Russell Hicks
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film actor. Born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, Hicks appeared in nearly 300 films between 1915 and 1956. His first appearance was an uncredited role in The Birth of a Nation (1915). He often appeared as a smooth-talking confidence man, as in the W.C. Fields film The Bank Dick (1940). Distinguished, suave and a consummate actor, Hicks played a variety of judges, corrupt officials, business...
Known For
Filmography
The Big Breakfast
2022
Panic!
1957
Once Upon a Honeymoon
1956
as Angel Chief
7th Cavalry
1956
as Col. Kellogg
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
West Point
1956
Telephone Time
1956
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1955
Cheyenne
1955
Navy Log
1955
Playwrights '56
1955
Playwrights '56
1955
as Mr. More
Crossroads
1955
as Selden
The Secret Storm
1954
The Studebaker Story
1953
as Harold S. Vance
Man of Conflict
1953
as Mr. Murdock
Mr. Walkie Talkie
1952
as Col. Lockwood
The Maverick
1952
as Col. Hook
Old Oklahoma Plains
1952
as Colonel Charles Bigelow
Bowery Battalion
1951
as Melvin Hatfield
As You Were
1951
as Col. Lockwood
Overland Telegraph
1951
as Col. Marvin
Kentucky Jubilee
1951
as T.J. Hoarsely
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
All That I Have
1951
as Jess Northrup
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as J. Winston Fletcher
Racket Squad
1951
The Big Hangover
1950
as Steve Hughes
Blue Grass of Kentucky
1950
as James B. Armistead
The Flying Saucer
1950
as Hank Thorn
Again Pioneers
1950
as Pete Galloway
Unmasked
1950
as George Richards
Square Dance Katy
1950
as Commissioner
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Jasper King
I Cheated the Law
1949
as District Attorney Randolph
South of St. Louis
1949
Manhattan Angel
1949
as J.C. Rayland
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Lord of Ashkelon
The Fountainhead
1949
as Banner Board Member (uncredited)
Barbary Pirate
1949
as Commodore Preble
The Velvet Touch
1948
as Actor 'Judge Brack'
The Hunted
1948
as Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives
Race Street
1948
as Easy Mason
One Sunday Afternoon
1948
as Tredway
My Dear Secretary
1948
as Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited)
The Black Arrow
1948
as Sir Harry Shelton
The Gallant Legion
1948
as Senator Beale
The Plunderers
1948
as Cavalry Colonel
The Return of October
1948
as Taylor
The Shanghai Chest
1948
as Frank Bronson, district attorney
Assigned to Danger
1948
as Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High
1948
as Johnny - Copper Club Manager (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948
as Supreme Court Judge
Silver River
1948
as Edwards (uncredited)
Studio One
1948
as Hinton
Exposed
1947
as Col. Bentry
Louisiana
1947
as Fred Astor
The Pilgrim Lady
1947
as Thackery Gibbs
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Maj. Dell Harney
Web of Danger
1947
as Gallagher
Dark Delusion
1947
as Mr. Logan (uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as John Biddle
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Mr. Appleby
Smoky River Serenade
1947
as J. Bricket Armstrong
The Show-Off
1946
as Mr. Thorbison (uncredited)
Dark Alibi
1946
as Warden Cameron
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946
as Sen. Twin
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Producer (uncredited)
G.I. War Brides
1946
as Insp. Ramsaye
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946
as Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Marty Martindale (uncredited)
Gay Blades
1946
as Buxton
Swing Parade of 1946
1946
as Daniel Warren Sr.
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
1946
as Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington
Apology for Murder
1945
as Harvey Kirkland
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star
The Valley of Decision
1945
as Mr. Laurence Gaylord
Scarlet Street
1945
as J.J. Hogarth
A Game of Death
1945
as Mr. Whitney
The Master Key
1945
as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
First Yank into Tokyo
1945
as Gen. T.W. Stanton (uncredited)
She Gets Her Man
1945
as Mayor
Getting Gertie's Garter
1945
as Board Member (uncredited)
Louisiana Hayride
1944
as H.C.Forbes
The Port of 40 Thieves
1944
as Charles Farrington
Bathing Beauty
1944
as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
Janie
1944
as Col. Lucas - Commander Camp Wingate
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
1944
as Colonel
Captain America
1944
as Mayor Randolph
Air Raid Wardens
1943
as Major Scanlon
Northern Pursuit
1943
as Chief Inspector (uncredited)
Three Hearts for Julia
1943
as Colonel (uncredited)
Follow the Band
1943
as Jeremiah K. Barton
Someone to Remember
1943
as Mr. Stanton
The Woman of the Town
1943
as Publisher
King of the Cowboys
1943
as Texas Governor
His Butler's Sister
1943
as Sanderson
Proceed and Report
1943
as Captain
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
Sealed Lips
1942
as Dr. Charles Evans
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942
as Judge Abbotson
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Dr. Chandley
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as J. Wadsworth Carrington
Springtime in the Rockies
1942
as Theatergoer in Blackout (uncredited)
We Were Dancing
1942
as Mr. Bryce-Carew
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942
as Major Wilson
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Carter
King of the Mounties
1942
as Marshal Carleton
Joe Smith, American
1942
as Mr. Edgerton
Strictly in the Groove
1942
as RC Saunders
Pacific Rendezvous
1942
as John Carter
Ship Ahoy
1942
as Capt. C.V. O'Brien
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Lincoln's Emissary
Hitler- Dead or Alive
1942
as Samuel Thornton
Doctors Don't Tell
1941
as Supt. Duff
Hold That Ghost
1941
as Bannister
The Little Foxes
1941
as William Marshall
Western Union
1941
as Provisional Governor
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941
as Harry Walsh
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Commanding Officer
Blood and Sand
1941
as Marquis
Arkansas Judge
1941
as Hetty's Attorney
The Big Store
1941
as Arthur Hastings
Man-Made Monster
1941
as Warden Harris (uncredited)
Great Guns
1941
as Gen. Burns
The Great Lie
1941
as Colonel Harriston
The Parson of Panamint
1941
as Prosecuting Attorney
Here Comes Happiness
1941
as John Vance
Buy Me That Town
1941
as Malcolm
Sergeant York
1941
as General (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)
Dive Bomber
1941
as Awards Speaker (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed
1941
as C.R. Pringle
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941
as (uncredited)
The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
The Bank Dick
1940
as J. Frothingham Waterbury
The Mortal Storm
1940
as Rector
Seven Sinners
1940
as First Governor
Nobody's Children
1940
as Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited)
Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.
1940
as Colonel Barton
Love Thy Neighbor
1940
as Harrington
Earthbound
1940
as Prosecutor
Virginia City
1940
as Armistead
Sporting Blood
1940
as 'Sneak' OBrien
Parole Fixer
1940
as U.S. District Court Judge
The Blue Bird
1940
as Daddy Tyl
Johnny Apollo
1940
as District Attorney
Enemy Agent
1940
as Lyman Scott
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Prosecutor
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)
No, No, Nanette
1940
as 'Hutch' Hutchinson
East of the River
1940
as Warden
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Wealthy London Host (uncredited)
Junior G-Men
1940
as Col. Barton
A Night at Earl Carroll's
1940
as Mayor Jones of Hollywood
North of Shanghai
1939
as Rowley
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Mr. Barrows
Bad Little Angel
1939
as Maj. Ellwood, newspaper owner (uncredited)
The Real Glory
1939
as Capt. Manning
Boy Trouble
1939
as Magistrate
Honolulu
1939
as Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1939
as Porthos
Swanee River
1939
as Andrew McDowell
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Russell Hicks
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Colonel (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
1939
as Hinkle (uncredited)
Union Pacific
1939
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Commissioner
Hotel for Women
1939
as Van Ellis
Our Leading Citizen
1939
as Chairman
Hotel Imperial
1939
as Austrian Officer (uncredited)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Mr. Graves
Rulers of the Sea
1939
as Mr. Cunard (Uncredited)
The Big Guy
1939
as Lawson
America's Safest Tire
1939
as Fisk Tire Official
The Honeymoon's Over
1939
as J.P. Walker
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Little Miss Broadway
1938
as Perry
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
as Captain Stafford
Fugitives for a Night
1938
as Maurice Tenwright
Kentucky
1938
as Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861
Men with Wings
1938
as Gen. Marlin
Kidnapped
1938
as Bailiff
Gateway
1938
as Ernest Porter
That Certain Age
1938
as Scout Leader (uncredited)
In Old Chicago
1938
as Politician in Jack's Office
Pick a Star
1937
as Mr. Stone
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937
as Prosecuting Attorney
It Happened Out West
1937
as Cooley
Secret Valley
1937
as Lawyer Austin Martin
23 1/2 Hours Leave
1937
as Capt. Barker
Fit for a King
1937
as Editor Hardwick
Clipped Wings
1937
as Capt. Morton
The Wildcatter
1937
as Tom Frayne
Partners in Crime
1937
as Mayor Callahan
On Again—Off Again
1937
as George Dilwig
Midnight Taxi
1937
as Barney Flagg
The Big Shot
1937
as Martin Drake
We Who Are About to Die
1937
as District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
Espionage
1937
as Alfred Hartrix
A Dangerous Adventure
1937
as Allen
The Westland Case
1937
as Mr. Woodbury
Girl Overboard
1937
as Sam Le Maire
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as Police Official
The Toast of New York
1937
as Lawyer
Let Them Live
1937
as Newspaper Editor
Criminals of the Air
1937
as Kurt Feldon
Follow the Fleet
1936
as Jim Nolan
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936
as Silk Taylor
Special Investigator
1936
as Inspector Perkett
The Music Goes 'Round
1936
as Mr. Cohn
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
Grand Jury
1936
as Jim Hanify
Ticket to Paradise
1936
as Colton
Spendthrift
1936
as Attorney
Fatal Lady
1936
as American Opera House Manager (uncredited)
Laughing at Trouble
1936
as Cyrus Hall
Dodge City Trail
1936
as Kenyon Phillips
Woman Trap
1936
as Dodd
15 Maiden Lane
1936
as Judge Graham
Sea Spoilers
1936
as Phil Morgan
Two in the Dark
1936
as Police Officer McCord (uncredited)
Bunker Bean
1936
as A. C. Jones
The General Died at Dawn
1936
as No Matches Man (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935
as James Andrews
Sweet Music
1935
as Mayor of New York City
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935
as Bert Taylor
Honeymoon Limited
1935
as Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver)
Living on Velvet
1935
as Major at Flying Field
Lady Tubbs
1935
as Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt
While the Patient Slept
1935
as Dr. Jay
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935
as Captain
Thunder in the Night
1935
as Prefect of Police
The Woman in Red
1935
as Defense Attorney Clayton
Dante's Inferno
1935
as Prosecuting Attorney
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Sam Rupert
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Dillon (uncredited)
Millions in the Air
1935
as Davis
Mushrooms
1934
as President of Pure Food Association (uncredited)
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
as Clinton Foley
The Firebird
1934
as Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager
Happiness Ahead
1934
as Jim Meehan
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Newspaper Editor
The Secret Bride
1934
as John F. Holdstock
Babbitt
1934
as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
Murder in the Clouds
1934
as Taggert
The St. Louis Kid
1934
as Gorman (uncredited)
Before Morning
1933
as Jim Nichols
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Extra (uncredited)