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Russell Hicks
Actor, Writer
Died June 1, 1957 (61 years)
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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.
Filmography
| 1957 | Date with the Angels (TV Series) · as Adam Henshaw |
| 1956 | Once Upon a Honeymoon · as Angel Chief |
| 1956 | 7th Cavalry · as Col. Kellogg |
| 1956 | You Can't Run Away from It · as Ship Captain (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (TV Series) · as Mr. Duncan |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Sam Turner |
| 1955 | The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Landers |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Gov. Henry Foote |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) · as Uncle DeWitt Davenport |
| 1952 | The Unexpected (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1951 | Bowery Battalion · as Melvin Hatfield |
| 1951 | Overland Telegraph · as Col. Marvin |
| 1951 | All That I Have · as Jess Northrup |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1951 | Gruen Guild Theater (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1950 | The Flying Saucer · as Hank Thorn |
| 1950 | The Big Hangover · as Steve Hughes |
| 1950 | The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) · as Mr Hilscher |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Mr. Washburn |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Forsythe |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid (TV Series) · as Jasper King |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead · as Banner Board Member (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Malaya · as Businessman with Cigar |
| 1949 | South of St. Louis · as Col. Kirby |
| 1949 | Barbary Pirate · as Commodore Preble |
| 1949 | Martin Kane, Private Eye (TV Series) · as Mr. Edwards |
| 1949 | I Remember Mama (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Colonel Hayes |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah · as Lord of Ashkelon |
| 1948 | My Dear Secretary · as Dick Fulton - Publisher |
| 1948 | The Velvet Touch · as Actor 'Judge Brack' |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs High · as Johnny - Copper Club Manager (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Plunderers · as Cavalry Colonel |
| 1948 | The Return of October · as Taylor |
| 1948 | One Sunday Afternoon · as Tredway |
| 1948 | The Mating of Millie · as Kirkland |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Hinton |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass · as Maj. Dell Harney |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the End · as General |
| 1947 | Fun on a Weekend · as John Biddle |
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By · as Producer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Dark Alibi · as Warden Cameron |
| 1946 | Swing Parade of 1946 · as Daniel Warren Sr. |
| 1946 | The Unknown · as Col. Wetherford |
| 1946 | A Close Call for Boston Blackie · as Attorney Harcourt (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Gay Blades · as Buxton |
| 1945 | Scarlet Street · as J.J. Hogarth |
| 1945 | Apology for Murder · as Harvey Kirkland |
| 1945 | Flame of Barbary Coast · as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision · as Mr. Laurence Gaylord |
| 1945 | First Yank Into Tokyo · as Gen. T.W. Stanton |
| 1945 | I Was a Criminal · as Police Commisioner |
| 1944 | Bathing Beauty · as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Hat Check Honey · as J.J. Worthington |
| 1943 | Northern Pursuit · as Chief Inspector (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Air Raid Wardens · as Major Scanlon |
| 1943 | His Butler's Sister · as Sanderson |
| 1943 | King of the Cowboys · as Texas Governor Shuville |
| 1943 | The Woman of the Town · as Publisher |
| 1943 | Someone to Remember · as Mr. Stanton |
| 1942 | Tarzan's New York Adventure · as Judge Abbotson |
| 1942 | Ship Ahoy · as Capt. C.V. O'Brien |
| 1942 | To the Shores of Tripoli · as Major Wilson |
| 1942 | Behind the Eight Ball · as Harry B. Kemp |
| 1942 | Hitler--Dead or Alive · as Samuel Thornton |
| 1942 | We Were Dancing · as Mr. Bryce-Carew |
| 1941 | Sergeant York · as General (uncredited) |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On · as Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Little Foxes · as William Marshall |
| 1941 | The Great Lie · as Colonel Harriston |
| 1941 | Western Union · as Provisional Governor |
| 1941 | Blood and Sand · as Marquis |
| 1941 | Dive Bomber · as Awards Speaker (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Strawberry Blonde · as Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer |
| 1941 | Honky Tonk · as Dr. Otis |
| 1941 | Doctors Don't Tell · as Supt. Duff |
| 1941 | The Big Store · as Arthur Hastings |
| 1940 | The Mortal Storm · as Rector |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail · as Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Virginia City · as Armistead |
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James · as Prosecutor |
| 1940 | The Blue Bird · as Daddy Tyl |
| 1940 | Love Thy Neighbor · as Harrington |
| 1940 | No, No, Nanette · as 'Hutch' Hutchinson |
| 1939 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle · as Colonel (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Union Pacific · as Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Honolulu · as Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Three Musketeers · as Porthos |
| 1939 | The Real Glory · as Capt. George Manning |
| 1939 | The Honeymoon's Over · as J.P. Walker |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway · as Perry |
| 1938 | That Certain Age · as Scout Leader (uncredited) |
| 1938 | In Old Chicago · as Politician in Jack's Office |
| 1938 | Kentucky · as Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861 |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You · as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Maytime · as Monsieur Bulliet |
| 1937 | The Toast of New York · as Lawyer |
| 1937 | On Again-Off Again · as George Dilwig |
| 1937 | Pick a Star · as Mr. Stone |
| 1937 | Secret Valley · as Lawyer Austin Martin |
| 1937 | 23 1/2 Hours Leave · as Capt. Barker |
| 1937 | Fit for a King · as Editor Hardwick |
| 1937 | Clipped Wings · as Capt. Morton |
| 1937 | Midnight Taxi · as Barney Flagg |
| 1936 | Follow the Fleet · as Jim Nolan |
| 1936 | Rose-Marie · as Commandant |
| 1936 | Hearts in Bondage · as Sen. Pillsbury |
| 1936 | Trapped by Television · as J.F. Howland - Board Member |
| 1936 | The General Died at Dawn · as No Matches Man (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Tough Guy · as Corbin |
| 1936 | Ticket to Paradise · as Colton |
| 1936 | Straight from the Shoulder · as Capt. Daniels |
| 1935 | Devil Dogs of the Air · as Captain |
| 1935 | While the Patient Slept · as Dr. Jay |
| 1935 | Shadow of Doubt · as Chief of Detectives |
| 1935 | Ladies Crave Excitement · as Bert Taylor |
| 1935 | 1, 000 Dollars a Minute · as Sonny Rycross |
| 1935 | Honeymoon Limited · as Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver) |
| 1934 | Murder in the Clouds · as Taggert |
| 1933 | Before Morning · as Jim Nichols |
| 1916 | Intolerance · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1915 | The Birth of a Nation · as Minor Role |