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Bing Russell (1926–2003)

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Although best known as the deputy on Bonanza and Robert in The Magnificent Seven, Russell's notoriety on a national level was 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, there were the Mavericks... See full bio »

Born:

Neil Oliver Russell
in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Died:

(age 76) in Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Kurt Russell, Bing Russell and Louise Russell
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1990 Dick Tracy
Club Ritz Patron
 
1989 Tango & Cash
Van Driver
 
1988 Sunset
Studio Guard
 
1987 Overboard
Sheriff Earl (Elk Cove)
 
1979/I Elvis (TV movie)
Vernon Presley
 
1976 The Loneliest Runner (TV movie)
Fred Dawkins (as Neil Russell)
 
1976 Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (TV mini-series)
Timberwell
 
1976 The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (TV movie)
 
1976 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Len Coty
– His Father's Son (1976) … Len Coty (as Neil Russell)
 
1975 Petrocelli (TV series)
John Miller
– Terror by the Book (1975) … John Miller
 
1973-1975 Emergency! (TV series)
Carl Wilson / David Winslow / Richard Freeman
– Pressure 165 (1975) … David Winslow
– I'll Fix It (1974) … Richard Freeman
– Computer Error (1973) … Carl Wilson
 
1975 The Apple Dumpling Gang
Herm Dally
 
1973-1975 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Detective Dan Riggs / Inspector Landers
– Labyrinth (1975) … Inspector Landers
– Shield of Honor (1973) … Detective Dan Riggs
 
1970-1974 Mannix (TV series)
George Enright / Jordan / Larry Hammond / …
– Picture of a Shadow (1974) … Jordan
– A Problem of Innocence (1973) … George Enright
– A Day Filled with Shadows (1971) … Pete Sangree (as Neil Russell)
– Only One Death to a Customer (1970) … Larry Hammond
 
1974 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Lieutenant
– The Dexter Crisis (1974) … Lieutenant
 
1974 Death Sentence (TV movie)
Trooper
 
1974 The Sex Symbol (TV movie)
Public Relations Man
 
1974 A Cry in the Wilderness (TV movie)
Mr. Griffey
 
1956-1974 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Ed Shelby / Garth Tabor / Henry Head / …
– The Iron Blood of Courage (1974) … Rolfing
– Mail Drop (1967) … Walsh
– Chief Joseph (1965) … Long Branch Patron (uncredited)
– Old Yellow Boots (1961) … Henry Head
– Don Matteo (1960) … Garth Tabor
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1973 Runaway! (TV movie)
Fireman
 
1973 Satan's School for Girls (TV movie)
Sheriff
 
1973 Mod Squad (TV series)
Kerner
– Death in High Places (1973) … Kerner
 
1973 Set This Town on Fire (TV movie)
Chuck
 
1961-1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Deputy Clem Foster / Sheriff Clem Foster / Clem / …
– The Bucket Dog (1972) … Deputy Clem Foster
– The Sound of Sadness (1972) … Deputy Clem Foster
– The Hidden Enemy (1972) … Deputy Clem Foster
– New Man (1972) … Deputy Clem Foster
– The Initiation (1972) … Clem
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1972 Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Alfred (as Neil Russell)
 
1972 Longstreet (TV series)
– The Sound of Money Talking (1972)
 
1972 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
Sheriff
– The McCreedy Bust: Going, Going, Gone (1972) … Sheriff
 
1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Bob Rasmussen
– Operation: Crystal Springs (1971) … Bob Rasmussen
 
1971 A Taste of Evil (TV movie)
Sheriff
 
1971 The Million Dollar Duck
Mr. Smith
 
1971 Yuma (TV movie)
Rol King (as Neil Russell)
 
1970 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
McCracken
– A Busload of Bishops (1970) … McCracken (as Neil Russell)
 
1962-1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Donovan / Earl Maddox / Gabe Sloan / …
– The Mysterious Mr. Tate (1970) … Sheriff Martin (as Neil Russell)
– The Substitute (1969) … Luke (as Neil Russell)
– The Deadly Past (1967) … Ned Smith
– Beloved Outlaw (1966) … Gabe Sloan
– The Challenge (1966) … Sam Fuller
See all 10 episodes »
 
1969-1970 Adam-12 (TV series)
Johnson / Sgt. Bell
– Log 104: The Bomb (1970) … Sgt. Bell (as Neil Russell)
– Log 143: Cave (1969) … Johnson (as Neil Russell)
 
1969 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Angelo
 
1961-1969 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Jack Alvord / Rogers
– Son of Thunder (1969)
– By the Book (1968) … Rogers
– Measure of a Man (1963) … Jack Alvord
– To Walk with Greatness (1962)
– The Watch (1961)
 
1965-1969 The Big Valley (TV series)
Clint / Dan Kelsey / Jack Tolliver / …
– Point and Counterpoint (1969) … Sheriff Jim Dolan
– The Secret (1969) … Slade
– The Profit and the Lost (1968) … Sheriff
– A Flock of Trouble (1967) … Dan Kelsey
– Cage of Eagles (1967) … Mac
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1969 The Outcasts (TV series)
Grainer
– The Glory Wagon (1969) … Grainer
 
1967-1969 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Charlie - Henchman / Chet / Jeb Bates - Bartender / …
– Robber's Roost (1969) … Pete - Henchman
– The Fearless Man (1968) … Chet
– And He Shall Lead the Children (1968) … Charlie - Henchman
– A Son for a Son (1967) … Jeb Bates - Bartender
 
1968 The Love Bug
Race Track Starter (uncredited)
 
1968 Ironside (TV series)
Cal Bristold / Monterey County Sheriff
– An Obvious Case of Guilt (1968) … Monterey County Sheriff
– To Kill a Cop (1968) … Cal Bristold
 
1968 Journey to Shiloh
Greybeard
 
1968 Blackbeard's Ghost
Second Track Meet Official (uncredited)
 
1967 Hondo (TV series)
Thompson
– Hondo and the Hanging Town (1967) … Thompson
 
1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV series)
H.P. Graham
– The 1000 Feet Deep Brief (1967) … H.P. Graham
 
1967 Ride to Hangman's Tree
Keller (uncredited)
 
1967 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Amos Lincoln
– A Secretary Is Not a Toy (1967) … Amos Lincoln
 
1966 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Deputy
– Hang Down Your Head and Laugh (1966) … Deputy
 
1966 Iron Horse (TV series)
Ed Rainey
– Through Ticket to Gunsight (1966) … Ed Rainey
 
1966 The Monkees (TV series)
Rudy Gunther
– Here Come the Monkees (1966) … Rudy Gunther
 
1966 The Monroes (TV series)
Aaron
– The Hunter (1966) … Aaron
 
1963-1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
Davis / First Officer / Officer #1 / …
– In a Plain Paper Wrapper (1966) … First Officer
– Wings of an Angel (1965) … Officer #1
– Runner in the Dark (1965) … Sgt. Eggins
– Nemesis (1964) … Davis
– The Girl from Little Egypt (1963) … Officer Westphal
 
1966 Billy the Kid vs. Dracula
Dan 'Red' Thorpe
 
1966 Madame X
Police Sgt. Riley
 
1966 Incident at Phantom Hill
General's Aide (uncredited)
 
1965-1966 Branded (TV series)
Sheriff Gorman / Thomas Teal
– The Golden Fleece (1966) … Sheriff Gorman
– Very Few Heroes (1965) … Thomas Teal
 
1966 The Iron Men (TV movie)
Ranihan
 
1965 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV series)
Clem
– The Verdict (1965) … Clem
 
1965 The Hallelujah Trail
Horner - Miner
 
1965 Combat! (TV series)
Gaines
– Odyssey (1965) … Gaines
 
1965 The Munsters (TV series)
The Second Ranger
– Grandpa's Call of the Wild (1965) … The Second Ranger
 
1964 The Donna Reed Show (TV series)
Bill Gayley
– Quads of Trouble (1964) … Bill Gayley
 
1964 Cheyenne Autumn
Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
 
1964 One Man's Way
Tom Rayburn
 
1961-1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Ben Braden / George Cousins
– Ring-A-Ding Girl (1963) … Ben Braden
– The Arrival (1961) … George Cousins
 
1963 A Gathering of Eagles
Captain (uncredited)
 
1963 The Stripper
Mr. Mulvaney
 
1963 G.E. True (TV series)
John Quigley
– Five Tickets to Hell (1963) … John Quigley
 
1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Len George
– Season for Vengeance (1963) … Len George
 
1960-1963 Laramie (TV series)
Reb / Reeves / Sam Purdy / …
– The Sometime Gambler (1963) … Reeves
– The Lawless Seven (1961) … Sam Purdy
– Men of Defiance (1960) … Reb
– Company Man (1960) … Tex
 
1963 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Neeley
– To Catch the Kaiser (1963) … Neeley
 
1963 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Mr. Burton
– The Loaded Goat (1963) … Mr. Burton
 
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
– Project X (1963)
 
1962 Hazel (TV series)
Alex
– The Natural Athlete (1962) … Alex
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
Chelsey Burroughs
– A Devil in the Chute (1962) … Chelsey Burroughs
 
1962 Stakeout!
Joe
 
1960-1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Cavanaugh / Deputy Martinson / Frankie Brendon / …
– Bird in the Hand (1962) … Cavanaugh
– The Whitey Steele Story (1962) … Frankie Brendon
– Power Play (1961) … Officer Pete Garrett
– Star Witness (1960) … Deputy Martinson (uncredited)
 
1958-1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Andy / Sheriff Reagan
– Memories of Monica (1962) … Sheriff Reagan
– A Sense of Justice (1958) … Andy
 
1962 Ben Casey (TV series)
John
– In the Name of Love, a Small Corruption (1962) … John
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Hogan
– Flashing Spikes (1962) … Hogan
 
1962 Shannon (TV series)
Police Lt. Jack Island
– Conspiracy of Silence (1962) … Police Lt. Jack Island
 
1962 Rawhide (TV series)
Jack Harris
– Abilene (1962) … Jack Harris
 
1959-1962 Bronco (TV series)
Jeb Thomas / Johnny Rawlins / Rance Crosby
– Destinies West (1962) … Rance Crosby
– Stage to the Sky (1961) … Johnny Rawlins
– Prairie Skipper (1959) … Jeb Thomas
 
1961 The Blue Angels (TV series)
Denton
– The Duster (1961) … Denton
 
1961 Route 66 (TV series)
Frank Satterfield
– The Newborn (1961) … Frank Satterfield
 
1961 Stagecoach West (TV series)
Fritz / Jacks / Norman's Sidekick
– The Big Gun (1961) … Fritz
– Never Walk Alone (1961) … Jacks
– The Brass Lily (1961) … Norman's Sidekick (uncredited)
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Ron Kaslow
– Spring Training (1961) … Ron Kaslow
 
1961 The Great Impostor
Morgan (uncredited)
 
1961 The Brothers Brannagan (TV series)
Fenner
– Tough Guy (1961) … Fenner
 
1961 Saint of Devil's Island
Gerard
 
1956-1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Cole / Deputy Stover / Sam
– The Mormons (1960) … Cole
– Deadfall (1959) … Deputy Stover
– Stage for Tucson (1956) … Sam
 
1957-1960 Maverick (TV series)
Jed Haines / Luke Storm / Russ Aikens / …
– A Bullet for the Teacher (1960) … Luke Storm
– A Fellow's Brother (1959) … Jed Haines
– Seed of Deception (1958) … Russ Aikens
– The Naked Gallows (1957) … Tyler Brink
 
1960 The Magnificent Seven
Robert
 
1959-1960 The Rifleman (TV series)
Hode Evans / Sanchez
– Seven (1960) … Sanchez
– A Matter of Faith (1959) … Hode Evans
 
1960 Tate (TV series)
Corey
– The Reckoning (1960) … Corey
 
1960 Wrangler (TV series)
Ritter
– Incident at the Bar M (1960) … Ritter
 
1960 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
Deputy U.S. Marshal Benton
– Lost Gold (1960) … Deputy U.S. Marshal Benton
 
1959-1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Billy Hemp / Clay
– Triple Vise (1960) … Billy Hemp
– Desert Seed (1959) … Clay
 
1960 The Alaskans (TV series)
Edward Carse
– The Trial of Reno McKee (1960) … Edward Carse
 
1958-1959 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Capt. Oliver Maynard / Gig / Tom
– Wanted: Jim Hardie (1959) … Tom
– The Train Robbery (1959) … Gig
– Special Delivery (1958) … Capt. Oliver Maynard
 
1959 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Arne
– Texas John Slaughter: Wild Horse Revenge (1959) … Arne
 
1958-1959 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Hank Gibson / Sergeant McKinnock
– The Gitanos (1959) … Hank Gibson
– Guns for Big Bear (1958) … Sergeant McKinnock
 
1959 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Dick Walsh
– A Killing for Cully (1959) … Dick Walsh
 
1959 Black Saddle (TV series)
Ken Wilson / Lee Curry
– The Long Rider (1959) … Lee Curry
– Client: Robinson (1959) … Ken Wilson
 
1959 The Texan (TV series)
Larry Boland
– The Dishonest Posse (1959) … Larry Boland
 
1959 Last Train from Gun Hill
Skag
 
1959 The Horse Soldiers
Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee
 
1958-1959 Colt .45 (TV series)
Jack Lowden / Jed Coy
– Dead Aim (1959) … Jed Coy
– Ghost Town (1958) … Jack Lowden
 
1959 Rio Bravo
Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited)
 
1959 Good Day for a Hanging
George Fletcher
 
1958 Northwest Passage (TV series)
Pvt. Ben Smith
– Break Out (1958) … Pvt. Ben Smith
 
1958 The Lineup (TV series)
Theodore
– The Dr. George Jeremy Case (1958) … Theodore
 
1958 Cattle Empire
Douglas Hamilton
 
1955-1958 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Convict / Jim Murphy / Newsman / …
– The Oriental Mind (1958) … Sergeant
– A Greater Strength (1958) … Newsman
– Somebody Else's Dream (1956) … Jim Murphy
– Inga II (1955) … Convict
 
1958 Suicide Battalion
Lt. Chet Hall
 
1956-1958 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Sergeant Turner / Sheriff Charlie Bassett
– The General's Lady (1958) … Sergeant Turner
– So Long, Dora, So Long (1956) … Sheriff Charlie Bassett (uncredited)
 
1958 Flight (TV series)
– Flight Surgeon (1958)
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series)
Smitty
– Doomsday (1957) … Smitty
 
1957 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Ollie Williams
– Guns of Silver (1957) … Ollie Williams
 
1957 Ride a Violent Mile
Corporal Norman
 
1957 Bombers B-52
Operator (uncredited)
 
1957 Wagon Train (TV series)
Private Cullen
– The Charles Avery Story (1957) … Private Cullen
 
1957 Casey Jones (TV series)
Baylor
– Prison Train (1957) … Baylor
 
1956-1957 Highway Patrol (TV series)
Eddie Beekman / Joe Macklin / Toby Larkin
– Hostage Family Copter (1957) … Toby Larkin
– Statute of Limitations (1957) … Eddie Beekman
– Missing Witness (1956) … Joe Macklin
 
1957 Harbor Command (TV series)
– The Bag (1957)
 
1957 The Walter Winchell File (TV series)
– The Boy from Mason City (1957)
 
1957 The Land Unknown
Radio Operator (uncredited)
 
1957 The Web (TV series)
Police Officer
– Kill and Run (1957) … Police Officer
 
1957 Code 3 (TV series)
Ambulance Driver
– Oil Well Incident (1957) … Ambulance Driver
 
1957 Beau James
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– Without Incident (1957)
 
1957 The Deadly Mantis
State Trooper at Train & Bus Wrecks (uncredited)
 
1957 Bailout at 43,000
Flyer at Bar (uncredited)
 
1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Harry - Griffin Bartender (uncredited)
 
1957 The Silent Service (TV series)
Lt. Jackson - executive officer
– The Spearfish Delivers (1957) … Lt. Jackson - executive officer
 
1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Lt. Young
– Strange Disappearance (1957) … Lt. Young
 
1956-1957 Navy Log (TV series)
Bob Harris / Lieutenant Webster
– USS Enrico Tazzoli (1957) … Lieutenant Webster
– Night Landing (1956) … Bob Harris
 
1957 Fear Strikes Out
Ballplayer Holding Trophy (uncredited)
 
1957 The True Story of Jesse James
Jayhawker Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1957 Drango
Lieutenant with Supply Wagon
 
1957 Teenage Thunder
Used-Car Salesman
 
1957 Dr. Christian (TV series)
Burt
– Vaccine (1957) … Burt
 
1956 The Man Called X (TV series)
– Fallout (1956)
 
1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Assistant Director / Nat Strong
– The Night They Won the Oscar (1956) … Assistant Director
– Repercussion (1956) … Nat Strong
 
1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Radio Operator
– Survival in Box Canyon (1956) … Radio Operator
 
1956 Attack
Medic (uncredited)
 
1956 Behind the High Wall
Guard (uncredited)
 
1956 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Asst. Ranger Chuck Owens
– Danger at Clover Ridge (1956) … Asst. Ranger Chuck Owens
 
1956 The Price of Fear
Maxie (uncredited)
 
1956 Cavalry Patrol (TV movie)
Jenner
 
1953-1955 You Are There (TV series)
Disheartened Soldier / Lendall Pitts / Sgt. Boston Corbett
– Washington Crosses the Delaware (December 25, 1776) (1955) … Disheartened Soldier
– Boston Tea Party (Restaged) (December 16, 1773) (1955) … Lendall Pitts
– The Capture of John Wilkes Booth (April 26, 1865) (1953) … Sgt. Boston Corbett
 
1955 Tarantula
Deputy (uncredited)
 
1955 Lucy Gallant
One of Casey's Air Force Buddies (uncredited)
 
1955 Cult of the Cobra
Laundry Man (uncredited)
 
1955 Kiss Me Deadly
Police Detective (uncredited)
 
1955 Crashout
Young Man with Girl in Bar (uncredited)
 
1954 The Public Defender (TV series)
2nd Cop
– The Arsonist (1954) … 2nd Cop
 
1953 Big Leaguer
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1951 The Living Christ Series (TV mini-series)
Lazarus (1951)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1979 Everyday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 February 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1997 Hey, Hey We're the Monkees (TV documentary)
Rudy Gunther (uncredited)
 
1972-1982 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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(1961) Unsold pilot: He and Slim Pickens starred in a pilot for an adventure series set in the Pacific Northwest called "Loggers".

Alternate Names:

Neil Russell

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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In Gunfight at the O.K. Corral about the life of lawman Wyatt Earp, Bing plays a bartender. In Tombstone, Bing's son Kurt Russell, portrays Wyatt Earp. Kurt's son with actress Goldie Hawn is named Wyatt. See more »

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Star Sign:

Taurus