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

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and grandfather of ex–major league baseball player

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and actor Wyatt Russell.

Early life

Russell was born in

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, the son of Ruth Stewart (née Vogel) and Warren Oliver Russell. He always wanted to become an actor and studied drama at Brattleboro High School. He grew up around the

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' spring training camp in

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, in the 1930s and 1940s, where his father ran a

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service. As a result, he was an unofficial mascot of the

, and became friendly with players including

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and

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. When

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was weakened by illness, he gave Russell the bat he used to hit his last home run before retiring. Russell graduated from

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with a business degree.

Career

Russell made his debut in the film ''Cavalry Patrol'', and had some uncredited roles in his early career. Best known as Deputy Clem Foster on ''

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'' (1959) and Robert in ''

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'' (1960), he guest-starred in episodes of many television series, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Johnny Ringo'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Maverick'', ''

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'', '' Route 66'', '' Rawhide'', ''

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'', '' The Untouchables'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Combat!'', '' Branded'', '' The Fugitive'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Ironside'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Virginian'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 1963, he was cast as John Quigley, a

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mobster, in the episode "Five Tickets to Hell" of

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, ''

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''. In the storyline, Quigley travels to Chihuahua,

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, where he robs the mint of $500,000 and kills seven men in the commission of the crime. Police Lieutenant Juan Garcia ( Carlos Romero) tracks down Quigley and his three accomplices. BarBara Luna also appears in the episode. Russell appeared in the original pilot (filmed in November 1965) for ''The Monkees'' TV series as Rudy, a record store owner and the group's manager; after the show was greenlit by NBC, the concept of a manager was discarded and Russell's character was not retained. An edited version of this pilot, in which Russell appears, was broadcast as a regular episode of the first season, and is part of the show's syndication package to this day. Russell much later played Vernon Presley to his son Kurt's

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in the television movie, '' Elvis'' (1979). Kurt, as a child actor, had appeared with the real Elvis in the film ''

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'', and in a later interview recalled the singer-actor, professing to be a fan, asking to meet Bing, who had accompanied his son to the set. Russell owned the Portland Mavericks (1973–1977), the only independent team in the Short Season

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. Russell kept a 30-man roster because he believed that some of the players deserved to have one last season. His motto was ''fun''. He created a park that kept all corporate sponsorship outside the gates, hired the first female general manager, Lanny Moss in professional baseball, and named the first

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GM/Manager. His team set a record for the highest attendance in minor league history, but lost the 1977 pennant to the Bellingham Mariners. Subsequently,

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regained interest in Portland. The Albuquerque, NM franchise relocated to Portland (for nine years) and resurrected the

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Portland Beavers name. The Portland area was recovered but was forced to pay $206,000 to Russell after he took the matter to

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; it was the biggest payout in baseball history for a minor league territory. Ex-major-leaguers and never-weres who could not stop playing the game flocked to his June try-outs, which were always open to anyone who showed up. The team and archival footage of Russell were featured in the documentary ''

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'' (2014).

Personal life

In 1945, while working at Teddy's Restaurant in

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, a coworker introduced Russell to his future wife, Louise "Lulu" Crone. Russell and Crone married in 1946 and had four children together, including actor

Death

Russell died from complications of

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on April 8, 2003, in

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Recognition

In 1974, the ''

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'' named Russell minor league executive of the year. In 2020, he was inducted into the

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of the

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Filmography

*'' The Living Christ Series'' (1951) as Lazarus *'' Big Leaguer'' (1953) as Undetermined Role (uncredited) *''Soldier'' (1953, TV series) as Sgt. Corbett *''The Public Defender'' (1954, TV series) as 2nd Cop *'' Crashout'' (1955) as Young Man with Girl in Bar (uncredited) *''

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'' (1955) as Police Detective (uncredited) *'' Cult of the Cobra'' (1955) as Laundry Man (uncredited) *''

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'' (1955) as Deputy (uncredited) *'' Lucy Gallant'' (1955) as One of Casey's Air Force Buddies (uncredited) *'' You Are There'' (1953–1955, TV Series) as Disheartened Soldier *''Cavalry Patrol'' (1956, TV Movie) as Jenner *'' The Price of Fear'' (1956) as Maxie (uncredited) *''Behind the High Wall'' (1956) as Guard (uncredited) *'' Attack'' (1956) as Medic (uncredited) *''

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'' (1956, TV Series) as Radio Operator *''

'' (1956–1957, TV Series) as Toby Larkin *''Teenage Thunder'' (1957) as Used-car salesman *'' Drango'' (1957) as Lieutenant with Supply Wagon *''The True Story of Jesse James'' (1957) as Jayhawker Sergeant (uncredited) *'' Fear Strikes Out'' (1957) as Ballplayer Holding Trophy (uncredited) *'' The Land Unknown'' (1957) as Navy Radio Operator (uncredited) *'' Navy Log'' (1956–1957, TV Series) as Bob Harris *'' The Ford Television Theatre'' (1957, TV Series) as Lieutenant Young *''The Silent Service'' (1957, TV Series) as Lieutenant Jackson *'' The Deadly Mantis'' (1957) as State Trooper at Train & Bus Wrecks (uncredited) *'' Hellcats of the Navy'' (1957) as Frogman on Submarine (uncredited) *'' Bailout at 43,000'' (1957) as Flyer at Bar (uncredited) *'' Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'' (1957) as Harry (Griffin bartender) (uncredited) *''

'' (1957, TV Series) *''

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'' (1957) as Reporter (uncredited) *'' The Land Unknown'' (1957) as Radio operator (uncredited) *''

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'' (1957, TV Series) as Police Officer *''The Walter Winchell File'' (1957, TV Series) *'' Harbor Command'' (1957, TV Series) as Jim *''

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'' (1957, TV Series) as Baylor *''

'' (1957, TV Series) as Private Cullen *'' Bombers B-52'' (1957) as Operator (uncredited) *'' Ride a Violent Mile'' (1957) as Corporal Norman *''

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'' (1957, TV Series) as Ollie Williams *'' Suspicion'' (1957, TV Series) as Mechanic *'' Teenage Thunder'' (1957) as Used-Car Salesman *''

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'' (1958, TV Series) as Pilot *''

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'' (1955–1958, TV Series) as Convict *'' Sugarfoot'' (1958, TV Series) as Sergeant McKinnock *''Cattle Empire'' (1958) as Douglas Hamilton *'' The Lineup'' (1958, TV Series) as Theodore *''

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'' (1958, TV Series) as Pvt. Ben Smith *''

'' (1958, TV Series) as Ed Shelby *'' Good Day for a Hanging'' (1959) as George Fletcher *'' Rio Bravo'' (1959) as Cowboy murdered in saloon (uncredited) *'' Colt .45'' (1958–1959, TV Series) as Jack Lowden *'' The Horse Soldiers'' (1959) as Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee *'' Last Train from Gun Hill'' (1959) as Skag, Belden Hand *'' The Texan'' (1959, TV Series) as Larry Boland *'' Black Saddle'' (1959, TV Series) as Ken Wilson *'' Johnny Ringo'' (1959, TV Series) as Dick Walsh *''

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'' (1959, TV Series) as Arne *'' Texas John Slaughter'' (1959, TV Series) as Arne *''

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'' (1959, TV Series) as Captain Maynard *'' The Alaskans'' (1960, TV Series) as Edward Carse *'' Wanted: Dead or Alive'' (1959–1960, TV Series) as Billy Hemp *''

'' (1960) as Garve Tabor *'' Shotgun Slade'' (1960, TV Series) as Deputy U.S. Marshal Benton *'' Wrangler'' (1960, TV Series) as Ritter *''

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'' (1960, TV Series) as Corey *''

'' (1959–1960, TV Series) as Hode Evans & Sanchez *''

'' (1960) as Robert, (Henry's traveling companion) *'' Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater'' (1956–1960, TV Series) as Cole *''

'' (1961–1973) (TV series) as Deputy Clem Foster *'' The Great Impostor'' (1961) as Morgan (uncredited) *'' Surfside 6'' (1961, TV Series) as Ron Kaslow *''Saint of Devil's Island'' (1961) as Gerard *'' The Brothers Brannagan'' (1961, TV Series) as Fenner in "Tough Guy" *''The Blue Angels'' (1961, TV Series) as Denton in episode "The Duster" *'' Maverick'' (1957–1962, TV Series) as Luke Storm *''

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'' (1959–1962, TV Series) as Jeb Thomas *'' Rawhide'' (1962, TV Series) as Jack Harris *'' The Virginian'' (1962 TV series) as Sgt. Eads, a member of Roosevelt's Rough Riders in the episode "Riff-Raff" *''Alcoa Premiere'' (1962, TV Series) as Hogan *''

'' (1962, TV Series) as John *'' Have Gun - Will Travel'' (1958–1962, TV Series) as Andy Dawes and Sheriff Reagan *'' The Untouchables'' (1961–1962, TV Series) as Officer Cavanaugh *''Stakeout!'' (1962) as Joe *''

'' (1963, TV Series) as Mr. Burton *'' Stoney Burke'' (1963, TV Series) as Neeley *'' Laramie'' (1960–1963, TV Series) as Reeves *'' Sam Benedict'' (1963, TV Series) as Len George *'' G.E. True'' (1963, TV Series) as John Quigley *'' The Stripper'' (1963) as Mr. Mulvaney *'' A Gathering of Eagles'' (1963) as Captain (uncredited) *''

'' (1961–1963, TV Series) as Ben Braden *''

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'' (1964) as Tom Rayburn *'' Cheyenne Autumn'' (1964) as Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited) *''

'' (1964, TV Series) as Bill Gayley *''

'' (1965, TV Series) as The Second Ranger *'' Combat!'' (1965, TV Series) as Gaines *'' The Hallelujah Trail'' (1965) as Horner (miner) *'' A Man Called Shenandoah'' (1965, TV Series) as Clem *'' Branded'' (1965–1966, TV Series) as Sheriff Gorman *''Incident at Phantom Hill'' (1966) as General's Aide (uncredited) *'' The Fugitive'' (1963–1966, TV Series) as Davis *''

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'' (1966) as Police Sgt. Riley *'' Billy the Kid versus Dracula'' (1966) as Dan 'Red' Thorpe *'' The Monroes'' (1966, TV Series) as Aaron *''

'' (1966, TV Series) as Rudy Gunther in S1:E10, "The Monkees" *'' Run for Your Life'' (1966, TV Series) as Deputy *''

'' (1967, TV Series) as Amos Lincoln *''Ride to Hangman's Tree'' (1967) as Keller (uncredited) *'' Dundee and the Culhane'' (1967, TV Series) as H.P. Graham *'' Hondo'' (1967, TV Series) as Thompson *'' Blackbeard's Ghost'' (1968) as Second Official (uncredited) *'' Journey to Shiloh'' (1968) as Greybeard *'' Ironside'' (1968, TV Series) as Cal Bristold *''

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'' (1968) as Race Track Starter (uncredited) *'' The Guns of Will Sonnett'' (1967–1969, TV Series) as Bartender *'' The Outcasts'' (1969, TV Series) as Grainer *''

'' (1965–1969, TV Series) as Clint *''

'' (1961–1969, TV Series) as Jack Alvord *'' The Virginian'' (1962–1969, TV Series) as Donovan *'' The Virginian'' (1970) as Sheriff Martin credit as Neil Russell *''

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'' (1969) as Angelo *''

'' (1969–1970, TV Series) as Johnson *'' The Young Lawyers'' (1970, TV Series) as McCracken *'' Yuma'' (1971, TV Movie) as Rol King (as Neil Russell) *'' The Million Dollar Duck'' (1971) as Mr. Smith *'' A Taste of Evil'' (1971, TV Movie) as Sheriff *''

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'' (1971, TV Series) as Bob Rasmussen *''

'' (1972, TV Series) as Sheriff *'' Longstreet'' (1972, TV Series) as Police Lieutenant *'' Now You See Him, Now You Don't'' (1972) as Alfred *''Set This Town on Fire'' (1973, TV Movie) as Chuck *''

'' (1973, TV Series) as Kerner *'' Satan's School for Girls'' (1973, TV Movie) as Sheriff *'' Runaway!'' (1973, TV Movie) as Fireman *''

'' (1956–1974, TV Series) as Ed Shelby *''A Cry in the Wilderness'' (1974, TV Movie) as Mr. Griffey *''The Sex Symbol'' (1974, TV Movie) as Public Relations Man *''

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'' (1974, TV Movie) as Trooper *''

'' (1974, TV Series) as Lieutenant *''

'' (1970–1974, TV Series) as George Enright *'' The Apple Dumpling Gang'' (1975) as Herm Dally *''

'' (1973–1975, TV Series) as Dan Riggs *''

'' (1973–1975, TV Series) as Captain Wilson *'' Petrocelli'' (1975, TV Series) as John Miller *''

'' (1976, TV Series) as Len Coty *''The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe'' (1976, TV Movie) *''

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's the Moneychangers'' (1976, TV Mini-Series) as Timberwell *''The Loneliest Runner'' (1976, TV Movie) as Fred Dawkins *'' Elvis'' (1979, TV Movie) as Vernon Presley *'' Overboard'' (1987) as Sheriff Earl (Elk Cove) *''

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'' (1988) as Studio Guard *'' Tango & Cash'' (1989) as Van Driver *'' Dick Tracy'' (1990) as Club Ritz Patron #2

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''Bonanza'' Cast Biographies—Bing Russell

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