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Russell Hicks

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Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film actor.

Born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, Hicks appeared in nearly 300 films between 1915 and 1956. His first appearance was an uncredited role in The Birth of a Nation (1915). He often appeared as a smooth-talking confidence man, as in the W.C. Fields film The Bank Dick (1940). Distinguished, suave and a consummate actor, Hicks played a variety of judges, corrupt officials, busine

Born

Jun 03, 1895

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died

Jun 01, 1957

Known For

Acting

Movies

237 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Exposed
Exposed
1947 • as Col. Bentry
★ 6.2
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah
1949 • as Lord of Ashkelon
★ 6.6
Bathing Beauty
Bathing Beauty
1944 • as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
1951 • as Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Sealed Lips
Sealed Lips
1942 • as Dr. Charles Evans
★ 6.0
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938 • as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Louisiana
Louisiana
1947 • as Fred Astor
★ 9.0
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
★ 7.1
Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
1941 • as Bannister
★ 6.8
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • as Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)
★ 6.7
In Old Chicago
In Old Chicago
1938 • as Politician in Jack's Office
★ 6.7
Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street
1945 • as J.J. Hogarth
★ 7.6
Before Morning
Before Morning
1933 • as Jim Nichols
★ 4.6
Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946 • as Producer (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 • as General (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Western Union
Western Union
1941 • as Provisional Governor
★ 6.0
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick
1940 • as J. Frothingham Waterbury
★ 6.5
Woman Trap
Woman Trap
1936 • as Dodd
★ 8.0
The Velvet Touch
The Velvet Touch
1948 • as Actor 'Judge Brack'
★ 6.2
Man-Made Monster
Man-Made Monster
1941 • as Warden Harris (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
1949 • as Banner Board Member (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Buy Me That Town
Buy Me That Town
1941 • as Malcolm
★ 6.3
If You Could Only Cook
If You Could Only Cook
1935 • as Dillon (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Getting Gertie's Garter
Getting Gertie's Garter
1945 • as Board Member (uncredited)
★ 4.7
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942 • as Judge Abbotson
★ 6.4
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
1939 • as Sergeant (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
1935 • as James Andrews
★ 6.7
Old Oklahoma Plains
Old Oklahoma Plains
1952 • as Colonel Charles Bigelow
★ 7.0
The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James
1940 • as Prosecutor
★ 6.3
King of the Mounties
King of the Mounties
1942 • as Marshal Carleton
★ 8.0
Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945 • as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star
★ 5.5
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940 • as Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Big Store
The Big Store
1941 • as Arthur Hastings
★ 6.3
Gentlemen Are Born
Gentlemen Are Born
1934 • as Newspaper Editor
★ 7.3
I Cheated the Law
I Cheated the Law
1949 • as District Attorney Randolph
★ 7.0
Gay Blades
Gay Blades
1946 • as Buxton
★ 8.0
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
1941 • as William Marshall
★ 7.5
No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette
1940 • as 'Hutch' Hutchinson
★ 6.2
Stanley and Livingstone
Stanley and Livingstone
1939 • as Commissioner
★ 6.4
Girl Overboard
Girl Overboard
1937 • as Sam Le Maire
★ 9.0
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
1947 • as Maj. Dell Harney
★ 6.1
Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand
1941 • as Marquis
★ 6.5
Let Them Live
Let Them Live
1937 • as Newspaper Editor
★ 8.0
Air Raid Wardens
Air Raid Wardens
1943 • as Major Scanlon
★ 7.2
Butch Minds the Baby
Butch Minds the Baby
1942 • as J. Wadsworth Carrington
★ 8.0
15 Maiden Lane
15 Maiden Lane
1936 • as Judge Graham
★ 8.0
Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home
1947 • as Mr. Appleby
★ 6.4
The Real Glory
The Real Glory
1939 • as Capt. Manning
★ 6.3
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942 • as Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939 • as Mr. Barrows
★ 6.3
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939 • as Colonel (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Valley of Decision
The Valley of Decision
1945 • as Mr. Laurence Gaylord
★ 7.2
Silver River
Silver River
1948 • as Edwards (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Strawberry Blonde
The Strawberry Blonde
1941 • as Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Mr. Walkie Talkie
Mr. Walkie Talkie
1952 • as Col. Lockwood
★ 6.5
23 1/2 Hours Leave
23 1/2 Hours Leave
1937 • as Capt. Barker
★ 6.0
Captain America
Captain America
1944 • as Mayor Randolph
★ 5.3
Virginia City
Virginia City
1940 • as Armistead
★ 6.3
The Honeymoon's Over
The Honeymoon's Over
1939 • as J.P. Walker
★ 8.0
The Westland Case
The Westland Case
1937 • as Mr. Woodbury
★ 6.7
The Show-Off
The Show-Off
1946 • as Mr. Thorbison (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
1946 • as Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington
★ 5.3
Follow the Fleet
Follow the Fleet
1936 • as Jim Nolan
★ 6.9
The Pilgrim Lady
The Pilgrim Lady
1947 • as Thackery Gibbs
★ 6.0
The Great Lie
The Great Lie
1941 • as Colonel Harriston
★ 7.0
The Studebaker Story
The Studebaker Story
1953 • as Harold S. Vance
Fit for a King
Fit for a King
1937 • as Editor Hardwick
★ 6.0
The Mortal Storm
The Mortal Storm
1940 • as Rector
★ 7.4
Pick a Star
Pick a Star
1937 • as Mr. Stone
★ 4.8
Fingers at the Window
Fingers at the Window
1942 • as Dr. Chandley
★ 5.7
The Plunderers
The Plunderers
1948 • as Cavalry Colonel
★ 6.6
The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York
1937 • as Lawyer
★ 6.1
The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn
1936 • as No Matches Man (uncredited)
★ 6.5
You Can't Run Away from It
You Can't Run Away from It
1956 • as Ship Captain (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Ladies Crave Excitement
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935 • as Bert Taylor
★ 5.7
7th Cavalry
7th Cavalry
1956 • as Col. Kellogg
★ 6.1
My Dear Secretary
My Dear Secretary
1948 • as Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird
1940 • as Daddy Tyl
★ 5.9
G.I. War Brides
G.I. War Brides
1946 • as Insp. Ramsaye
★ 9.0
Northern Pursuit
Northern Pursuit
1943 • as Chief Inspector (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Blue Grass of Kentucky
Blue Grass of Kentucky
1950 • as James B. Armistead
★ 7.0
Springtime in the Rockies
Springtime in the Rockies
1942 • as Theatergoer in Blackout (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners
1940 • as First Governor
★ 6.0
Great Guns
Great Guns
1941 • as Gen. Burns
★ 6.0
Dodge City Trail
Dodge City Trail
1936 • as Kenyon Phillips
★ 3.0
Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber
1941 • as Awards Speaker (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam
1942 • as Carter
★ 5.6
Fun on a Weekend
Fun on a Weekend
1947 • as John Biddle
★ 7.2
The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red
1935 • as Defense Attorney Clayton
★ 6.0
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941 • as Harry Walsh
★ 6.5
East of the River
East of the River
1940 • as Warden
★ 6.2
Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno
1935 • as Prosecuting Attorney
★ 6.2
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1939 • as Porthos
★ 6.0
To the Shores of Tripoli
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942 • as Major Wilson
★ 5.5
The Black Arrow
The Black Arrow
1948 • as Sir Harry Shelton
★ 5.5
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo
1940 • as District Attorney
★ 6.8
The Noose Hangs High
The Noose Hangs High
1948 • as Johnny - Copper Club Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Murder in the Clouds
Murder in the Clouds
1934 • as Taggert
★ 5.1
His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister
1943 • as Sanderson
★ 7.2
The Case of the Howling Dog
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934 • as Clinton Foley
★ 6.3
Hotel Imperial
Hotel Imperial
1939 • as Austrian Officer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
East Side of Heaven
East Side of Heaven
1939 • as Hinkle (uncredited)
★ 7.4
The Woman of the Town
The Woman of the Town
1943 • as Publisher
★ 6.4
The Secret Bride
The Secret Bride
1934 • as John F. Holdstock
★ 6.2
Two in the Dark
Two in the Dark
1936 • as Police Officer McCord (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Race Street
Race Street
1948 • as Easy Mason
★ 6.0
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out
1947 • as Superior Court Judge (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Big Broadcast of 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938 • as Captain Stafford
★ 6.2
Hollywood Cavalcade
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 • as Russell Hicks
★ 6.2
Honolulu
Honolulu
1939 • as Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Doctors Don't Tell
Doctors Don't Tell
1941 • as Supt. Duff
★ 5.2
King of the Cowboys
King of the Cowboys
1943 • as Texas Governor
★ 6.0
The Man Who Cried Wolf
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937 • as Prosecuting Attorney
★ 7.0
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
1938 • as Bailiff
★ 6.0
It Happened Out West
It Happened Out West
1937 • as Cooley
★ 10.0
We Who Are About to Die
We Who Are About to Die
1937 • as District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Go Into Your Dance
Go Into Your Dance
1935 • as Sam Rupert
★ 7.2
Espionage
Espionage
1937 • as Alfred Hartrix
★ 7.0
Millions in the Air
Millions in the Air
1935 • as Davis
★ 10.0
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Proceed and Report
1943 • as Captain
The Plainsman and the Lady
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946 • as Sen. Twin
★ 6.0
Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway
1938 • as Perry
★ 6.5
First Yank into Tokyo
First Yank into Tokyo
1945 • as Gen. T.W. Stanton (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Gateway
Gateway
1938 • as Ernest Porter
★ 7.4
The Return of October
The Return of October
1948 • as Taylor
★ 6.4
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
★ 5.0
The St. Louis Kid
The St. Louis Kid
1934 • as Gorman (uncredited)
★ 6.3
A Game of Death
A Game of Death
1945 • as Mr. Whitney
★ 6.5
Devil Dogs of the Air
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935 • as Captain
★ 6.8
Janie
Janie
1944 • as Col. Lucas - Commander Camp Wingate
★ 6.0
Swing Parade of 1946
Swing Parade of 1946
1946 • as Daniel Warren Sr.
★ 4.6
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 • as Marty Martindale (uncredited)
★ 5.6
While the Patient Slept
While the Patient Slept
1935 • as Dr. Jay
★ 6.7
Spendthrift
Spendthrift
1936 • as Attorney
★ 6.0
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946 • as Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)
★ 5.4
The Flying Saucer
The Flying Saucer
1950 • as Hank Thorn
★ 3.9
Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson
1942 • as Lincoln's Emissary
★ 6.6
Dark Alibi
Dark Alibi
1946 • as Warden Cameron
★ 6.3
Ship Ahoy
Ship Ahoy
1942 • as Capt. C.V. O'Brien
★ 6.4
Sporting Blood
Sporting Blood
1940 • as 'Sneak' OBrien
★ 4.2
The Port of 40 Thieves
The Port of 40 Thieves
1944 • as Charles Farrington
★ 7.5
A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed
1941 • as C.R. Pringle
★ 5.5
Three Hearts for Julia
Three Hearts for Julia
1943 • as Colonel (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Fatal Lady
Fatal Lady
1936 • as American Opera House Manager (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.
Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.
1940 • as Colonel Barton
The Firebird
The Firebird
1934 • as Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager
★ 6.4
Our Leading Citizen
Our Leading Citizen
1939 • as Chairman
★ 8.0
Criminals of the Air
Criminals of the Air
1937 • as Kurt Feldon
★ 6.3
Hitler- Dead or Alive
Hitler- Dead or Alive
1942 • as Samuel Thornton
★ 4.9
Someone to Remember
Someone to Remember
1943 • as Mr. Stanton
★ 7.7
The Master Key
The Master Key
1945 • as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
★ 8.0
Rulers of the Sea
Rulers of the Sea
1939 • as Mr. Cunard (Uncredited)
★ 6.7
Men with Wings
Men with Wings
1938 • as Gen. Marlin
★ 5.4
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Once Upon a Honeymoon
1956 • as Angel Chief
★ 4.6
Pacific Rendezvous
Pacific Rendezvous
1942 • as John Carter
★ 7.5
The Parson of Panamint
The Parson of Panamint
1941 • as Prosecuting Attorney
★ 5.8
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger
1936 • as Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
★ 5.8
Kentucky
Kentucky
1938 • as Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861
★ 6.1
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
1948 • as Supreme Court Judge
★ 8.0
The Gallant Legion
The Gallant Legion
1948 • as Senator Beale
★ 7.2
The Shanghai Chest
The Shanghai Chest
1948 • as Frank Bronson, district attorney
★ 6.6
Square Dance Katy
Square Dance Katy
1950 • as Commissioner
★ 4.0
Pacific Blackout
Pacific Blackout
1941 • as Commanding Officer
★ 6.6
On Again—Off Again
On Again—Off Again
1937 • as George Dilwig
★ 8.0
Bad Little Angel
Bad Little Angel
1939 • as Maj. Ellwood, newspaper owner (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Sea Spoilers
Sea Spoilers
1936 • as Phil Morgan
★ 5.0
That Certain Age
That Certain Age
1938 • as Scout Leader (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Parole Fixer
Parole Fixer
1940 • as U.S. District Court Judge
★ 5.0
Junior G-Men
Junior G-Men
1940 • as Col. Barton
★ 6.5
We Were Dancing
We Were Dancing
1942 • as Mr. Bryce-Carew
★ 4.3
Thunder in the Night
Thunder in the Night
1935 • as Prefect of Police
★ 6.0
Fifty Roads to Town
Fifty Roads to Town
1937 • as Police Official
★ 10.0
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime
1937 • as Mayor Callahan
★ 8.0
Bowery Battalion
Bowery Battalion
1951 • as Melvin Hatfield
★ 8.0
She Gets Her Man
She Gets Her Man
1945 • as Mayor
★ 5.2
One Sunday Afternoon
One Sunday Afternoon
1948 • as Tredway
★ 7.0
Living on Velvet
Living on Velvet
1935 • as Major at Flying Field
★ 5.9
Lady Tubbs
Lady Tubbs
1935 • as Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt
★ 7.5
Assigned to Danger
Assigned to Danger
1948 • as Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited)
★ 4.7
Fugitives for a Night
Fugitives for a Night
1938 • as Maurice Tenwright
★ 7.2
Babbitt
Babbitt
1934 • as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
★ 6.3
All That I Have
All That I Have
1951 • as Jess Northrup
★ 6.0
Love Thy Neighbor
Love Thy Neighbor
1940 • as Harrington
★ 7.3
A Night at Earl Carroll's
A Night at Earl Carroll's
1940 • as Mayor Jones of Hollywood
★ 4.5
Hotel for Women
Hotel for Women
1939 • as Van Ellis
★ 7.5
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • as Wealthy London Host (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Swanee River
Swanee River
1939 • as Andrew McDowell
★ 7.0
Clipped Wings
Clipped Wings
1937 • as Capt. Morton
★ 5.3
Secret Valley
Secret Valley
1937 • as Lawyer Austin Martin
★ 5.3
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America's Safest Tire
1939 • as Fisk Tire Official
Apology for Murder
Apology for Murder
1945 • as Harvey Kirkland
★ 4.9
The Music Goes 'Round
The Music Goes 'Round
1936 • as Mr. Cohn
★ 7.0
Laughing at Trouble
Laughing at Trouble
1936 • as Cyrus Hall
★ 8.0
Overland Telegraph
Overland Telegraph
1951 • as Col. Marvin
★ 7.0
Special Investigator
Special Investigator
1936 • as Inspector Perkett
★ 5.4
Bunker Bean
Bunker Bean
1936 • as A. C. Jones
★ 5.2
The Wildcatter
The Wildcatter
1937 • as Tom Frayne
★ 8.0
Dark Delusion
Dark Delusion
1947 • as Mr. Logan (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Ticket to Paradise
Ticket to Paradise
1936 • as Colton
★ 7.5
Again Pioneers
Again Pioneers
1950 • as Pete Galloway
★ 5.7
Unmasked
Unmasked
1950 • as George Richards
★ 5.0
The Hunted
The Hunted
1948 • as Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives
★ 5.6
North of Shanghai
North of Shanghai
1939 • as Rowley
★ 8.0
Web of Danger
Web of Danger
1947 • as Gallagher
★ 5.5
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
1937 • as Martin Drake
★ 6.5
Enemy Agent
Enemy Agent
1940 • as Lyman Scott
★ 6.7
Nobody's Children
Nobody's Children
1940 • as Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited)
★ 7.0
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The Big Guy
The Big Guy
1939 • as Lawson
★ 8.0
Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride
1944 • as H.C.Forbes
★ 7.5
Earthbound
Earthbound
1940 • as Prosecutor
★ 4.9
Midnight Taxi
Midnight Taxi
1937 • as Barney Flagg
★ 6.2
The Big Hangover
The Big Hangover
1950 • as Steve Hughes
★ 6.4
The Maverick
The Maverick
1952 • as Col. Hook
★ 9.0
Here Comes Happiness
Here Comes Happiness
1941 • as John Vance
★ 6.0
Joe Smith, American
Joe Smith, American
1942 • as Mr. Edgerton
★ 6.5
Happiness Ahead
Happiness Ahead
1934 • as Jim Meehan
★ 6.6
Smoky River Serenade
Smoky River Serenade
1947 • as J. Bricket Armstrong
★ 8.0
Boy Trouble
Boy Trouble
1939 • as Magistrate
★ 6.0
Strictly in the Groove
Strictly in the Groove
1942 • as RC Saunders
★ 9.0
Honeymoon Limited
Honeymoon Limited
1935 • as Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver)
★ 5.8
Follow the Band
Follow the Band
1943 • as Jeremiah K. Barton
★ 9.0
The Pittsburgh Kid
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941 • as (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Sweet Music
Sweet Music
1935 • as Mayor of New York City
★ 6.8
Grand Jury
Grand Jury
1936 • as Jim Hanify
★ 7.5
Kentucky Jubilee
Kentucky Jubilee
1951 • as T.J. Hoarsely
★ 6.0
As You Were
As You Were
1951 • as Col. Lockwood
★ 7.5
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Man of Conflict
1953 • as Mr. Murdock
★ 6.7
A Dangerous Adventure
A Dangerous Adventure
1937 • as Allen
★ 5.5
Barbary Pirate
Barbary Pirate
1949 • as Commodore Preble
★ 6.5
Arkansas Judge
Arkansas Judge
1941 • as Hetty's Attorney
★ 8.0
Manhattan Angel
Manhattan Angel
1949 • as J.C. Rayland
★ 7.0
Mushrooms
Mushrooms
1934 • as President of Pure Food Association (uncredited)
★ 9.0
Laughing Irish Eyes
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936 • as Silk Taylor
★ 10.0