Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film actor. He 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 was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack.

Partial filmography

 * The Birth of a Nation (1915) as Minor Role (uncredited)
 * Intolerance (1916) as Extra (uncredited)
 * Before Morning (1933) as James Nichols
 * The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
 * The Firebird (1934)
 * Gentlemen Are Born (1934)
 * Babbitt (1934)
 * The Secret Bride (1934)
 * Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)
 * The Woman in Red (1935)
 * While the Patient Slept (1935)
 * Living on Velvet (1935)
 * Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
 * Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)
 * Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
 * Follow the Fleet (1936)
 * Hearts in Bondage (1936)
 * Sea Spoilers (1936)
 * Ticket to Paradise (1936)
 * A Dangerous Adventure (1937)
 * Girl Overboard (1937)
 * In Old Chicago (1937)
 * The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
 * Kidnapped (1938)
 * Little Miss Broadway (1938)
 * North of Shanghai (1939)
 * The Three Musketeers (1939)
 * The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
 * Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
 * The Real Glory (1939)
 * Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
 * Bad Little Angel (1939) (uncredited)
 * Swanee River (1939)
 * The Blue Bird (1940)
 * Johnny Apollo (1940)
 * Virginia City (1940) as John Armistead
 * The Mortal Storm (1940)
 * The Return of Frank James (1940)
 * Junior G-Men (1940 serial)
 * Seven Sinners (1940)
 * East of the River (1940)
 * The Bank Dick (1940)
 * No, No, Nanette (1940)
 * Western Union (1941)
 * A Man Betrayed (1941)
 * The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)
 * Blood and Sand (1941)
 * The Big Store (1941)
 * Sergeant York (1941) as General (uncredited)
 * The Little Foxes (1941)
 * Pacific Blackout (1941)
 * To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
 * Fingers at the Window (1942)
 * Sealed Lips (1942)
 * Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
 * Blondie for Victory (1942) (uncredited)
 * King of the Mounties (1942 serial)
 * Hitler – Dead or Alive (1942)
 * Strictly in the Groove (1942)
 * Tennessee Johnson (1942)
 * Air Raid Wardens (1943)
 * King of the Cowboys (1943)
 * What a Woman! (1943) (uncredited)
 * Captain America (1944 serial)
 * Hat Check Honey (1944)
 * Janie (1944)
 * The Captain from Köpenick (completed in 1941, released in 1945)
 * The Master Key (1945 serial)
 * The Valley of Decision (1945)
 * Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
 * Apology for Murder (1945)
 * Scarlet Street (1945) as J.J. Hogarth
 * The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)
 * Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
 * Dark Alibi (1946)
 * The Bachelor's Daughters (1946)
 * The Pilgrim Lady (1947)
 * The Sea of Grass (1947)
 * Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
 * Fun on a Weekend (1947)
 * The Hunted (1948)
 * Shanghai Chest (1948)
 * The Velvet Touch (1948)
 * Race Street (1948)
 * Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948)
 * The Fountainhead (1949) (uncredited)
 * Samson and Delilah (1949)
 * The Flying Saucer (1950)
 * The Big Hangover (1950) as Steve Hughes
 * Bowery Battalion (1951) as Col. Melvin Hatfield
 * Belle Le Grand (1951) as Exchange Chairman (uncredited)
 * Fourteen Hours (1951) as Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
 * Kentucky Jubilee (1951) as T.J. Hoarsely
 * All That I Have (1951) as Jess Northrup
 * As You Were (1951) as Col. Lockwood
 * Crazy Over Horses (1951) as Randall
 * Overland Telegraph (1951) as Col. Marvin
 * Rodeo (1952) as Allen H. Grandstead (uncredited)
 * Old Oklahoma Plains (1952) as Colonel Charles Bigelow
 * Mr. Walkie Talkie (1952) as Col. Lockwood
 * The Maverick (1952) as Col. Hook
 * Man of Conflict (1953) as Mr. Murdock
 * You Can't Run Away from It (1956) as Ship Captain (uncredited)
 * 7th Cavalry (1956) as Col. Kellogg
 * Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956 short) as Angel Chief
 * Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956 short) as Angel Chief