Bing Russell

Acting

Biography

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 Movies

Acting

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One Man's Way

4.3(0.0K)

Reverend Norman Vincent Peale fights to bring his message to the nation.

Elvis

6.8(0.1K)

This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.

Last Train from Gun Hill

7.1(0.2K)

A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for the rape and murder of his wife.

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Last Train from Gun Hill

Skag, Belden Hand

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Good Day for a Hanging

6.4(0.0K)

When the local sheriff is killed after a bank robbery, ex-lawman Ben Cutler collars the apparent killer, Eddie Campbell. Because of his background as a local youth who spent time living with the Cutlers, Eddie gets the benefit of the doubt from Ben's daughter and his wife-to-be. Ben is firm in his belief that Eddie is guilty, and as the matter is debated in a divisive court battle, it will soon become clear whether he's right.

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Good Day for a Hanging

George Fletcher

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Cheyenne Autumn

6.7(0.1K)

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

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Cheyenne Autumn

Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited)

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The Horse Soldiers

7.0(0.3K)

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.

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The Horse Soldiers

Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee

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Journey to Shiloh

5.4(0.0K)

At the beginning of the Civil War, seven friends embark on a cross-country journey in order to join the Confederate army.

How the West Was Won

7.0(0.5K)

The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.

A Gathering of Eagles

5.9(0.0K)

A B-52 commander must prepare his men to pass a grueling inspection.

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A Gathering of Eagles

Captain (uncredited)

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Yuma

6.0(0.0K)

A down-and-dirty town is forced to shape up when a new marshal (Clint Walker) comes to town. However, when a scheme is launched to destroy the lawman's authority, he must discover the perpetrators and preserve his reputation.

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Yuma

Rol King (as Neil Russell)