Actor
John Russell
January 3, 1921 · Los Angeles, California, USA
John Lawrence Russell was an American actor, and World War II veteran, most noted for playing Marshal Dan Troop in the successful ABC western television series Lawman from 1958 to 1962, and his lead role as international adventurer Tim Kelly in the syndicated TV series Soldiers of Fortune from 1955 to 1957.
Russell signed a contract with 20th Century Fox in 1945 and made his first film appearance as a guard in A Royal Scandal. He played several supporting parts while at Fox, acting the role of a junior law partner in the Clifton Webb comedy Sitting Pretty, as well as a navy pilot in Slattery's Hurricane. Later, however, he signed with Republic Pictures where he was cast in a starring role.
Notable work
Often works with
Clint Eastwood
3 titles together
The Outlaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider, Honkytonk Man
Bill McKinney
2 titles together
The Outlaw Josey Wales, Alias Smith and Jones
Matt Clark
2 titles together
The Outlaw Josey Wales, Honkytonk Man
John Quade
2 titles together
The Outlaw Josey Wales, McCloud
Harry Morgan
2 titles together
Yellow Sky, Somewhere in the Night
Paul Hurst
2 titles together
Yellow Sky, The Sun Shines Bright
Full filmography · 66
American Nightmare
as Police Officer
20025.1
Under the Gun
as Simon Stone
1988
Pale Rider
as Stockburn
19857.2
Honkytonk Man
cast
19826.3
Six Tickets to Hell
cast
1981
Mission to Glory: A True Story
as Solis
1977
The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Bloody Bill Anderson
19767.5
Fugitive Lovers
as Harris Alexander
1975
Smoke In The Wind
as Cagle Mondier
1975
Blood Legacy
as Frank Mantee
19713.5
Cannon for Cordoba
as General Pershing
19705.6
Noon Sunday
as Darmody
1970