Personal Info
Known Credits
228
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1895-06-03 (130 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also Known For
Edward Russell HicksR. E. HicksR.E. Hicks
Russell Hicks
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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, business ...
Known For
Acting
1956 --
7th Cavalry
| Col. Kellogg
1956 --
You Can't Run Away from It
| Ship Captain (uncredited)
1956 --
Once Upon a Honeymoon
| Angel Chief
1955 --
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
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1953 --
Man of Conflict
| Mr. Murdock
1953 --
The Studebaker Story
| Harold S. Vance
1952 --
The Maverick
| Col. Hook
1952 --
Mr. Walkie Talkie
| Col. Lockwood
1952 --
Old Oklahoma Plains
| Colonel Charles Bigelow
1951 --
Overland Telegraph
| Col. Marvin
1951 --
As You Were
| Col. Lockwood
1951 --
All That I Have
| Jess Northrup
1951 --
Kentucky Jubilee
| T.J. Hoarsely
1951 --
Fourteen Hours
| Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1951 --
Bowery Battalion
| Melvin Hatfield
1950 --
Again Pioneers
| Pete Galloway
1950 --
The Big Hangover
| Steve Hughes
1950 --
Unmasked
| George Richards
1950 --
Blue Grass of Kentucky
| James B. Armistead
1950 --
The Flying Saucer
| Hank Thorn
1949 --
Samson and Delilah
| Lord of Ashkelon
1949 --
Barbary Pirate
| Commodore Preble
1949 --
The Fountainhead
| Banner Board Member (uncredited)
1949 --
Manhattan Angel
| J.C. Rayland
1949 --
South of St. Louis
|
1949 --
I Cheated the Law
| District Attorney Randolph
1948 --
One Sunday Afternoon
| Tredway
1948 --
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
| Supreme Court Judge
1948 --
My Dear Secretary
| Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited)
1948 --
The Plunderers
| Cavalry Colonel
1948 --
The Return of October
| Taylor
1948 --
Race Street
| Easy Mason
1948 --
The Velvet Touch
| Actor 'Judge Brack'
1948 --
The Shanghai Chest
| Frank Bronson, district attorney
1948 --
The Gallant Legion
| Senator Beale
1948 --
Assigned to Danger
| Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited)
1948 --
The Hunted
| Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives
1948 --
The Noose Hangs High
| Johnny - Copper Club Manager (uncredited)
1948 --
The Black Arrow
| Sir Harry Shelton
1947 --
The Judge Steps Out
| Superior Court Judge (uncredited)
1947 --
Louisiana
| Fred Astor
1947 --
Exposed
| Col. Bentry
1947 --
Smoky River Serenade
| J. Bricket Armstrong
1947 --
Dark Delusion
| Mr. Logan (uncredited)
1947 --
Web of Danger
| Gallagher
1947 --
Fun on a Weekend
| John Biddle
1947 --
The Sea of Grass
| Maj. Dell Harney
1947 --
Buck Privates Come Home
| Mr. Appleby
1947 --
The Pilgrim Lady
| Thackery Gibbs
1946 --
Till the Clouds Roll By
| Producer (uncredited)
1946 --
The Show-Off
| Mr. Thorbison (uncredited)
1946 --
The Plainsman and the Lady
| Sen. Twin
1946 --
G.I. War Brides
| Insp. Ramsaye
1946 --
Dark Alibi
| Warden Cameron
1946 --
The Hoodlum Saint
| Marty Martindale (uncredited)
1946 --
Swing Parade of 1946
| Daniel Warren Sr.
1946 --
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
| Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington
1946 --
Gay Blades
| Buxton
1946 --
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
| Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)
1945 --
Scarlet Street
| J.J. Hogarth
1945 --
Getting Gertie's Garter
| Board Member (uncredited)
1945 --
A Game of Death
| Mr. Whitney
1945 --
Apology for Murder
| Harvey Kirkland
1945 --
First Yank into Tokyo
| Gen. T.W. Stanton (uncredited)
1945 --
Flame of Barbary Coast
| Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star
1945 --
The Valley of Decision
| Mr. Laurence Gaylord
1945 --
The Master Key
| Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
1945 --
She Gets Her Man
| Mayor
1944 --
Janie
| Col. Lucas - Commander Camp Wingate
1944 --
The Port of 40 Thieves
| Charles Farrington
1944 --
Louisiana Hayride
| H.C.Forbes
1944 --
Bathing Beauty
| Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
1944 --
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
| Colonel
1944 --
Captain America
| Mayor Randolph
1943 --
The Woman of the Town
| Publisher
1943 --
His Butler's Sister
| Sanderson
1943 --
Northern Pursuit
| Chief Inspector (uncredited)
1943 --
Proceed and Report
| Captain
1943 --
Someone to Remember
| Mr. Stanton
1943 --
Three Hearts for Julia
| Colonel (uncredited)
1943 --
King of the Cowboys
| Texas Governor
1943 --
Air Raid Wardens
| Major Scanlon
1943 --
Follow the Band
| Jeremiah K. Barton
1942 --
Tennessee Johnson
| Lincoln's Emissary
1942 --
Strictly in the Groove
| RC Saunders
1942 --
Hitler- Dead or Alive
| Samuel Thornton
1942 --
To the Shores of Tripoli
| Major Wilson
1942 --
Springtime in the Rockies
| Theatergoer in blackout (uncredited)
1942 --
King of the Mounties
| Marshal Carleton
1942 --
Lady in a Jam
| Carter
1942 --
Pacific Rendezvous
| John Carter
1942 --
Tarzan's New York Adventure
| Judge Abbotson
1942 --
We Were Dancing
| Mr. Bryce-Carew
1942 --
Fingers at the Window
| Dr. Chandley
1942 --
Ship Ahoy
| Capt. C.V. O'Brien
1942 --
Butch Minds the Baby
| J. Wadsworth Carrington
1942 --
Ride 'Em Cowboy
| Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited)
1942 --
Joe Smith, American
| Mr. Edgerton
1942 --
Sealed Lips
| Dr. Charles Evans
1941 --
Pacific Blackout
| Commanding Officer
1941 --
They Died with Their Boots On
| Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)
1941 --
Great Guns
| Gen. Burns
1941 --
Buy Me That Town
| Malcolm
1941 --
Sergeant York
| General (uncredited)
1941 --
Doctors Don't Tell
| Supt. Duff
1941 --
The Little Foxes
| William Marshall
1941 --
Hold That Ghost
| Bannister
1941 --
The Parson of Panamint
| Prosecuting Attorney
1941 --
The Big Store
| Arthur Hastings
1941 --
Blood and Sand
| Marquis
1941 --
The Great Lie
| Colonel Harriston
1941 --
Man-Made Monster
| Warden Harris (uncredited)
1941 --
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
| Harry Walsh
1941 --
Here Comes Happiness
| John Vance
1941 --
A Man Betrayed
| C.R. Pringle
1941 --
Western Union
| Provisional Governor
1941 --
Arkansas Judge
| Hetty's Attorney
1941 --
Dive Bomber
| Awards Speaker (uncredited)
1940 --
Love Thy Neighbor
| Harrington
1940 --
Santa Fe Trail
| Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)
1940 --
No, No, Nanette
| 'Hutch' Hutchinson
1940 --
Nobody's Children
| Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited)
1940 --
Lady with Red Hair
| Wealthy London Host (uncredited)
1940 --
The Bank Dick
| J. Frothingham Waterbury
1940 --
East of the River
| Warden
1940 --
Junior G-Men
| Col. Barton
1940 --
Seven Sinners
| First Governor
1940 --
Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.
| Colonel Barton
1940 --
The Return of Frank James
| Prosecutor
1940 --
Sporting Blood
| 'Sneak' OBrien
1940 --
The Mortal Storm
| Rector
1940 --
Earthbound
| Prosecutor
1940 --
Johnny Apollo
| District Attorney
1940 --
Enemy Agent
| Lyman Scott
1940 --
Virginia City
| Armistead
1940 --
Parole Fixer
| U.S. District Court Judge
1940 --
The Blue Bird
| Daddy Tyl
1939 --
Swanee River
| Andrew McDowell
1939 --
The Big Guy
| Lawson
1939 --
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
| Mr. Graves
1939 --
Rulers of the Sea
| Mr. Cunard (Uncredited)
1939 --
Bad Little Angel
| Maj. Ellwood, newspaper owner (uncredited)
1939 --
Hollywood Cavalcade
| Russell Hicks
1939 --
The Real Glory
| Capt. Manning
1939 --
America's Safest Tire
| Fisk Tire Official
1939 --
Our Leading Citizen
| Chairman
1939 --
Stanley and Livingstone
| Commissioner
1939 --
Hotel for Women
| Van Ellis
1939 --
Hotel Imperial
| Austrian Officer (uncredited)
1939 --
Union Pacific
| Sergeant (uncredited)
1939 --
East Side of Heaven
| Hinkle (uncredited)
1939 --
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
| Mr. Barrows
1939 --
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
| Colonel (uncredited)
1939 --
The Three Musketeers
| Porthos
1939 --
Honolulu
| Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)
1939 --
Boy Trouble
| Magistrate
1939 --
North of Shanghai
| Rowley
1938 --
Kentucky
| Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861
1938 --
That Certain Age
| Scout Leader (uncredited)
1938 --
Fugitives for a Night
| Maurice Tenwright
1938 --
You Can't Take It with You
| Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
1938 --
Gateway
| Ernest Porter
1938 --
Little Miss Broadway
| Perry
1938 --
Men with Wings
| Gen. Marlin
1938 --
Kidnapped
| Bailiff
1938 --
The Big Broadcast of 1938
| Capt. Stafford
1937 --
Clipped Wings
| Capt. Morton
1937 --
The Westland Case
| Mr. Woodbury
1937 --
Partners in Crime
| Mayor Callahan
1937 --
Fit for a King
| Editor Hardwick
1937 --
The Man Who Cried Wolf
| Prosecuting Attorney
1937 --
The Big Shot
| Martin Drake
1937 --
The Toast of New York
| Lawyer
1937 --
A Dangerous Adventure
| Allen
1937 --
On Again—Off Again
| George Dilwig
1937 --
The Wildcatter
| Tom Frayne
1937 --
Fifty Roads to Town
| Police Official
1937 --
Pick a Star
| Mr. Stone
1937 --
It Happened Out West
| Cooley
1937 --
Criminals of the Air
| Kurt Feldon
1937 --
Let Them Live
| Newspaper Editor
1937 --
Midnight Taxi
| Barney Flagg
1937 --
23 1/2 Hours Leave
| Capt. Barker
1937 --
Espionage
| Alfred Hartrix
1937 --
Girl Overboard
| Sam Le Maire
1937 --
Secret Valley
| Lawyer Austin Martin
1937 --
We Who Are About to Die
| District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
1936 --
Dodge City Trail
| Kenyon Phillips
1936 --
Laughing at Trouble
| Cyrus Hall
1936 --
The General Died at Dawn
| No Matches Man (uncredited)
1936 --
The Accusing Finger
| Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
1936 --
15 Maiden Lane
| Judge Graham
1936 --
Sea Spoilers
| Phil Morgan
1936 --
Grand Jury
| Jim Hanify
1936 --
Spendthrift
| Attorney
1936 --
Bunker Bean
| A. C. Jones
1936 --
Ticket to Paradise
| Colton
1936 --
Fatal Lady
| American Opera House Manager (uncredited)
1936 --
Special Investigator
| Inspector Perkett
1936 --
Woman Trap
| Dodd
1936 --
Laughing Irish Eyes
| Silk Taylor
1936 --
The Music Goes 'Round
| Mr. Cohn
1936 --
Follow the Fleet
| Jim Nolan
1936 --
Two in the Dark
| Police Officer McCord (uncredited)
1936 --
In Old Chicago
| Politician in Jack's Office
1935 --
If You Could Only Cook
| Dillon (uncredited)
1935 --
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
| James Andrews
1935 --
Thunder in the Night
| Prefect of Police
1935 --
Dante's Inferno
| Prosecuting Attorney
1935 --
Lady Tubbs
| Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt
1935 --
Honeymoon Limited
| Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver)
1935 --
Ladies Crave Excitement
| Bert Taylor
1935 --
Go Into Your Dance
| Sam Rupert
1935 --
While the Patient Slept
| Dr. Jay
1935 --
Living on Velvet
| Major at Flying Field
1935 --
Sweet Music
| Mayor of New York City
1935 --
The Woman in Red
| Defense Attorney Clayton
1935 --
Devil Dogs of the Air
| Captain
1934 --
The Secret Bride
| John F. Holdstock
1934 --
Murder in the Clouds
| Taggert
1934 --
Babbitt
| Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
1934 --
Gentlemen Are Born
| Newspaper Editor
1934 --
The Firebird
| Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager
1934 --
Happiness Ahead
| Jim Meehan
1934 --
The Case of the Howling Dog
| Clinton Foley
1934 --
Mushrooms
| President of Pure Food Association (uncredited)
1933 --
Before Morning
| Jim Nichols
1916 --
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
| Extra (uncredited)