Charles Russell (actor)
Appearance
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![]() Charles Russell with actress Mary Anderson in Behind Green Lights (1946) | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | March 31, 1918
Died | January 18, 1985 | (aged 66)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1943–1950 |
Spouse | Nancy Guild (married 1947–1950) |
Children | 1[1] |
Charles Russell (March 31, 1918 – January 18, 1985) was a movie and radio actor who appeared in 17 movies between 1943 and 1950.[citation needed]
Born 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.
Russell died in Beverly Hills, California.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | |
1946 | Johnny Comes Flying Home | Miles Carey | |
1946 | Wake Up and Dream | Lieutenant Coles | |
1947 | The Late George Apley | Howard Boulder | |
1947 | Beyond Our Own | Peter Rogers | |
1948 | Give My Regards to Broadway | Arthur Waldron Jr. | |
1948 | Canon City | Tolley | |
1948 | Night Wind | Ralph Benson | |
1948 | Inner Sanctum | Harold Dunlap | |
1948 | Trouble Preferred | Lt. Rod Brooks | |
1949 | Tucson | Gregg Johnson | |
1949 | Mary Ryan, Detective | Detective Baker | Uncredited |
1949 | Chinatown at Midnight | Fred Morgan | |
1950 | Breakthrough | U.S. Soldier | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
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