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John Russell

Acting 70 (deceased) years old Los Angeles, California, USA ★ 0.9
Born: January 3, 1921
Died: January 19, 1991

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

John Lawrence Russell was an American actor, and World War II veteran, most noted for playing Marshal Dan Troop in the successful ABC western television series Lawman from 1958 to 1962, and his lead role as international adventurer Tim Kelly in the syndicated TV series Soldiers of Fortune from 1955 to 1957.

Russell signed a contract with 20th Century Fox in 1945 and made his first film appearance as a guard in A Royal Scandal. He played several supporting parts while at Fox, acting the role of a junior law partner in the Clifton Webb comedy Sitting Pretty, as well as a navy pilot in Slattery's Hurricane. Later, however, he signed with Republic Pictures where he was cast in a starring role.

In 1955, Russell landed the lead role in a television drama series called Soldiers of Fortune. In 1958, Russell was cast in his best-known role: the stolid, taciturn Marshal Dan Troop, the lead character in Lawman, an ABC/Warners hit western series that ran for four years. Co-starring alongside Peter Brown, who played Deputy Johnny McKay, and Peggie Castle as Birdcage Saloon owner Lily Merrill, Russell portrayed a US frontier peace officer mentoring his younger compatriot. At the same time that Lawman premiered, Russell played an outlaw, along with Edd Byrnes and Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., in the 1958 season premiere episode of Sugarfoot, another ABC/WB hit western, with Will Hutchins in the title role.

Russell also appeared in other motion pictures for Warner Bros., notably as a Sioux chieftain in Yellowstone Kelly, as well as a rich corrupt cattle-rancher, Nathan Burdette, in the highly successful Howard Hawks western Rio Bravo, starring John Wayne.

Throughout the remainder of his movie career, he played secondary roles in more than 20 films, including several A.C. Lyles westerns and three films directed by his friend Clint Eastwood, most notably as Marshal Stockburn, the chief villain in Eastwood's 1985 film, Pale Rider.

Russell also appeared in the second season of the Filmation children's science-fiction series Jason of Star Command. He played Commander Stone, a blue-skinned alien from Alpha Centauri. He replaced James Doohan, who had played the commander in the previous season, but left to start working on Star Trek: The Motion Picture

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Filmography

Acting Credits (72)

American Nightmare
American Nightmare Police Officer 2002
Under the Gun
Under the Gun Simon Stone 1988
Pale Rider
Pale Rider Stockburn 1985
Honkytonk Man
Honkytonk Man 1982
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon Oldtimer #2 - in Saloon 1981
Six Tickets to Hell
Six Tickets to Hell 1981
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion Self 1979
Jason of Star Command
Jason of Star Command The Commander 1978
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Mission to Glory: A True Story Solis 1977
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Outlaw Josey Wales Bloody Bill Anderson 1976
Fugitive Lovers
Fugitive Lovers Harris Alexander 1975
Smoke In The Wind
Smoke In The Wind Cagle Mondier 1975
Police Story
Police Story 1973
Emergency!
Emergency! 1972
Blood Legacy
Blood Legacy Frank Mantee 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones Marshall 1971
Cannon for Cordoba
Cannon for Cordoba General Pershing 1970
McCloud
McCloud Harry Hague 1970
Noon Sunday
Noon Sunday Darmody 1970
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
If He Hollers, Let Him Go! Sheriff 1968
Fireball Jungle
Fireball Jungle Nero Solitarius 1968
Buckskin
Buckskin Patch 1968
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief William Dover 1968
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief Peter Vale 1968
Fort Utah
Fort Utah Eli Jonas 1967
Hostile Guns
Hostile Guns Aaron Pleasant 1967
Apache Uprising
Apache Uprising Vance Buckner 1965
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Amos McAleer 1964
Yellowstone Kelly
Yellowstone Kelly Gall, Sioux Chief 1959
Disneyland '59
Disneyland '59 Self 1959
Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo Nathan Burdette 1959
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip Mechanical Cowboy (voice) (uncredited) 1958
Lawman
Lawman Marshal Dan Troop 1958
Fort Massacre
Fort Massacre Travis 1958
The Dalton Girls
The Dalton Girls W.T. "Illinois" Grey 1957
Hell Bound
Hell Bound Jordan 1957
Maverick
Maverick John Grimes 1957
Maverick
Maverick Edgar Maxwell 1957
Maverick
Maverick Marshal Dan Troop 1957
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot Jeff Seward 1957
Untamed Youth
Untamed Youth Russ Tropp 1957
Cheyenne
Cheyenne 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Carl Ryker 1955
The Last Command
The Last Command Lt. Dickinson 1955
Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune Tim Kelly 1955
Hell's Outpost
Hell's Outpost Ben Hodes 1954
Studio 57
Studio 57 1954
Jubilee Trail
Jubilee Trail Oliver Hale 1954
The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright Ashby Corwin 1953
Fair Wind to Java
Fair Wind to Java Flint 1953
Hoodlum Empire
Hoodlum Empire Joe Gray 1952
Oklahoma Annie
Oklahoma Annie Dan Fraser 1952
The Barefoot Mailman
The Barefoot Mailman Theron 1951
Man in the Saddle
Man in the Saddle Hugh Clagg 1951
Fighting Coast Guard
Fighting Coast Guard Barney Walker 1951
The Fat Man
The Fat Man Gene Gordon 1951
Frenchie
Frenchie Lance Cole 1950
Saddle Tramp
Saddle Tramp Rocky 1950
Undertow
Undertow Danny Morgan 1949
The Story of Molly X
The Story of Molly X Cash Brady 1949
The Gal Who Took the West
The Gal Who Took the West Grant O'Hara 1949
Slattery's Hurricane
Slattery's Hurricane Lt. F.A. 'Hobbie' Hobson 1949
Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky Lengthy 1948
Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty Bill Philby 1948
Forever Amber
Forever Amber Black Jack Mallard 1947
Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night Marine Captain (uncredited) 1946
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner Policeman at Tony's Apartment (uncredited) 1946
Within These Walls
Within These Walls Rogers 1945
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano Capt. Anderson (uncredited) 1945
A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal Guard (uncredited) 1945
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Hopper Boy 1939

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