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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.
Russell Hicks (1895-1957) was a versatile and prolific actor who appeared in nearly 300 films and TV shows. He played various roles, such as judges, businessmen, corrupt officials and confidence men, in genres ranging from drama to comedy.
Actor: The Little Foxes. Tall, distinguished-looking Russell Hicks appeared in almost 300 films in his more than 40-year career (although his first known screen appearance was in 1915, he has screenwriting credits as early as 1913, so it's possible his screen debut was earlier than credited).
- June 4, 1895
- June 1, 1957
Actor: The Little Foxes. Tall, distinguished-looking Russell Hicks appeared in almost 300 films in his more than 40-year career (although his first known screen appearance was in 1915, he has screenwriting credits as early as 1913, so it's possible his screen debut was earlier than credited).
LOS ANGELES, June 1 (AP)-- Russell Hicks, long a character actor on screen, stage and television, died of a heart attack today after he had been involved in a minor traffic accident.
Russell Hicks was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Hicks started his acting career landing roles in such films as "Murder in the Clouds" (1934) with Lyle Talbot, the...