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Leon Russom

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Leon Russom in Profiler (1996)
A family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival.
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Best known as Prison Break (2005)'s General Jonathan Kranz (Padman) and the Malibu police chief in The Big Lebowski (1998), Russom was, for 22 years, a New York stage actor whose day job was soaps, with long tenures as Joe Taylor on Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967), Willis Frame on Another World (1964), and Jack Darling on All My Children (1970). The feature No Way Out (1987) brought Russom to Los Angeles in 1987.

A year later, after starring opposite Carol Burnett in Hostage (1988), he moved to LA permanently to star in NBC's TV 101 (1988). Emmy-nominated for Long Road Home (1991), Russom has continued his theatrical activity in Los Angeles (and on Broadway) while establishing himself as a presence in episodic television and feature films, including True Grit (2010), his second film with Joel and Ethan Coen.
BornDecember 6, 1941
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place (2018)
    A Quiet Place
    7.5
    • Man in the Woods
    • 2018
    The Midnighters (2016)
    The Midnighters
    6.2
    • Victor
    • 2016
    Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)
    True Grit
    7.6
    • Sheriff
    • 2010
    Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski (1998)
    The Big Lebowski
    8.1
    • Malibu Police Chief
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Fracture - Concept film
      • Ron
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • The Primevals (2023)
      The Primevals
      5.7
      • Rondo Montana
      • 2023
    • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
      Shameless
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Chester
      • 2019
    • Video Palace (2018)
      Video Palace
      8.3
      Podcast Series
      • Thurman Mueller
      • 2018
    • Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place (2018)
      A Quiet Place
      7.5
      • Man in the Woods
      • 2018
    • The 33rd: Sci-Fi Anthology (2018)
      The 33rd: Sci-Fi Anthology
      TV Series
      • Goshin (voice)
      • 2018
    • Josh Adell, Todd Robert Anderson, Matthew Ashford, Steve Hicks, Dee Wallace, Tarina Pouncy, Gabrielle Stone, and War Machine in The Fuzz (2017)
      The Fuzz
      6.6
      • Victor Swick
      • 2017
    • Shannen Doherty, Tom Green, Zack Ward, Stefanie Estes, and James Cullen Bressack in Bethany (2017)
      Bethany
      4.1
      • Doctor Merman
      • 2017
    • The Midnighters (2016)
      The Midnighters
      6.2
      • Victor
      • 2016
    • Amy Gumenick in The Binding (2016)
      The Binding
      3.7
      • Uriel
      • 2016
    • Chosen (2013)
      Chosen
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Carl Sherman
      • 2014
    • Chris Elliott, Maria Thayer, and Brett Gelman in Eagleheart (2011)
      Eagleheart
      7.4
      TV Series
      • D'Alessandro
      • 2013
    • Astigmatism
      Short
      • William
      • 2013
    • Lost on Purpose (2013)
      Lost on Purpose
      5.9
      • Gene Lee
      • 2013
    • Fuzz Track City (2012)
      Fuzz Track City
      7.5
      • Victor Swick
      • 2012
    • The Chemist (2012)
      The Chemist
      9.4
      Short
      • The Chemist
      • 2012

    Additional Crew



    • Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971)
      Dirty Harry
      7.7
      • voice (uncredited)
      • 1971

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Leon Russum
    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • December 6, 1941
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
    • Spouses
        Daphne C CheesmanNovember 21, 1987 - present (1 child)
    • Children
        Child
    • Parents
        Maurice Leon Russom Sr.
    • Relatives
      • Rosalind Ann Russom(Sibling)
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      Was one of the original cast in the off-Broadway nudie musical "Oh, Calcutta!" in 1969.

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