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Bing Russell

Acting 76 (deceased) years old Brattleboro, Vermont, USA ★ 3.7
Born: May 5, 1926
Died: April 8, 2003

Biography

Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (May 5, 1926 – April 8, 2003) was an American actor and Class A minor-league baseball club owner. He was the father of Hollywood actor Kurt Russell.

Although best known as the deputy on Bonanza (1959) and Robert in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Russell's was also well known on a national level as the owner of the Portland Mavericks Baseball Club. Helming the only independent team in the class A Northwest League, Russell was an innovator. Before Bull Durham (1988), there were the Mavericks. Russell kept a 30 man roster because he believed that some of the players deserved to have one last season. His motto was simply one three lettered word - not WIN - although the Mavericks did just that - no, the word was FUN. He created a park that kept all corporate sponsorship outside the gates, hired the first female general manager in professional baseball, and the following year hired the first Asian American GM/Manager. That same season his team set a record for the highest attendance in Minor league history, and went on to win the pennant. Ex-major leaguers and never-weres who couldn't stop playing the game flocked to his June tryouts, which were always open to anyone that showed up. From as far away as Capetown, and France, players would head to Portland for a chance with Russell's Mavericks.

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Known For

Bonanza
Bonanza Sheriff Clem Foster 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Deputy Clem Foster 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Major Reynolds 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Poindexter 1959
Mannix
Mannix 1967

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Predator
Predator Mr. Burton 1987
New Jack City
New Jack City Jack Harris 1991

Filmography

Acting Credits (149)

The Battered Bastards of Baseball
The Battered Bastards of Baseball Himself (Archive Footage) 2014
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy Club Ritz Patron 1990
Tango & Cash
Tango & Cash Van Driver 1989
Sunset
Sunset Studio Guard 1988
Overboard
Overboard Elk Cove: Sheriff Earl 1987
Elvis
Elvis Vernon Presley 1979
The Loneliest Runner
The Loneliest Runner Fred Dawkins 1976
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers Timberwell 1976
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe 1976
The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Apple Dumpling Gang Herm Dally 1975
Death Sentence
Death Sentence Trooper 1974
The Sex Symbol
The Sex Symbol Public Relations Man 1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files Lieutenant 1974
Petrocelli
Petrocelli 1974
A Cry in the Wilderness
A Cry in the Wilderness Mr. Griffey 1974
Runaway!
Runaway! Fireman 1973
Satan's School for Girls
Satan's School for Girls Sheriff 1973
Set This Town on Fire
Set This Town on Fire Chuck 1973
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco 1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Now You See Him, Now You Don't Alfred 1972
Emergency!
Emergency! 1972
A Taste of Evil
A Taste of Evil Sheriff 1971
The Million Dollar Duck
The Million Dollar Duck Mr. Smith 1971
Yuma
Yuma Rol King (as Neil Russell) 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones 1971
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes Angelo 1969
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad 1968
The Outcasts
The Outcasts 1968
Journey to Shiloh
Journey to Shiloh Greybeard 1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
Blackbeard's Ghost Second Track Meet Official 1968
Mannix
Mannix 1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett 1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett Chet 1967
Hondo
Hondo Thompson 1967
Dundee and the Culhane
Dundee and the Culhane 1967
Ironside
Ironside 1967
Ironside
Ironside Cal Bristold 1967
The Monkees
The Monkees Rudy 1966
The Monroes
The Monroes 1966
Madame X
Madame X Sergeant Riley 1966
I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie Amos Lincoln 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Jack Tolliver 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Clint 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Rancher 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Mac 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Joe Garrett 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Dan Kelsey 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Sheriff 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Slade 1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Sheriff Jim Dolan 1965
The Hallelujah Trail
The Hallelujah Trail Horner 1965
Branded
Branded 1965
Branded
Branded Sheriff Gorman 1965
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited) 1964
The Munsters
The Munsters 1964
One Man's Way
One Man's Way Tom Rayburn 1964
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Sgt. Eggins 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Officer 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Matt Davis 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Officer Westphal 1963
A Gathering of Eagles
A Gathering of Eagles Captain (uncredited) 1963
The Stripper
The Stripper Mr. Mulvaney 1963
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won Man (uncredited) 1962
Flashing Spikes
Flashing Spikes Hogan 1962
Stakeout!
Stakeout! Joe 1962
Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke 1962
General Electric True
General Electric True 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Sgt. Eads 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian John Rudd 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Donovan 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Sam Fuller 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Ned Smith 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Gabe Sloan 1962
Sam Benedict
Sam Benedict Len George (uncredited) 1962
Ben Casey
Ben Casey 1961
The Great Impostor
The Great Impostor Morgan (uncredited) 1960
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven Robert 1960
Route 66
Route 66 1960
Surfside 6
Surfside 6 1960
Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show Mr. Burton 1960
Tate
Tate 1960
The Alaskans
The Alaskans 1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Ben Braden 1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone George Cousins 1959
Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo Dick Walsh 1959
Laramie
Laramie 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Sheriff Clem Foster 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Deputy Clem Foster 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Major Reynolds 1959
Bonanza
Bonanza Poindexter 1959
Last Train from Gun Hill
Last Train from Gun Hill Skag, Belden Hand 1959
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee 1959
Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited) 1959
Black Saddle
Black Saddle Lee Curry 1959
Black Saddle
Black Saddle Ken Wilson 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Jack Harris 1959
Good Day for a Hanging
Good Day for a Hanging George Fletcher 1959
The Rifleman
The Rifleman 1958
The Texan
The Texan 1958
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show 1958
Bronco
Bronco 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive Clay 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive Billy Hemp 1958
Cattle Empire
Cattle Empire Douglas Hamilton 1958
Suicide Battalion
Suicide Battalion Lt. Chet Hall 1958
Ride a Violent Mile
Ride a Violent Mile Corporal Norman 1957
Bombers B-52
Bombers B-52 Operator (uncredited) 1957
The Land Unknown
The Land Unknown Radio Operator (uncredited) 1957
Harbor Command
Harbor Command 1957
Maverick
Maverick 1957
Maverick
Maverick Tyler Brink 1957
Maverick
Maverick Russ Aikens 1957
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot Sergeant McKinnock 1957
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot Hank Gibson 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel Sheriff Reagan 1957
Without Incident
Without Incident 1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Harry - Griffin Bartender (uncredited) 1957
The Deadly Mantis
The Deadly Mantis State Trooper 1957
Drango
Drango Lieutenant with Supply Wagon 1957
Teenage Thunder
Teenage Thunder Used-Car Salesman 1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Sam - Henchman 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Deputy Stover 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Cole 1956
Attack
Attack Medic 1956
The Man Called X
The Man Called X 1956
Navy Log
Navy Log 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Simon Fletcher 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Ed Shelby 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Tabor 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Head 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Walsh 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Arnold Rolfing 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Sergeant Turner 1955
Science Fiction Theatre
Science Fiction Theatre 1955
Cult of the Cobra
Cult of the Cobra 1955
A Life at Stake
A Life at Stake Bartender (uncredited) 1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney Arne 1954
Lassie
Lassie 1954
Public Defender
Public Defender 2nd Cop 1954
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta Convict 1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta Jim Murphy 1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta Newsman 1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta Sergeant 1953
Big Leaguer
Big Leaguer 1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Assistant Director 1951
The Living Christ
The Living Christ Lazarus 1951

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