Russell Hicks

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Russell Hicks
Born	4 June 1895 Baltimore, Maryland  United States
Died	1 June 1957 Los Angeles, California  United States
Years active	1915-1956

Russell Hicks (4 June 1895 – 1 June 1957), was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 300 films between 1915 and 1956. His first appearance was an uncredited role in The Birth of a Nation. He often appeared as a smooth talking confidence man, as in the W.C. Fields film, The Bank Dick (1940). Distinguished, sauve, and a consummate journeyman actor, Hicks played a variety of judges, corrupt officials and attorneys, working in a variety of mediums almost up until the date of his death.

He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack.

[edit] Selected filmography

• Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956)
• The Flying Saucer (1950)
• Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
• Captain America (1944)
• King of the Mounties (1942)
• A Man Betrayed (1941)
• Western Union (1941)
• Seven Sinners (1940)
• The Blue Bird (1940)
• Sea Spoilers (1936)
• Charlie Chan in Shanghai(1935)
• The Birth of a Nation (1915)

[edit] External links

• Russell Hicks at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
NAME	Hicks, Russell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	4 June 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH	Baltimore, Maryland  United States
DATE OF DEATH	1 June 1957
PLACE OF DEATH	Los Angeles, California  United States