Charles Russell (March 31, 1918 – January 18, 1985) was an American movie and radio actor who appeared in 17 movies between 1943 and 1950. He was also a television producer who worked in Hollywood and Australia.

Acting career

Born in New York City, Russell made his debut in an uncredited part as a ball player in ''Ladies' Day'' (1943). His last film was ''Chinatown at Midnight'' (1949). He originated the role of insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in the CBS Radio series ''

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'' in 1949, playing the role until being replaced by

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in 1950. Russell married fellow

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contract player Nancy Guild in 1947, and they had one child, a daughter, Elizabeth, in 1949. They divorced in 1950.

Producer

Russell moved into television producing working on shows such as ''The Untouchables'' and ''Naked City''. He worked for a number of years in Australia at the ABC. John Cameron, head of drama at the ABC in the 1970s, said Russell "was a man of great talents, who had developed a drinking problem to help him cope with the pressures of Network American television. He was winning his battle, but still had bad spells. He gave the ABC a great shot in the arm, and built a degree of professionalism in its drama filming that continued to pay dividends long after he returned to America." Russell died in

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Filmography as Actor

Select Producing Credits

*''The Untouchables'' (1959-60) - producer *''

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'' (1962) - producer *''Arrest and Trial'' (1962) *'' Naked City'' (1962-63) - producer *'' Judd for the Defense'' (1967-68) - producer *'' Devlin'' (1971) - executive producer *'' The Survivor'' (1972) - script editor *''

Seven Little Australians ''Seven Little Australians'' is a classic Australian children's literature novel by Ethel Turner, published in 1894. Set mainly in Sydney in the 1880s, it relates the adventures of the seven mischievous Woolcot children, their stern army father ...

'' (1973) - executive producer *''Ben Hall'' (1974) - producer *'' Games for Parents and Other Children'' (1975) - producer

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* * 1918 births 1985 deaths American male radio actors American male film actors Male actors from New York City 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub