
Russell Hicks
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film actor. Born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, Hicks appeared in nearly 300 films between 1915 and 1956. His first appearance was an uncredited role in The Birth of a Nation (1915). He often appeared as a smooth-talking confidence man, as in the W.C. Fields film The Bank Dick (1940). Distinguished, suave and a consummate actor, Hicks played a variety of judges, corrupt officials, business…
Known For
Scarlet Street
J.J. Hogarth
You Can't Take It with You
Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)
The Little Foxes
William Marshall
Sergeant York
General (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
Lord of Ashkelon
The Fountainhead
Banner Board Member (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm
Rector
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Filmography
Acting (247)
Movies (234)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1956as Angel Chief
7th Cavalry
1956as Col. Kellogg
You Can't Run Away from It
1956as Ship Captain (uncredited)
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1955Man of Conflict
1953as Mr. Murdock
The Studebaker Story
1953as Harold S. Vance
Old Oklahoma Plains
1952as Colonel Charles Bigelow
The Maverick
1952as Col. Hook
Mr. Walkie Talkie
1952as Col. Lockwood
Fourteen Hours
1951as Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Overland Telegraph
1951as Col. Marvin
Bowery Battalion
1951as Melvin Hatfield
Kentucky Jubilee
1951as T.J. Hoarsely
All That I Have
1951as Jess Northrup
As You Were
1951as Col. Lockwood
Blue Grass of Kentucky
1950as James B. Armistead
Unmasked
1950as George Richards
Again Pioneers
1950as Pete Galloway
The Flying Saucer
1950as Hank Thorn
The Big Hangover
1950as Steve Hughes
Samson and Delilah
1949as Lord of Ashkelon
The Fountainhead
1949as Banner Board Member (uncredited)
South of St. Louis
1949
I Cheated the Law
1949as District Attorney Randolph
Manhattan Angel
1949as J.C. Rayland
Barbary Pirate
1949as Commodore Preble
The Gallant Legion
1948as Senator Beale
Silver River
1948as Edwards (uncredited)
Race Street
1948as Easy Mason
The Return of October
1948as Taylor
The Shanghai Chest
1948as Frank Bronson, district attorney
My Dear Secretary
1948as Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited)
The Plunderers
1948as Cavalry Colonel
One Sunday Afternoon
1948as Tredway
The Noose Hangs High
1948as Johnny - Copper Club Manager (uncredited)
The Velvet Touch
1948as Actor 'Judge Brack'
The Black Arrow
1948as Sir Harry Shelton
The Hunted
1948as Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948as Supreme Court Judge
Assigned to Danger
1948as Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947as Maj. Dell Harney
Dark Delusion
1947as Mr. Logan (uncredited)
Exposed
1947as Col. Bentry
Buck Privates Come Home
1947as Mr. Appleby
Fun on a Weekend
1947as John Biddle
Louisiana
1947as Fred Astor
The Pilgrim Lady
1947as Thackery Gibbs
Smoky River Serenade
1947as J. Bricket Armstrong
The Judge Steps Out
1947as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)
Web of Danger
1947as Gallagher
Gay Blades
1946as Buxton
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946as Producer (uncredited)
Dark Alibi
1946as Warden Cameron
The Hoodlum Saint
1946as Marty Martindale (uncredited)
Swing Parade of 1946
1946as Daniel Warren Sr.
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
1946as Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington
The Show-Off
1946as Mr. Thorbison (uncredited)
G.I. War Brides
1946as Insp. Ramsaye
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946as Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946as Sen. Twin
The Valley of Decision
1945as Mr. Laurence Gaylord
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star
The Master Key
1945as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
Scarlet Street
1945as J.J. Hogarth
Getting Gertie's Garter
1945as Board Member (uncredited)
A Game of Death
1945as Mr. Whitney
First Yank into Tokyo
1945as Gen. T.W. Stanton (uncredited)
Apology for Murder
1945as Harvey Kirkland
She Gets Her Man
1945as Mayor
The Port of 40 Thieves
1944as Charles Farrington
Bathing Beauty
1944as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
Louisiana Hayride
1944as H.C.Forbes
Captain America
1944as Mayor Randolph
Janie
1944as Col. Lucas - Commander Camp Wingate
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
1944as Colonel
Northern Pursuit
1943as Chief Inspector (uncredited)
His Butler's Sister
1943as Sanderson
Proceed and Report
1943as Captain
King of the Cowboys
1943as Texas Governor
Air Raid Wardens
1943as Major Scanlon
The Woman of the Town
1943as Publisher
Someone to Remember
1943as Mr. Stanton
Three Hearts for Julia
1943as Colonel (uncredited)
Follow the Band
1943as Jeremiah K. Barton
Strictly in the Groove
1942as RC Saunders
We Were Dancing
1942as Mr. Bryce-Carew
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942as Judge Abbotson
Butch Minds the Baby
1942as J. Wadsworth Carrington
Sealed Lips
1942as Dr. Charles Evans
Ship Ahoy
1942as Capt. C.V. O'Brien
Tennessee Johnson
1942as Lincoln's Emissary
Lady in a Jam
1942as Carter
King of the Mounties
1942as Marshal Carleton
Joe Smith, American
1942as Mr. Edgerton
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942as Major Wilson
Fingers at the Window
1942as Dr. Chandley
Hitler- Dead or Alive
1942as Samuel Thornton
Springtime in the Rockies
1942as Theatergoer in blackout (uncredited)
Pacific Rendezvous
1942as John Carter
Blood and Sand
1941as Marquis
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941as Harry Walsh
Pacific Blackout
1941as Commanding Officer
The Parson of Panamint
1941as Prosecuting Attorney
Sergeant York
1941as General (uncredited)
Western Union
1941as Provisional Governor
Buy Me That Town
1941as Malcolm
Great Guns
1941as Gen. Burns
The Little Foxes
1941as William Marshall
Dive Bomber
1941as Awards Speaker (uncredited)
Hold That Ghost
1941as Bannister
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941as Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941as Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)
The Strawberry Blonde
1941as Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
Man-Made Monster
1941as Warden Harris (uncredited)
The Big Store
1941as Arthur Hastings
A Man Betrayed
1941as C.R. Pringle
Here Comes Happiness
1941as John Vance
The Great Lie
1941as Colonel Harriston
Arkansas Judge
1941as Hetty's Attorney
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941as (uncredited)
Doctors Don't Tell
1941as Supt. Duff
The Return of Frank James
1940as Prosecutor
Santa Fe Trail
1940as Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)
The Blue Bird
1940as Daddy Tyl
Sporting Blood
1940as 'Sneak' OBrien
Virginia City
1940as Armistead
The Bank Dick
1940as J. Frothingham Waterbury
The Mortal Storm
1940as Rector
No, No, Nanette
1940as 'Hutch' Hutchinson
Seven Sinners
1940as First Governor
East of the River
1940as Warden
Nobody's Children
1940as Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited)
Love Thy Neighbor
1940as Harrington
Earthbound
1940as Prosecutor
Parole Fixer
1940as U.S. District Court Judge
Lady with Red Hair
1940as Wealthy London Host (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940as District Attorney
Junior G-Men
1940as Col. Barton
Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.
1940as Colonel Barton
Enemy Agent
1940as Lyman Scott
A Night at Earl Carroll's
1940as Mayor Jones of Hollywood
Boy Trouble
1939as Magistrate
North of Shanghai
1939as Rowley
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939as Russell Hicks
Stanley and Livingstone
1939as Commissioner
Bad Little Angel
1939as Maj. Ellwood, newspaper owner (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea
1939as Mr. Cunard (Uncredited)
Honolulu
1939as Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939as Colonel (uncredited)
Hotel Imperial
1939as Austrian Officer (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939as Mr. Barrows
The Three Musketeers
1939as Porthos
Union Pacific
1939as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Big Guy
1939as Lawson
East Side of Heaven
1939as Hinkle (uncredited)
Swanee River
1939as Andrew McDowell
The Real Glory
1939as Capt. Manning
Hotel for Women
1939as Van Ellis
Our Leading Citizen
1939as Chairman
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939as Mr. Graves
The Honeymoon's Over
1939as J.P. Walker
America's Safest Tire
1939as Fisk Tire Official
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938as Capt. Stafford
You Can't Take It with You
1938as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Men with Wings
1938as Gen. Marlin
Kidnapped
1938as Bailiff
Kentucky
1938as Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861
In Old Chicago
1938as Politician in Jack's Office
Little Miss Broadway
1938as Perry
That Certain Age
1938as Scout Leader (uncredited)
Gateway
1938as Ernest Porter
Fugitives for a Night
1938as Maurice Tenwright
The Toast of New York
1937as Lawyer
The Big Shot
1937as Martin Drake
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937as Prosecuting Attorney
23 1/2 Hours Leave
1937as Capt. Barker
The Westland Case
1937as Mr. Woodbury
Girl Overboard
1937as Sam Le Maire
Secret Valley
1937as Lawyer Austin Martin
Fit for a King
1937as Editor Hardwick
Let Them Live
1937as Newspaper Editor
Pick a Star
1937as Mr. Stone
Criminals of the Air
1937as Kurt Feldon
Fifty Roads to Town
1937as Police Official
Midnight Taxi
1937as Barney Flagg
Espionage
1937as Alfred Hartrix
The Wildcatter
1937as Tom Frayne
We Who Are About to Die
1937as District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
Partners in Crime
1937as Mayor Callahan
Clipped Wings
1937as Capt. Morton
On Again—Off Again
1937as George Dilwig
A Dangerous Adventure
1937as Allen
It Happened Out West
1937as Cooley
Ticket to Paradise
1936as Colton
Laughing at Trouble
1936as Cyrus Hall
Special Investigator
1936as Inspector Perkett
Spendthrift
1936as Attorney
Follow the Fleet
1936as Jim Nolan
Woman Trap
1936as Dodd
Bunker Bean
1936as A. C. Jones
Dodge City Trail
1936as Kenyon Phillips
15 Maiden Lane
1936as Judge Graham
Grand Jury
1936as Jim Hanify
The Accusing Finger
1936as Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
The General Died at Dawn
1936as No Matches Man (uncredited)
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936as Silk Taylor
Two in the Dark
1936as Police Officer McCord (uncredited)
Fatal Lady
1936as American Opera House Manager (uncredited)
The Music Goes 'Round
1936as Mr. Cohn
Sea Spoilers
1936as Phil Morgan
Living on Velvet
1935as Major at Flying Field
While the Patient Slept
1935as Dr. Jay
Sweet Music
1935as Mayor of New York City
Lady Tubbs
1935as Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt
Dante's Inferno
1935as Prosecuting Attorney
If You Could Only Cook
1935as Dillon (uncredited)
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935as Bert Taylor
Honeymoon Limited
1935as Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935as James Andrews
The Woman in Red
1935as Defense Attorney Clayton
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935as Captain
Go Into Your Dance
1935as Sam Rupert
Millions in the Air
1935as Davis
Thunder in the Night
1935as Prefect of Police
The Secret Bride
1934as John F. Holdstock
Gentlemen Are Born
1934as Newspaper Editor
Murder in the Clouds
1934as Taggert
Babbitt
1934as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934as Clinton Foley
The Firebird
1934as Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager
Happiness Ahead
1934as Jim Meehan
Mushrooms
1934as President of Pure Food Association (uncredited)
Before Morning
1933as Jim Nichols
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916as Extra (uncredited)
Television (13)
The Big Breakfast
2022
Panic!
1957
West Point
1956
Telephone Time
1956
Cheyenne
1955Navy Log
1955Playwrights '56
1955The Secret Storm
1954
Racket Squad
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951as J. Winston Fletcher
The Cisco Kid
1950as Jasper King
Studio One
1948as Hinton
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