Russell Hicks
Acting
Born: 1895-06-03 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Cheyenne
Studio One
Hinton
Telephone Time
The Secret Storm
Navy Log
The Cisco Kid
Jasper King
West Point
Racket Squad
Crossroads
Selden
Playwrights '56
Panic!
Samson and Delilah
Lord of Ashkelon
Fourteen Hours
Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Bathing Beauty
Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
Sergeant York
General (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
You Can't Take It with You
Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
J.J. Hogarth
Great Guns
Gen. Burns
Santa Fe Trail
Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)
Sealed Lips
Dr. Charles Evans
In Old Chicago
Politician in Jack's Office
Union Pacific
Sergeant (uncredited)
Blood and Sand
Marquis
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Judge Abbotson
The Little Foxes
William Marshall
Western Union
Provisional Governor
The Return of Frank James
Prosecutor
Hold That Ghost
Bannister
Till the Clouds Roll By
Producer (uncredited)
Seven Sinners
First Governor
Exposed
Col. Bentry
Louisiana
Fred Astor
The Blue Bird
Daddy Tyl
The Bank Dick
J. Frothingham Waterbury
The Strawberry Blonde
Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
Captain America
Mayor Randolph
The Fountainhead
Banner Board Member (uncredited)