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Robert Russell is a Actor British born on 24 may 1936 at Kent (United-kingdom)

Robert Russell

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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 24 may 1936 at Kent (United-kingdom)
Death 12 may 2008 (at 71 years) at Maidenhead (United-kingdom)

Robert Russell (24 May 1936 – 12 May 2008) was an English actor known for a memorable supporting role as John Stearne alongside Vincent Price in the classic British horror film Witchfinder General (1968).

He was born in Kent, England. His family emigrated to South Africa for 9 years when he was aged 11. He worked in a gold mine after leaving school. He returned to England and trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He then appeared on stage with stars such as Laurence Olivier and Michael Gambon, as a member of the National Theatre touring company.

He made numerous appearances on UK television, often playing tough characters and villains due to his imposing stature, including The Avengers, The Sweeney, Space: 1999, Blake's 7 and Doctor Who, playing a guard in the serial entitled The Power of the Daleks and a Highland Games Champion, The Caber, in Terror of the Zygons. Some of his other film appearances included Othello (1965), The Whisperers (1967), Bedazzled (1967) with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Inspector Clouseau (1968), The Breaking of Bumbo (1970), Man in the Wilderness (1971) with Richard Harris, Sitting Target (1972), Double Exposure (1977), Queen of the Blues (1979) starring Mary Millington, Ivanhoe (1982), and the TV film of The Sign of Four (1983).

He lived for the last 14 years of his life in Maidenhead, Berkshire and died there of a heart attack at his home aged 71.

* Note: This is from a Public Member Trees search on Ancestry, where the date of death is oddly given as 18 May 2008 (see discussion).

Usually with

Dudley Moore
Dudley Moore
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Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed
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John Bindon
John Bindon
(2 films)
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Filmography of Robert Russell (10 films)

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Black Arrow, 1h33
Directed by John Hough
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Oliver Reed, Fernando Rey, Donald Pleasence, Benedict Taylor, Georgia Slowe, Stephan Chase
Rating63% 3.1967553.1967553.1967553.1967553.196755
During the Wars of the Roses Sir Daniel is a powerful, unscrupulous knight, surrounded by equally treacherous retainers, Oates, Sykes, Appleyard, and Scar. Since the white rose of the House of York is in the ascendant, Sir Daniel and his household are loyal to York and the white rose. The film takes place just before the revolt of Richard, Earl of Warwick's rebellion against Edward IV (1469–1471).
The Sign of Four, 1h37
Directed by Desmond Davis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Ian William Richardson, David Healy, Thorley Walters, Cherie Lunghi, Clive Merrison, Terence Rigby
Roles Williams
Rating63% 3.1990653.1990653.1990653.1990653.199065
Le Major Sholto a jadis pris possession du trésor caché par un Rajah, avec la complicité d'un de ses hommes et les informations données par Jonathan Small, un détenu. Mais il est rentré en Angleterre avec tout le butin.
Silver Dream Racer
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Road movies
Actors David Essex, Beau Bridges, Cristina Raines, Clarke Peters, Harry H. Corbett, Diane Keen
Rating55% 2.7556352.7556352.7556352.7556352.755635
Nick Freeman is an aspiring motorcycle racer. But after Nick's brother dies before he is able to test and race the new experimental motorcycle he's developed, Nick inherits the responsibility to prove his brother's design. In spite of a series of tough setbacks, including the loss of his girlfriend, Nick goes into the big race at the British Grand Prix with all his energy and concentration bent on winning. But underhanded American racer (Beau Bridges) is also among the competitors and he is determined to ruin Nick's chances. Numerous incidents happen before Nick crosses the finish line in first place.
Sitting Target, 1h33
Directed by Douglas Hickox
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Oliver Reed, Jill St John, Ian McShane, Edward Woodward, Freddie Jones, Frank Finlay
Roles First Prison Warder
Rating65% 3.2943.2943.2943.2943.294
Harry Lomart, a convicted murderer, and Birdy Williams are convicts planning a breakout. Before the two men can abscond to another country, Lomart gets word that his wife Pat has been having an affair with another man and has become pregnant.
Man in the Wilderness, 1h44
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Richard Harris, John Huston, Prunella Ransome, Percy Herbert, Henry Wilcoxon, Norman Rossington
Roles Smith
Rating67% 3.391223.391223.391223.391223.39122
A classic survival story, told partly through flashbacks to Zachary Bass's past. After being left for dead by his fellow trappers, he undergoes a series of trials and adventures as he slowly heals and equips himself while he tracks the expedition, apparently intent on retribution for his abandonment, while earning the respect of the Indians he encounters. However, when he finally confronts his fellow trappers and Captain Henry, he chooses not to seek revenge, but instead to focus on returning to his infant son.
The Breaking of Bumbo
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Richard Warwick, Joanna Lumley, Natasha Pyne, Jeremy Child, John Bird, Donald Pickering
Roles Sergeant Clegg
Rating50% 2.5190252.5190252.5190252.5190252.519025
Newly commissioned Guards Ensign Bumbo learns the facts of life from his new girl friend in Swinging London as well as from his platoon and commanding officer.
Inspector Clouseau, 1h36
Directed by Bud Yorkin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Alan Arkin, Frank Finlay, Delia Boccardo, Patrick Cargill, Beryl Reid, Barry Foster
Rating47% 2.356412.356412.356412.356412.35641
An organized crime wave strikes across Europe. Suspecting a mole within Scotland Yard, the Prime Minister brings Clouseau in to solve the case. Clouseau foils two assassination attempts but is subsequently kidnapped. The gang uses him to make masks of his face which they later use to commit a series of daring bank robberies across Switzerland. Eventually, Clouseau foils the plot and unmasks the traitor within the Yard.
Witchfinder General, 1h26
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Horror, Historical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Political films
Actors Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hilary Dwyer, Rupert Davies, Robert Russell, Nicky Henson
Roles John Stearne. Playing Hopkins's thuggish assistant, Russell certainly looked the part. However, as filming progressed, Reeves found the actor's high pitched voice unsuitable for such a rough character, and after production was completed he had all of his
Rating66% 3.347863.347863.347863.347863.34786
In 1645, during the English Civil War, Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price), an opportunist and witchhunter, takes advantage of the breakdown in social order to impose a reign of terror in East Anglia. Hopkins and his assistant, John Stearne (Robert Russell), visit village after village, brutally torturing confessions out of suspected witches. They charge the local magistrates for the work they carry out.
Bedazzled
Bedazzled (1967)
, 1h43
Directed by Stanley Donen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Demons in film
Actors Peter Cook, Eleanor Bron, Raquel Welch, Dudley Moore, Robert Russell, Valentine Dyall
Rating67% 3.3951853.3951853.3951853.3951853.395185
Stanley Moon (Moore) is a dissatisfied introverted young man who works in a Wimpy's restaurant and admires, from afar, the waitress Margaret (Eleanor Bron). Despairing of his unrequited infatuation, he is in the process of an incompetent suicide attempt, when he is interrupted by the Devil, incarnated as George Spiggott (Cook). Spiggott is in a contest with God, trying to be the first to gather 100 billion souls. If he achieves this first, he will be readmitted to Heaven.
The Whisperers, 1h45
Directed by Bryan Forbes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Edith Evans, Ronald Fraser, Eric Portman, Nanette Newman, Harry Baird, Gerald Sim
Rating71% 3.5880253.5880253.5880253.5880253.588025
Mrs. Ross, an impoverished elderly eccentric living in a ground floor flat in an unnamed town in the North and dependent on welfare, is visited by her criminal son, who hides a package containing a large sum of stolen money in an unused bedroom. Thinking the money is a windfall intended for her, Mrs. Ross makes elaborate plans which she casually confides to a stranger, who pretends to befriend her but actually kidnaps her to obtain the money. Rendered drunk and turned into the elements by her captors, Mrs. Ross contracts pneumonia and barely recovers in hospital. Her sympathetic agent at the welfare bureau finds her and reunites her with her ne'er-do-well husband who deserted her decades ago. Motivated by his own need for stability, he moves back in with her but soon turns to crime, which forces him to flee and desert her again. Having been on the verge of a return to decent living, Mrs. Ross resumes her decayed status as a reclusive derelict of society.