Harold Russell
Actor
14 January 1914 — 29 January 2002 (88 years)
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Harold Russell (January 14, 1914 – January 29, 2002) was a Canadian-American World War II veteran who became one of only two non-professional actors to win an Academy Award for acting (the other being Haing S. Ngor). Russell also holds the unique honor of receiving two Academy Awards for the same role. Russell also has the distinction of being the only performer to sell his award Oscar at auction.
Harold Russell (January 14, 1914 – January 29, 2002) was a Canadian-American World War II veteran who became one of only two non-professional actors to win an Academy Award for acting (the other being Haing S. Ngor). Russell also holds the unique honor of receiving two Academy Awards for the same role. Russell also has the distinction of being the only performer to sell his award Oscar at auction.
Filmography
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Homer Parrish (clip From The Best Years Of Our Lives (1946)) |
| 1997 | Dogtown · as Blessed William |
| 1988 | |
| 1980 | Inside Moves · as WingsOn Plex |
| 1979 | |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives · as Homer ParrishOn Plex |
| 2002 | The 74th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 2002 | 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self |
| 1998 | The 70th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Past Winner |
| 1985 | American Masters · as Self |
| 1980 | The 52nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show · as Self |
| 1953 | Person to Person · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show · as Self |
| 1945 | Diary of a Sergeant · as Himself (uncredited) |