Bing Russell
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Lassie
1954
Series
The Rifleman
1958
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. Burton
1960
Series
Bonanza
Sheriff Clem Foster
1959
Series
Bonanza
Deputy Clem Foster
1959
Series
Bonanza
Major Reynolds
1959
Series
Bonanza
Poindexter
1959
Series
Bonanza
1959
Series
Ironside
1967
Series
Ironside
Cal Bristold
1967
Series
The Fugitive
Sgt. Eggins
1963
Series
The Fugitive
Officer
1963
Series
The Fugitive
Matt Davis
1963
Series
The Fugitive
Officer Westphal
1963
Series
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Series
Maverick
1957
Series
Maverick
Tyler Brink
1957
Series
Maverick
Russ Aikens
1957
Series
Mannix
1967
Series
The Virginian
Sgt. Eads
1962
Series
The Virginian
John Rudd
1962
Series
The Virginian
Donovan
1962
Series
The Virginian
Sam Fuller
1962
Series
The Virginian
Gabe Sloan
1962
Series
The Virginian
Ned Smith
1962
Series
The Twilight Zone
George Cousins
1959
Series
The Twilight Zone
Ben Braden
1959
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
Sheriff Reagan
1957
Series
Emergency!
1972
Series
The Rockford Files
Lieutenant
1974
Series
Rawhide
Jack Harris
1959
Series
I Dream of Jeannie
Amos Lincoln
1965
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sam - Henchman
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Deputy Stover
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Cole
1956
Series
Gunsmoke
Simon Fletcher
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Ed Shelby
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Tabor
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Head
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Walsh
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Arnold Rolfing
1955
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Clay
1958
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Billy Hemp
1958
Series
The Big Valley
Jack Tolliver
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Clint
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Mac
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Joe Garrett
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Rancher
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Dan Kelsey
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Sheriff
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Slade
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Sheriff Jim Dolan
1965
Series
Ben Casey
1961
Series
Route 66
Frank Satterfield
1960
Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Sergeant Turner
1955
Series
Laramie
1959
Series
Laramie
Sam Purdy
1959
Series
The Munsters
1964
Film
The Magnificent Seven
Robert
1960
Series
Sugarfoot
Sergeant McKinnock
1957
Series
Sugarfoot
Hank Gibson
1957
Series
Surfside 6
1960
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
Detective Dan Riggs
1972
Series
The Monkees
Rudy
1966
Series
Navy Log
1955
Series
Stoney Burke
1962
Series
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Series
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Chet
1967
Series
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Series
The Texan
1958
Series
Bronco
1958
Series
Bronco
Johnny Rawlins
1958
Series
Petrocelli
1974
Series
The Mod Squad
1968
Series
Branded
1965
Series
Branded
Sheriff Gorman
1965
Film
Tango & Cash
Van Driver
1989
Series
Johnny Ringo
Dick Walsh
1959
Series
Sam Benedict
Len George (uncredited)
1962
Film
Dick Tracy
Club Ritz Patron
1990
Film
Rio Bravo
Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited)
1959
Series
Public Defender
2nd Cop
1954
Series
Black Saddle
Lee Curry
1959
Series
Black Saddle
Ken Wilson
1959
Series
You Are There
Lendall Pitts
1953
Series
You Are There
Disheartened Soldier
1953
Film
Overboard
Elk Cove: Sheriff Earl
1987
Series
Hondo
Thompson
1967
Film
How the West Was Won
Man (uncredited)
1962
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Arne
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Track Starter (uncredited)
1954
Series
The Monroes
1966
Series
The Alaskans
1959
Series
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
Series
The Outcasts
1968
Series
Stagecoach West
1960
Film
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Harry - Griffin Bartender (uncredited)
1957
Series
The Living Christ
Lazarus
1951
Film
Last Train from Gun Hill
Skag, Belden Hand
1959
Series
The Man Called X
1956
Series
Letter to Loretta
Convict
1953
Series
Letter to Loretta
Jim Murphy
1953
Series
Letter to Loretta
Newsman
1953
Series
Letter to Loretta
Sergeant
1953
Series
General Electric True
1962
Series
Tate
1960
Series
Harbor Command
1957
Film
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Angelo
1969
Film
The Horse Soldiers
Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee
1959
Series
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
Timberwell
1976
Film
Cheyenne Autumn
Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
1964
Film
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Alfred
1972
Film
The Hallelujah Trail
Horner
1965
Film
Bombers B-52
Operator (uncredited)
1957
Film
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Herm Dally
1975
Film
Elvis
Vernon Presley
1979
Film
The Million Dollar Duck
Mr. Smith
1971
Film
Cult of the Cobra
1955
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Assistant Director
1951
Film
Blackbeard's Ghost
Second Track Meet Official
1968
Film
Satan's School for Girls
Sheriff
1973
Series
Dundee and the Culhane
1967
Film
Madame X
Sergeant Riley
1966
Film
Attack
Medic
1956
Film
A Gathering of Eagles
Captain (uncredited)
1963
Film
Sunset
Studio Guard
1988
Film
Good Day for a Hanging
George Fletcher
1959
Film
The Great Impostor
Morgan (uncredited)
1960
Film
Big Leaguer
1953
Film
Journey to Shiloh
Greybeard
1968
Film
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976
Film
The Deadly Mantis
State Trooper
1957
Film
The Loneliest Runner
Fred Dawkins
1976
Film
A Taste of Evil
Sheriff
1971
Film
A Cry in the Wilderness
Mr. Griffey
1974
Film
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Himself (Archive Footage)
2014
Film
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
Keller (Uncredited)
1967
Film
The Land Unknown
Radio Operator (uncredited)
1957
Film
Yuma
Rol King (as Neil Russell)
1971
Film
Death Sentence
Trooper
1974
Film
A Life at Stake
Bartender (uncredited)
1955
Film
Runaway!
Fireman
1973
Film
Cattle Empire
Douglas Hamilton
1958
Film
The Stripper
Mr. Mulvaney (uncredited)
1963
Film
One Man's Way
Tom Rayburn
1964
Film
Set This Town on Fire
Chuck
1973
Film
Drango
Lieutenant with Supply Wagon
1957
Film
The Sex Symbol
Public Relations Man
1974
Film
Suicide Battalion
Lt. Chet Hall
1958
Film
Flashing Spikes
Hogan
1962
Film
Ride a Violent Mile
Corporal Norman
1957
Film
Teenage Thunder
Used-Car Salesman
1957
Film
Without Incident
1957
Film
Stakeout!
Joe
1962