Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks
Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film character actor. Hicks was born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army in France. He later became a lieutenant Colonel in the California State Guard.
Hicks was a character actor appearing in bit parts and small supporting roles in nearly 300 films between 1933 and 1956. He often appeared as a smooth-talking confidence man, or swindler as in the W.C. Fields film The Bank Dick (1940). Hicks played a variety of judges, corrupt officials, crooked 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.
Broadway plays in which Hicks acted included The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1954), On Borrowed Time (1953), Time for Elizabeth (1948), All the King's Horses (1934), The Little Black Book (1932), Nona (1932), Torch Song (1930), Goin' Home (1928), No Trespassing (1926), and The Wisecrackers (1925).
On June 1, 1957, Hicks suffered a heart attack after an automobile accident and was dead on arrival at Santa Monica Receiving Hospital. He was 61.
Filmography
The Birth of a Nation (1915) as Minor Role (film debut) (uncredited)
Intolerance (1916) as Extra (uncredited)
Before Morning (1933) as James Nichols
Enlighten Thy Daughter (1934) as Daniel Stevens
The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) as Clinton Foley
Happiness Ahead (1934) as Jim Meehan
The St. Louis Kid (1934) as Gorman (uncredited)
The Firebird (1934) as Mr. Beyer – the Stage Manager
Gentlemen Are Born (1934) as Newspaper Editor
Babbitt (1934) as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
Murder in the Clouds (1934) as Taggart
The Secret Bride (1934) as John F. Holdstock
Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) as Captain
The Woman in Red (1935) as Clayton – Defense Attorney
Sweet Music (1935) as The Mayor
Living on Velvet (1935) as Major
While the Patient Slept (1935) as Dr. Jay
Cardinal Richelieu (1935) as Le Moyne
Go Into Your Dance (1935) as Sam Rupert (uncredited)
$10 Raise (1935) as Hendricks (uncredited)
Ladies Crave Excitement (1935) as Bert Taylor
Honeymoon Limited (1935) as Slug Gorman / Sugar Carver
Lady Tubbs (1935) as Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt
Dante's Inferno (1935) as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Ladies Love Danger (1935) as Melvin
Thunder in the Night (1935) as Prefect of Police
Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) as James Andrews
1,000 Dollars a Minute (1935) as Sonny Rycross
Grand Exit (1935) as Drake (uncredited)
Millions in the Air (1935) as Davis
If You Could Only Cook (1935) as Dillon (uncredited)
Two in the Dark (1936) as McCord – Police Officer (uncredited)
Tough Guy (1936) as Corbin (uncredited)
Rose Marie (1936) as Commandant (uncredited)
Follow the Fleet (1936) as Jim Nolan
The Music Goes 'Round (1936) as Mr. Cohn (uncredited)
Laughing Irish Eyes (1936) as Silk Taylor
Woman Trap (1936) as Dodd
Special Investigator (1936) as Insp. Perkett
Fatal Lady (1936) as American Opera House Manager (uncredited)
Hearts in Bondage (1936) as Sen. Pillsbury
Trapped by Television (1936) as J.F. Howland – Board Member (uncredited)
Ticket to Paradise (1936) as Colton
Bunker Bean (1936) as A.C. Jones
Spendthrift (1936) as Attorney (uncredited)
Grand Jury (1936) as Jim Hanify
Straight from the Shoulder (1936) as Capt. Daniels (uncredited)
The General Died at Dawn (1936) as American with No Matches (uncredited)
Sea Spoilers (1936) as Phil Morgan
15 Maiden Lane (1936) as Judge Graham
The Accusing Finger (1936) as Senator Forrest
Laughing at Trouble (1936) as Cyrus Hall
Dodge City Trail (1936) as Kenyon Phillips
We Who Are About to Die (1937) as District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
Secret Valley (1937) as Austin Martin
Girl Overboard (1937) as Sam Le Maire
Espionage (1937) as Alfred Hartrix (uncredited)
23 1/2 Hours' Leave (1937) as Capt. Barker
Maytime (1937) as Monsieur Bulliet (uncredited)
Midnight Taxi (1937) as Barney Flagg
King of Gamblers (1937) as Man at Temple's Table (uncredited)
Maytime (1937) as Monsieur Bulliet (uncredited)
Let Them Live (1937) as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Criminals of the Air (1937) as Kurt Feldon
It Happened Out West (1937) as Cooley
Pick a Star (1937) as Mr. Stone
Fifty Roads to Town (1937) as Police Official
The Wildcatter (1937) as Tom Frayne
On Again-Off Again (1937) as George Dilwig
A Dangerous Adventure (1937) as Allen
The Toast of New York (1937) as Lawyer
The Big Shot (1937) as Martin Drake
The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937) as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Fit for a King (1937) as Editor Hardwick
Partners in Crime (1937) as Mayor Callahan
The Westland Case (1937) as Mr. Woodbury
Clipped Wings (1937) as Capt. Morton
Wise Girl (1937) as David Larrimore (uncredited)
In Old Chicago (1938) as Politician in Jack's Office
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) as Capt. Stafford
Kidnapped (1938) as Bailiff
Men with Wings (1938) as Gen. Marlin (uncredited)
Little Miss Broadway (1938) as Perry
Gateway (1938) as Ernest Porter
You Can't Take It with You (1938) as Attorney to Kirby (uncredited)
Fugitives for a Night (1938) as Maurice Tenwright
That Certain Age (1938) as Scout Leader (uncredited)
Kentucky (1938) as Thad Goodwin Sr. – 1861
North of Shanghai (1939) as Rowley
Boy Trouble (1939) as Magistrate
Boy Slaves (1939) as Albee's Attorney (uncredited)
Honolulu (1939) as Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers (1939) as Porthos
I Was a Convict (1939) as District Attorney
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) as Colonel (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) as Mr. Barrows
East Side of Heaven (1939) as Hinkle (uncredited)
Hotel Imperial (1939) as Austrian Officer (uncredited)
Union Pacific (1939) as Sergeant (uncredited)
Man of Conquest (1939) as Mr. Allen (uncredited)
Hotel for Women (1939) as Van Ellis (uncredited)
Stanley and Livingstone (1939) as Commissioner
Our Leading Citizen (1939) as Chairman (uncredited)
The Real Glory (1939) as Capt. George Manning
Rio (1939) as Banker (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) as Roberts
Bad Little Angel (1939) as Maj. Ellwood – Newspaper Owner (uncredited)
Rulers of the Sea (1939) as Mr. Cunard (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939) as Mr. Graves
The Honeymoon's Over (1939) as J.P. Walker
The Big Guy (1939) as Lawson
Swanee River (1939) as Andrew McDowell
The Blue Bird (1940) as Daddy Tyl
Parole Fixer (1940) as U.S. District Court Judge
Johnny Apollo (1940) as District Attorney
Virginia City (1940) as John Armistead
Enemy Agent (1940) as Lyman Scott
Earthbound (1940) as Prosecutor
The Mortal Storm (1940) as Rector
Queen of the Mob (1940) as Judge (uncredited)
Sporting Blood (1940) as 'Sneak' OBrien
The Return of Frank James (1940) as Prosecutor
Junior G-Men (1940, Serial) as Col. Barton
Fugitive from a Prison Camp (1940) as Minor Role (uncredited)
Nobody's Children (1940) as Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited)
Seven Sinners (1940) as First Governor
East of the River (1940) as Warden
The Bank Dick (1940) as J. Frothingham Waterbury
Lady with Red Hair (1940) Wealthy London Host (uncredited)
A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940) as Mayor Jones of Hollywood
No, No, Nanette (1940) as 'Hutch' Hutchinson
Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)
Love Thy Neighbor (1940) as Mr. Harrington
Arkansas Judge (1941) as John Root – Attorney
Western Union (1941) as Governor
The Strawberry Blonde (1941) as Treadway – Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed (1941) as C.R. Pringle
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941) as Walsh
Here Comes Happiness (1941) as John Vance
The Man Who Lost Himself (1941) as Mr. Van der Girt
Man Made Monster (1941) as Prison Warden Harris (uncredited)
The Great Lie (1941) as Col. Harriston
Blood and Sand (1941) as Marquis
The Big Store (1941) as Arthur Hastings
Sergeant York (1941) as General (uncredited)
The Parson of Panamint (1941) as Prosecuting Attorney
Hold That Ghost (1941) as Bannister
Dive Bomber (1941) as Admiral – Speaks at Final Awards (uncredited)
The Little Foxes (1941) as William Marshall
The Pittsburgh Kid (1941) (uncredited)
Doctors Don't Tell (1941) as Supt. Duff
Unexpected Uncle (1941) as Tony (uncredited)
Buy Me That Town (1941) as Malcolm
Great Guns (1941) as Gen. Burns
Public Enemies (1941) as Tregar
They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout (1941) as Commanding Officer
Sealed Lips (1942) as Dr. Charles Evans
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) as Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited)
We Were Dancing (1942) as Mr. Bryce-Carew
Joe Smith, American (1942) as Mr. Edgerton
Butch Minds the Baby (1942) as J. Wadsworth Carrington
To the Shores of Tripoli (1942) as Maj. Wilson
Ship Ahoy (1942) as Capt. C.V. O'Brien (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window (1942) as Dr. Chandley
Pacific Rendezvous (1942) as John Carter
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) as Judge Abbotson
Lady in a Jam (1942) as Carter
Wings for the Eagle (1942) as Committee Speaker (uncredited)
Blondie for Victory (1942) as Colonel (uncredited)
King of the Mounties (1942, Serial) as Marshal Carleton
Springtime in the Rockies (1942) as Man in Dark with Lighter (uncredited)
Hitler – Dead or Alive (1942) as Samuel Thornton
Strictly in the Groove (1942) as R.C. Saunders
Behind the Eight Ball (1942) as Harry B. Kemp
Tennessee Johnson (1942) as Lincoln's Emissary
Harrigan's Kid (1943) as Col. Lowry
Air Raid Wardens (1943) as Maj. Scanlon
King of the Cowboys (1943) as Texas Governor Shuville
Follow the Band (1943) as Jeremiah K. Barton
Three Hearts for Julia (1943) as Army Colonel (uncredited)
Someone to Remember (1943) as Mr. Stanton
Northern Pursuit (1943) as Chief Inspector (uncredited)
His Butler's Sister (1943) as Sanderson
There's Something About a Soldier (1943) as Mr. Edwards (uncredited)
What a Woman! (1943) as Sutton (uncredited)
The Woman of the Town (1943) as Publisher
Captain America (1944, Serial) as Randolph
Hat Check Honey (1944) as J.J. Worthington
Bathing Beauty (1944) as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
Louisiana Hayride (1944) as H.C. Forbes
Janie (1944) as Col. Lucas – Commander Camp Wingate
The Port of 40 Thieves (1944) as Charles Farrington
The Captain from Köpenick (1945) as Police Commissioner
She Gets Her Man (1945) as Mayor
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (1945) as General (uncredited)
The Master Key (1945, Serial) as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
The Valley of Decision (1945) as Mr. Laurence Gaylord
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) as Cyrus Danver
First Yank Into Tokyo (1945) as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Apology for Murder (1945) as Harvey Kirkland
That Night with You (1945) as Henry Brock (uncredited)
A Game of Death (1945) as Mr. Whitney
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) as Mr. Lindsay – Patient (uncredited)
Getting Gertie's Garter (1945) as Board Member (uncredited)
Scarlet Street (1945) as J.J. Hogarth
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946) as Harcourt (uncredited)
Gay Blades (1946) as Buxton
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946) as Robin Hood – Earl of Huntington
Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) as Daniel Warren Sr.
The Hoodlum Saint (1946) as Marty Martindale (uncredited)
Dark Alibi (1946) as Warden Cameron
The Unknown (1946) as Col. Wetherford (uncredited)
G.I. War Brides (1946) as Insp. Ramsaye
Earl Carroll Sketchbook (1946) as John Hawks (uncredited)
The Bachelor's Daughters (1946) as John Llewelyn Dillon
Plainsman and the Lady (1946) as Sen. Gwin
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) as Producer (uncredited)
The Show-Off (1946) as Mr. Thorbison (uncredited)
The Pilgrim Lady (1947) as Thackery Gibbs
The Beginning or the End (1947) as General (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass (1947) as Maj. Dell Harney
Buck Privates Come Home (1947) as Mr. Appleby
Fun on a Weekend (1947) as John Biddle
Web of Danger (1947) as Mr. Gallagher
Dark Delusion (1947) as Mr. Logan – Patient (uncredited)
Smoky River Serenade (1947) as J. Bricket Armstrong
Variety Girl (1947) as Man at Steambath (uncredited)
Exposed (1947) as Col. William K. Bentry
Louisiana (1947) as Fred Astor
The Fabulous Texan (1947) as Gen. Sheridan (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out (1948) as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)
The Mating of Millie (1948) as Kirkland (uncredited)
The Black Arrow (1948) as Sir Harry Shelton
The Noose Hangs High (1948) as Johnny – Copper Club Manager (uncredited)
The Hunted (1948) as Dan Meredith – Chief of Detectives
Silver River (1948) as Edwards (uncredited)
Assigned to Danger (1948) as Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion (1948) as Satate Senator Beale
Race Street (1948) as Easy Mason
Shanghai Chest (1948) as Dist. Atty. Frank Bronson
The Velvet Touch (1948) as Judge Brack / Actor in 'Hedda Gabler': Judge Brack
The Return of October (1948) as Taylor (uncredited)
The Plunderers (1948) as Cavalry Colonel
My Dear Secretary (1948) as Dick Fulton – Publisher (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948) as Supreme Court Judge
One Sunday Afternoon (1948) as Tredway – Barnstead's Attorney (uncredited)
South of St. Louis (1949) as Col. Kirby (uncredited)
I Cheated the Law (1949) as District Attorney Randolph
Manhattan Angel (1949) as J.C. Rayland
The Fountainhead (1949) as Banner Board Member (uncredited)
Barbary Pirate (1949) as Commodore Preble
Samson and Delilah (1949) as Lord of Ashkelon
Malaya (1949) as Businessman with Cigar (uncredited)
The Flying Saucer (1950) as Intelligence Chief Hank Thorn
Blue Grass of Kentucky (1950) as James B. Armistead
Unmasked (1950) as George Richards – District Attorney
Square Dance Katy (1950) as Commissioner
The Big Hangover (1950) as Steve Hughes
Duchess of Idaho (1950) as Contest Judge (uncredited)
The Petty Girl (1950) as Tycoon (uncredited)
Again Pioneers (1950) as Pete Galloway
The Du Pont Story (1950) as Businessman (uncredited)
Bowery Battalion (1951) as Col. Melvin Hatfield
Belle Le Grand (1951) as Exchange Chairman (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours (1951) as Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Kentucky Jubilee (1951) as T.J. Hoarsely
All That I Have (1951) as Jess Northrup
As You Were (1951) as Col. Lockwood
Crazy Over Horses (1951) as Randall
Overland Telegraph (1951) as Col. Marvin
Rodeo (1952) as Allen H. Grandstead (uncredited)
Old Oklahoma Plains (1952) as Colonel Charles Bigelow
Mr. Walkie Talkie (1952) as Col. Lockwood
The Maverick (1952) as Col. Hook
Man of Conflict (1953) as Mr. Murdock
You Can't Run Away from It (1956) as Ship Captain (uncredited)
7th Cavalry (1956) as Col. Kellogg (final film)
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956, Short) as Angel Chief
Selected television
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1895 births
1957 deaths
American male film actors
Male actors from Baltimore
20th-century American male actors
American male stage actors
United States Army personnel of World War I
National Guard (United States) officers