Russell Hicks
Acting
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.
Born: June 3, 1895
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
Bowery Battalion
Slip, Sach and the gang think an air-raid test is for real and join the Army.
Scarlet Street
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.
The Little Foxes
In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.
You Can't Take It with You
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.
If You Could Only Cook
An auto engineer and a professor's daughter pose as married servants in a mobster's mansion.
The Mortal Storm
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
The Valley of Decision
Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. Mary catches the attention of handsome scion Paul Scott, but their romance is complicated by Paul's engagement to someone else and a bitter strike among the mill workers.
Fourteen Hours
A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of a building with the intention of committing suicide. A policeman makes every effort to argue him out of it.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
Filmography
as Col. Kellogg
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
as Mr. Murdock
as Harold S. Vance
as Col. Hook
as Col. Lockwood
as Colonel Charles Bigelow
as Col. Marvin
as J. Winston Fletcher
as Col. Lockwood
as Jess Northrup
as T.J. Hoarsely
as Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
as Melvin Hatfield
as Pete Galloway
as Steve Hughes
as George Richards
as James B. Armistead
as Hank Thorn
as Lord of Ashkelon
as Commodore Preble
as Banner Board Member (uncredited)
as J.C. Rayland
as District Attorney Randolph
as Tredway
as Supreme Court Judge
as Hinton
as Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited)
as Cavalry Colonel
as Taylor
as Easy Mason
as Actor 'Judge Brack'
as Frank Bronson, district attorney
as Senator Beale
as Edwards (uncredited)
as Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited)
as Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives
as Johnny - Copper Club Manager (uncredited)
as Sir Harry Shelton
as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)
as Fred Astor
as Col. Bentry
as J. Bricket Armstrong
as Mr. Logan (uncredited)
as Gallagher
as John Biddle
as Maj. Dell Harney
as Mr. Appleby
as Thackery Gibbs
as Producer (uncredited)
as Mr. Thorbison (uncredited)
as Sen. Twin
as Insp. Ramsaye
as Warden Cameron
as Marty Martindale (uncredited)
as Daniel Warren Sr.
as Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington
as Buxton
as Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)
as J.J. Hogarth
as Board Member (uncredited)
as Mr. Whitney
as Harvey Kirkland
as Gen. T.W. Stanton (uncredited)
as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star
as Mr. Laurence Gaylord
as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
as Mayor
as Col. Lucas - Commander Camp Wingate
as Charles Farrington
as H.C.Forbes
as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
as Mayor Randolph
as Publisher
as Sanderson
as Chief Inspector (uncredited)
as Mr. Stanton
as Colonel (uncredited)
as Texas Governor
as Major Scanlon
as Jeremiah K. Barton
as Lincoln's Emissary
as RC Saunders
as Samuel Thornton
as Major Wilson
as Theatergoer in blackout (uncredited)
as Marshal Carleton
as Carter
as John Carter
as Judge Abbotson
as Mr. Bryce-Carew
as Dr. Chandley
as Capt. C.V. O'Brien
as J. Wadsworth Carrington
as Mr. Edgerton
as Dr. Charles Evans
as Commanding Officer
as Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)
as Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited)
as Gen. Burns
as Malcolm
as General (uncredited)
as Supt. Duff
as Awards Speaker (uncredited)
as William Marshall
as (uncredited)
as Bannister
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Arthur Hastings
as Marquis
as Colonel Harriston
as Warden Harris (uncredited)
as Harry Walsh
as John Vance
as C.R. Pringle
as Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
as Provisional Governor
as Hetty's Attorney
as Harrington
as Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)
as 'Hutch' Hutchinson
as Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited)
as Mayor Jones of Hollywood
as Wealthy London Host (uncredited)
as J. Frothingham Waterbury
as Warden
as Col. Barton
as First Governor
as Colonel Barton
as Prosecutor
as 'Sneak' OBrien
as Rector
as Prosecutor
as District Attorney
as Lyman Scott
as Armistead
as U.S. District Court Judge
as Daddy Tyl
as Andrew McDowell
as Lawson
as Mr. Graves
as Mr. Cunard (Uncredited)
as Maj. Ellwood, newspaper owner (uncredited)
as Russell Hicks
as Capt. Manning
as Chairman
as Commissioner
as Van Ellis
as Austrian Officer (uncredited)
as Sergeant (uncredited)
as Hinkle (uncredited)
as Mr. Barrows
as Colonel (uncredited)
as Porthos
as Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)
as Magistrate
as Rowley
as Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861
as Scout Leader (uncredited)
as Maurice Tenwright
as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
as Ernest Porter
as Perry
as Gen. Marlin
as Bailiff
as Politician in Jack's Office
as Capt. Stafford
as Capt. Morton
as Mr. Woodbury
as Mayor Callahan
as Editor Hardwick
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Martin Drake
as Lawyer
as Allen
as George Dilwig
as Tom Frayne
as Police Official
as Mr. Stone
as Cooley
as Kurt Feldon
as Newspaper Editor
as Barney Flagg
as Capt. Barker
as Alfred Hartrix
as Sam Le Maire
as Lawyer Austin Martin
as District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
as Kenyon Phillips
as Cyrus Hall
as No Matches Man (uncredited)
as Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
as Judge Graham
as Phil Morgan
as Jim Hanify
as Attorney
as A. C. Jones
as Colton
as American Opera House Manager (uncredited)
as Inspector Perkett
as Dodd
as Silk Taylor
as Mr. Cohn
as Jim Nolan
as Police Officer McCord (uncredited)
as Dillon (uncredited)
as James Andrews
as Prefect of Police
as Prosecuting Attorney
as Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt
as Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver)
as Bert Taylor
as Sam Rupert
as Dr. Jay
as Major at Flying Field
as Mayor of New York City
as Defense Attorney Clayton
as Captain
as John F. Holdstock
as Taggert
as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
as Newspaper Editor
as Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager
as Jim Meehan
as Clinton Foley
as President of Pure Food Association (uncredited)
as Jim Nichols
as Extra (uncredited)