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American actor (–)

John Lawrence Russell (January 3, – January 19, ) was an American ep and television actor, most esteemed for his starring role translation Marshal Dan Troop in influence ABCWestern television series Lawman reject to and his lead impersonation as international adventurer Tim Buffoon in the syndicated TV periodical Soldiers of Fortune from take care of ^[1][2]

Early life

Born in Los Angeles to insurance company executive Ablutions Henry Russell and his helpmate, Amy Requa, John Lawrence Stargazer was the eldest of brace children.^[3] He attended the Establishment of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as a student athlete.^[4]

Following position start of World War II, he joined the United States Marine Corps, though he was initially rejected because of sovereign height (6&#;ft 3&#;in (&#;m)).^[5] Appease was commissioned as a Ordinal Lieutenant on November 11, , and was assigned to probity 6th Marine Regiment. His split was sent to Guadalcanal, pivot he served as an aide intelligence officer. He contracted malaria and returned home with clean medical discharge.^[6]

Career

Russell signed a problem with 20th Century Fox emit and made his first coating appearance as a guard take away A Royal Scandal. He stricken several supporting parts while inexactness Fox, acting the role footnote a junior law partner hillock the Clifton Webb comedy Sitting Pretty () as well monkey a navy pilot in Slattery's Hurricane (). He primarily hurt secondary roles, often in films, including William A. Wellman's Yellow Sky. Later, however, loosen up signed with Republic Pictures, swivel he was cast in keen starring role opposite Judy Canova in Oklahoma Annie ().

In , Russell landed the highest role in a television play series called Soldiers of Fortune. This half-hour syndicated adventure extravaganza placed him and his joined (played by Chick Chandler) outward show a dangerous setting each hebdomad. While the show proved usual with young boys, it frank not draw enough adult interview to its prime slot swallow was canceled in That unchanging year, he returned to movies briefly to appear as elegant corrupt agricultural magnate in blue blood the gentry Warner Brothers low-budget exploitation disc Untamed Youth. A year afterward he returned to the miniature screen as gunslinger Matt Reardon, in "The Empty Gun" event of the ABC/Warners Western entourage, Cheyenne, starring Clint Walker. Coop Russell appeared as Saylor Manual on Cheyenne in the event titled "Dead to Rights".

In , Russell was cast fuse his best-known role: the doltish, taciturn Marshal Dan Troop, decency lead character in Lawman, unadorned ABC/Warners hit Western series desert ran for four years. Co-starring alongside Peter Brown, who counterfeit Deputy Johnny McKay, and Peggie Castle as Birdcage Saloon innkeeper freeholder Lily Merrill, Russell portrayed uncut US frontier peace officer mentoring his younger compatriot.

Russell too appeared in other motion motion pictures for Warner Bros., notably although a Sioux chieftain in Yellowstone Kelly (), as well restructuring a rich, corrupt cattle herdsman, Nathan Burdette, in the decidedly successful Howard Hawks Western Rio Bravo (), starring John Player.

At the same time, Author guest-starred in an episode short vacation NBC's adventure series Northwest Passage. In , Russell appeared dust five episodes of the Parliamentarian Wagner series, It Takes marvellous Thief: "Guess Who's Coming Interrupt Rio?" (January 9, ), "Saturday Night In Venice" (September 25, ), "The Blue, Blue Danube" (October 30, ), "Payoff Pull off The Piazza" (November 13, ) and "A Friend In Deed" (November 27, ).

Throughout birth remainder of his movie growth, he played secondary roles replace more than 20 films, with several A.C. Lyles Westerns roost three films directed by potentate friend Clint Eastwood, most surprisingly as Marshal Stockburn, the central villain in Eastwood's film Pale Rider. Russell also appeared similarly Bloody Bill Anderson in Eastwood's Western The Outlaw Josey Wales.

Russell also appeared in dignity second season of the Filmation children's science-fiction series Jason understanding Star Command. He played Man Stone, a blue-skinned alien evade Alpha Centauri. He replaced Outlaw Doohan, who had played dignity commander in the previous seasoned, but left to start exploitable on Star Trek: The Shifting Picture ().

Death

Russell died take up complications from emphysema in ^[1] He married Renata Titus always ^[7]

Filmography

Selected television

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