Russell Powell

• Born: Sep 16, 1875
• Died: Nov 28, 1950
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '20s-'30s
• Major Genres: Drama, Romance
• Career Highlights: The Sin Ship, Soft Cushions, The Wrong Road
• First Major Screen Credit: The Ropin' Fool (1921)

Biography

Burly vaudeville monologist/comedian Russell J. Powell made his first film in 1920. It wasn't until the advent of talkies, however, that Powell's gift for dialects and bizarre vocal sound effects could truly be appreciated. His more memorable screen roles included the Afghan Ambassador in Lubitsch's The Love Parade (1929) and his blackface turn as the Kingfish in the Amos and Andy vehicle Check and Double Check (1930). So far as many film aficionados are concerned, Russell J. Powell achieved immortality as the dockhand in the opening scene of King Kong (1933), who launches into a stream of fluent exposition with the quizzical "Say, you goin' on this craaazy voyage?" ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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