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Russell Hicks

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 3, 1895 (Died at 62)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthBaltimore, Maryland, USA
Career Span1933 – 1957
Known Credits244 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Russell Hicks

Also known as:Edward Russell HicksR. E. HicksR.E. Hicks
Total Works

244

232 movies • 12 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

You Can't Take It with You
7.5
as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
7.6
Scarlet Street
1945•movie
as J.J. Hogarth
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1
as Extra (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
6.6
Samson and Delilah
1949•movie
as Lord of Ashkelon

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 244 titles featuring Russell Hicks

You Can't Take It with You
7.5

as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)

Scarlet Street
7.6
Scarlet Street
1945•movie

as J.J. Hogarth

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1

as Extra (uncredited)

Samson and Delilah
6.6
Samson and Delilah
1949•movie

as Lord of Ashkelon

Sergeant York
7.2
Sergeant York
1941•movie

as General (uncredited)

The Little Foxes
7.5
The Little Foxes
1941•movie

as William Marshall

The Fountainhead
6.8
The Fountainhead
1949•movie

as Banner Board Member (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James
6.4

as Prosecutor

The Bank Dick
6.5
The Bank Dick
1940•movie

as J. Frothingham Waterbury

They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

as Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)

Tarzan's New York Adventure
6.4

as Judge Abbotson

The Mortal Storm
7.3
The Mortal Storm
1940•movie

as Rector

Western Union
6.0
Western Union
1941•movie

as Provisional Governor

Union Pacific
6.7
Union Pacific
1939•movie

as Sergeant (uncredited)

Hold That Ghost
6.8
Hold That Ghost
1941•movie

as Bannister

The Big Store
6.3
The Big Store
1941•movie

as Arthur Hastings

Follow the Fleet
6.9
Follow the Fleet
1936•movie

as Jim Nolan

The Strawberry Blonde
6.9

as Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)

Blood and Sand
6.5
Blood and Sand
1941•movie

as Marquis

Santa Fe Trail
5.8
Santa Fe Trail
1940•movie

as Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)

The Great Lie
7.0
The Great Lie
1941•movie

as Colonel Harriston

Fourteen Hours
7.3
Fourteen Hours
1951•movie

as Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)

In Old Chicago
6.7
In Old Chicago
1938•movie

as Politician in Jack's Office

The Blue Bird
5.9
The Blue Bird
1940•movie

as Daddy Tyl

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
7.0

as Colonel (uncredited)

Man-Made Monster
6.1
Man-Made Monster
1941•movie

as Warden Harris (uncredited)

Great Guns
6.0
Great Guns
1941•movie

as Gen. Burns

Virginia City
6.3
Virginia City
1940•movie

as Armistead

Seven Sinners
6.0
Seven Sinners
1940•movie

as First Governor

Captain America
5.3
Captain America
1944•movie

as Mayor Randolph

Dive Bomber
6.3
Dive Bomber
1941•movie

as Awards Speaker (uncredited)

The Velvet Touch
6.2
The Velvet Touch
1948•movie

as Actor 'Judge Brack'

Bathing Beauty
5.9
Bathing Beauty
1944•movie

as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)

Silver River
6.1
Silver River
1948•movie

as Edwards (uncredited)

Buck Privates Come Home
6.4

as Mr. Appleby

Till the Clouds Roll By
5.8

as Producer (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Shanghai
6.7

as James Andrews

The Valley of Decision
7.2

as Mr. Laurence Gaylord

The Sea of Grass
6.1
The Sea of Grass
1947•movie

as Maj. Dell Harney

Ride 'Em Cowboy
6.0
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942•movie

as Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited)

Northern Pursuit
6.2
Northern Pursuit
1943•movie

as Chief Inspector (uncredited)

My Dear Secretary
6.1
My Dear Secretary
1948•movie

as Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited)

Cheyenne
6.2
1 eps
Cheyenne
1955•series
The Noose Hangs High
6.9

as Johnny - Copper Club Manager (uncredited)

Flame of Barbary Coast
5.5

as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star

The Big Broadcast of 1938
6.3

as Captain Stafford

Stanley and Livingstone
6.4

as Commissioner

Air Raid Wardens
7.2
Air Raid Wardens
1943•movie

as Major Scanlon

The Real Glory
6.3
The Real Glory
1939•movie

as Capt. Manning

The General Died at Dawn
6.5

as No Matches Man (uncredited)

Dark Alibi
6.3
Dark Alibi
1946•movie

as Warden Cameron

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
6.3

as Mr. Barrows

Johnny Apollo
6.8
Johnny Apollo
1940•movie

as District Attorney

If You Could Only Cook
7.4

as Dillon (uncredited)

Race Street
6.0
Race Street
1948•movie

as Easy Mason

South of St. Louis
5.8
South of St. Louis
1949•movie
The Woman in Red
6.0
The Woman in Red
1935•movie

as Defense Attorney Clayton

The Flying Saucer
3.9
The Flying Saucer
1950•movie

as Hank Thorn

7th Cavalry
6.1
7th Cavalry
1956•movie

as Col. Kellogg

Fingers at the Window
5.7

as Dr. Chandley

Little Miss Broadway
6.5

as Perry

The Case of the Howling Dog
6.3

as Clinton Foley

To the Shores of Tripoli
5.5

as Major Wilson

Swing Parade of 1946
4.6

as Daniel Warren Sr.

Apology for Murder
4.9
Apology for Murder
1945•movie

as Harvey Kirkland

The Secret Bride
6.2
The Secret Bride
1934•movie

as John F. Holdstock

The Hunted
5.6
The Hunted
1948•movie

as Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives

Pick a Star
4.8
Pick a Star
1937•movie

as Mr. Stone

A Man Betrayed
5.5
A Man Betrayed
1941•movie

as C.R. Pringle

Springtime in the Rockies
6.9

as Theatergoer in Blackout (uncredited)

Kentucky
6.1
Kentucky
1938•movie

as Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861

Lady in a Jam
5.6
Lady in a Jam
1942•movie

as Carter

The Black Arrow
5.5
The Black Arrow
1948•movie

as Sir Harry Shelton

The Toast of New York
6.2

as Lawyer

Hitler- Dead or Alive
4.9

as Samuel Thornton

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Hinton

Unmasked
5.0
Unmasked
1950•movie

as George Richards

Dante's Inferno
6.2
Dante's Inferno
1935•movie

as Prosecuting Attorney

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
5.3

as Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington

The Three Musketeers
6.0

as Porthos

Ship Ahoy
6.4
Ship Ahoy
1942•movie

as Capt. C.V. O'Brien

The Cisco Kid
6.2
1 eps
The Cisco Kid
1950•series

as Jasper King

Two in the Dark
6.1
Two in the Dark
1936•movie

as Police Officer McCord (uncredited)

Tennessee Johnson
6.5
Tennessee Johnson
1942•movie

as Lincoln's Emissary

You Can't Run Away from It
5.4

as Ship Captain (uncredited)

Doctors Don't Tell
5.2
Doctors Don't Tell
1941•movie

as Supt. Duff

Before Morning
4.6
Before Morning
1933•movie

as Jim Nichols

While the Patient Slept
6.7

as Dr. Jay

A Close Call for Boston Blackie
5.4

as Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)

The Plunderers
6.6
The Plunderers
1948•movie

as Cavalry Colonel

His Butler's Sister
7.2

as Sanderson

Honolulu
6.5
Honolulu
1939•movie

as Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)

East of the River
6.2
East of the River
1940•movie

as Warden

That Certain Age
5.5
That Certain Age
1938•movie

as Scout Leader (uncredited)

Bunker Bean
5.2
Bunker Bean
1936•movie

as A. C. Jones

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps
Special Investigator
5.4

as Inspector Perkett

Living on Velvet
5.9
Living on Velvet
1935•movie

as Major at Flying Field

Earthbound
4.9
Earthbound
1940•movie

as Prosecutor

Hollywood Cavalcade
6.2

as Russell Hicks

East Side of Heaven
7.4

as Hinkle (uncredited)

The Hoodlum Saint
5.5
The Hoodlum Saint
1946•movie

as Marty Martindale (uncredited)

Lady with Red Hair
6.9
Lady with Red Hair
1940•movie

as Wealthy London Host (uncredited)

King of the Cowboys
6.0

as Texas Governor

Murder in the Clouds
5.1

as Taggert

The Return of October
6.4

as Taylor

Assigned to Danger
4.7
Assigned to Danger
1948•movie

as Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited)

Sealed Lips
6.0
Sealed Lips
1942•movie

as Dr. Charles Evans

A Game of Death
6.5
A Game of Death
1945•movie

as Mr. Whitney

We Were Dancing
4.3
We Were Dancing
1942•movie

as Mr. Bryce-Carew

The Big Hangover
6.4
The Big Hangover
1950•movie

as Steve Hughes

First Yank into Tokyo
6.0

as Gen. T.W. Stanton (uncredited)

Espionage
7.0
Espionage
1937•movie

as Alfred Hartrix

Devil Dogs of the Air
6.8

as Captain

Babbitt
6.3
Babbitt
1934•movie

as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee

The Westland Case
6.7
The Westland Case
1937•movie

as Mr. Woodbury

Janie
6.0
Janie
1944•movie

as Col. Lucas - Commander Camp Wingate

Joe Smith, American
6.5

as Mr. Edgerton

The Shanghai Chest
6.6
The Shanghai Chest
1948•movie

as Frank Bronson, district attorney

A Night at Earl Carroll's
4.5

as Mayor Jones of Hollywood

The St. Louis Kid
6.3
The St. Louis Kid
1934•movie

as Gorman (uncredited)

Bad Little Angel
5.5
Bad Little Angel
1939•movie

as Maj. Ellwood, newspaper owner (uncredited)

Exposed
6.2
Exposed
1947•movie

as Col. Bentry

Bowery Battalion
8.0
Bowery Battalion
1951•movie

as Melvin Hatfield

Boy Trouble
6.0
Boy Trouble
1939•movie

as Magistrate

Pacific Blackout
6.6
Pacific Blackout
1941•movie

as Commanding Officer

The Firebird
6.4
The Firebird
1934•movie

as Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager

Overland Telegraph
7.0
Overland Telegraph
1951•movie

as Col. Marvin

Happiness Ahead
6.6
Happiness Ahead
1934•movie

as Jim Meehan

We Who Are About to Die
7.0

as District Attorney Knight (uncredited)

Men with Wings
5.4
Men with Wings
1938•movie

as Gen. Marlin

Sporting Blood
4.2
Sporting Blood
1940•movie

as 'Sneak' OBrien

Thunder in the Night
6.0

as Prefect of Police

Sea Spoilers
5.0
Sea Spoilers
1936•movie

as Phil Morgan

No, No, Nanette
6.2
No, No, Nanette
1940•movie

as 'Hutch' Hutchinson

Junior G-Men
6.5
Junior G-Men
1940•movie

as Col. Barton

The Woman of the Town
6.4

as Publisher

Dark Delusion
6.8
Dark Delusion
1947•movie

as Mr. Logan (uncredited)

Fun on a Weekend
7.2
Fun on a Weekend
1947•movie

as John Biddle

Go Into Your Dance
7.2
Go Into Your Dance
1935•movie

as Sam Rupert

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as J. Winston Fletcher

Navy Log
5.2
1 eps
Navy Log
1955•series
The Port of 40 Thieves
7.5

as Charles Farrington

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
6.5

as Harry Walsh

The Accusing Finger
5.8

as Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator

Sweet Music
6.8
Sweet Music
1935•movie

as Mayor of New York City

Honeymoon Limited
5.8
Honeymoon Limited
1935•movie

as Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver)

Fugitives for a Night
7.2

as Maurice Tenwright

Kentucky Jubilee
6.0
Kentucky Jubilee
1951•movie

as T.J. Hoarsely

Midnight Taxi
6.2
Midnight Taxi
1937•movie

as Barney Flagg

Swanee River
7.0
Swanee River
1939•movie

as Andrew McDowell

Kidnapped
6.0
Kidnapped
1938•movie

as Bailiff

The Judge Steps Out
6.8

as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)

The Parson of Panamint
5.8

as Prosecuting Attorney

Gateway
7.4
Gateway
1938•movie

as Ernest Porter

The Gallant Legion
7.2
The Gallant Legion
1948•movie

as Senator Beale

She Gets Her Man
5.2
She Gets Her Man
1945•movie

as Mayor

Racket Squad
6.5
1 eps
Racket Squad
1951•series
Telephone Time
6.5
1 eps
Telephone Time
1956•series
Crossroads
6.8
1 eps
Crossroads
1955•series

as Selden

The Show-Off
7.0
The Show-Off
1946•movie

as Mr. Thorbison (uncredited)

Ladies Crave Excitement
5.7

as Bert Taylor

Love Thy Neighbor
7.3
Love Thy Neighbor
1940•movie

as Harrington

One Sunday Afternoon
7.0

as Tredway

The Man Who Cried Wolf
7.0

as Prosecuting Attorney

Secret Valley
5.3
Secret Valley
1937•movie

as Lawyer Austin Martin

Fit for a King
6.0
Fit for a King
1937•movie

as Editor Hardwick

Clipped Wings
5.3
Clipped Wings
1937•movie

as Capt. Morton

Gentlemen Are Born
7.3
Gentlemen Are Born
1934•movie

as Newspaper Editor

Parole Fixer
5.0
Parole Fixer
1940•movie

as U.S. District Court Judge

Again Pioneers
5.7
Again Pioneers
1950•movie

as Pete Galloway

Here Comes Happiness
6.0

as John Vance

Enemy Agent
6.7
Enemy Agent
1940•movie

as Lyman Scott

Buy Me That Town
6.3
Buy Me That Town
1941•movie

as Malcolm

Someone to Remember
7.7

as Mr. Stanton

Web of Danger
5.5
Web of Danger
1947•movie

as Gallagher

Hotel Imperial
7.0
Hotel Imperial
1939•movie

as Austrian Officer (uncredited)

Rulers of the Sea
6.7
Rulers of the Sea
1939•movie

as Mr. Cunard (Uncredited)

Getting Gertie's Garter
4.7

as Board Member (uncredited)

Criminals of the Air
6.3

as Kurt Feldon

6.7
Man of Conflict
1953•movie

as Mr. Murdock

Square Dance Katy
4.0
Square Dance Katy
1950•movie

as Commissioner

Louisiana Hayride
7.5
Louisiana Hayride
1944•movie

as H.C.Forbes

Grand Jury
7.5
Grand Jury
1936•movie

as Jim Hanify

Ticket to Paradise
7.5
Ticket to Paradise
1936•movie

as Colton

As You Were
7.5
As You Were
1951•movie

as Col. Lockwood

Mr. Walkie Talkie
6.5
Mr. Walkie Talkie
1952•movie

as Col. Lockwood

Lady Tubbs
7.5
Lady Tubbs
1935•movie

as Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt

The Plainsman and the Lady
6.0

as Sen. Twin

23 1/2 Hours Leave
6.0
23 1/2 Hours Leave
1937•movie

as Capt. Barker

The Pilgrim Lady
6.0
The Pilgrim Lady
1947•movie

as Thackery Gibbs

On Again—Off Again
8.0

as George Dilwig

Three Hearts for Julia
6.5

as Colonel (uncredited)

The Big Shot
6.5
The Big Shot
1937•movie

as Martin Drake

Spendthrift
6.0
Spendthrift
1936•movie

as Attorney

Laughing at Trouble
8.0

as Cyrus Hall

Dodge City Trail
3.0
Dodge City Trail
1936•movie

as Kenyon Phillips

15 Maiden Lane
8.0
15 Maiden Lane
1936•movie

as Judge Graham

A Dangerous Adventure
5.5

as Allen

Hotel for Women
7.5
Hotel for Women
1939•movie

as Van Ellis

Our Leading Citizen
8.0

as Chairman

Old Oklahoma Plains
7.0

as Colonel Charles Bigelow

All That I Have
6.0
All That I Have
1951•movie

as Jess Northrup

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
5.0
Pacific Rendezvous
7.5
Pacific Rendezvous
1942•movie

as John Carter

Barbary Pirate
6.5
Barbary Pirate
1949•movie

as Commodore Preble

West Point
7.5
2 eps
West Point
1956•series
North of Shanghai
8.0
North of Shanghai
1939•movie

as Rowley

Nobody's Children
7.0
Nobody's Children
1940•movie

as Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited)

Laughing Irish Eyes
10.0

as Silk Taylor

Butch Minds the Baby
8.0

as J. Wadsworth Carrington

The Music Goes 'Round
7.0

as Mr. Cohn

I Cheated the Law
7.0
I Cheated the Law
1949•movie

as District Attorney Randolph

Mushrooms
9.0
Mushrooms
1934•movie

as President of Pure Food Association (uncredited)

Louisiana
9.0
Louisiana
1947•movie

as Fred Astor

It Happened Out West
10.0

as Cooley

The Master Key
8.0
The Master Key
1945•movie

as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien

The Wildcatter
8.0
The Wildcatter
1937•movie

as Tom Frayne

Partners in Crime
8.0
Partners in Crime
1937•movie

as Mayor Callahan

Blue Grass of Kentucky
7.0

as James B. Armistead

Arkansas Judge
8.0
Arkansas Judge
1941•movie

as Hetty's Attorney

Fatal Lady
10.0
Fatal Lady
1936•movie

as American Opera House Manager (uncredited)

Manhattan Angel
7.0
Manhattan Angel
1949•movie

as J.C. Rayland

G.I. War Brides
9.0
G.I. War Brides
1946•movie

as Insp. Ramsaye

Woman Trap
8.0
Woman Trap
1936•movie

as Dodd

Follow the Band
9.0
Follow the Band
1943•movie

as Jeremiah K. Barton

Gay Blades
8.0
Gay Blades
1946•movie

as Buxton

The Maverick
9.0
The Maverick
1952•movie

as Col. Hook

King of the Mounties
8.0

as Marshal Carleton

Girl Overboard
9.0
Girl Overboard
1937•movie

as Sam Le Maire

Fifty Roads to Town
10.0

as Police Official

Strictly in the Groove
9.0

as RC Saunders

Let Them Live
8.0
Let Them Live
1937•movie

as Newspaper Editor

The Big Guy
8.0
The Big Guy
1939•movie

as Lawson

Smoky River Serenade
8.0

as J. Bricket Armstrong

Jiggs and Maggie in Court
8.0

as Supreme Court Judge

Millions in the Air
10.0

as Davis

The Pittsburgh Kid
7.0
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941•movie

as (uncredited)

The Honeymoon's Over
8.0

as J.P. Walker

Panic!
8.0
1 eps
Panic!
1957•series
Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.

as Colonel Barton

The Studebaker Story

as Harold S. Vance

The Big Breakfast
1 eps
The Big Breakfast
2022•series