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Charles Russell(1918-1985)

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Eve Miller and Charles Russell in Inner Sanctum (1948)
Charles Russell, who was born on March 31, 1918, in New York City, was a movie and radio actor who appeared in 17 films between 1943 and 1949. Russell made his debut in an uncredited part as a ball player in Ladies' Day (1943) at RKO and had his first credited role in his second film, RKO's Bombardier (1943), a World War II propaganda film. Signed by 20th Century-Fox, he appeared in another propaganda movie, The Purple Heart (1944), a prestigious A-list picture written and produced by studio boss Darryl F. Zanuck. Starring Dana Andrews, it featured up-and-coming actors Richard Conte and Farley Granger, who would go on to have far longer and successful careers than would Russell.

One of Russell's more memorable films was The Late George Apley (1947), in which he played Ronald Colman's son. The following year, billed as "Charlie Russell", he appeared in Fox's A-list musical Give My Regards to Broadway (1948), headlined by song-and-dance man Dan Dailey. That same year he played his only two leads--in the Fox B-picture Night Wind (1948) and in Film Classics' Inner Sanctum (1948), a Poverty Row production directed by the incredibly prolific Lew Landers. Russell appeared as a second lead in two more Fox "B" pictures before going over to Columbia for a supporting role in Mary Ryan, Detective (1949). His last picture was in support of Hurd Hatfield in Columbia's Chinatown at Midnight (1949). Russell originated the role of insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in the CBS Radio series "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" in 1949, playing the role until being replaced by Edmond O'Brien at the beginning of the 1950 season.

Russell married fellow 20th Century-Fox contract player Nancy Guild in 1947. They divorced in 1950. Charles Russell died on January 18, 1985, in Beverly Hills, California. He was 66 years old.
BornMarch 31, 1918
DiedJanuary 18, 1985(66)
BornMarch 31, 1918
DiedJanuary 18, 1985(66)
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Cay Forester, Stanley Clements, and Charles Russell in Canon City (1948)
Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Don 'Red' Barry, John Craven, Farley Granger, Sam Levene, Richard Loo, Kevin O'Shea, and Charles Russell in The Purple Heart (1944)
Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Don 'Red' Barry, John Craven, Farley Granger, Sam Levene, Richard Loo, Kevin O'Shea, and Charles Russell in The Purple Heart (1944)
Peggy Knudsen, Lynne Roberts, and Charles Russell in Trouble Preferred (1948)
Mary Beth Hughes and Charles Russell in Inner Sanctum (1948)
Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Don 'Red' Barry, John Craven, Farley Granger, Sam Levene, Richard Loo, Kevin O'Shea, and Charles Russell in The Purple Heart (1944)
Vanessa Brown, Ronald Colman, Richard Haydn, Richard Ney, and Charles Russell in The Late George Apley (1947)

Known for

Mary Beth Hughes in Inner Sanctum (1948)
Inner Sanctum
6.0
  • Harold Dunlap
  • 1948
Ronald Colman, Peggy Cummins, Richard Haydn, and Richard Ney in The Late George Apley (1947)
The Late George Apley
7.0
  • Howard Boulder
  • 1947
Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Don 'Red' Barry, John Craven, Farley Granger, Sam Levene, Richard Loo, Kevin O'Shea, and Charles Russell in The Purple Heart (1944)
The Purple Heart
6.5
  • Lt. Kenneth Bayforth
  • 1944
The Crimebusters (1962)
The Crimebusters
6.7
  • Producer
  • 1962

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Producer

  • Judd for the Defense (1967)
    Judd for the Defense
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  • Ben Gazzara and Chuck Connors in Arrest and Trial (1963)
    Arrest and Trial
  • Naked City (1958)
    Naked City
  • The Crimebusters (1962)
    The Crimebusters
  • Cain's Hundred (1961)
    Cain's Hundred
  • The Murder Men (1961)
    The Murder Men
  • Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)
    Adventures in Paradise
  • Abel Fernandez, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni, and Robert Stack in The Untouchables (1959)
    The Untouchables
  • Dennis Hopper, Lyle Bettger, and Cameron Mitchell in Pursuit (1958)
    Pursuit
  • Judy Garland in Ford Star Jubilee (1955)
    Ford Star Jubilee
  • Star Stage (1955)
    Star Stage
  • You Are There (1953)
    You Are There
  • Danger (1950)
    Danger
  • Crime Photographer (1951)
    Crime Photographer

Actor

  • Breakthrough (1950)
    Breakthrough
    • (uncredited)
  • Benson Fong, Hurd Hatfield, Maylia, Jean Willes, and Victor Sen Yung in Chinatown at Midnight (1949)
    Chinatown at Midnight
  • Mary Ryan, Detective (1949)
    Mary Ryan, Detective
    • (uncredited)
  • Tucson (1949)
    Tucson
  • Peggy Knudsen, Lynne Roberts, and Charles Russell in Trouble Preferred (1948)
    Trouble Preferred
  • Mary Beth Hughes in Inner Sanctum (1948)
    Inner Sanctum
  • Virginia Christine, John Ridgely, Charles Russell, and Flame in Night Wind (1948)
    Night Wind
  • Scott Brady in Canon City (1948)
    Canon City
  • Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)
    Give My Regards to Broadway
    • (as Charlie Russell)
  • Beyond Our Own (1947)
    Beyond Our Own
  • Ronald Colman, Peggy Cummins, Richard Haydn, and Richard Ney in The Late George Apley (1947)
    The Late George Apley
  • Clem Bevans, June Haver, Connie Marshall, and John Payne in Wake Up and Dream (1946)
    Wake Up and Dream
  • Richard Crane, Faye Marlowe, Charles Russell, and Martha Stewart in Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946)
    Johnny Comes Flying Home
  • Mary Anderson, Richard Crane, William Gargan, and Carole Landis in Behind Green Lights (1946)
    Behind Green Lights
  • Lynn Bari and Fred MacMurray in Captain Eddie (1945)
    Captain Eddie

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    • March 31, 1918
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • January 18, 1985
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA
    • Nancy GuildApril 26, 1947 - 1950 (divorced)
  • (1949-50) Radio: Starred in the CBS Radio series "Johnny Dollar".

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    Played title role in the popular old time radio show, "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar", in the late 1940's.

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