
Russell Hicks
Actor
Born: June 3, 1895 (61 years old)
Died: June 1, 1957
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
Filmography (119)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.6)
- You Can't Take It with You (1938, ★ 7.5)
- The Little Foxes (1941, ★ 7.5)
- Scarlet Street (1945, ★ 7.6)
- The Bank Dick (1940, ★ 6.5)
- The Mortal Storm (1940, ★ 7.3)
- Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935, ★ 6.6)
- Follow the Fleet (1936, ★ 6.8)
- Hold That Ghost (1941, ★ 6.8)
- The Valley of Decision (1945, ★ 7.3)
- Air Raid Wardens (1943, ★ 7.1)
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939, ★ 7)
- East Side of Heaven (1939, ★ 7.1)
- Espionage (1937, ★ 6.8)
- Fourteen Hours (1951, ★ 7.3)
- The Great Lie (1941, ★ 7)
- Johnny Apollo (1940, ★ 6.9)
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916, ★ 7.1)
- Sergeant York (1941, ★ 7.2)
- His Butler's Sister (1943, ★ 7.1)
- If You Could Only Cook (1935, ★ 7.4)
- The Fountainhead (1949, ★ 6.8)
- The Noose Hangs High (1948, ★ 6.8)
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941, ★ 6.9)
- Doctors Don't Tell (1941, ★ 4.9)
- Sealed Lips (1942, ★ 5.8)
- Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942, ★ 6.3)
- Seven Sinners (1940, ★ 5.8)
- The Velvet Touch (1948, ★ 6.2)
- Western Union (1941, ★ 6)