Charles Russell (actor)

Charles Russell (March 31, 1918 – January 18, 1985) was an American movie and radio actor who appeared in 17 movies between 1943 and 1950.^{[citation needed]} He was also a television producer who worked in Hollywood and Australia.

Charles Russell
Charles Russell with actress Mary Anderson in Behind Green Lights (1946)
Born	(1918-03-31)March 31, 1918 New York City, US
Died	January 18, 1985(1985-01-18) (aged 66) Beverly Hills, California, US
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer
Years active	1943–1950 (as actor)
Spouse	Nancy Guild ​ ​ (m. 1947; div. 1950)​
Children	1[1]

Acting career

Born in New York City, Russell made his debut in an uncredited part as a ball player in Ladies' Day (1943). His last film was Chinatown at Midnight (1949).^[2] He originated the role of insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in the CBS Radio series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar in 1949, playing the role until being replaced by Edmond O'Brien in 1950.^[3][4]

Russell married fellow 20th Century-Fox contract player Nancy Guild in 1947,^[5] and they had one child, a daughter, Elizabeth, in 1949. They divorced in 1950.^[1]

Producer

Russell moved into television producing working on shows such as The Untouchables and Naked City.

He worked for a number of years in Australia at the ABC.^[6] John Cameron, head of drama at the ABC in the 1970s, said Russell "was a man of great talents, who had developed a drinking problem to help him cope with the pressures of Network American television. He was winning his battle, but still had bad spells. He gave the ABC a great shot in the arm, and built a degree of professionalism in its drama filming that continued to pay dividends long after he returned to America."^[7] Russell died in Beverly Hills, California.

Filmography as Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1943	Ladies' Day	Ball Player	Uncredited
1943	Bombardier	Instructor
1944	The Purple Heart	Lt. Kenneth Bayforth
1945	Captain Eddie	Sgt. Jim Reynolds
1946	Behind Green Lights	Arthur Templeton
	Johnny Comes Flying Home	Miles Carey
	Wake Up and Dream	Lieutenant Coles
1947	The Late George Apley	Howard Boulder
	Beyond Our Own	Peter Rogers
1948	Give My Regards to Broadway	Arthur Waldron Jr.
	Canon City	Tolley
	Night Wind	Ralph Benson
	Inner Sanctum	Harold Dunlap
	Trouble Preferred	Lt. Rod Brooks
1949	Tucson	Gregg Johnson
	Mary Ryan, Detective	Detective Baker	Uncredited
	Chinatown at Midnight	Fred Morgan
1950	Breakthrough	U.S. Soldier	Uncredited, (final film role)

Select Producing Credits

• The Untouchables (1959-60) - producer
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) - producer
• Arrest and Trial (1962)
• Naked City (1962-63) - producer
• Judd for the Defense (1967-68) - producer
• Devlin (1971) - executive producer
• The Survivor (1972) - script editor
• Seven Little Australians (1973) - executive producer
• Ben Hall (1974) - producer
• Games for Parents and Other Children (1975) - producer