Russ Powell
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russ Powell (September 16, 1875 – November 28, 1950) was an American film actor. He appeared in 186 films between 1915 and 1943.
Born: September 16, 1875
Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Known For
Modern Times
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..
Citizen Kane
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
To Be or Not to Be
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
Broken Lullaby
A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage his guilt. He travels to Germany to meet the man's family.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he is involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the devil's work.
The Mysterious Lady
A beautiful Russian spy seduces an Austrian military officer in order to obtain secret plans. When she falls in love with him, both are placed in danger.
The Public Enemy
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
Flesh and the Devil
When lifelong best friends Leo and Ulrich return home after completing their military training, Leo meets the stunning Felicitas at a railway station and is mesmerized by her beauty. A scandal follows, for which Leo is sent away. Returning home three years later, he discovers that much has changed.
That Hamilton Woman
The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
Quick Millions
A truck driver "too lazy to work and too nervous to steal" gets mixed up in racketeering. Naturally his underhanded business practices make him a pillar of the community.
Filmography
as Henry Andrews
as Slops Denton (uncredited)
as Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)
as Station Agent Hank
as Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited)
as Servant (uncredited)
as First Train Engineer
as Juror (uncredited)
as Grocer / Juror
as Hilda's Papa
as Pop, the Doorman (uncredited)
as Sexton
as 'Ugly Man' Contestant #2 (uncredited)
as Proprietor
as Watchman (uncredited)
as Juror, First Trial (Uncredited)
as Vendor (uncredited)
as Webber - Burgher (uncredited)
as Rodeo Rider (uncredited)
as Ruffian (uncredited)
as Man Leaving Elevator (Uncredited)
as Juror
as Barman at Dance
as Chief Ira Foster
as Asleep in the Deep Singer Suspect (Uncredited)
as Coachman (uncredited)
as Toby - the Bartender (uncredited)
as Passing Motorist (uncredited)
as Moustache, Concert Attendee
as Brewery Manager (uncredited)
as Majordomo at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
as Hardware Man
as Brazilian Opera Troupe (uncredited)
as Taxi Driver (Uncredited)
as Jonesy - Hotel Clerk
as Brown
as Chimpanzee (voice)
as Gypsy in Police Patrol Wagon (uncredited)
as Sam (uncredited)
as Carousel Operator (uncredited)
as The Shepherd
as Bartender
as Gendarme (Uncredited)
as Joe - the Bartender
as McGinnis - Hotel Bartender (uncredited)
as Henry Andrews
as First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as Café Cook (uncredited)
as Servant (uncredited)
as Proprietor (uncredited)
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
as Tom - Bartender (uncredited)
as Male Slave Bidder (uncredited)
as Tuba Player (uncredited)
as Man Introducing Durosch (uncredited)
as Abdullah, Keeper of the Harem (uncredited)
as Toski
as Counterman at Second Diner (uncredited)
as Saunders' Brother
as Burper (uncredited)
as Bartender at Violet's Hangout (uncredited)
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
as Drunk Republican Revolutionary Celebrant
as Detective Sam
as Claudet
as Coroner Fred Heit
as Big Cook
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Inspector Colby
as Testimonial Dinner Guest (uncredited)
as Bob - Bartender
as Windy Bill (uncredited)
as Kingfish
as Doorman (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Calamity Johnson
as Sneezing Barber
as Midway Customer (uncredited)
as Joe
as Pullman Car Passenger
as Mr. Kuchendorf
as Blacksmith
as Carriage Driver (uncredited)
as Pete Papaglos / Bacchus
as Night Club Waiter
as Cannibal Chief
as The Fat Thief (as Russell Powell)
as Innkeeper (uncredited)
as Man Taking Sergei to Ivan (uncredited)
as Burgomaster
as Konrad Driskai (uncredited)
as Tavern Keeper
as Family Retainer with flag (uncredited)
as Sheriff Knox
as Gendarme
as Colin MacClintock
as Baas Kronstadt
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
as Marshal
as The Medicine Doctor
as Papa Bambinetti
as Coffee Pete
as Pollinger
as Policeman Jones
as The Governor General
as Tramp
as Lafe Wetherby
as The Sheriff/The Ticket Agent
as The Hero