John Russell

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Lawrence Russell was an American actor, and World War II veteran, most noted for playing Marshal Dan Troop in the successful ABC western television series Lawman from 1958 to 1962, and his lead role as international adventurer Tim Kelly in the syndicated TV series Soldiers of Fortune from 1955 to 1957. Russell signed a contract with 20th Century Fox in 1945 and made his first film appearance as a guard in A Royal Scandal. He played several supporting parts while at Fox, acting the role of a junior law partner in the Clifton Webb comedy Sitting Pretty, as well as a navy pilot in Slattery's Hurricane. Later, however, he signed with Republic Pictures where he was cast in a starring role. In 1955, Russell landed the lead role in a television drama series called Soldiers of Fortune. In 1958, Russell was cast in his best-known role: the stolid,...

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MaverickSeries • 1957Emergency!Series • 1972Simon & SimonSeries • 1981CheyenneSeries • 1955Daniel BooneSeries • 1964LawmanSeries • 1958McCloudSeries • 1970GunsmokeSeries • 195577 Sunset StripSeries • 1958Police StorySeries • 1973Alias Smith and JonesSeries • 1971SugarfootSeries • 1957Studio 57Series • 1954It Takes a ThiefSeries • 1968Rio BravoMovie • 1959The Outlaw Josey WalesMovie • 1976Pale RiderMovie • 1985Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie • 1939Honkytonk ManMovie • 1982Yellow SkyMovie • 1948The Dark CornerMovie • 1946Yellowstone KellyMovie • 1959Cannon for CordobaMovie • 1970Somewhere in the NightMovie • 1946