.5
Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

1959

as Dick Walsh

5.7
Black Saddle

Black Saddle

1959

as Ken Wilson

6.0
The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958
7.1
Bronco

Bronco

1958
5.9
Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

as Clay

6.8
The Texan

The Texan

1958
5.5
The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

1958
6.2
Maverick

Maverick

1957

as Tyler Brink

6.9
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
7.3
Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

1957

as Sergeant McKinnock

4.8
Harbor Command

Harbor Command

1957
4.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Sam - Henchman

6.0
The Man Called X

The Man Called X

1956
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
6.8
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Simon Fletcher

6.6
Navy Log

Navy Log

1955
4.5
Science Fiction Theatre

Science Fiction Theatre

1955
6.2
Lassie

Lassie

1954
6.1
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Arne

7.8
Public Defender

Public Defender

1954

as 2nd Cop

5.7
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953

as Convict

6.5
The Living Christ

The Living Christ

1951

as Lazarus

5.0
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as Assistant Director

7.2