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Charles Russell (March 31, 1918 – January 18, 1985) was a movie and radio actor who appeared in 17 movies between 1943 and 1950.^{[citation needed]}

Charles Russell
Charles Russell with actress Mary Anderson in Behind Green Lights (1946)
Born	(1918-03-31)March 31, 1918 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	January 18, 1985(1985-01-18) (aged 66) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1943–1950
Spouse	Nancy Guild (married 1947–1950)
Children	1[1]

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).[2] He originated the role of insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in the CBS Radio series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar in 1949, playing the role until being replaced by Edmond O'Brien in 1950.[3][4]

Russell married fellow 20th Century-Fox contract player Nancy Guild in 1947,[5] and they had one child, a daughter, Elizabeth, in 1949. They divorced in 1950.

Russell died in Beverly Hills, California.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1943	Ladies' Day	Ball Player	Uncredited
1943	Bombardier	Instructor
1944	The Purple Heart	Lt. Kenneth Bayforth
1945	Captain Eddie	Sgt. Jim Reynolds
1946	Behind Green Lights	Arthur Templeton
1946	Johnny Comes Flying Home	Miles Carey
1946	Wake Up and Dream	Lieutenant Coles
1947	The Late George Apley	Howard Boulder
1947	Beyond Our Own	Peter Rogers
1948	Give My Regards to Broadway	Arthur Waldron Jr.
1948	Canon City	Tolley
1948	Night Wind	Ralph Benson
1948	Inner Sanctum	Harold Dunlap
1948	Trouble Preferred	Lt. Rod Brooks
1949	Tucson	Gregg Johnson
1949	Mary Ryan, Detective	Detective Baker	Uncredited
1949	Chinatown at Midnight	Fred Morgan
1950	Breakthrough	U.S. Soldier	Uncredited, (final film role)

References

External links

• Charles Russell at IMDb
• Charles Russell at the Internet Broadway Database

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