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Acting

John Russell

Career: Active from 1924 to 1988, with a break from 1925 to 1944, busiest in 1949 and 1951 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 19
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: Rio Bravo
88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Russell Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.4, average 5.4
Coming of Age
1.4, average 3.0
Psychological
4.0, average 5.5
Uncanny
1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Western 7
Historical Drama 5
Period Piece 4
Fast-Paced 4
Nostalgic 3
Action-Packed 3
Character-Driven 3
Good vs Evil 3
Family-Friendly 2
Western 2
Historical Setting 2
Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 40

American Nightmare

40

as Police Officer

1980s

4 titles · average score 61

Under the Gun

as Simon Stone

Your First Gun - A Family Guide To Shooting

as Grandpa

Pale Rider

76

as Stockburn

Simon & Simon

46

TV show · as Oldtimer #2 - in Saloon

1970s

12 titles · average score 57

Jason of Star Command

41

TV show · as The Commander

Mission to Glory: A True Story

as Solis

The Outlaw Josey Wales

80

as Bloody Bill Anderson

Smoke In The Wind

as Cagle Mondier

Fugitive Lovers

as Harris Alexander

Police Story

72

TV show

Emergency!

78

TV show · as Sam Jeffers

Alias Smith and Jones

48

TV show · as Marshall

Blood Legacy

23

as Frank Mantee

Noon Sunday

as Darmody

McCloud

71

TV show · as Harry Hague

Cannon for Cordoba

46

as General Pershing

1960s

8 titles · average score 56

Fireball Jungle

as Nero Solitarius

Buckskin

55

as Patch

If He Hollers, Let Him Go!

58

as Sheriff

It Takes a Thief

73

TV show · as William Dover / Peter Vale

Hostile Guns

55

as Aaron Pleasant

Fort Utah

46

as Eli Jonas

Apache Uprising

60

as Vance Buckner

Daniel Boone

47

TV show · as Amos McAleer

1950s

27 titles · average score 64

Yellowstone Kelly

56

as Gall, Sioux Chief

Rio Bravo

88

as Nathan Burdette

Lawman

70

TV show · as Marshal Dan Troop

Untamed Youth

42

as Russ Tropp

Hell Bound

60

as Jordan

Soldiers of Fortune

TV show · as Tim Kelly

Hell's Outpost

as Ben Hodes

The Sun Shines Bright

67

as Ashby Corwin

Oklahoma Annie

as Dan Fraser

The Barefoot Mailman

as Theron

Man in the Saddle

59

as Hugh Clagg

Saddle Tramp

66

as Rocky

1940s

12 titles · average score 61

Undertow

72

as Danny Morgan

The Story of Molly X

57

as Cash Brady

The Gal Who Took the West

51

as Grant O'Hara

Slattery's Hurricane

51

as Lt. F.A. 'Hobbie' Hobson

Yellow Sky

87

as Lengthy

Sitting Pretty

74

as Bill Philby

Forever Amber

40

as Black Jack Mallard

Somewhere in the Night

77

as Marine Captain (uncredited)

The Dark Corner

68

as Policeman at Tony's Apartment (uncredited)

Within These Walls

as Rogers

A Bell for Adano

50

as Anderson (uncredited)

A Royal Scandal

44

as Guard (uncredited)

1930s

1 title · average score 83

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

83

as Hopper Boy

1920s

2 titles

Side Street

Adaptation

Dangerous Money

Screenplay