Bing Russell
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieThe Battered Bastards of Baseball
2014
Himself (Archive Footage)
movieDick Tracy
1990
Club Ritz Patron
movieTango & Cash
1989
Van Driver
movieSunset
1988
Studio Guard
movieOverboard
1987
Elk Cove: Sheriff Earl
movieElvis
1979
Vernon Presley
movieThe Loneliest Runner
1976
Fred Dawkins
tvArthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
1976
Timberwell
movieThe Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
Herm Dally
movieDeath Sentence
1974
Trooper
movieThe Sex Symbol
1974
Public Relations Man
tvThe Rockford Files
1974
Lieutenant
movieA Cry in the Wilderness
1974
Mr. Griffey
movieRunaway!
1973
Fireman
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
Detective Dan Riggs
movieA Taste of Evil
1971
Sheriff
movieThe Million Dollar Duck
1971
Mr. Smith
movieYuma
1971
Rol King (as Neil Russell)
movieJourney to Shiloh
1968
Greybeard
movieBlackbeard's Ghost
1968
Second Track Meet Official
tvHondo
1967
Thompson
movieThe Ride to Hangman's Tree
1967
Keller (Uncredited)
tvIronside
1967
Cal Bristold
movieMadame X
1966
Sergeant Riley
tvI Dream of Jeannie
1965
Amos Lincoln
tvThe Big Valley
1965
Jack Tolliver / Clint / Rancher / Joe Garrett / Mac / Dan Kelsey / Sheriff / Slade / Sheriff Jim Dolan
tvBranded
1965
Sheriff Gorman
movieCheyenne Autumn
1964
Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
movieOne Man's Way
1964
Tom Rayburn
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Sgt. Eggins / Officer / Matt Davis / Officer Westphal
movieA Gathering of Eagles
1963
Captain (uncredited)
movieThe Stripper
1963
Mr. Mulvaney
movieHow the West Was Won
1962
Man (uncredited)
tvThe Virginian
1962
Sgt. Eads / John Rudd / Donovan / Sam Fuller / Gabe Sloan / Ned Smith
tvSam Benedict
1962
Len George (uncredited)
movieThe Great Impostor
1960
Morgan (uncredited)
tvRoute 66
1960
Frank Satterfield
tvThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
Mr. Burton
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
George Cousins / Ben Braden
tvJohnny Ringo
1959
Dick Walsh
tvBonanza
1959
Sheriff Clem Foster / Deputy Clem Foster / Major Reynolds / Poindexter
movieLast Train from Gun Hill
1959
Skag, Belden Hand
movieThe Horse Soldiers
1959
Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee
movieRio Bravo
1959
Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited)
tvBlack Saddle
1959
Lee Curry / Ken Wilson
tvRawhide
1959
Jack Harris
movieGood Day for a Hanging
1959
George Fletcher
tvBronco
1958
Johnny Rawlins
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Clay / Billy Hemp
movieCattle Empire
1958
Douglas Hamilton
movieSuicide Battalion
1958
Lt. Chet Hall
movieRide a Violent Mile
1957
Corporal Norman
movieBombers B-52
1957
Operator (uncredited)
movieThe Land Unknown
1957
Radio Operator (uncredited)
tvMaverick
1957
Tyler Brink / Russ Aikens
tvSugarfoot
1957
Sergeant McKinnock / Hank Gibson
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
Sheriff Reagan
movieGunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
Harry - Griffin Bartender (uncredited)
movieThe Deadly Mantis
1957
State Trooper
movieDrango
1957
Lieutenant with Supply Wagon
movieTeenage Thunder
1957
Used-Car Salesman
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Sam - Henchman / Deputy Stover / Cole
movieAttack
1956
Medic
tvGunsmoke
1955
Simon Fletcher / Ed Shelby / Tabor / Head / Walsh / Arnold Rolfing
tvThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Sergeant Turner
movieA Life at Stake
1955
Bartender (uncredited)
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Arne / Track Starter (uncredited)
tvPublic Defender
1954
2nd Cop
tvLetter to Loretta
1953
Convict / Jim Murphy / Newsman / Sergeant
tvYou Are There
1953
Lendall Pitts / Disheartened Soldier
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Assistant Director
tvThe Living Christ
1951
Lazarus
