Russell Hicks
Known for Acting · 248 credits
- Born
- 1895-06-03
- Died
- 1957-06-01
- Place of birth
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Also known as
- Edward Russell Hicks · R. E. Hicks · R.E. Hicks
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film actor.
Born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, Hicks appeared in nearly 300 films between 1915 and 1956. His first appearance was an uncredited role in The Birth of a Nation (1915). He often appeared as a smooth-talking confidence man, as in the W.C. Fields film The Bank Dick (1940). Distinguished, suave and a consummate actor, Hicks played a variety of judges, corrupt officials, businessmen and attorneys, working in a variety of mediums almost until his death. Hicks appeared once in the syndicated western television series The Cisco Kid as an uncle of the Gail Davis character, whom he threatens to disinherit if she marries a known gangster.
He died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack.
Known For
TV Shows (13)
Cheyenne
1955
Studio One
1948
as Hinton
Telephone Time
1956
The Secret Storm
1954
Navy Log
1955
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Jasper King
Racket Squad
1951
Panic!
1957
Playwrights '56
1955
as Mr. More
West Point
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as J. Winston Fletcher
The Big Breakfast
2022
Movies (235)
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Lord of Ashkelon
Sergeant York
1941
as General (uncredited)
Bathing Beauty
1944
as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949
as Banner Board Member (uncredited)
Captain America
1944
as Mayor Randolph
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Extra (uncredited)
Boy Trouble
1939
as Magistrate
Scarlet Street
1945
as J.J. Hogarth
Western Union
1941
as Provisional Governor
Northern Pursuit
1943
as Chief Inspector (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
The Secret Bride
1934
as John F. Holdstock
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Capt. C.V. O'Brien
Dive Bomber
1941
as Awards Speaker (uncredited)
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Producer (uncredited)
7th Cavalry
1956
as Col. Kellogg
Johnny Apollo
1940
as District Attorney
Virginia City
1940
as Armistead
The Blue Bird
1940
as Daddy Tyl
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Maj. Dell Harney
The Firebird
1934
as Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager
Union Pacific
1939
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Kentucky
1938
as Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)
Seven Sinners
1940
as First Governor
Earthbound
1940
as Prosecutor
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Marty Martindale (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)
Blood and Sand
1941
as Marquis
Silver River
1948
as Edwards (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Prosecutor
Little Miss Broadway
1938
as Perry
The Little Foxes
1941
as William Marshall
The Plunderers
1948
as Cavalry Colonel
Follow the Fleet
1936
as Jim Nolan
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
as Clinton Foley
Overland Telegraph
1951
as Col. Marvin
The Valley of Decision
1945
as Mr. Laurence Gaylord
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
The Black Arrow
1948
as Sir Harry Shelton
Gateway
1938
as Ernest Porter
Unmasked
1950
as George Richards
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Mr. Appleby
Again Pioneers
1950
as Pete Galloway
Great Guns
1941
as Gen. Burns
Kidnapped
1938
as Bailiff
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Bannister
That Certain Age
1938
as Scout Leader (uncredited)
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Newspaper Editor
The Real Glory
1939
as Capt. Manning
Springtime in the Rockies
1942
as Theatergoer in blackout (uncredited)
Sealed Lips
1942
as Dr. Charles Evans
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
1946
as Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
The Big Store
1941
as Arthur Hastings
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
Men with Wings
1938
as Gen. Marlin
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Lincoln's Emissary
Here Comes Happiness
1941
as John Vance
A Man Betrayed
1941
as C.R. Pringle
23 1/2 Hours Leave
1937
as Capt. Barker
Pacific Rendezvous
1942
as John Carter
Gay Blades
1946
as Buxton
Sporting Blood
1940
as 'Sneak' OBrien
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Commanding Officer
The Maverick
1952
as Col. Hook
The Mortal Storm
1940
as Rector
The Great Lie
1941
as Colonel Harriston
The Woman in Red
1935
as Defense Attorney Clayton
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Russell Hicks
Midnight Taxi
1937
as Barney Flagg
Thunder in the Night
1935
as Prefect of Police
The Toast of New York
1937
as Lawyer
Spendthrift
1936
as Attorney
G.I. War Brides
1946
as Insp. Ramsaye
My Dear Secretary
1948
as Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited)
Race Street
1948
as Easy Mason
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Commissioner
Swanee River
1939
as Andrew McDowell
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942
as Judge Abbotson
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Dr. Chandley
The Master Key
1945
as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
Bowery Battalion
1951
as Melvin Hatfield
The Westland Case
1937
as Mr. Woodbury
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Colonel (uncredited)
15 Maiden Lane
1936
as Judge Graham
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Carter
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as Police Official
Honolulu
1939
as Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)
Man-Made Monster
1941
as Warden Harris (uncredited)
Kentucky Jubilee
1951
as T.J. Hoarsely
Hotel Imperial
1939
as Austrian Officer (uncredited)
Apology for Murder
1945
as Harvey Kirkland
The Velvet Touch
1948
as Actor 'Judge Brack'
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Mr. Barrows
In Old Chicago
1938
as Politician in Jack's Office
Dante's Inferno
1935
as Prosecuting Attorney
No, No, Nanette
1940
as 'Hutch' Hutchinson
Babbitt
1934
as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
Sweet Music
1935
as Mayor of New York City
Girl Overboard
1937
as Sam Le Maire
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942
as Major Wilson
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Mr. Graves
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
as Captain Stafford
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935
as James Andrews
Enemy Agent
1940
as Lyman Scott
Honeymoon Limited
1935
as Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver)
Dark Delusion
1947
as Mr. Logan (uncredited)
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946
as Sen. Twin
We Were Dancing
1942
as Mr. Bryce-Carew
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as J. Wadsworth Carrington
The Flying Saucer
1950
as Hank Thorn
The Hunted
1948
as Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives
Sea Spoilers
1936
as Phil Morgan
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
as Harry Walsh
We Who Are About to Die
1937
as District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
Clipped Wings
1937
as Capt. Morton
About Russell Hicks
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film actor. Born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, Hicks appeared in nearly 300 films between 1915 and 1956. His first appearance was an uncredited role in The Birth of a Nation (1915). He often appeared as a smooth-talking confidence man, as in the W.C. Fields film The Bank Dick (1940). Distinguished, suave and a consummate actor, Hicks played a variety of judges, corrupt officials, businessmen and attorneys, working in a variety of mediums… With 248 credits spanning from 1916 to 2022, Russell Hicks has appeared in 235 films and 13 TV shows.
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- Samson and Delilah (1949) — as Lord of Ashkelon
- Sergeant York (1941) — as General (uncredited)
- Bathing Beauty (1944) — as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941) — as Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
- The Fountainhead (1949) — as Banner Board Member (uncredited)
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