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Bing Russell Died at age: 76

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Bing Russell

Date of Birth:

May 05, 1926

Country of birth:

Brattleboro - Vermont - USA

Died:

Apr 08, 2003

Biography of

Bing 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.

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Bing Russell

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Filmography of

Bing Russell

Found 50 Movies in total

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

Himself (Archive Footage) ( Actor )

... 2014

Dick Tracy

Club Ritz Patron ( Actor )

... 1990

Tango & Cash

Van Driver ( Actor )

... 1989

Sunset

Studio Guard ( Actor )

... 1988

Overboard

Elk Cove: Sheriff Earl ( Actor )

... 1987

Elvis

Vernon Presley ( Actor )

... 1979

The Loneliest Runner

Fred Dawkins ( Actor )

... 1976

... 1976

The Apple Dumpling Gang

Herm Dally ( Actor )

... 1975

Death Sentence

Trooper ( Actor )

... 1974

The Sex Symbol

Public Relations Man ( Actor )

... 1974

A Cry in the Wilderness

Mr. Griffey ( Actor )

... 1974

Runaway!

Fireman ( Actor )

... 1973

Satan's School for Girls

Sheriff ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1972

A Taste of Evil

Sheriff ( Actor )

... 1971

The Million Dollar Duck

Mr. Smith ( Actor )

... 1971

Yuma

Rol King (as Neil Russell) ( Actor )

... 1971

... 1969

Journey to Shiloh

Greybeard ( Actor )

... 1968

Blackbeard's Ghost

Second Track Meet Official ( Actor )

... 1968

Madame X

Sergeant Riley ( Actor )

... 1966

The Hallelujah Trail

Horner ( Actor )

... 1965

Cheyenne Autumn

Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1964

One Man's Way

Tom Rayburn ( Actor )

... 1964

... 1963

The Stripper

Mr. Mulvaney ( Actor )

... 1963

How the West Was Won

Man (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1962

Flashing Spikes

Hogan ( Actor )

... 1962

Stakeout!

Joe ( Actor )

... 1962

The Great Impostor

Morgan (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1960

The Magnificent Seven

Robert ( Actor )

... 1960

Last Train from Gun Hill

Skag, Belden Hand ( Actor )

... 1959

The Horse Soldiers

Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee ( Actor )

... 1959

Rio Bravo

Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1959

Good Day for a Hanging

George Fletcher ( Actor )

... 1959

Cattle Empire

Douglas Hamilton ( Actor )

... 1958

... 1958

Ride a Violent Mile

Corporal Norman ( Actor )

... 1957

Bombers B-52

Operator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1957

The Land Unknown

Radio Operator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1957

The Deadly Mantis

State Trooper ( Actor )

... 1957

Drango

Lieutenant with Supply Wagon ( Actor )

... 1957

Teenage Thunder

Used-Car Salesman ( Actor )

... 1957

Attack

Medic ( Actor )

... 1956

... 1955

A Life at Stake

Bartender (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1955

... 1953