Bing Russell
Acting
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 Kurt 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.
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Age 87 (now 76)
Cheyenne Autumn
as Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
Age 38 (now 76)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Harry - Griffin Bartender (uncredited)
Age 31 (now 76)
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
as Timberwell
Age 50 (now 76)
The Streets of San Francisco
as Detective Dan Riggs
Age 46 (now 76)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sam - Henchman
Age 30 (now 76) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Deputy Stover
Age 30 (now 76) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Cole
Age 30 (now 76)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Sergeant Turner
Age 29 (now 76)
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Track Starter (uncredited)
Age 28 (now 76)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Assistant Director
Age 25 (now 76)
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Also Known As
Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell, Neil Oliver Russell, بینگ راسل
IMDB
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