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Russell Hicks

Actor / Screenwriter | * 06/04/1895 († 61, 06/01/1957) | Baltimore, Maryland (United States of America (USA))
Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film character actor. Hicks was born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army in France. He later became a lieutenant colonel in the California State Guard. Hicks was a character actor appearing in bit parts and small supporting roles in nearly 300 films between 1933 and 1956. He often appeared as a smooth-talking confidence man, or swindler as in the W.C. Fields film The Bank Dick (1940). Hicks played a variety of judges, corrupt officials, crooked businessmen and attorneys, working in a variety of mediums almost until his death. Hicks appeared once in the syndicated western television series The Cisco Kid. Broadway plays in which Hicks acted included The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1954), On Borrowed Time (1953), Time for Elizabeth (1948), All the King's Horses (1934), The Little Black Book (1932), Nona (1932), Torch Song (1930), Goin' Home (1928), No Trespassing (1926), and The Wisecrackers (1925). On June 1, 1957, Hicks suffered a heart attack after an automobile accident and was dead on arrival at Santa Monica ... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the 20th century. Regina Giddons née Hubbard has her daughter under her thumb. Mrs. Giddons is es ...

The Little Foxes

Certification unknown

1941 | 3.8/5 | 1h 55min
Drama, Romance / Love, History
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After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt. ...

The Velvet Touch

NR

1948 | 3.0/5 | 1h 40min
Drama, Thriller
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A parodic remake of the story of the young Gascon D'Artagnan, who arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feare ...

The Three Musketeers

NR

1939 | 3.0/5 | 1h 13min
Adventure, Action, Comedy
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An ungrateful girl and her little brother are transported in their dreams by a fairy to a wonderland, tasked with finding the mythical blue bird of happiness, meeting friends and foes along the way. ...

The Blue Bird

Certification unknown

1940 | 2.9/5 | 1h 23min
Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Movies with Russell Hicks as Actor(214)

as Angel Chief1956 Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Col. Kellogg1956 7th Cavalry
as Ship Captain (uncredited)1956 You Can't Run Away from It
as Mr. Murdock1953 Man of Conflict
as Colonel Charles Bigelow1952 Old Oklahoma Plains
as Col. Hook1952 The Maverick
as Col. Lockwood1952 Mr. Walkie Talkie
as Jess Northrup1951 All That I Have
as Melvin Hatfield1951 Bowery Battalion
as Col. Lockwood1951 As You Were
as Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)1951 Fourteen Hours
as Col. Marvin1951 Overland Telegraph
as T.J. Hoarsely1951 Kentucky Jubilee
as Hank Thorn1950 The Flying Saucer
as Steve Hughes1950 The Big Hangover
as James B. Armistead1950 Blue Grass of Kentucky
as Commodore Preble1949 Barbary Pirate
as Lord of Ashkelon1949 Samson and Delilah
as J.C. Rayland1949 Manhattan Angel
as District Attorney Randolph1949 I Cheated the Law
as Banner Board Member (uncredited)1949 The Fountainhead
as Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited)1948 My Dear Secretary
as Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives1948 The Hunted
as Senator Beale1948 The Gallant Legion
as Cavalry Colonel1948 The Plunderers
as Supreme Court Judge1948 Jiggs and Maggie in Court
as Taylor1948 The Return of October
as Tredway1948 One Sunday Afternoon
as Johnny - Copper Club Manager (uncredited)1948 The Noose Hangs High
as Frank Bronson, district attorney1948 Shanghai Chest
as Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited)1948 Assigned to Danger
as Actor 'Judge Brack'1948 The Velvet Touch
as Easy Mason1948 Race Street
as Sir Harry Shelton1948 The Black Arrow
as Gallagher1947 Web of Danger
as Mr. Logan (uncredited)1947 Dark Delusion
as Mr. Appleby1947 Buck Privates Come Home
as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)1947 The Judge Steps Out
as Thackery Gibbs1947 The Pilgrim Lady
as J. Bricket Armstrong1947 Smoky River Serenade
as John Biddle1947 Fun on a Weekend
as Col. Bentry1947 Exposed
as Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)1946 A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946 G.I. War Brides
as Mr. Thorbison (uncredited)1946 The Show-Off
as Warden Cameron1946 Dark Alibi
as Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington1946 The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
as Buxton1946 Gay Blades
as Daniel Warren Sr.1946 Swing Parade of 1946
as Producer (uncredited)1946 Till the Clouds Roll By
as Sen. Twin1946 The Plainsman and the Lady
as Marty Martindale (uncredited)1946 The Hoodlum Saint
as Mr. Whitney1945 A Game of Death
as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien1945 The Master Key
as Harvey Kirkland1945 Apology for Murder
as Gen. T.W. Stanton1945 First Yank into Tokyo
as J.J. Hogarth1945 Scarlet Street
as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star1945 Flame of Barbary Coast
as Mr. Laurence Gaylord1945 The Valley of Decision
as Board Member (uncredited)1945 Getting Gertie's Garter
as Mayor1945 She Gets Her Man
as H.C.Forbes1944 Louisiana Hayride
as Colonel1944 The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
as Mayor Randolph1944 Captain America
as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)1944 Bathing Beauty
as Charles Farrington1944 The Port of 40 Thieves
as Col. Lucas - Commander Camp Wingate1944 Janie
as Texas Governor1943 King of the Cowboys
as Jeremiah K. Barton1943 Follow the Band
as Colonel (uncredited)1943 Three Hearts for Julia
as Chief Inspector (uncredited)1943 Northern Pursuit
as Major Scanlon1943 Air Raid Wardens
as Sanderson1943 His Butler's Sister
as Mr. Stanton1943 Someone to Remember
as Publisher1943 The Woman of the Town
as Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited)1942 Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Major Wilson1942 To the Shores of Tripoli
as Dr. Charles Evans1942 Sealed Lips
as RC Saunders1942 Strictly in the Groove
as Carter1942 Lady in a Jam
as Mr. Bryce-Carew1942 We Were Dancing
as Mr. Edgerton1942 Joe Smith, American
as Samuel Thornton1942 Hitler- Dead or Alive
as Lincoln's Emissary1942 Tennessee Johnson
as Dr. Chandley1942 Fingers at the Window
as Marshal Carleton1942 King of the Mounties
as John Carter1942 Pacific Rendezvous
as Capt. C.V. O'Brien1942 Ship Ahoy
as Judge Abbotson1942 Tarzan's New York Adventure
as Arthur Hastings1941 The Big Store
as C.R. Pringle1941 A Man Betrayed
as Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)1941 They Died with Their Boots On
as Bannister1941 Hold That Ghost
as Colonel Harriston1941 The Great Lie
as Hetty's Attorney1941 Arkansas Judge
as John Vance1941 Here Comes Happiness
as Supt. Duff1941 Doctors Don't Tell
as Warden Harris (uncredited)1941 Man-Made Monster
as General (uncredited)1941 Sergeant York
as Harry Walsh1941 Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
as Gen. Burns1941 Great Guns
as Prosecuting Attorney1941 The Parson of Panamint
as Awards Speaker (uncredited)1941 Dive Bomber
as Provisional Governor1941 Western Union
as William Marshall1941 The Little Foxes
as Commanding Officer1941 Pacific Blackout
as Marquis1941 Blood and Sand
as Malcolm1941 Buy Me That Town
as Lyman Scott1940 Enemy Agent
as 'Hutch' Hutchinson1940 No, No, Nanette
as J. Frothingham Waterbury1940 The Bank Dick
as First Governor1940 Seven Sinners
as District Attorney1940 Johnny Apollo
as Harrington1940 Love Thy Neighbor
as Prosecutor1940 Earthbound
as Warden1940 East of the River
as Rector1940 The Mortal Storm
as Wealthy London Host (uncredited)1940 Lady with Red Hair
as Armistead1940 Virginia City
as Daddy Tyl1940 The Blue Bird
as Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)1940 Santa Fe Trail
as Prosecutor1940 The Return of Frank James
as Col. Barton1940 Junior G-Men
as U.S. District Court Judge1940 Parole Fixer
as 'Sneak' OBrien1940 Sporting Blood
as Colonel (uncredited)1939 The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Mr. Graves1939 Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Chairman1939 Our Leading Citizen
as Mr. Cunard (Uncredited)1939 Rulers of the Sea
as Commissioner1939 Stanley and Livingstone
as Lawson1939 The Big Guy
as Magistrate1939 Boy Trouble
as Capt. George Manning1939 The Real Glory
as Van Ellis1939 Hotel for Women
as Sergeant (uncredited)1939 Union Pacific
as Austrian Officer (uncredited)1939 Hotel Imperial
as himself1939 Hollywood Cavalcade
as Andrew McDowell1939 Swanee River
as Rowley1939 North of Shanghai
as Hinkle (uncredited)1939 East Side of Heaven
as Mr. Barrows1939 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)1939 Honolulu
as Porthos1939 The Three Musketeers
as Maj. Ellwood, newspaper owner (uncredited)1939 Bad Little Angel
as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)1938 You Can't Take It with You
as Bailiff1938 Kidnapped
as Capt. Stafford1938 The Big Broadcast of 1938
as Ernest Porter1938 Gateway
as Scout Leader (uncredited)1938 That Certain Age
as Thad Goodwin Sr. - 18611938 Kentucky
as Politician in Jack's Office1938 In Old Chicago
as Gen. Marlin1938 Men with Wings
as Maurice Tenwright1938 Fugitives for a Night
as Perry1938 Little Miss Broadway
as Kurt Feldon1937 Criminals of the Air
as Sam Le Maire1937 Girl Overboard
as Capt. Morton1937 Clipped Wings
as Alfred Hartrix1937 Espionage
as Editor Hardwick1937 Fit for a King
as Allen1937 A Dangerous Adventure
as Tom Frayne1937 The Wildcatter
as Newspaper Editor1937 Let Them Live
as Prosecuting Attorney1937 The Man Who Cried Wolf
as Capt. Barker1937 23 1/2 Hours Leave
as George Dilwig1937 On Again-Off Again
as District Attorney Knight (uncredited)1937 We Who Are About to Die
as Mr. Stone1937 Pick a Star
as Mr. Woodbury1937 The Westland Case
as Cooley1937 It Happened Out West
as Martin Drake1937 The Big Shot
as Lawyer Austin Martin1937 Secret Valley
as Police Official1937 Fifty Roads to Town
as Barney Flagg1937 Midnight Taxi
as Lawyer1937 The Toast of New York
as Mayor Callahan1937 Partners in Crime
as Jim Hanify1936 Grand Jury
as Dodd1936 Woman Trap
as A. C. Jones1936 Bunker Bean
as Phil Morgan1936 Sea Spoilers
as Cyrus Hall1936 Laughing at Trouble
as Inspector Perkett1936 Special Investigator
as Kenyon Phillips1936 Dodge City Trail
as American Opera House Manager (uncredited)1936 Fatal Lady
as Attorney1936 Spendthrift
as Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator1936 The Accusing Finger
as Colton1936 Ticket to Paradise
as Judge Graham1936 15 Maiden Lane
as No Matches Man (uncredited)1936 The General Died at Dawn
as Police Officer McCord1936 Two in the Dark
as Jim Nolan1936 Follow the Fleet
as Silk Taylor1936 Laughing Irish Eyes
as Prefect of Police1935 Thunder in the Night
as Sam Rupert1935 Go Into Your Dance
as Mayor of New York City1935 Sweet Music
as Prosecuting Attorney1935 Dante's Inferno
as Dillon (uncredited)1935 If You Could Only Cook
as Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver)1935 Honeymoon Limited
as Defense Attorney Clayton1935 The Woman in Red
as Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt1935 Lady Tubbs
as James Andrews1935 Charlie Chan in Shanghai
as Major at Flying Field1935 Living on Velvet
as Bert Taylor1935 Ladies Crave Excitement
as Captain1935 Devil Dogs of the Air
as Dr. Jay1935 While the Patient Slept
as Jim Meehan1934 Happiness Ahead
as President of Pure Food Association (uncredited)1934 Mushrooms
as Taggert1934 Murder in the Clouds
as Newspaper Editor1934 Gentlemen Are Born
as Clinton Foley1934 The Case of the Howling Dog
as John F. Holdstock1934 The Secret Bride
as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee1934 Babbitt
as Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager1934 The Firebird
as Jim Nichols1933 Before Morning
as Extra (uncredited)1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

TV Shows/Series with Russell Hicks as Actor(11)

1956 West Point
1956 Telephone Time
1955 Navy Log
1955 Cheyenne
1955 Playwrights '56
1954 The Secret Storm
1951 Racket Squad
as J. Winston Fletcher1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Jasper King1950 The Cisco Kid
as Hinton1948 Studio One

Full Name: Russell Hicks
Born: Tuesday, 06/04 1895 (June) in Baltimore, Maryland (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 06/01 1957 (June) in Los Angeles (aged: 61)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Russell Hicks (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Edward Russell Hicks"
"R. E. Hicks"
"R.E. Hicks"
Russell Hicks frequently works together with these people:
Bess Flowers (24x, Actress)
Larry Steers (22x, Actor)
Joseph Crehan (19x, Actor)
Charles Trowbridge (19x, Actor)
Ward Bond (18x, Actor)
Pierre Watkin (18x, Actor)
Byron Foulger (17x, Actor)
Cedric Gibbons (17x, Crew)
Emmett Vogan (17x, Actor)
James Daly (16x, Actor)
Thomas Little (16x, Crew)
Selmer Jackson (16x, Actor)
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