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Tony Russel is a Actor American born on 23 november 1925 at Kenosha (USA)
Tony Russel (born Anthony Russo on November 23, 1925 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA) is a former film, stage, and television actor. He is noted for having worked extensively in the Italian film industry in the mid-1960s, and for his work as a voice actor where he was the founder and president of the English Language Dubbers Association (ELDA) in Italy. He was one of several American actors who turned down the lead of A Fistful of Dollars.
After making Burt Topper's War is Hell, he went to Italy first appearing in the title role of La leggenda di Fra Diavolo. He then appeared in several sword and sandal and Eurospy films. Russel played Zorro in Behind the Mask of Zorro; he had originally tested for the role of Walt Disney's Zorro but lost out to Guy Williams. Among Russel's starring roles are parts in the sci-fi epics Wild, Wild Planet and its sequel, War of the Planets filmed concurrently. He left Italy for America in 1967.
In 1969, Russel played the rustler Mike Cassidy in the episode "Drop Out" of the syndicated television series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Robert Taylor, not long before Taylor's own death. In the story line, the rebellious George Leroy Parker, played by Michael Margotta, takes the name Butch Cassidy in honor of his acquaintance. The episode aired the same year as the film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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Tony Russel
Birth name Anthony Russo
Nationality USA
Birth 23 november 1925 at Kenosha (USA)
Death 18 march 2017 (at 91 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 23 november 1925 at Kenosha (USA)
Death 18 march 2017 (at 91 years)
Tony Russel (born Anthony Russo on November 23, 1925 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA) is a former film, stage, and television actor. He is noted for having worked extensively in the Italian film industry in the mid-1960s, and for his work as a voice actor where he was the founder and president of the English Language Dubbers Association (ELDA) in Italy. He was one of several American actors who turned down the lead of A Fistful of Dollars.
After making Burt Topper's War is Hell, he went to Italy first appearing in the title role of La leggenda di Fra Diavolo. He then appeared in several sword and sandal and Eurospy films. Russel played Zorro in Behind the Mask of Zorro; he had originally tested for the role of Walt Disney's Zorro but lost out to Guy Williams. Among Russel's starring roles are parts in the sci-fi epics Wild, Wild Planet and its sequel, War of the Planets filmed concurrently. He left Italy for America in 1967.
In 1969, Russel played the rustler Mike Cassidy in the episode "Drop Out" of the syndicated television series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Robert Taylor, not long before Taylor's own death. In the story line, the rebellious George Leroy Parker, played by Michael Margotta, takes the name Butch Cassidy in honor of his acquaintance. The episode aired the same year as the film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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Filmography of Tony Russel (16 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Your Friend the Rat | Actor | Disclaimer Guy |
| 1984 | The Vegas Strip War | Actor | Morgan Steinman |
| 1973 | Soul Hustler | Actor | Evin Calder |
| 1973 | The Invasion of Carol Enders | Actor | Dan Petrie |
| 1971 | The Hard Ride | Actor | Big Red |
| 1966 | Behind the Mask of Zorro | Actor | Zorro |
| 1966 | The Wild, Wild Planet | Actor | Cmdr. Mike Halstead |
| 1966 | War of the Planets | Actor | Cmdr. Mike Halstead |
| 1964 | The Revolt of the Seven | Actor | Keros |
| 1963 | Les Cavaliers de la terreur | Actor | Paolo |
| 1962 | La leggenda di Fra Diavolo | Actor | Fra Diavolo |
| 1961 | War Is Hell | Actor | Sgt. Keefer |
| 1959 | Last Train from Gun Hill | Actor | |
| 1958 | King Creole | Actor | Chico (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Signé Zorro | Actor | Carlos Martinez (archive footage) (as Tony Russo) |
| 1954 | The Silver Chalice | Actor | Sicarii (uncredited) |