John Russell

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Lawrence Russell was an American actor, and World War II veteran, most noted for playing Marshal Dan Troop in the successful ABC western television series Lawman from 1958 to 1962, and his lead role as international adventurer Tim Kelly in the syndicated TV series Soldiers of Fortune from 1955 to 1957. Russell signed a contract with 20th Century Fox in 1945 and made his first film appearance as a guard in A Royal Scandal. He played several supporting parts while at Fox, acting the role of a junior law partner in the Clifton Webb comedy Sitting Pretty, as well as a navy pilot in Slattery's Hurricane. Later, however, he signed with Republic Pictures where he was cast in a starring role. In 1955, Russell landed the lead role in a television drama series called Soldiers of Fortune. In 1958, Russell was cast in his best-known role: the stolid, taciturn Marshal Dan Troop, the lead character in Lawman, an ABC/Warners hit western series that ran for four years. Co-starring alongside Peter Brown, who played Deputy Johnny McKay, and Peggie Castle as Birdcage Saloon owner Lily Merrill, Russell portrayed a US frontier peace officer mentoring his y…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) — Bloody Bill Anderson
2. Rio Bravo (1959) — Nathan Burdette
3. Pale Rider (1985) — Stockburn
4. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — Hopper Boy
5. Honkytonk Man (1982)
6. Yellow Sky (1948) — Lengthy
7. Gunsmoke (1955) — Carl Ryker
8. Simon & Simon (1981) — Oldtimer #2 - in Saloon
9. Somewhere in the Night (1946) — Marine Captain (uncredited)
10. The Dark Corner (1946) — Policeman at Tony's Apartment (uncredited)
11. American Nightmare (2002) — Police Officer
12. McCloud (1970) — Harry Hague
13. Emergency! (1972)
14. Sitting Pretty (1948) — Bill Philby
15. The Sun Shines Bright (1953) — Ashby Corwin
16. Maverick (1957) — John Grimes
17. Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
18. Daniel Boone (1964) — Amos McAleer
19. Forever Amber (1947) — Black Jack Mallard
20. Untamed Youth (1957) — Russ Tropp
21. Yellowstone Kelly (1959) — Gall, Sioux Chief
22. 77 Sunset Strip (1958) — Mechanical Cowboy (voice) (uncredited)
23. It Takes a Thief (1968) — William Dover
24. Man in the Saddle (1951) — Hugh Clagg
25. Fort Massacre (1958) — Travis
26. Cheyenne (1955)
27. Undertow (1949) — Danny Morgan
28. Cannon for Cordoba (1970) — General Pershing
29. Blood Legacy (1971) — Frank Mantee
30. The Fat Man (1951) — Gene Gordon
31. A Royal Scandal (1945) — Guard (uncredited)
32. Police Story (1973)
33. Apache Uprising (1965) — Vance Buckner
34. Hell Bound (1957) — Jordan
35. A Bell for Adano (1945) — Capt. Anderson (uncredited)
36. Jason of Star Command (1978) — The Commander
37. Hoodlum Empire (1952) — Joe Gray
38. The Gal Who Took the West (1949) — Grant O'Hara
39. Frenchie (1950) — Lance Cole
40. Lawman (1958) — Marshal Dan Troop