Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (May 5, 1926 – April 8, 2003) was an American actor and Class A minor-league baseball club owner. He was the father of Hollywood actor Kurt Russell.
Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (May 5, 1926 – April 8, 2003) was an American actor and Class A minor-league baseball club owner. He was the father of Hollywood actor Kurt Russell.
Although best known as the deputy on Bonanza (1959) and Robert in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Russell's was also well known on a national level as the owner of the Portland Mavericks Baseball Club. Helming the only independent team in the class A Northwest League, Russell was an innovator. Before Bull Durham (1988), there were the Mavericks. Russell kept a 30 man roster because he believed that some of the players deserved to have one last season. His motto was simply one three lettered word - not WIN - although the Mavericks did just that - no, the word was FUN. He created a park that kept all corporate sponsorship outside the gates, hired the first female general manager in professional baseball, and the following year hired the first Asian American GM/Manager. That same season his team set a record for the highest attendance in Minor league history, and went on to win the pennant. Ex-major leaguers and never-weres who couldn't stop playing the game flocked to his June tryouts, which were always open to anyone that showed up. From as far away as Capetown, and France, players would head to Portland for a chance with Russell's Mavericks.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Character:Himself (Archive Footage)
Release Date:20/01/2014
Dick Tracy
Character:Club Ritz Patron
Release Date:05/04/1990
Tango & Cash
Character:Van Driver
Release Date:22/12/1989
Sunset
Character:Studio Guard
Release Date:29/04/1988
Overboard
Character:Elk Cove: Sheriff Earl
Release Date:16/12/1987
Elvis
Character:Vernon Presley
Release Date:10/02/1979
The Loneliest Runner
Character:Fred Dawkins
Release Date:20/12/1976
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Character:
Release Date:29/05/1976
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Character:Herm Dally
Release Date:01/07/1975
Death Sentence
Character:Trooper
Release Date:02/10/1974
The Sex Symbol
Character:Public Relations Man
Release Date:17/09/1974
A Cry in the Wilderness
Character:Mr. Griffey
Release Date:26/03/1974
Runaway!
Character:Fireman
Release Date:29/09/1973
Satan's School for Girls
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:19/09/1973
Set This Town on Fire
Character:Chuck
Release Date:08/01/1973
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Character:Alfred
Release Date:12/07/1972
A Taste of Evil
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:12/10/1971
The Million Dollar Duck
Character:Mr. Smith
Release Date:30/06/1971
Yuma
Character:Rol King (as Neil Russell)
Release Date:02/03/1971
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Character:Angelo
Release Date:29/12/1969
Journey to Shiloh
Character:Greybeard
Release Date:10/05/1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
Character:Second Track Meet Official
Release Date:08/02/1968
Madame X
Character:Sergeant Riley
Release Date:03/03/1966
The Hallelujah Trail
Character:Horner
Release Date:23/06/1965
Cheyenne Autumn
Character:Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:15/10/1964
One Man's Way
Character:Tom Rayburn
Release Date:26/02/1964
A Gathering of Eagles
Character:
Release Date:21/06/1963
The Stripper
Character:Mr. Mulvaney
Release Date:19/06/1963
How the West Was Won
Character:Man (uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1962
Flashing Spikes
Character:Hogan
Release Date:04/10/1962
Stakeout!
Character:Joe
Release Date:01/10/1962
The Great Impostor
Character:Morgan (uncredited)
Release Date:23/12/1960
The Magnificent Seven
Character:Robert
Release Date:12/10/1960
Last Train from Gun Hill
Character:Skag, Belden Hand
Release Date:29/07/1959
The Horse Soldiers
Character:Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee
Release Date:11/06/1959
Rio Bravo
Character:Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited)
Release Date:08/03/1959
Good Day for a Hanging
Character:George Fletcher
Release Date:01/01/1959
Cattle Empire
Character:Douglas Hamilton
Release Date:01/04/1958
Suicide Battalion
Character:Lt. Chet Hall
Release Date:28/02/1958
Ride a Violent Mile
Character:Corporal Norman
Release Date:24/11/1957
Bombers B-52
Character:Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:22/11/1957
The Land Unknown
Character:Radio Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:15/10/1957
Without Incident
Character:
Release Date:06/06/1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Character:Harry - Griffin Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:30/05/1957
The Deadly Mantis
Character:State Trooper
Release Date:01/05/1957
Drango
Character:Lieutenant with Supply Wagon
Release Date:01/01/1957
Teenage Thunder
Character:Used-Car Salesman
Release Date:01/01/1957
Attack
Character:Medic
Release Date:19/09/1956
Cult of the Cobra
Character:
Release Date:30/03/1955
A Life at Stake
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1955
Big Leaguer
Character:
Release Date:19/08/1953
Television Appearances
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Character:Timberwell
The Rockford Files
Character:Lieutenant
Petrocelli
Character:
The Streets of San Francisco
Character:
Emergency!
Character:
Alias Smith and Jones
Character:
The Mod Squad
Character:
The Outcasts
Character:
Mannix
Character:
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Character:Chet
Hondo
Character:Thompson
Dundee and the Culhane
Character:
Ironside
Character:
Ironside
Character:Cal Bristold
The Monkees
Character:Rudy
The Monroes
Character:
I Dream of Jeannie
Character:Amos Lincoln
The Big Valley
Character:Jack Tolliver
The Big Valley
Character:Clint
The Big Valley
Character:Mac
The Big Valley
Character:Joe Garrett
The Big Valley
Character:Rancher
The Big Valley
Character:Dan Kelsey
The Big Valley
Character:Sheriff
The Big Valley
Character:Slade
The Big Valley
Character:Sheriff Jim Dolan
Branded
Character:
Branded
Character:Sheriff Gorman
The Munsters
Character:
The Fugitive
Character:Sgt. Eggins
The Fugitive
Character:Officer
The Fugitive
Character:Matt Davis
The Fugitive
Character:Officer Westphal
Stoney Burke
Character:
General Electric True
Character:
The Virginian
Character:Sgt. Eads
The Virginian
Character:John Rudd
The Virginian
Character:Donovan
The Virginian
Character:Sam Fuller
The Virginian
Character:Gabe Sloan
The Virginian
Character:Ned Smith
Sam Benedict
Character:Len George (uncredited)
Ben Casey
Character:
Route 66
Character:
Surfside 6
Character:
Stagecoach West
Character:
The Andy Griffith Show
Character:Mr. Burton
Tate
Character:
The Alaskans
Character:
The Twilight Zone
Character:George Cousins
The Twilight Zone
Character:Ben Braden
Johnny Ringo
Character:Dick Walsh
Laramie
Character:
Bonanza
Character:Sheriff Clem Foster
Bonanza
Character:Deputy Clem Foster
Bonanza
Character:Major Reynolds
Bonanza
Character:Poindexter
Black Saddle
Character:Lee Curry
Black Saddle
Character:Ken Wilson
Rawhide
Character:Jack Harris
The Rifleman
Character:
The Texan
Character:
The Donna Reed Show
Character:
Bronco
Character:
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Clay
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Billy Hemp
Harbor Command
Character:
Maverick
Character:
Maverick
Character:Tyler Brink
Maverick
Character:Russ Aikens
Sugarfoot
Character:Sergeant McKinnock
Sugarfoot
Character:Hank Gibson
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Sheriff Reagan
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Sam - Henchman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Deputy Stover
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Cole
The Man Called X
Character:
Navy Log
Character:
Gunsmoke
Character:Simon Fletcher
Gunsmoke
Character:Ed Shelby
Gunsmoke
Character:Tabor
Gunsmoke
Character:Head
Gunsmoke
Character:Walsh
Gunsmoke
Character:Arnold Rolfing
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Character:
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Character:Sergeant Turner
Science Fiction Theatre
Character:
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Arne
Lassie
Character:
Public Defender
Character:2nd Cop
Letter to Loretta
Character:Convict
Letter to Loretta
Character:Jim Murphy
Letter to Loretta
Character:Newsman
Letter to Loretta
Character:Sergeant
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Assistant Director
The Living Christ
Character:Lazarus
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