Russell Hicks

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, 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 as an uncle of the Gail Davis character, whom he threatens to disinherit if she marries a known gangster. He died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack.

Known For

Cheyenne

Studio One

Telephone Time

Navy Log

Racket Squad

Panic!

West Point

Hallmark Hall of Fame

All Movies (236)

• 7th Cavalry1956 · as Col. Kellogg
• You Can't Run Away from It1956 · as Ship Captain (uncredited)
• Once Upon a Honeymoon1956 · as Angel Chief
• The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial1955
• Man of Conflict1953 · as Mr. Murdock
• The Studebaker Story1953 · as Harold S. Vance
• The Maverick1952 · as Col. Hook
• Mr. Walkie Talkie1952 · as Col. Lockwood
• Old Oklahoma Plains1952 · as Colonel Charles Bigelow
• Overland Telegraph1951 · as Col. Marvin
• As You Were1951 · as Col. Lockwood
• All That I Have1951 · as Jess Northrup
• Kentucky Jubilee1951 · as T.J. Hoarsely
• Fourteen Hours1951 · as Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
• Bowery Battalion1951 · as Melvin Hatfield
• Again Pioneers1950 · as Pete Galloway
• The Big Hangover1950 · as Steve Hughes
• Square Dance Katy1950 · as Commissioner
• Unmasked1950 · as George Richards
• Blue Grass of Kentucky1950 · as James B. Armistead
• The Flying Saucer1950 · as Hank Thorn
• Samson and Delilah1949 · as Lord of Ashkelon
• Barbary Pirate1949 · as Commodore Preble
• The Fountainhead1949 · as Banner Board Member (uncredited)
• Manhattan Angel1949 · as J.C. Rayland
• South of St. Louis1949
• I Cheated the Law1949 · as District Attorney Randolph
• One Sunday Afternoon1948 · as Tredway
• Jiggs and Maggie in Court1948 · as Supreme Court Judge
• My Dear Secretary1948 · as Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited)
• The Plunderers1948 · as Cavalry Colonel
• The Return of October1948 · as Taylor
• Race Street1948 · as Easy Mason
• The Velvet Touch1948 · as Actor 'Judge Brack'
• The Shanghai Chest1948 · as Frank Bronson, district attorney
• The Gallant Legion1948 · as Senator Beale
• Silver River1948 · as Edwards (uncredited)
• Assigned to Danger1948 · as Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited)
• The Hunted1948 · as Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives
• The Noose Hangs High1948 · as Johnny - Copper Club Manager (uncredited)
• The Black Arrow1948 · as Sir Harry Shelton
• The Judge Steps Out1947 · as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)
• Louisiana1947 · as Fred Astor
• Exposed1947 · as Col. Bentry
• Smoky River Serenade1947 · as J. Bricket Armstrong
• Dark Delusion1947 · as Mr. Logan (uncredited)
• Web of Danger1947 · as Gallagher
• Fun on a Weekend1947 · as John Biddle
• The Sea of Grass1947 · as Maj. Dell Harney
• Buck Privates Come Home1947 · as Mr. Appleby
• The Pilgrim Lady1947 · as Thackery Gibbs
• Till the Clouds Roll By1946 · as Producer (uncredited)
• The Show-Off1946 · as Mr. Thorbison (uncredited)
• The Plainsman and the Lady1946 · as Sen. Twin
• G.I. War Brides1946 · as Insp. Ramsaye
• Dark Alibi1946 · as Warden Cameron
• The Hoodlum Saint1946 · as Marty Martindale (uncredited)
• Swing Parade of 19461946 · as Daniel Warren Sr.
• The Bandit of Sherwood Forest1946 · as Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington
• Gay Blades1946 · as Buxton
• A Close Call for Boston Blackie1946 · as Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)
• Scarlet Street1945 · as J.J. Hogarth
• Getting Gertie's Garter1945 · as Board Member (uncredited)
• A Game of Death1945 · as Mr. Whitney
• Apology for Murder1945 · as Harvey Kirkland
• First Yank into Tokyo1945 · as Gen. T.W. Stanton (uncredited)
• Flame of Barbary Coast1945 · as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star
• The Valley of Decision1945 · as Mr. Laurence Gaylord
• The Master Key1945 · as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
• She Gets Her Man1945 · as Mayor
• Janie1944 · as Col. Lucas - Commander Camp Wingate
• The Port of 40 Thieves1944 · as Charles Farrington
• Louisiana Hayride1944 · as H.C.Forbes
• Bathing Beauty1944 · as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
• The Case of the Tremendous Trifle1944 · as Colonel
• Captain America1944 · as Mayor Randolph
• The Woman of the Town1943 · as Publisher
• There's Something About a Soldier1943
• His Butler's Sister1943 · as Sanderson
• Northern Pursuit1943 · as Chief Inspector (uncredited)
• Proceed and Report1943 · as Captain
• Someone to Remember1943 · as Mr. Stanton
• Three Hearts for Julia1943 · as Colonel (uncredited)
• King of the Cowboys1943 · as Texas Governor
• Air Raid Wardens1943 · as Major Scanlon
• Follow the Band1943 · as Jeremiah K. Barton
• Tennessee Johnson1942 · as Lincoln's Emissary
• Strictly in the Groove1942 · as RC Saunders
• Hitler- Dead or Alive1942 · as Samuel Thornton
• To the Shores of Tripoli1942 · as Major Wilson
• Springtime in the Rockies1942 · as Theatergoer in blackout (uncredited)
• King of the Mounties1942 · as Marshal Carleton
• Lady in a Jam1942 · as Carter
• Pacific Rendezvous1942 · as John Carter
• Tarzan's New York Adventure1942 · as Judge Abbotson
• We Were Dancing1942 · as Mr. Bryce-Carew
• Fingers at the Window1942 · as Dr. Chandley
• Ship Ahoy1942 · as Capt. C.V. O'Brien
• Butch Minds the Baby1942 · as J. Wadsworth Carrington
• Joe Smith, American1942 · as Mr. Edgerton
• Sealed Lips1942 · as Dr. Charles Evans
• Pacific Blackout1941 · as Commanding Officer
• They Died with Their Boots On1941 · as Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)
• Ride 'Em Cowboy1941 · as Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited)
• Great Guns1941 · as Gen. Burns
• Buy Me That Town1941 · as Malcolm
• Sergeant York1941 · as General (uncredited)
• Doctors Don't Tell1941 · as Supt. Duff
• Dive Bomber1941 · as Awards Speaker (uncredited)
• The Little Foxes1941 · as William Marshall
• The Pittsburgh Kid1941 · as (uncredited)
• Hold That Ghost1941 · as Bannister
• The Parson of Panamint1941 · as Prosecuting Attorney
• The Big Store1941 · as Arthur Hastings
• Blood and Sand1941 · as Marquis
• The Great Lie1941 · as Colonel Harriston
• Man-Made Monster1941 · as Warden Harris (uncredited)
• Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery1941 · as Harry Walsh
• Here Comes Happiness1941 · as John Vance
• A Man Betrayed1941 · as C.R. Pringle
• Western Union1941 · as Provisional Governor
• The Strawberry Blonde1941 · as Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
• Arkansas Judge1941 · as Hetty's Attorney
• Love Thy Neighbor1940 · as Harrington
• Santa Fe Trail1940 · as Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)
• No, No, Nanette1940 · as 'Hutch' Hutchinson
• Nobody's Children1940 · as Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited)
• A Night at Earl Carroll's1940 · as Mayor Jones of Hollywood
• Lady with Red Hair1940 · as Wealthy London Host (uncredited)
• The Bank Dick1940 · as J. Frothingham Waterbury
• East of the River1940 · as Warden
• Junior G-Men1940 · as Col. Barton
• Seven Sinners1940 · as First Governor
• Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.1940 · as Colonel Barton
• The Return of Frank James1940 · as Prosecutor
• Sporting Blood1940 · as 'Sneak' OBrien
• The Mortal Storm1940 · as Rector
• Earthbound1940 · as Prosecutor
• Johnny Apollo1940 · as District Attorney
• Enemy Agent1940 · as Lyman Scott
• Virginia City1940 · as Armistead
• Parole Fixer1940 · as U.S. District Court Judge
• The Blue Bird1940 · as Daddy Tyl
• Swanee River1939 · as Andrew McDowell
• The Big Guy1939 · as Lawson
• The Honeymoon's Over1939 · as J.P. Walker
• Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President1939 · as Mr. Graves
• Rulers of the Sea1939 · as Mr. Cunard (Uncredited)
• Bad Little Angel1939 · as Maj. Ellwood, newspaper owner (uncredited)
• Hollywood Cavalcade1939 · as Russell Hicks
• The Real Glory1939 · as Capt. Manning
• America's Safest Tire1939 · as Fisk Tire Official
• Our Leading Citizen1939 · as Chairman
• Stanley and Livingstone1939 · as Commissioner
• Hotel for Women1939 · as Van Ellis
• Hotel Imperial1939 · as Austrian Officer (uncredited)
• Union Pacific1939 · as Sergeant (uncredited)
• East Side of Heaven1939 · as Hinkle (uncredited)
• The Story of Alexander Graham Bell1939 · as Mr. Barrows
• The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle1939 · as Colonel (uncredited)
• The Three Musketeers1939 · as Porthos
• Honolulu1939 · as Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)
• Boy Trouble1939 · as Magistrate
• North of Shanghai1939 · as Rowley
• Kentucky1938 · as Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861
• That Certain Age1938 · as Scout Leader (uncredited)
• Fugitives for a Night1938 · as Maurice Tenwright
• You Can't Take It with You1938 · as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
• Gateway1938 · as Ernest Porter
• Little Miss Broadway1938 · as Perry
• Men with Wings1938 · as Gen. Marlin
• Kidnapped1938 · as Bailiff
• In Old Chicago1938 · as Politician in Jack's Office
• The Big Broadcast of 19381938 · as Captain Stafford
• Clipped Wings1937 · as Capt. Morton
• The Westland Case1937 · as Mr. Woodbury
• Partners in Crime1937 · as Mayor Callahan
• Fit for a King1937 · as Editor Hardwick
• The Man Who Cried Wolf1937 · as Prosecuting Attorney
• The Big Shot1937 · as Martin Drake
• The Toast of New York1937 · as Lawyer
• A Dangerous Adventure1937 · as Allen
• On Again—Off Again1937 · as George Dilwig
• The Wildcatter1937 · as Tom Frayne
• Fifty Roads to Town1937 · as Police Official
• Pick a Star1937 · as Mr. Stone
• It Happened Out West1937 · as Cooley
• Criminals of the Air1937 · as Kurt Feldon
• Let Them Live1937 · as Newspaper Editor
• Midnight Taxi1937 · as Barney Flagg
• 23 1/2 Hours Leave1937 · as Capt. Barker
• Espionage1937 · as Alfred Hartrix
• Girl Overboard1937 · as Sam Le Maire
• Secret Valley1937 · as Lawyer Austin Martin
• We Who Are About to Die1937 · as District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
• Dodge City Trail1936 · as Kenyon Phillips
• Laughing at Trouble1936 · as Cyrus Hall
• The Accusing Finger1936 · as Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
• The General Died at Dawn1936 · as No Matches Man (uncredited)
• 15 Maiden Lane1936 · as Judge Graham
• Sea Spoilers1936 · as Phil Morgan
• Grand Jury1936 · as Jim Hanify
• Spendthrift1936 · as Attorney
• Bunker Bean1936 · as A. C. Jones
• Ticket to Paradise1936 · as Colton
• Fatal Lady1936 · as American Opera House Manager (uncredited)
• Special Investigator1936 · as Inspector Perkett
• Woman Trap1936 · as Dodd
• Laughing Irish Eyes1936 · as Silk Taylor
• The Music Goes 'Round1936 · as Mr. Cohn
• Follow the Fleet1936 · as Jim Nolan
• Two in the Dark1936 · as Police Officer McCord (uncredited)
• If You Could Only Cook1935 · as Dillon (uncredited)
• Millions in the Air1935 · as Davis
• Charlie Chan in Shanghai1935 · as James Andrews
• Thunder in the Night1935 · as Prefect of Police
• Dante's Inferno1935 · as Prosecuting Attorney
• Lady Tubbs1935 · as Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt
• Honeymoon Limited1935 · as Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver)
• Ladies Crave Excitement1935 · as Bert Taylor
• Go Into Your Dance1935 · as Sam Rupert
• While the Patient Slept1935 · as Dr. Jay
• Living on Velvet1935 · as Major at Flying Field
• Sweet Music1935 · as Mayor of New York City
• The Woman in Red1935 · as Defense Attorney Clayton
• Devil Dogs of the Air1935 · as Captain
• The Secret Bride1934 · as John F. Holdstock
• Murder in the Clouds1934 · as Taggert
• Babbitt1934 · as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
• Gentlemen Are Born1934 · as Newspaper Editor
• The Firebird1934 · as Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager
• Happiness Ahead1934 · as Jim Meehan
• The Case of the Howling Dog1934 · as Clinton Foley
• Mushrooms1934 · as President of Pure Food Association (uncredited)
• Before Morning1933 · as Jim Nichols
• Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916 · as Extra (uncredited)

All TV Shows (14)

• The Big Breakfast2022
• Panic!1957
• West Point1956
• Telephone Time1956
• Playwrights '561955
• Playwrights '561955 · as Mr. More
• Cheyenne1955
• Navy Log1955
• The Secret Storm1954
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as J. Winston Fletcher
• Racket Squad1951
• The Cisco Kid1950 · as Jasper King
• Studio One1948 · as Hinton