Charles Russell (March 31, 1918 – January 18, 1985) was an American movie and radio actor who appeared in 17 movies between 1943 and 1950.[citation needed] He was also a television producer who worked in Hollywood and Australia.
Charles Russell | |
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 Charles Russell with actress Mary Anderson in Behind Green Lights (1946) | |
| Born | March 31, 1918 New York City, US |
| Died | January 18, 1985 (aged 66) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1943–1950 (as actor) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1[1] |
Acting career
editBorn in New York City, Russell made his debut in an uncredited part as a ball player in Ladies' Day (1943). His last film was Chinatown at Midnight (1949).[2] He originated the role of insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in the CBS Radio series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar in 1949, playing the role until being replaced by Edmond O'Brien in 1950.[3][4]
Russell married fellow 20th Century-Fox contract player Nancy Guild in 1947,[5] and they had one child, a daughter, Elizabeth, in 1949. They divorced in 1950.[1]
Producer
editRussell moved into television producing working on shows such as The Untouchables and Naked City.
He worked for a number of years in Australia at the ABC.[6] John Cameron, head of drama at the ABC in the 1970s, said Russell "was a man of great talents, who had developed a drinking problem to help him cope with the pressures of Network American television. He was winning his battle, but still had bad spells. He gave the ABC a great shot in the arm, and built a degree of professionalism in its drama filming that continued to pay dividends long after he returned to America."[7] Russell died in Beverly Hills, California.
Filmography as Actor
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Ladies' Day | Ball Player | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Bombardier | Instructor | |
| 1944 | The Purple Heart | Lt. Kenneth Bayforth | |
| 1945 | Captain Eddie | Sgt. Jim Reynolds | |
| 1946 | Behind Green Lights | Arthur Templeton | |
| Johnny Comes Flying Home | Miles Carey | ||
| Wake Up and Dream | Lieutenant Coles | ||
| 1947 | The Late George Apley | Howard Boulder | |
| Beyond Our Own | Peter Rogers | ||
| 1948 | Give My Regards to Broadway | Arthur Waldron Jr. | |
| Canon City | Tolley | ||
| Night Wind | Ralph Benson | ||
| Inner Sanctum | Harold Dunlap | ||
| Trouble Preferred | Lt. Rod Brooks | ||
| 1949 | Tucson | Gregg Johnson | |
| Mary Ryan, Detective | Detective Baker | Uncredited | |
| Chinatown at Midnight | Fred Morgan | ||
| 1950 | Breakthrough | U.S. Soldier | Uncredited, (final film role) |
Select Producing Credits
edit- The Untouchables (1959-60) - producer
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) - producer
- Arrest and Trial (1962)
- Naked City (1962-63) - producer
- Judd for the Defense (1967-68) - producer
- Devlin (1971) - executive producer
- The Survivor (1972) - script editor
- Seven Little Australians (1973) - executive producer
- Ben Hall (1974) - producer
- Games for Parents and Other Children (1975) - producer
References
edit- ^ a b "Nancy Guild – The Private Life and Times of Nancy Guild. Nancy Guild Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Clive Hirschhorn. The Columbia story. Crown, 1990.
- ^ John Dunning (1976). Tune in yesterday. Prentice-Hall, 1976. ISBN 9780139326165.
- ^ John Dunning. On the air: the encyclopedia of old-time radio. Oxford University Press, 1998. p. 742.
- ^ Hopper, Hedda. "Nancy Guild Announces Engagement to Actor Charles Russell". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ Jeffrey, Tom (18 April 2002). "Oral History Tom Jeffrey" (Interview). Interviewed by Nigel Giles. National Film and Sound Archive.
- ^ Cameron, John. "Autobiography of John Cameron".
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