Bing Russell
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1926-05-05
- Died
- 2003-04-08
- Place of birth
- Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
- Also known as
- Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell · Neil Oliver Russell · بینگ راسل
Biography
Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (May 5, 1926 – April 8, 2003) was an American actor and Class A minor-league baseball club owner. He was the father of Hollywood actor Kurt Russell.
Although best known as the deputy on Bonanza (1959) and Robert in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Russell's was also well known on a national level as the owner of the Portland Mavericks Baseball Club. Helming the only independent team in the class A Northwest League, Russell was an innovator. Before Bull Durham (1988), there were the Mavericks. Russell kept a 30 man roster because he believed that some of the players deserved to have one last season. His motto was simply one three lettered word - not WIN - although the Mavericks did just that - no, the word was FUN. He created a park that kept all corporate sponsorship outside the gates, hired the first female general manager in professional baseball, and the following year hired the first Asian American GM/Manager. That same season his team set a record for the highest attendance in Minor league history, and went on to win the pennant. Ex-major leaguers and never-weres who couldn't stop playing the game flocked to his June tryouts, which were always open to anyone that showed up. From as far away as Capetown, and France, players would head to Portland for a chance with Russell's Mavericks.
Known For
TV Shows (58)
Bonanza
1959
as Sheriff Clem Foster / Deputy Clem Foster / Major Reynolds / Poindexter
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mr. Burton
Lassie
1954
The Fugitive
1963
as Sgt. Eggins / Officer / Matt Davis / Officer Westphal
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
as Cal Bristold
Maverick
1957
as Tyler Brink / Russ Aikens
The Rifleman
1958
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Ben Braden / George Cousins
Emergency!
1972
The Virginian
1962
as Sgt. Eads / John Rudd / Donovan / Sam Fuller / Ned Smith / Gabe Sloan
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Sheriff Reagan
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Sergeant Turner
The Rockford Files
1974
as Lieutenant
Ben Casey
1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sam - Henchman / Deputy Stover / Cole
Rawhide
1959
as Jack Harris
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Amos Lincoln
The Donna Reed Show
1958
The Big Valley
1965
as Jack Tolliver / Clint / Rancher / Mac / Joe Garrett / Dan Kelsey / Sheriff / Slade / Sheriff Jim Dolan
Route 66
1960
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Clay / Billy Hemp
The Monkees
1966
as Rudy
Gunsmoke
1955
as Simon Fletcher / Ed Shelby / Tabor / Head / Walsh / Arnold Rolfing
The Munsters
1964
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Detective Dan Riggs
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Sugarfoot
1957
as Sergeant McKinnock / Hank Gibson
Surfside 6
1960
The Texan
1958
Laramie
1959
The Mod Squad
1968
Navy Log
1955
Public Defender
1954
as 2nd Cop
Branded
1965
as Sheriff Gorman
Petrocelli
1974
Black Saddle
1959
as Lee Curry / Ken Wilson
Bronco
1958
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Chet
Stoney Burke
1962
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Dick Walsh
Stagecoach West
1960
Sam Benedict
1962
as Len George (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Arne / Track Starter (uncredited)
The Alaskans
1959
The Monroes
1966
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Convict / Jim Murphy / Newsman / Sergeant
The Outcasts
1968
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
General Electric True
1962
Hondo
1967
as Thompson
Harbor Command
1957
The Man Called X
1956
Tate
1960
The Living Christ
1951
as Lazarus
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Assistant Director
Dundee and the Culhane
1967
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
as Timberwell
Movies (51)
The Magnificent Seven
1960
as Robert
Rio Bravo
1959
as Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited)
Tango & Cash
1989
as Van Driver
Overboard
1987
as Elk Cove: Sheriff Earl
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Harry - Griffin Bartender (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
1990
as Club Ritz Patron
How the West Was Won
1962
as Man (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
1959
as Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee
Sunset
1988
as Studio Guard
Madame X
1966
as Sergeant Riley
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
as Skag, Belden Hand
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969
as Angelo
Death Sentence
1974
as Trooper
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Second Track Meet Official
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
as Alfred
Attack
1956
as Medic
Big Leaguer
1953
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Horner
The Stripper
1963
as Mr. Mulvaney
Elvis
1979
as Vernon Presley
Cattle Empire
1958
as Douglas Hamilton
Yuma
1971
as Rol King (as Neil Russell)
The Million Dollar Duck
1971
as Mr. Smith
The Great Impostor
1960
as Morgan (uncredited)
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
as Herm Dally
A Gathering of Eagles
1963
as Captain (uncredited)
Cult of the Cobra
1955
Journey to Shiloh
1968
as Greybeard
A Taste of Evil
1971
as Sheriff
The Deadly Mantis
1957
as State Trooper
Flashing Spikes
1962
as Hogan
Good Day for a Hanging
1959
as George Fletcher
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976
The Land Unknown
1957
as Radio Operator (uncredited)
One Man's Way
1964
as Tom Rayburn
Bombers B-52
1957
as Operator (uncredited)
Satan's School for Girls
1973
as Sheriff
Suicide Battalion
1958
as Lt. Chet Hall
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
2014
as Himself (Archive Footage)
The Sex Symbol
1974
as Public Relations Man
Drango
1957
as Lieutenant with Supply Wagon
Runaway!
1973
as Fireman
A Life at Stake
1955
as Bartender (uncredited)
Without Incident
1957
Set This Town on Fire
1973
as Chuck
The Loneliest Runner
1976
as Fred Dawkins
Teenage Thunder
1957
as Used-Car Salesman
Ride a Violent Mile
1957
as Corporal Norman
A Cry in the Wilderness
1974
as Mr. Griffey
Stakeout!
1962
as Joe
About Bing Russell
Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (May 5, 1926 – April 8, 2003) was an American actor and Class A minor-league baseball club owner. He was the father of Hollywood actor Kurt Russell. Although best known as the deputy on Bonanza (1959) and Robert in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Russell's was also well known on a national level as the owner of the Portland Mavericks Baseball Club. Helming the only independent team in the class A Northwest League, Russell was an innovator. Before Bull Durham (1988), there were the Mavericks. Russell kept a 30 man roste… With 109 credits spanning from 1951 to 2014, Bing Russell has appeared in 51 films and 58 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bing Russell Movies
- The Magnificent Seven (1960) — as Robert
- Rio Bravo (1959) — as Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited)
- Tango & Cash (1989) — as Van Driver
- Overboard (1987) — as Elk Cove: Sheriff Earl
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) — as Harry - Griffin Bartender (uncredited)
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