Bing Russell
Acting
Born: May 5, 1926 · Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: April 8, 2003 (aged 76)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Tango & Cash
1989
The Magnificent Seven
1960
Rio Bravo
1959
Dick Tracy
1990
The Twilight Zone
1959
Overboard
1987
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
How the West Was Won
1962
Bonanza
1959
The Munsters
1964
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
The Horse Soldiers
1959
Photos (2)
Movies (51)
The Magnificent Seven
Robert
Tango & Cash
Van Driver
Rio Bravo
Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited)
Overboard
Elk Cove: Sheriff Earl
How the West Was Won
Man (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
Club Ritz Patron
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Harry - Griffin Bartender (uncredited)
Last Train from Gun Hill
Skag, Belden Hand
The Million Dollar Duck
Mr. Smith
The Horse Soldiers
Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Angelo
Cheyenne Autumn
Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Blackbeard's Ghost
Second Track Meet Official
Elvis
Vernon Presley
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Herm Dally
The Hallelujah Trail
Horner
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Alfred
A Gathering of Eagles
Captain (uncredited)
Sunset
Studio Guard
Attack
Medic
Bombers B-52
Operator (uncredited)
Journey to Shiloh
Greybeard
Madame X
Sergeant Riley
Satan's School for Girls
Sheriff
Cult of the Cobra
1955
The Deadly Mantis
State Trooper
Big Leaguer
1953
The Land Unknown
Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Great Impostor
Morgan (uncredited)
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
Keller (Uncredited)
Death Sentence
Trooper
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976
Good Day for a Hanging
George Fletcher
A Taste of Evil
Sheriff
The Loneliest Runner
Fred Dawkins
One Man's Way
Tom Rayburn
Flashing Spikes
Hogan
The Sex Symbol
Public Relations Man
A Life at Stake
Bartender (uncredited)
Yuma
Rol King (as Neil Russell)
Set This Town on Fire
Chuck
The Stripper
Mr. Mulvaney (uncredited)
Cattle Empire
Douglas Hamilton
Drango
Lieutenant with Supply Wagon
Teenage Thunder
Used-Car Salesman
Ride a Violent Mile
Corporal Norman
Suicide Battalion
Lt. Chet Hall
A Cry in the Wilderness
Mr. Griffey
Runaway!
Fireman
Without Incident
1957
Stakeout!
Joe
TV Shows (106)
Lassie
1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Burton · 1 eps
Ironside
1 eps
Ironside
Cal Bristold · 1 eps
The Donna Reed Show
1 eps
Bonanza
Sheriff Clem Foster · 7 eps
Bonanza
Deputy Clem Foster · 32 eps
Bonanza
Major Reynolds · 1 eps
Bonanza
Poindexter · 1 eps
Bonanza
1 eps
Bonanza
Clem · 1 eps
The Rifleman
2 eps
The Fugitive
Sgt. Eggins · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Officer · 2 eps
The Fugitive
Matt Davis · 2 eps
The Fugitive
Officer Westphal · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Lieutenant · 1 eps
Mannix
2 eps
The Virginian
Sgt. Eads · 2 eps
The Virginian
John Rudd · 1 eps
The Virginian
Donovan · 1 eps
The Virginian
Sam Fuller · 1 eps
The Virginian
Gabe Sloan · 1 eps
The Virginian
Ned Smith · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
George Cousins · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Ben Braden · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Sheriff Reagan · 1 eps
Maverick
2 eps
Maverick
Tyler Brink · 1 eps
Maverick
Russ Aikens · 1 eps
I Dream of Jeannie
Amos Lincoln · 1 eps
Emergency!
3 eps
Rawhide
Jack Harris · 1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
Detective Dan Riggs · 1 eps
The Munsters
1 eps
The Big Valley
Jack Tolliver · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Clint · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Rancher · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Joe Garrett · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Mac · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Dan Kelsey · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Sheriff · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Slade · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Sheriff Jim Dolan · 1 eps
Route 66
Frank Satterfield · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Simon Fletcher · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Ed Shelby · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Tabor · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Head · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Walsh · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Arnold Rolfing · 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Sergeant Turner · 1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
Surfside 6
1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sam - Henchman · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Deputy Stover · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Cole · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Clay · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Billy Hemp · 1 eps
Alias Smith and Jones
1 eps
Branded
1 eps
Branded
Sheriff Gorman · 1 eps
The Monkees
Rudy · 1 eps
Laramie
1 eps
Laramie
Sam Purdy · 1 eps
The Texan
1 eps
Sugarfoot
Sergeant McKinnock · 1 eps
Sugarfoot
Hank Gibson · 1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
2 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Chet · 1 eps
Petrocelli
1 eps
Stoney Burke
1 eps
Bronco
2 eps
Bronco
Johnny Rawlins · 1 eps
The Mod Squad
1 eps
Black Saddle
Lee Curry · 1 eps
Black Saddle
Ken Wilson · 1 eps
Sam Benedict
Len George (uncredited) · 1 eps
You Are There
Lendall Pitts · 1 eps
You Are There
Disheartened Soldier · 1 eps
Johnny Ringo
Dick Walsh · 1 eps
Stagecoach West
1 eps
Navy Log
2 eps
Science Fiction Theatre
1 eps
Public Defender
2nd Cop · 1 eps
The Living Christ
Lazarus · 12 eps
The Monroes
1 eps
Hondo
Thompson · 1 eps
The Alaskans
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Arne · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Track Starter (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Man Called X
1 eps
The Outcasts
1 eps
Harbor Command
1 eps
General Electric True
1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Convict · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Jim Murphy · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Newsman · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Sergeant · 1 eps
Tate
1 eps
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Timberwell · 2 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Assistant Director · 1 eps
Dundee and the Culhane
1 eps
