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John Russell is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 3 january 1921 at Los Angeles (USA)

John Russell

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Birth name John Lawrence Russell
Nationality USA
Birth 3 january 1921 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 19 january 1991 (at 70 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

John Lawrence Russell (January 3, 1921 – January 19, 1991) was an American motion picture film and television actor, and World War II veteran, most noted for his starring role as 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 T.V. series Soldiers of Fortune from 1955-57 .

Biography

Au cinéma, le plus souvent comme second rôle de caractère, John Russell contribue à cinquante-trois films (dont des westerns), majoritairement américains. Le premier est Monsieur Smith au Sénat de Frank Capra (avec James Stewart et Jean Arthur), sorti en 1939. Après une interruption due à la Seconde Guerre mondiale (il sert au sein du 6e régiment de Marines), son deuxième film — un petit rôle non-crédité — est Scandale à la cour d'Ernst Lubitsch et Otto Preminger (1945, avec Tallulah Bankhead et Charles Coburn).

Par la suite, il apparaît notamment dans Ambre d'Otto Preminger (1947, avec Linda Darnell et Cornel Wilde), Le soleil brille pour tout le monde de John Ford (1953, avec Charles Winninger et Arleen Whelan), Rio Bravo d'Howard Hawks (1959, avec John Wayne et Dean Martin), ou encore Les Canons de Cordoba de Paul Wendkos (1970, avec George Peppard et Giovanna Ralli). Son dernier film sort en 1988.

Fait particulier, vers la fin de sa carrière, il joue dans trois films de (et avec) Clint Eastwood, Josey Wales hors-la-loi (1976, avec Chief Dan George et Sondra Locke), Honkytonk Man (1982, avec Kyle Eastwood et John McIntire) et Pale Rider, le cavalier solitaire (son avant-dernier film, 1985, de et avec Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty et Carrie Snodgress).

Pour la télévision, à partir de 1955, John Russell collabore à dix-huit séries, dont Lawman (intégrale, 1958-1962, où il tient le rôle principal du marshal Dan Troop) et Opération vol (cinq épisodes, 1969). Son ultime série est L'Homme qui tombe à pic, dans un épisode diffusé en 1984, où il incarne à nouveau le marshal Dan Troop (qu'il personnifie également dans un épisode de Maverick, diffusé en 1960).

Best films

Pale Rider (1985)
(Actor)

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Filmography of John Russell (47 films)

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Actor

Saddle Tramp
Directed by Hugo Fregonese
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Joel McCrea, Wanda Hendrix, John Russell, John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan, Russell Simpson
Roles Rocky
Rating68% 3.4388953.4388953.4388953.4388953.438895
Carefree Chuck Connor est sur son chemin vers l'Ouest et arrête de voir un vieil ami et ses quatre garçons. Lorsque son hôte est tué dans un accident de cheval Chuck se rend compte qu'il doit prendre soin de la famille. Ils ont frappé la route et il prend un emploi dans un ranch, mais il doit garder les enfants cachés comme son patron déteste les enfants. Il y a également des tensions avec le ranch voisin, et quand une fille sur la course de son oncle méchant rejoint la famille se demande sans préavis Chuck ce qu'il a fait pour mériter tout cela.
The Gal Who Took the West, 1h24
Directed by Frederick de Cordova
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Yvonne De Carlo, Charles Coburn, Scott Brady, John Russell, James Millican, Myrna Dell
Roles Grant O'Hara
Rating61% 3.0915453.0915453.0915453.0915453.091545
- 1949 - Un journaliste enquête en Arizona sur l'histoire de la famille O'Hara; aux archives du musée local, il préfère des témoignages recueillis auprès de témoins de l'époque encore en vie, en l'occurrence trois vieillards portés sur la bouteille... dont les versions diffèrent quant aux motivations des protagonistes...
Slattery's Hurricane, 1h27
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Météorologie, Transport films, Aviation films, Catastrophe climatique, Children's films, Disaster films
Actors Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Veronica Lake, John Russell, Gary Merrill, Raymond Greenleaf
Roles Lt. F.A. 'Hobbie' Hobson
Rating63% 3.192673.192673.192673.192673.19267
"...This is a hurricane. Hurricanes are windstorms of great violence several hundred miles in diameter, with a dead calm at the center called the eye. Like whirlpools, they spin rapidly, hurling great destruction in their paths. They're spawned in the doldrums, their father the heat of the sun, their mother the moisture of the sea. From July to December every year, the Caribbean crawls with these evil offspring of the elements..."
Undertow
Undertow (1949)
, 1h11
Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Scott Brady, Bruce Bennett, Dorothy Hart, Peggy Dow, Rock Hudson, John Russell
Roles Danny Morgan
Rating65% 3.290443.290443.290443.290443.29044
Tony Reagan (Scott Brady), a former Chicago mobster and ex-con, is vacationing in Reno at a lodge. He bumps into an old friend/former colleague from Chicago named Danny Morgan (John Russell). It turns out they are both engaged to be married.
Sitting Pretty, 1h23
Directed by Walter Lang
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, Clifton Webb, Richard Haydn, Ed Begley, Randy Stuart
Roles Bill Philby
Rating73% 3.693853.693853.693853.693853.69385
Lawyer Harry (Robert Young) and his wife Tacey King (Maureen O'Hara) have trouble retaining a nanny for their three young rambunctious boys. When the latest in a string of servants quits, Tacey advertises and hires Lynn Belvedere sight unseen, only to find out that Lynn is a dapper older man (Clifton Webb), one with many skills and achievements. Despite their misgivings (and Belvedere's declaration that he detests children), the Kings reluctantly agree to a trial period. Belvedere quickly wins over the kids, although his superior attitude annoys Harry.
Yellow Sky
Yellow Sky (1948)
, 1h34
Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime, Western
Themes Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Children's films
Actors Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark, Victor Kilian, John Russell, Robert Arthur
Roles Lengthy
Rating73% 3.693473.693473.693473.693473.69347
In 1867, a gang led by James "Stretch" Dawson (Gregory Peck) robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws come upon a ghost town called Yellow Sky and its only residents, a hostile young woman called "Mike" (Anne Baxter) by her prospector grandfather (played by James Barton). Stretch is attracted to Mike. While the men recover from their ordeal, Dude (Richard Widmark) snoops around. Dude tells the others that the old man is mining gold, but Stretch is unimpressed. The next day, Mike and Grandpa take to the hills. A confrontation between Stretch and Dude over the leadership of the gang is interrupted by Mike shooting at them. However, when Grandpa is hit in the leg by a ricochet, Mike surrenders.
Forever Amber, 2h18
Directed by Otto Preminger, John M. Stahl
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders, Richard Haydn, Glenn Langan
Roles Black Jack Mallard
Rating64% 3.2454353.2454353.2454353.2454353.245435
The film begins in 1644 during the English Civil War, as we see a group of Roundheads pursuing a Cavalier's carriage. The carriage drives into the country where its passengers abandon a baby, named Amber, on the doorstep of a farming cottage. The roundheads soon catch up with the carriage and kill all the passengers while the farmers discover and decide to adopt Amber.
The Dark Corner, 1h35
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, Mark Stevens, Kurt Kreuger, Chief Tahachee
Roles Policeman at Tony's Apartment (uncredited)
Rating70% 3.5455953.5455953.5455953.5455953.545595
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt (Mark Stevens) suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his secretary Kathleen (Lucille Ball), he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers. Galt turns the tables on the man following him (William Bendix), who claims to be a private eye named Foss, hired by Galt's sworn enemy, a corrupt lawyer named Tony Jardine. In the meantime, Jardine has begun having an affair with the much-younger wife of Hardy Cathcart (Clifton Webb), a wealthy art-gallery owner. It appears that Jardine is setting up Galt to take another fall. But it turns out Foss is not a private eye but a thug named Stauffer, secretly working for Cathcart. He ambushes Galt, knocking him out with ether, then murders Jardine and places a bloody poker in Galt's hand. Kathleen has fallen in love with Galt, so she aids him in covering up the crime and in trying to find out who's behind it. Cathcart, rather than pay off Stauffer, pushes him through a window to his death. It appears Cathcart has thought of everything, but just as he is about to eliminate Galt at the art gallery, someone else arrives to ruin Cathcart's diabolical plan.
Somewhere in the Night, 1h50
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte, Josephine Hutchinson, Morris Carnovsky
Roles Marine Captain (uncredited)
Rating69% 3.495693.495693.495693.495693.49569
The film tells the tale of a man called George Taylor (John Hodiak), who returns home to the US from fighting in World War II. He is suffering from amnesia, and tries to track down his old identity, following a trail left behind by the mysterious Mr. Larry Cravat. He ends up stumbling into a murder mystery involving Nazi loot.
A Royal Scandal, 1h35
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, Otto Preminger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Tallulah Bankhead, Charles Coburn, Anne Baxter, William Eythe, Vincent Price, Mischa Auer
Roles Guard (uncredited)
Rating66% 3.3466753.3466753.3466753.3466753.346675
Une comtesse autrichienne souhaite que sa fille épouse un homme de son rang. Mais la princesse amoureuse d'un ingénieur des mines américain John Gavin, ne l'entend pas de cette oreille. Sur la vie amoureuse de l'impératrice de Russie (tsarine) Catherine la Grande. Scandale à la cour est le remake de "Paradis défendu" (Forbidden Paradise) film muet de 1924 d'après une pièce "Die Zarin" de Lajos Biró et Melchior Lengyel.
A Bell for Adano, 1h43
Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Gene Tierney, John Hodiak, William Bendix, Minor Watson, Glenn Langan, Richard Conte
Roles Capt. Anderson
Rating66% 3.3408653.3408653.3408653.3408653.340865
The story concerns Italian-American U.S. Army Major Joppolo, who is placed in charge of the town of Adano during the invasion of Sicily. The title refers to Major Joppolo's attempts to replace the 700-year-old bell that was taken from the town by the Fascists at the start of the war to be melted down for ammunition. Through his actions, Joppolo also wins the trust and love of the people.
Don Juan Quilligan, 1h15
Directed by Frank Tuttle
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors William Bendix, Joan Blondell, Phil Silvers, Anne Revere, B.S. Pully, John Russell
Roles Howie Mossrock
Rating59% 2.957312.957312.957312.957312.95731
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 2h9
Directed by Frank Capra, Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about children, Politique, Scoutisme, Political films, White House in fiction
Actors Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Charles Lane, Thomas Mitchell
Roles Hopper Boy
Rating80% 4.048974.048974.048974.048974.04897
The governor of an unnamed western state, Hubert "Happy" Hopper (Guy Kibbee), has to pick a replacement for recently deceased U.S. Senator Sam Foley. His corrupt political boss, Jim Taylor (Edward Arnold), pressures Hopper to choose his handpicked stooge, while popular committees want a reformer, Henry Hill. The governor's children want him to select Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), the head of the Boy Rangers. Unable to make up his mind between Taylor's stooge and the reformer, Hopper decides to flip a coin. When it lands on edge – and next to a newspaper story on one of Smith's accomplishments – he chooses Smith, calculating that his wholesome image will please the people while his naïveté will make him easy to manipulate.

Scriptwriter

Side Street, 1h10
Directed by Malcolm St. Clair
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Tom Moore, Owen Moore, Matt Moore, George Raft, Emma Dunn, Katherine Perry
Roles Adaptation
Rating55% 2.780332.780332.780332.780332.78033
The film chronicles the exploits of three Irish brothers. Jimmy is a cop, John is an emergency room doctor, and Dennis, as far as his family is aware of, is a very wealthy businessman, even having paid for John to go to medical school. Their parents, Nora and Tom, are very proud of all three sons. Jimmy is promoted on the police force, and begins the investigation of a murder involving the infamous Muller gang.