Russ Bender (January 1, 1910 – August 16, 1969) was an American actor.

Career

Before becoming an actor, Bender wrote detective stories for magazines. That part of his life was interrupted when he joined the Army. By the time he returned to civilian life, the market for such material had decreased. At that point, he became an actor, appearing in the ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central charact ...

'' episode “Gold Mine” (S11E15 of 1965). Even then, he continued to write to some extent, creating script for five films as well as "numerous television scripts". He frequently appeared in B-movies, and often worked with director Maury Dexter.

Filmography

He appeared in the films *1952: '' Paula'' - Cop (uncredited) *1953: ''

The War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was written between 1895 and 1897, and serialised in '' Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US in 1897. The full novel was ...

'' - Dr. Carmichael (uncredited) *1956: '' It Conquered the World'' - Brig. Gen. James Pattick *1957: ''Kelly and Me'' - Police Captain (uncredited) *1957: '' Dragstrip Girl'' - Police Lt. Bradley *1957: '' Badlands of Montana'' - George Johannson *1957: ''

Beau James ''Beau James'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Melville Shavelson and starring Bob Hope, Vera Miles, Paul Douglas (actor), Paul Douglas and Alexis Smith. It is based on a non-fiction book of the same name by Gene Fowler. The film featu ...

'' - Reporter (uncredited) *1957: ''

Invasion of the Saucer Men ''Invasion of the Saucer Men'' (U.K. title: ''Invasion of the Hell Creatures''; working title: ''Spacemen Saturday Night''), is a 1957 black-and-white comic science fiction/ comedy horror film produced by James H. Nicholson for release by Amer ...

'' - Doctor *1957: '' Man of a Thousand Faces'' - Divorce Judge (uncredited) *1957: ''

The Joker Is Wild ''The Joker Is Wild'' is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Charles Vidor, starring Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain and Eddie Albert, and released by Paramount Pictures. The VistaVision film is about Joe E. Lewis, the p ...

'' - Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited) *1957: ''

The Amazing Colossal Man ''The Amazing Colossal Man'' (also known as ''The Colossal Man'') is a 1957 American black-and-white science fiction film from American International Pictures. Produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon, it stars Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, Willi ...

'' - Richard Kingman *1958: ''

Motorcycle Gang An outlaw motorcycle club, known colloquially as a biker club or club (in Australia), is a motorcycle subculture generally centered on the use of cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals that purpo ...

'' - Lt. Joe Watson *1958: ''

Cowboy A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the ''vaquero'' ...

'' - Joe (uncredited) *1958: ''

Flood Tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide tables ...

'' - Surgeon (uncredited) *1958: '' Suicide Battalion'' - Sgt. Harry Donovan *1958: '' War of the Colossal Beast'' - Dr. Carmichael *1958: ''

I Bury the Living ''I Bury the Living'' is a 1958 horror film directed by famed B movie director Albert Band and starring Richard Boone and Theodore Bikel. It was written by Louis A. Garfinkle and produced by Garfinkle and Band. Plot Robert Kraft is the newly ...

'' - Henry Trowbridge (uncredited) *1958: ''

Hot Rod Gang ''Hot Rod Gang'' is a 1958 American teen drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring John Ashley. The working title was ''Hot Rod Rock'' with the film also released under the title ''Fury Unleashed''. American International Pictures released ...

'' - Bill *1958: ''

The Restless Years ''The Restless Years'' is an Australian soap opera which followed the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and the drama and relationships faced by young adults. It was created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for N ...

'' - Tom Mitchell (uncredited) *1959: '' No Name on the Bullet'' - Storekeeper *1959: ''

Compulsion Compulsion, Compulsive, Compelling, or Compulsory may refer to: Psychology * Compulsive behavior, a psychological condition in which a person does a behavior compulsively, having an overwhelming feeling that they must do so. * Obsessive–compul ...

'' - Edgar Llewellyn - Attorney (uncredited) *1959: '' Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow'' - Tom Hendry *1959: '' Vice Raid'' - Drucker (uncredited) *1960: ''

The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology series, anthology television series created by Rod Serling in which characters find themselves dealing with often disturbing or unusual events, an experience described ...

'' *1960: '' Walk Tall'' - Col. Stanton *1960: ''

Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series) ''Wanted Dead or Alive'' is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–1961. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of '' ...

'' – season 3 episode 3 (''Journey for Josh'') – Sheriff Tom Brice *1961: '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' - Col. Jackson *1961: '' The Big Bankroll'' - Racetrack Official (uncredited) *1961: '' Anatomy of a Psycho'' - Frank *1961: ''

The Purple Hills ''The Purple Hills'' (originally titled "The Vanishing Frontier") is a 1961 American Western film directed by Maury Dexter and written by Russ Bender and Edith Cash Pearl. The film stars Gene Nelson, Kent Taylor, Danny Zapien, Medford Salway, ...

'' - Deputy Marshal *1961: ''

Lover Come Back Lover Come Back may refer to: *''Lover Come Back'', a 1940 novel by Clair Blank *Lover Come Back (1931 film), ''Lover Come Back'' (1931 film), starring Constance Cummings *New Moon (1940 film), ''New Moon'' (1940 film), a musical also known as ''Lov ...

'' - Mr. Gates - Partner in Advertising Company (uncredited) *1962: ''

That Touch of Mink ''That Touch of Mink'' is a 1962 American romantic comedy film directed by Delbert Mann, and starring Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young and Audrey Meadows. Plot Cathy Timberlake, a New York career woman looking for a job, walks to the unempl ...

'' - Williams (uncredited) *1962: '' Panic in Year Zero!'' - Harkness *1962: '' Air Patrol'' - Sgt. Lou Kurnitz *1962: '' Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man'' - Serviceman at Train Station (uncredited) *1962: '' Days of Wine and Roses'' - (uncredited) *1963: '' A Gathering of Eagles'' - Col. Torrance *1964: '' The Brass Bottle'' - Official (uncredited) *1964: ''

A Tiger Walks ''A Tiger Walks'' is a 1964 American drama film directed by Norman Tokar and starring Brian Keith and Vera Miles. Based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Ian Niall, it was produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was Indian-born actor Sabu' ...

'' - Frightened Hunter (uncredited) *1964: '' The Strangler'' - Dr. Clarence Sanford *1964: '' Raiders from Beneath the Sea'' - Tucker *1965: '' The Satan Bug'' - Mason (uncredited) *1965: '' I Saw What You Did'' - Police Sgt. Harris *1965: '' Wild on the Beach'' - Shep Kirby *1965: '' Space Probe Taurus'' - Dr. Paul Martin *1966: ''

The Navy vs. the Night Monsters ''The Navy vs. the Night Monsters'' (a.k.a. ''Monsters of the Night'' and ''The Night Crawlers'') is a 1966 independently made American science fiction-monster film drama produced by Jack Broder (and Roger Corman, uncredited), written and direct ...

'' - Chief Warr. Off. McBride *1967: '' Devil's Angels'' - Royce *1968: '' Maryjane'' - Harry Braxton *1968: ''

Wild in the Streets ''Wild in the Streets'' is a 1968 American dystopian comedy-drama film directed by Barry Shear and starring Christopher Jones, Hal Holbrook and Shelley Winters. Based on the short story "The Day It All Happened, Baby!" by Robert Thom, it ...

'' - Politician at Meeting (uncredited) *1968: ''

Live a Little, Love a Little ''Live a Little, Love a Little'' is a 1968 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley. It was directed by Norman Taurog, who had directed several previous Presley films. This was to be Taurog's final film, as he went blind shortly after ...

'' - Editor (uncredited) *1968: '' The Young Animals'' - Coach Simms

Television

Books

Russell Bender, ''Shag & Bones: The Complete Series'' (Steeger Books, 2023); intro by John Wooley

References

External links

* 1910 births 1969 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors {{US-writer-stub