John Russell

• Born: Jan 03, 1921 in Los Angeles, California
• Died: Jan 26, 1991 in Los Angeles, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '40s-'80s
• Major Genres: Western, Drama
• Career Highlights: Yellowstone Kelly, Oklahoma Annie, Yellow Sky
• First Major Screen Credit: Yellow Sky (1948)

Biography

Two things American actor John Russell was not: he was not cinematographer John L. Russell, nor was he the Johnny Russell who appears as Shirley Temple's brother in 20th Century-Fox's The Blue Bird (1940). He was however, a contract juvenile at Fox from 1937 through 1941. Interrupting his career for war service, Russell emerged from his tour of duty as a highly decorated marine. Busy in postwar films and TV as a secondary lead and utility villain, Russell was given costar billing with Chick Chandler in the 1955 syndicated TV adventure series Soldiers of Fortune. Four years later, Russell (now sporting a mustache) was cast as Marshal Dan Troop on the Warner Bros. weekly western series Lawman. This assignment lasted three years, after which Russell became a journeyman actor again. John Russell was well served with character parts in 1984's Honkytonk Man and 1985's Pale Rider, both directed by and starring another ex-TV-cowboy, Clint Eastwood. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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