
Russell Hicks
Acting
1895-06-03 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film actor. Born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, Hicks appeared in nearly 300 films between 1915 and 1956. His first appearance was an uncredited role in The Birth of a Nation (1915). He often appeared as a smooth-talking confidence man, as in the W.C. Fields film The Bank Dick (1940). Distinguished, suave and a consummate actor, Hicks played a variety of judges, corrupt officials, 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 as an uncle of the Gail Davis character, whom he threatens to disinherit if she marries a known gangster. He died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack.
tvThe Big Breakfast
as · 2022 · 0.0
tvPanic!
as · 1957 · 8.0
movie7th Cavalry
as Col. Kellogg · 1956 · 6.1
movieYou Can't Run Away from It
as Ship Captain (uncredited) · 1956 · 5.1
tvWest Point
as · 1956 · 7.5
tvTelephone Time
as · 1956 · 6.5
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as Angel Chief · 1956 · 4.6
Playwrights '56
as · 1955 · 6.3
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as Mr. More · 1955 · 6.3
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
as · 1955 · 0.0
tvCheyenne
as · 1955 · 6.1
tvNavy Log
as · 1955 · 5.2
The Secret Storm
as · 1954 · 4.5
Man of Conflict
as Mr. Murdock · 1953 · 6.7
movieThe Studebaker Story
as Harold S. Vance · 1953 · 0.0
movieThe Maverick
as Col. Hook · 1952 · 9.0
movieMr. Walkie Talkie
as Col. Lockwood · 1952 · 6.5
movieOld Oklahoma Plains
as Colonel Charles Bigelow · 1952 · 7.0
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
as · 1951 · 8.8
movieOverland Telegraph
as Col. Marvin · 1951 · 7.3
movieAs You Were
as Col. Lockwood · 1951 · 7.5
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
as J. Winston Fletcher · 1951 · 7.2
movieAll That I Have
as Jess Northrup · 1951 · 6.0
tvRacket Squad
as · 1951 · 6.5