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Russ Tamblyn

Russ Tamblyn

Acting1934Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Russell Irving "Russ" Tamblyn (born December 30, 1934) is an American film and television actor, who is arguably best known for his performance in the 1961 movie musical West Side Story as Riff, the leader of the Jets gang.

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Acting History

2018
The Haunting of Hill House
TVas Dr. Montague1 eps
2016
Paint It Black
as Meredith's Friend
2015
2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby
Hits
as Dale
2013
2012
Django Unchained
as Son of a Gunfighter
2011
Drive
as Doc
2004
Joan of Arcadia
TVas Dog Walker God3 eps
1999
Inherit the Wind
as Ed Morse
1996
Invisible Mom
as Dr. Woorter
1995
Rebellious
as Old Guy
Starstruck
as Wheeler / Homeless Man
1994
Cabin Boy
as Chocki
Babylon 5
TVas Capt. Jack Maynard1 eps
1993
1992
Running Mates
as Frank Usher
1990
Aftershock
as Hank Franklin
Twin Peaks
TVas Dr. Jacoby48 eps
1989
Twin Peaks
as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby
B.O.R.N.
as Hugh
Quantum Leap
TVas Bert Glasserman1 eps
1988
Necromancer
as Charles DeLonge
1986
1982
Human Highway
as Fred Kelly
Human Highway
Screenplay
1978
Grizzly Adams
TVas Milton Wright1 eps
1975
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
Tight as a Drum
as Tink Wilson
1971
Chinchero
as Member of Billy's gang
1969
The Name of the Game
TVas John Earl1 eps
1968
Rio Reel
Director
1966
The War of the Gargantuas
as Dr. Paul Stewart
Tarzan
TVas Bell1 eps
1965
Son of a Gunfighter
as Johnny Ketchum
Burke's Law
TVas Maximillian1 eps
Gunsmoke
TVas Billy Waters1 eps
First Film
Director
1964
1962
How the West Was Won
as Confederate Deserter
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
as The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb
1961
1960
Cimarron
as William Hardy, The Cherokee Kid
1958
High School Confidential!
as Tony Baker / Mike Wilson
Tom Thumb
as Tom Thumb
1957
Peyton Place
as Norman Page
1956
The Last Hunt
as Jimmy O'Brien
The Young Guns
as Tully Rice
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Eric Doolittle
1955
Hit the Deck
as Danny Xavier Smith
MGM Parade
TVas Self / Self / Jimmy in 'The Last Hunt'
1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
as Brother Gideon Pontipee
Deep in My Heart
as Lazar Berrison, Jr. (uncredited)
1953
Take the High Ground!
as Paul Jamison
1952
Retreat, Hell!
as Jimmy W. McDermid
The Winning Team
as Willie Alexander
1951
As Young as You Feel
as Willie McKinley
1950
Gun Crazy
as Bart Tare (Age 14)
Father of the Bride
as Tommy Banks
1949
The Kid from Cleveland
as Johnny Barrows
The Black Book
as Pierre's Oldest Son (uncredited)
1948
The Boy with Green Hair
as Classmate (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/30/1934(91 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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