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Russ Bender (1910–1969)

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Balding, stocky American character actor, usually seen as western lawmen or as military officers or scientists in low-budget science fiction films of the 1950's and 60's.

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1963-1969 Bonanza (TV series)
Garvey / George / Station Master / …
The Running Man (1969) … Garvey
Logan's Treasure (1964) … George
Enter Thomas Bowers (1964) … Station Master
Calamity Over the Comstock (1963) … Walt
 
1969 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Farmer
Uncle Joe Retires (1969) … Farmer
 
1969 The Big Valley (TV series)
Driver
Top of the Stairs (1969) … Driver
 
1968 The Young Animals
Coach Simms
 
1968 Live a Little, Love a Little
Editor (uncredited)
 
1968 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Dr. Harper
Dress for a Desert Girl (1968) … Dr. Harper
 
1968 Maryjane
Harry Braxton
 
1968 Green Acres (TV series)
Sheriff
Home Is Where You Run Away From (1968) … Sheriff
 
1966-1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
Costello / Sergeant
Wild Track (1967) … Sergeant
War Cloud (1966) … Costello
 
1967 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Duty Guard
The Seal (1967) … Duty Guard
 
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Mort
Whitey (1967) … Mort
 
1967 Devil's Angels
Royce
 
1967 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Boat Owner
The Hostage (1967) … Boat Owner
 
1966 The Navy vs. the Night Monsters
Chief Warr. Off. McBride
 
1958-1965 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Dealer / Sheriff
Gold Mine (1965) … Sheriff
Ma Tennis (1958) … Dealer
 
1965 Gidget (TV series)
Tacky
My Ever Faithful Friend (1965) … Tacky
 
1962-1965 The Virginian (TV series)
Bartender / Doc Linell / Land Office Clerk / …
Nobility of Kings (1965) … Doc Linell
A Man of the People (1964) … Land Office Clerk
It Takes a Big Man (1963) … Bartender
The Devil's Children (1962) … Todd
 
1965 Wild on the Beach
Shep Kirby
 
1965 I Saw What You Did
Police Sergeant
 
1965 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
Richwood
Never Listen to Rumors (1965) … Richwood
 
1965 The Satan Bug
Mason (uncredited)
 
1965 The Fugitive (TV series)
Timekeeper
Scapegoat (1965) … Timekeeper
 
1965 Space Probe Taurus
Dr. Paul Martin
 
1964 My Three Sons (TV series)
Carl
A Serious Girl (1964) … Carl
 
1964 The Brass Bottle
Official (uncredited)
 
1963-1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Sergeant Aikes / Sergeant Pingitore
The Sweet Taste of Vengeance (1964) … Sergeant Pingitore
The Machine That Played God (1963) … Sergeant Aikes
 
1964 The Strangler
Dr. Clarence Sanford
 
1964 A Tiger Walks
Frightened Hunter (uncredited)
 
1962-1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Mr. Martin
 
1963 Breaking Point (TV series)
Police Sergeant
Heart of Marble, Body of Stone (1963) … Police Sergeant
 
1963 A Gathering of Eagles
Col. Torrance
 
1960-1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Counterman / Doctor / Hank
On Thursday We Leave for Home (1963) … Hank
The Fugitive (1962) … Doctor
The Hitch-Hiker (1960) … Counterman
 
1959-1963 Laramie (TV series)
Red Wheeler / Sheriff
The Wedding Party (1963) … Red Wheeler
Man of God (1959) … Sheriff
 
1962 Days of Wine and Roses (uncredited)
 
1962 The Beachcomber (TV series)
Brink
Roll of Thunder (1962) … Brink
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Government Man
The Visitors (1962) … Government Man
 
1962 Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
Mr. Barnsdall
Wally's License (1962) … Mr. Barnsdall
 
1962 Air Patrol
Sgt. Lou Kurnitz
 
1962 Panic in Year Zero!
Harkness
 
1962 That Touch of Mink
Williams (uncredited)
 
1959-1962 Perry Mason (TV series)
Chief Hagerty / Deputy Bowman / Policeman / …
The Case of the Counterfeit Crank (1962) … Deputy Bowman
The Case of the Barefaced Witness (1961) … Chief Hagerty
The Case of the Credulous Quarry (1960) … Policeman
The Case of the Petulant Partner (1959) … Sgt. Givens
 
1958-1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Arthur - Beatrice's Husband / Doctor / Wilbur Macon
Silent Death, Secret Death (1962) … Arthur - Beatrice's Husband
The Siege (1961) … Doctor
Girl from Piccadilly (1958) … Wilbur Macon
 
1961 Lover Come Back
Mr. Gates - Partner in Advertising Company (uncredited)
 
1961 The Purple Hills
Deputy sheriff
 
1959-1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Gilmore / Sheriff / Storekeeper
The Little Fishes (1961) … Gilmore
Incident of the Captive (1960) … Sheriff
Incident of a Burst of Evil (1959) … Storekeeper
 
1961 Shannon (TV series)
Elliot Humphrey
The Embezzler's Daughter (1961) … Elliot Humphrey
 
1961 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
Col. Jackson (uncredited)
 
1961 Anatomy of a Psycho
Frank (as Russell Bender)
 
1961 King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Racetrack Official (uncredited)
 
1960-1961 Lassie (TV series)
Dr. Hayden
Long Chase (1961) … Dr. Hayden
Visiting Colt (1960) … Dr. Hayden
 
1961 Coronado 9 (TV series)
Ted Bowen
Three's a Shroud (1961) … Ted Bowen
 
1961 Gunslinger (TV series)
Hanton
Border Incident (1961) … Hanton
 
1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
George Cooper
The Organization (1961) … George Cooper
 
1960-1961 Thriller (TV series)
Arresting Officer / Burdett
Man in the Cage (1961) … Burdett
Worse Than Murder (1960) … Arresting Officer
 
1960 The Tall Man (TV series)
Townsman
The Lonely Star (1960) … Townsman
 
1958-1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Sam Cameron / Sheriff / Sheriff Tom Brice
Journey for Josh (1960) … Sheriff Tom Brice
Die by the Gun (1958) … Sam Cameron
Passing of Shawnee Bill (1958) … Sheriff
 
1960 Walk Tall
Col. Stanton
 
1958-1960 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Capt. Bradford / Chief Howard / Humphries
Family Skeleton (1960) … Chief Howard
Hit and Run (1959) … Capt. Bradford
Casualty (1958) … Humphries
 
1960 Hotel de Paree (TV series)
Willie / Willie Barnes
Sundance and the Good-Luck Coat (1960) … Willie
Sundance and the Black Widow (1960) … Willie Barnes
 
1960 Overland Trail (TV series)
Stage Driver
All the O'Mara's Horses (1960) … Stage Driver
 
1960 Vice Raid
Drucker (uncredited)
 
1959-1960 Black Saddle (TV series)
Denham Talbot / Jack Dutro
The Indian Tree (1960) … Jack Dutro
Client: Reynolds (1959) … Denham Talbot
 
1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Jason the Blacksmith
East Is East (1960) … Jason the Blacksmith
 
1959 The Deputy (TV series)
Jordan
The Big Four (1959) … Jordan
 
1959 Cheyenne (TV series)
Sheriff Edwards
Prisoner of Moon Mesa (1959) … Sheriff Edwards
 
1959 Man Without a Gun (TV series)
The Giant (1959)
 
1959 Markham (TV series)
Ronnie Evans
Deadline Date (1959) … Ronnie Evans
 
1959 Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow
Tom Hendry
 
1959 The David Niven Show (TV series)
Detective
The Vengeance (1959) … Detective
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Judge Langford Peel
The Law and the Gun (1959) … Judge Langford Peel
 
1957-1959 Colt .45 (TV series)
Stagedoor Man / Townsend
The Man Who Loved Lincoln (1959) … Stagedoor Man
The Gypsies (1957) … Townsend
 
1959 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
The Sheriff
Two for Paradise (1959) … The Sheriff
 
1959 Compulsion
Edgar Llewellyn - Attorney (uncredited)
 
1959 The Ann Sothern Show (TV series)
Doctor
Katy's Big Surprise (1959) … Doctor
 
1959 Frontier Doctor (TV series)
Frank Saunders
The Big Gamblers (1959) … Frank Saunders
 
1959 No Name on the Bullet
Storekeeper
 
1956-1958 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Deacon / Hanford Craig / Lem Evans
Plague Carrier (1958) … Lem Evans
Young Gun (1957) … Hanford Craig
Fight or Run (1956) … Deacon
 
1958 The Rough Riders (TV series)
Colonel Rayford
The Governor (1958) … Colonel Rayford
 
1958 The Restless Years
Tom Mitchell (uncredited)
 
1958 I Bury the Living
Henry Trowbridge (uncredited)
 
1958 Hot Rod Gang
Motorcycle cop
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
Police Lt. Dan Casey
The Woman from Paris (1958) … Police Lt. Dan Casey
 
1958 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Blind Date (1958)
 
1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Perkins
The Perfectionist (1958) … Perkins
 
1958 Suicide Battalion
Sgt. Harry Donovan
 
1958 Flood Tide
Surgeon (uncredited)
 
1958 Cowboy
Joe (uncredited)
 
1958 Maverick (TV series)
Doctor
Trail West to Fury (1958) … Doctor
 
1958 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Sheriff
Bullet Proof (1958) … Sheriff
 
1958 The Adventures of McGraw (TV series)
Prison Official
Time for Dying (1958) … Prison Official
 
1957-1958 Broken Arrow (TV series)
Marshal
Bad Boy (1958) … Marshal
The Assassin (1957) … Marshal
Powder Keg (1957) … Marshal
 
1958 Trackdown (TV series)
Sheriff John Kemp
The Reward (1958) … Sheriff John Kemp
 
1958 The Veil (TV series)
Calvin Logan
Food on the Table (1958) … Calvin Logan
 
1958 Men of Annapolis (TV series)
Lieutenant Keller
Rapid Fire (1958) … Lieutenant Keller
 
1957 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Paul Orville
Federal Witness (1957) … Paul Orville
 
1956-1957 The Millionaire (TV series)
Burns / Fred
The Frank Keegan Story (1957) … Fred
The Harvey Borden Story (1956) … Burns
 
1957 The Amazing Colossal Man
Richard Kingman (as Russell Bender)
 
1957 Motorcycle Gang
Lt. Joe Watson
 
1957 The Joker Is Wild
Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
 
1957 The George Sanders Mystery Theater (TV series)
Round Trip (1957)
 
1957 Man of a Thousand Faces
Divorce Judge (uncredited)
 
1957 Beau James
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1957 Badlands of Montana
George Johannson
 
1957 Dragstrip Girl
Lt. Bradley
 
1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Capt. Gunderson
The Pearl and the Crown (1957) … Capt. Gunderson (as Russell Bender)
 
1957 Kelly and Me
Police Captain (uncredited)
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
Sheriff
The Intruder (1957) … Sheriff
 
1957 The Gray Ghost (TV series)
Lane
The Missing Colonel (1957) … Lane
 
1956 Highway Patrol (TV series)
Dr. Walters
Typhoid Carrier (1956) … Dr. Walters
 
1953 The War of the Worlds
Dr. Carmichael (uncredited)
 
1953 You Are There (TV series)
Nathaniel Cary
 
1952 Paula
Cop (uncredited)
 
1950 Buccaneer's Girl
Singer (unconfirmed)
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
1964 The Littlest Hobo (TV series)
A Fortune in Mink (1964) (as Russell Bender)
 
1962 Womanhunt (screenplay)
 
1957 Voodoo Woman
 
1955 The Ray Milland Show: Meet Mr. McNulty (TV series)
Faculty Wife (1955) (written by)
 
1954 A Life at Stake (screenplay)
 
1952 Dangerous Assignment (TV series)
The Bodyguard Story (1952) (screenplay / as Russell Bender)
The Venetian Story (1952) (as Russell Bender)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1965 Wild on the Beach (performer: "Yellow Haired Woman")
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1962 The Devil's Children
Todd
 
1958 Jack the Ripper (TV movie)
Calvin Logan
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Radio: Wrote for the drama series "Nightbeat," which starred Frank Lovejoy.

Alternate Names:

Russell Bender
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Trivia:

Balding, stocky American character actor, usually seen as western lawmen or as military officers or scientists in low-budget science fiction films of the 1950's and 60's. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn