Russell Hicks
Known for Acting · 248 credits
- Born
- 1895-06-03
- Died
- 1957-06-01
- Place of birth
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Also known as
- Edward Russell Hicks · R. E. Hicks · R.E. Hicks
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
TV Shows (13)
Cheyenne
1955
Studio One
1948
as Hinton
The Secret Storm
1954
Telephone Time
1956
Navy Log
1955
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Jasper King
Racket Squad
1951
Playwrights '56
1955
as Mr. More
Panic!
1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
West Point
1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as J. Winston Fletcher
The Big Breakfast
2022
Movies (235)
The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941
as General (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Lord of Ashkelon
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Producer (uncredited)
Bathing Beauty
1944
as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Extra (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
1945
as J.J. Hogarth
Boy Trouble
1939
as Magistrate
Captain America
1944
as Mayor Randolph
The Fountainhead
1949
as Banner Board Member (uncredited)
The Little Foxes
1941
as William Marshall
7th Cavalry
1956
as Col. Kellogg
Western Union
1941
as Provisional Governor
The Blue Bird
1940
as Daddy Tyl
Northern Pursuit
1943
as Chief Inspector (uncredited)
The Plunderers
1948
as Cavalry Colonel
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Capt. C.V. O'Brien
Seven Sinners
1940
as First Governor
Dive Bomber
1941
as Awards Speaker (uncredited)
The Secret Bride
1934
as John F. Holdstock
Virginia City
1940
as Armistead
Johnny Apollo
1940
as District Attorney
Great Guns
1941
as Gen. Burns
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Marty Martindale (uncredited)
Follow the Fleet
1936
as Jim Nolan
Kentucky
1938
as Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861
Earthbound
1940
as Prosecutor
Silver River
1948
as Edwards (uncredited)
The Black Arrow
1948
as Sir Harry Shelton
The Firebird
1934
as Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager
Unmasked
1950
as George Richards
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Maj. Dell Harney
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942
as Judge Abbotson
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Prosecutor
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Commissioner
Here Comes Happiness
1941
as John Vance
The Valley of Decision
1945
as Mr. Laurence Gaylord
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as Police Official
Blood and Sand
1941
as Marquis
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Wealthy London Host (uncredited)
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
as Clinton Foley
Overland Telegraph
1951
as Col. Marvin
Union Pacific
1939
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Gateway
1938
as Ernest Porter
Laughing at Trouble
1936
as Cyrus Hall
Sealed Lips
1942
as Dr. Charles Evans
The Mortal Storm
1940
as Rector
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Bannister
Little Miss Broadway
1938
as Perry
Kidnapped
1938
as Bailiff
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Honolulu
1939
as Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
as Harry Walsh
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Carter
That Certain Age
1938
as Scout Leader (uncredited)
The Big Store
1941
as Arthur Hastings
The Westland Case
1937
as Mr. Woodbury
The Great Lie
1941
as Colonel Harriston
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942
as Major Wilson
Pacific Rendezvous
1942
as John Carter
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935
as James Andrews
23 1/2 Hours Leave
1937
as Capt. Barker
Doctors Don't Tell
1941
as Supt. Duff
15 Maiden Lane
1936
as Judge Graham
Swanee River
1939
as Andrew McDowell
Gay Blades
1946
as Buxton
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Russell Hicks
King of the Cowboys
1943
as Texas Governor
Again Pioneers
1950
as Pete Galloway
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as J. Wadsworth Carrington
Dark Delusion
1947
as Mr. Logan (uncredited)
Race Street
1948
as Easy Mason
While the Patient Slept
1935
as Dr. Jay
Bowery Battalion
1951
as Melvin Hatfield
Springtime in the Rockies
1942
as Theatergoer in blackout (uncredited)
Man-Made Monster
1941
as Warden Harris (uncredited)
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Newspaper Editor
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited)
No, No, Nanette
1940
as 'Hutch' Hutchinson
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Lincoln's Emissary
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Commanding Officer
Hotel for Women
1939
as Van Ellis
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Dr. Chandley
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
The Three Musketeers
1939
as Porthos
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star
Midnight Taxi
1937
as Barney Flagg
Millions in the Air
1935
as Davis
All That I Have
1951
as Jess Northrup
In Old Chicago
1938
as Politician in Jack's Office
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Mr. Appleby
East of the River
1940
as Warden
Babbitt
1934
as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
1946
as Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington
Hotel Imperial
1939
as Austrian Officer (uncredited)
My Dear Secretary
1948
as Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited)
Blue Grass of Kentucky
1950
as James B. Armistead
Clipped Wings
1937
as Capt. Morton
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Mr. Barrows
The Woman in Red
1935
as Defense Attorney Clayton
The Pilgrim Lady
1947
as Thackery Gibbs
The Maverick
1952
as Col. Hook
The Studebaker Story
1953
as Harold S. Vance
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Louisiana
1947
as Fred Astor
We Who Are About to Die
1937
as District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
Honeymoon Limited
1935
as Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver)
Pick a Star
1937
as Mr. Stone
The Toast of New York
1937
as Lawyer
We Were Dancing
1942
as Mr. Bryce-Carew
Men with Wings
1938
as Gen. Marlin
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Mr. Graves
G.I. War Brides
1946
as Insp. Ramsaye
The General Died at Dawn
1936
as No Matches Man (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)
Special Investigator
1936
as Inspector Perkett
About Russell Hicks
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… With 248 credits spanning from 1916 to 2022, Russell Hicks has appeared in 235 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Russell Hicks Movies
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941) — as Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
- Sergeant York (1941) — as General (uncredited)
- Samson and Delilah (1949) — as Lord of Ashkelon
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) — as Producer (uncredited)
- Bathing Beauty (1944) — as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
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