Russell Waters

Russell Waters (10 June 1908 – 19 August 1982) was a British film actor.
Waters was educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow and the University of Glasgow. He began acting with the Old English Comedy and Shakespeare Company then appeared in repertory theatre, at the Old Vic and in the West End. On screen Waters generally found himself playing mild mannered characters. Waters played the leading man in Richard Massingham's amusing instructional short subjects, among them Tell Me If It Hurts (1936), And So Work (1937), The Daily Round (1947) and What a Life! (1948).
In feature films, Waters played secondary roles such as Craggs in The Blue Lagoon (1949), Mr. West in The Happiest Days of Your Life, Palmer in Chance of a Lifetime and "Wings" Cameron in The Wooden Horse (all three in 1950). In later years, Waters was briefly seen as the Harbour master in The Wicker Man (1973), and his final film role was as Dr. Jones in Ken Loach's Black Jack in 1979.
Among his television appearances was that of an aggrieved butler, Stephens, in a 1965 episode of The Human Jungle (starring Herbert Lom).
Selected filmography
The Woman in the Hall (1947) - Alfred
London Belongs to Me (1948) - Clerk of the Court
Once a Jolly Swagman (1949) - Mr. Pusey
The Blue Lagoon (1949) - Craggs
Marry Me! (1949) - Mr. Pearson
Obsession (1949) - Flying Squad detective
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949) - Cartwright
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) - Mr. West
Chance of a Lifetime (1950) - Palmer
State Secret (1950) - Clubman
The Wooden Horse (1950) - 'Wings' Cameron
Seven Days to Noon (1950) - Det. Davis
The Magnet (1950) - Doctor
Pool of London (1951) - Sgt. - River Police (uncredited)
The Browning Version (1951) - School Doorman (uncredited)
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) - Seaman (uncredited)
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) - Ex-service Men Collector (uncredited)
The Man in the White Suit (1951) - Davidson
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) - Cigar Smoker in Shop (uncredited)
Green Grow the Rushes (1951) - Joseph Bainbridge (farmer)
Outcast of the Islands (1951) - 2nd Englishman in Snooker Room (uncredited)
Mr. Denning Drives North (1951) - Harry Stoper
Death of an Angel (1952) - Walter Grannage
Angels One Five (1952) - Airman
Saturday Island (1952) - Dr. Snyder
Castle in the Air (1952) - Moffat
You're Only Young Twice (1952) - (uncredited)
The Brave Don't Cry (1952) - Hughie Aitken
Miss Robin Hood (1952) - Bunyan
The Long Memory (1953) - Scotson (uncredited)
Time Bomb (1953) - Ticket Collector (uncredited)
Street Corner (1953) - Det. Constable Brown
The Cruel Sea (1953) - A.R.P. Warden
Grand National Night (1953) - Plainclothes Detective
Turn the Key Softly (1953) - George Jenkins
The Sword and the Rose (1953) - Sailor
Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1953) - Hugh MacGregor
Adventure in the Hopfields (1954) - Mr. Quin
The Maggie (1954) - Hailing Officer
The Sleeping Tiger (1954) - Manager of Pearce & Mann
Sherlock Holmes Case of The Pennsylvania Gun - Inspector MacLeod (1954)
The Young Lovers (1954) - Counterman (uncredited)
Third Party Risk (1954) - The Scientist
Lease of Life (1954) - Mr. Russell
Passing Stranger (1954) - (uncredited)
Isn't Life Wonderful! (1954) - Green
The Love Match (1955) - Mr. Postlewaite (uncredited)
John and Julie (1955) - Garage Policeman
Now and Forever (1956) - Sgt. Gibson (uncredited)
Reach for the Sky (1956) - Pearson (uncredited)
It's Great to Be Young (1956) - Mr. Scott, School Inspector
The Man in the Sky (1957) - Sim
Interpol (1957) - Company man
Let's Be Happy (1957) - Hotel Reception Clerk
The Key (1958) - Sparks
A Night to Remember (1958) - Chief Clerk - Victualling Department (uncredited)
Next to No Time (1958) - Clerk
Left Right and Centre (1959) - Mr. Bray
Yesterday's Enemy (1959) - Brigadier
The Bridal Path (1959) - Bank Cashier
Danger Tomorrow (1960) - Steve
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960) - Strand receptionist (uncredited)
Man in the Moon (1960) - Woomera director
Bomb in the High Street (1961) - Trent
Flat Two (1962) - Clerk of the Court
Play It Cool (1962) - Euston Porter #1 (uncredited)
Reach for Glory (1962) - Mr. Freeman
The War Lover (1962) - Pub Landlord (uncredited)
The Amorous Prawn (1962) - McLeod (uncredited)
The Flood (1963)
I Could Go On Singing (1963) - Reynolds
The Punch and Judy Man (1963) - Bobby Bachelor
Heavens Above! (1963) - Bit Part, Cabinet Office (uncredited)
80,000 Suspects (1963) - Town Clerk of Bath (uncredited)
Crooks in Cloisters (1964) - Ship's Chandler
The Heroes of Telemark (1965) - Sr. Sandersen
The Trygon Factor (1966) - Sgt. Chivers
The Devil Rides Out (1968) - Malin
Twisted Nerve (1968) - Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
Kidnapped (1971) - Advocates Secretary
The Wicker Man (1973) - Harbour Master
Black Jack (1979) - Dr. Jones
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1908 births
1982 deaths
Scottish male stage actors
Scottish male film actors
Scottish male television actors
Alumni of the University of Glasgow
People educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School
20th-century Scottish male actors
Male actors from Glasgow