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Russell Saunders (I) (1906–1987)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Production Manager | Actor

Trivia:

Got his start in Hollywood when the 1927 USC football team was recruited to film football scenes for Knute Rockney film. Teammate Marion Morrison (John Wayne) got his start at the same time. See more trivia »

Born:

Stebbell Russell Saunders
in Oklahoma, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Los Angeles, California, USA

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1976 From Noon Till Three (assistant director)
 
1973 Lost Horizon (second unit director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1972 The New Centurions (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1972 Fat City (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1966 The Chase (assistant director)
 
1965 King Rat (assistant director)
 
1965 Mickey One (assistant director)
 
1964 Cheyenne Autumn (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1964 A Distant Trumpet (assistant director)
 
1963 PT 109 (second unit director)
 
1963 Philbert (Three's a Crowd) (short) (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1962 The Gallant Men (TV series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
– Pilot (1962) (assistant director)
 
1962 Hatari! (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1962 House of Women (assistant director)
 
1962 Lawman (TV series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
– The Holdout (1962) (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1961 The Sins of Rachel Cade (assistant director)
 
1960 Sunrise at Campobello (first assistant director)
 
1960 Sergeant Rutledge (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1960 The Bramble Bush (assistant director)
 
1959 Island of Lost Women (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1958 The Naked and the Dead (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1958 Violent Road (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1958 The Left Handed Gun (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1957 Band of Angels (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1957 Top Secret Affair (assistant director)
 
1956 Toward the Unknown (second unit director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1956 Santiago (assistant director)
 
1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (second unit director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1955 I Died a Thousand Times (second unit director)
 
1955 The McConnell Story (second unit director)
 
1955 Battle Cry (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1954 King Richard and the Crusaders (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1954 Them! (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1953 So Big (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1953 The Desert Song (assistant director)
 
1953 Trouble Along the Way (assistant director - as Russ Saunders)
 
1952 This Woman Is Dangerous (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1951 Distant Drums (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1951 Operation Pacific (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1950 Three Secrets (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1949 White Heat (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1949 Colorado Territory (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1948 One Sunday Afternoon (assistant director)
 
1948 Fighter Squadron (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1948 Silver River (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1947 Pursued (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1946 Cloak and Dagger (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1944 Arsenic and Old Lace (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1943 Background to Danger (first assistant director - uncredited)
 
1942 Gentleman Jim (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1942 Desperate Journey (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1941 They Died with Their Boots On (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1941 Manpower (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1941 The Strawberry Blonde (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1941 High Sierra (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1940 Tugboat Annie Sails Again (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1940 A Fugitive from Justice (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1940 Tear Gas Squad (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1940 It All Came True (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1940 Brother Rat and a Baby (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1939 On Dress Parade (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1939 Pride of the Blue Grass (assistant director)
 
1939 Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1939 The Angels Wash Their Faces (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1939 Torchy Runs for Mayor (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1939 The Man Who Dared (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1939 The Adventures of Jane Arden (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1939 Nancy Drew... Reporter (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1939 They Made Me a Criminal (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1938 Comet Over Broadway (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1938 Broadway Musketeers (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1938 My Bill (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1938 Torchy Blane in Panama (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1937 Hollywood Hotel (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1937 The Life of Emile Zola (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1937 Blazing Sixes (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1937 The Go Getter (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1937 Guns of the Pecos (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1936 Polo Joe (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1936 Love Begins at Twenty (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1936 The Golden Arrow (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1936 The Walking Dead (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 Dangerous (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 We're in the Money (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 Black Fury (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1934 The Secret Bride (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1934 Gentlemen Are Born (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1933 The House on 56th Street (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1931 Penrod and Sam (assistant director)
 
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1981 Stripes (production manager)
 
1979 The Amityville Horror (unit production manager - as Russ Saunders)
 
1978 The Driver (production manager - as Russ Saunders)
 
1976 From Noon Till Three (executive production manager)
 
1976 The Shootist (executive production manager)
 
1975 Sharks' Treasure (production supervisor)
 
1974 The Longest Yard (production manager)
 
1974 Chosen Survivors (unit manager)
 
1973 The Way We Were (unit production manager - as Russ Saunders)
 
1972 The New Centurions (unit production manager - as Russ Saunders)
 
1972 Fat City (unit production manager - as Russ Saunders)
 
1971 A Gunfight (production manager)
 
1971 Fools' Parade (unit production manager)
 
1970 Which Way to the Front? (production manager - as Russ Saunders)
 
1970 The Liberation of L.B. Jones (unit production manager)
 
1969 The Comic (unit production manager)
 
1969 The Extraordinary Seaman (unit manager)
 
1968 The Stalking Moon (unit production manager - as Russ Saunders)
 
1967 Bonnie and Clyde (production manager - as Russ Saunders)
 
1967 The Happening (production manager)
 
1966 Walk Don't Run (unit production manager)
 
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1960 Guns of the Timberland
Logger (uncredited)
 
1952 Million Dollar Mermaid
Swimmer (uncredited)
 
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
Circus Man (uncredited)
 
1951 Varieties on Parade
Russ Saunders
 
1933 King Kong
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1932 That's My Boy
Pinkie
 
1932 The All-American
Football Player (uncredited)
 
1931 Touchdown
Football Player (uncredited)
 
1930 The Laughback (short) (as Russ Saunders)
 
1930 Maybe It's Love
Russ Saunders of Southern California (as Russ Saunders)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1933 How to Break 90 #5: Impact (short)
Himself, Russ (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Russ Saunders
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Trivia:

Got his start in Hollywood when the 1927 USC football team was recruited to film football scenes for Knute Rockney film. Teammate Marion Morrison (John Wayne) got his start at the same time. See more »

Nickname:

Racehorse Russell See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius