Portrait of Russ Powell

Acting

Russ Powell

Career

Active from 1916 to 1956, with a break from 1938 to 1955, busiest in 1927 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Red Mill
The Red Mill
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Russ Powell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

119
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title
Savage Fury
Savage Fury (1956)

as Henry Andrews

1940s

8 titles ยท average score 74
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

as Slops Denton (uncredited)

To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
GoodWatch score 87

as Warsaw Bystander (uncredited)

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91

as Man at Madison Square Garden (uncredited)

That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Servant (uncredited)

The Son of Davy Crockett
The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)

as Station Agent Hank

The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as Juror (uncredited)

The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

as Grocer / Juror

When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as First Train Engineer

1930s

75 titles ยท average score 64
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

as 'Ugly Man' Contestant #2 (uncredited)

Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
GoodWatch score 82

as Webber - Burgher (uncredited)

Union Pacific
Union Pacific (1939)
GoodWatch score 74

as Vendor (uncredited)

The Wrong Road
The Wrong Road (1937)
GoodWatch score 50

as Chief Ira Foster

The Emperor's Candlesticks
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

as Coachman (uncredited)

Modern Times
Modern Times (1936)
GoodWatch score 91

as Gypsy in Police Patrol Wagon (uncredited)

Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild (1935)
GoodWatch score 63

as Bartender

Snug in the Jug
Snug in the Jug (1933)

as Prison Warden

If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

as Bartender at Violet's Hangout (uncredited)

The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy (1931)
GoodWatch score 82

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Sin Ship
The Sin Ship (1931)
GoodWatch score 56

as Inspector Colby

The Big Trail
The Big Trail (1930)
GoodWatch score 85

as Windy Bill (uncredited)

1920s

32 titles ยท average score 67
Fashions in Love
Fashions in Love (1929)

as Joe

The Love Parade
The Love Parade (1929)
GoodWatch score 85

as Afghan Ambassador

Napoleon's Barber
Napoleon's Barber (1928)

as Blacksmith

Soft Cushions
Soft Cushions (1927)

as The Fat Thief (as Russell Powell)

The Red Mill
The Red Mill (1927)
GoodWatch score 67

as Burgomaster

No Place to Go
No Place to Go (1927)

as Cannibal Chief

Flesh and the Devil
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
GoodWatch score 85

as Family Retainer with flag (uncredited)

Dynamite Smith
Dynamite Smith (1924)

as Colin MacClintock

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
GoodWatch score 68

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Kindled Courage
Kindled Courage (1923)

as Marshal

The Ropin' Fool
The Ropin' Fool (1922)

as The Medicine Doctor

Head Over Heels
Head Over Heels (1922)

as Papa Bambinetti

1910s

3 titles
Brothers Divided
Brothers Divided (1919)

as Lafe Wetherby

A Blind Pig
A Blind Pig (1918)

as The Sheriff/The Ticket Agent

Heaven Will Protect A Woiking Goil
Heaven Will Protect A Woiking Goil (1916)

as The Hero