Russ Tamblyn

ActorProductionWriterDirector Dec 30 (age 91) Los Angeles, California, USA 1948–2025 (77 year career)

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Biography

Russell Irving "Russ" Tamblyn (born December 30, 1934) is an American film and television actor, who is arguably best known for his performance in the 1961 movie musical West Side Story as Riff, the leader of the Jets gang. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russ Tamblyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Film

Django Unchained

Son of a Gunfighter

Film

Drive

Doc

Film

Twin Peaks

Dr. Jacoby

Film

Twin Peaks

Dr. Lawrence Jacoby

Film

West Side Story

Riff

Film

The Haunting

Luke Sanderson

Film

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Brother Gideon Pontipee

Film

How the West Was Won

Confederate Deserter

Filmography

Acting (99)

Movies (83)

Twin Peaks: The Return

2025

as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby

10.0

Zandor and Friends

2020

as Self

Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

2019

6.8

In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s

2017

as Self

Paint It Black

as Meredith's Friend

Along for the Ride

as Self

Chatty Catties

as Bruce

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014

as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby

7.2

Hits

2014

as Dale

4.8

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

2013

as Tom Thumb (archive footage)

7.0

Django Unchained

2012

as Son of a Gunfighter

Drive

as Doc

West Side Memories

as Self

Cinerama Adventure

2002

as Self

7.6

Postcards From The Cast

2001

as Self

Inherit the Wind

1999

as Ed Morse

6.1

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

as Blackmoor

Little Miss Magic

as Brenden Moran

My Ghost Dog

as Vito

Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

as Himself

Invisible Mom

as Dr. Woorter

Rebellious

as Old Guy

Starstruck

as Wheeler / Homeless Man

2.0

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

1995

as Gas Attendant

3.7

Desert Steel

1994

as Tate

Cabin Boy

1994

as Chocki

5.2

Little Devils: The Birth

as Doc Clapton

Running Mates

as Frank Usher

Wizards of the Demon Sword

1991

as Ulric

2.4

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

1991

as Self

Aftershock

1990

as Hank Franklin

4.4

Twin Peaks

1989

as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby

B.O.R.N.

as Hugh

Blood Screams

as Frank

Necromancer

as Charles DeLonge

The Phantom Empire

as Bill

Cyclone

Commando Squad

as Anchor

That's Dancing!

Human Highway

as Fred Kelly

The Captive: The Longest Drive 2

as Kelly

Black Heat

as Ziggy

Win, Place or Steal

as Raymond

Tight as a Drum

1974

as Tink Wilson

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage)

7.4

The Last Movie

1971

as Member of Billy's gang

5.7

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

as Rico

The Female Bunch

as Bill

Scream Free!

as Link

Satan's Sadists

as Anchor

The War of the Gargantuas

as Dr. Paul Stewart

Son of a Gunfighter

as Johnny Ketchum

The Long Ships

as Orm

The Haunting

as Luke Sanderson

Follow the Boys

as Smitty

How the West Was Won

as Confederate Deserter

7.0

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

as The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb

West Side Story

as Riff

Cimarron

as William Hardy, The Cherokee Kid

6.0

Tom Thumb

1958

as Tom Thumb

6.4

High School Confidential!

1958

as Tony Baker / Mike Wilson

5.3

Don't Go Near the Water

as Ens. Tyson

Peyton Place

as Norman Page

The Fastest Gun Alive

as Eric Doolittle

The Young Guns

as Tully Rice

The Last Hunt

as Jimmy O'Brien

Hit the Deck

as Danny Xavier Smith

4.6

Many Rivers to Cross

1955

as Shields

6.2

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

as Brother Gideon Pontipee

7.1

Deep in My Heart

1954

as Lazar Berrison, Jr. (uncredited)

6.8

Take the High Ground!

as Paul Jamison

Retreat, Hell!

as Jimmy W. McDermid

The Winning Team

as Willie Alexander

As Young as You Feel

as Willie McKinley

Father's Little Dividend

1951

as Tommy Banks

6.5

Gun Crazy

1950

as Bart Tare (Age 14)

Father of the Bride

as Tommy Banks

The Vicious Years

as Tino

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

1950

as Pietro

5.5

The Kid from Cleveland

1949

as Johnny Barrows

5.0

Reign of Terror

1949

as Pierre's Oldest Son (uncredited)

6.8

Samson and Delilah

1949

as Saul

6.6

The Boy with Green Hair

1948

as Classmate (uncredited)

6.2

Television (16)

The Haunting of Hill House

as Dr. Montague

Joan of Arcadia

as Dog Walker God

Babylon 5

as Capt. Jack Maynard

Twin Peaks

as Dr. Jacoby

Twin Peaks

as Dr. Jacoby

Quantum Leap

as Bert Glasserman

Fame

Grizzly Adams

as Milton Wright

The Quest

The Name of the Game

as John Earl

Tarzan

as Bell

Burke's Law

as Maximillian

The Greatest Show on Earth

Channing

as Hal Langley

Gunsmoke

as Billy Waters

MGM Parade

as Self / Jimmy in 'The Last Hunt'

Crew (4)

Movies (4)

Who's the Caboose?

1997

Co-Executive Producer

Human Highway

Screenplay

Rio Reel

Director

First Film

1965

Director