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Bing Russell
Actor

Bing Russell

5 May 1926Born
8 Apr 2003Died
76Age at death
111Credits

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.

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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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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 111 credits.

  1. 1990Dick TracyFilm: Club Ritz Patron
  2. 1989Tango & CashFilm: Van Driver
  3. 1988SunsetFilm: Studio Guard
  4. 1987OverboardFilm: Elk Cove: Sheriff Earl
  5. 1979ElvisFilm: Vernon Presley
  6. 1976The Loneliest RunnerFilm: Fred Dawkins
  7. 1976Arthur Hailey's The MoneychangersSeries: Timberwell (2 episodes)
  8. 1976The New Daughters of Joshua CabeFilm
  9. 1975The Apple Dumpling GangFilm: Herm Dally
  10. 1974Death SentenceFilm: Trooper
  11. 1974The Sex SymbolFilm: Public Relations Man
  12. 1974The Rockford FilesSeries: Lieutenant (1 episode)
  13. 1974PetrocelliSeries (1 episode)
  14. 1974A Cry in the WildernessFilm: Mr. Griffey
  15. 1973Runaway!Film: Fireman
  16. 1973Satan's School for GirlsFilm: Sheriff
  17. 1973Set This Town on FireFilm: Chuck
  18. 1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries: Detective Dan Riggs (1 episode)
  19. 1972Now You See Him, Now You Don'tFilm: Alfred
  20. 1972Emergency!Series: Carl Wilson (3 episodes)
  21. 1971A Taste of EvilFilm: Sheriff
  22. 1971The Million Dollar DuckFilm: Mr. Smith
  23. 1971YumaFilm: Rol King (as Neil Russell)
  24. 1971Alias Smith and JonesSeries (1 episode)
  25. 1969The Computer Wore Tennis ShoesFilm: Angelo
  26. 1968The Mod SquadSeries (1 episode)
  27. 1968The OutcastsSeries (1 episode)
  28. 1968Journey to ShilohFilm: Greybeard
  29. 1968Blackbeard's GhostFilm: Second Track Meet Official
  30. 1967MannixSeries (2 episodes)
  31. 1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries: Chet (2 episodes)
  32. 1967HondoSeries: Thompson (1 episode)
  33. 1967Dundee and the CulhaneSeries (1 episode)
  34. 1967The Ride to Hangman's TreeFilm: Keller (Uncredited)
  35. 1967IronsideSeries: Cal Bristold (1 episode)
  36. 1966The MonkeesSeries: Rudy (1 episode)
  37. 1966The MonroesSeries (1 episode)
  38. 1966An Eye for an EyeFilm: Writer
  39. 1966Madame XFilm: Sergeant Riley
  40. 1965I Dream of JeannieSeries: Amos Lincoln (1 episode)
  41. 1965The Big ValleySeries: Jack Tolliver, Clint, Mac, Joe Garrett, Rancher, Dan Kelsey, Sheriff, Slade, Sheriff Jim Dolan (1 episode)
  42. 1965The Hallelujah TrailFilm: Horner
  43. 1965BrandedSeries: Sheriff Gorman (1 episode)
  44. 1964Cheyenne AutumnFilm: Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
  45. 1964The MunstersSeries (1 episode)
  46. 1964One Man's WayFilm: Tom Rayburn
  47. 1963The FugitiveSeries: Sgt. Eggins, Officer, Matt Davis, Officer Westphal (1 episode)
  48. 1963A Gathering of EaglesFilm: Captain (uncredited)
  49. 1963The StripperFilm: Mr. Mulvaney (uncredited)
  50. 1962How the West Was WonFilm: Man (uncredited)
  51. 1962Flashing SpikesFilm: Hogan
  52. 1962Stakeout!Film: Joe
  53. 1962Stoney BurkeSeries (1 episode)
  54. 1962General Electric TrueSeries (1 episode)
  55. 1962The VirginianSeries: Sgt. Eads, John Rudd, Donovan, Sam Fuller, Gabe Sloan, Ned Smith (2 episodes)
  56. 1962Sam BenedictSeries: Len George (uncredited) (1 episode)
  57. 1961Ben CaseySeries (1 episode)
  58. 1960The Great ImpostorFilm: Morgan (uncredited)
  59. 1960The Magnificent SevenFilm: Robert
  60. 1960Route 66Series: Frank Satterfield (1 episode)
  61. 1960Surfside 6Series (1 episode)
  62. 1960Stagecoach WestSeries (1 episode)
  63. 1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeries: Mr. Burton (1 episode)
  64. 1960TateSeries (1 episode)
  65. 1959The AlaskansSeries (1 episode)
  66. 1959The Twilight ZoneSeries: George Cousins, Ben Braden (1 episode)
  67. 1959Johnny RingoSeries: Dick Walsh (1 episode)
  68. 1959LaramieSeries: Sam Purdy (1 episode)
  69. 1959BonanzaSeries: Sheriff Clem Foster, Deputy Clem Foster, Major Reynolds, Poindexter (7 episodes)
  70. 1959Last Train from Gun HillFilm: Skag, Belden Hand
  71. 1959The Horse SoldiersFilm: Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee
  72. 1959Rio BravoFilm: Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited)
  73. 1959Black SaddleSeries: Lee Curry, Ken Wilson (1 episode)
  74. 1959RawhideSeries: Jack Harris (1 episode)
  75. 1959Good Day for a HangingFilm: George Fletcher
  76. 1958The RiflemanSeries (2 episodes)
  77. 1958The TexanSeries (1 episode)
  78. 1958The Donna Reed ShowSeries (1 episode)
  79. 1958BroncoSeries: Johnny Rawlins (2 episodes)
  80. 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries: Clay, Billy Hemp (1 episode)

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