Russell Hicks

About

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.

Known for

Studio OneSeries • 1948CheyenneSeries • 1955Navy LogSeries • 1955The Cisco KidSeries • 1950Telephone TimeSeries • 1956Racket SquadSeries • 1951CrossroadsSeries • 1955Samson and DelilahMovie • 1949Sergeant YorkMovie • 1941They Died with Their Boots OnMovie • 1941Bathing BeautyMovie • 1944You Can't Take It with YouMovie • 1938Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesMovie • 1916Scarlet StreetMovie • 1945Fourteen HoursMovie • 1951The Little FoxesMovie • 1941The FountainheadMovie • 1949Buck Privates Come HomeMovie • 1947Western UnionMovie • 1941Tarzan's New York AdventureMovie • 1942Till the Clouds Roll ByMovie • 1946The Big StoreMovie • 1941In Old ChicagoMovie • 1938The Valley of DecisionMovie • 1945