Bing Russell

Bing Russell

Acting
Born 1926-05-05 - Died 2003-04-08Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Biography

Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (May 5, 1926 – April 8, 2003) was an American actor and Class A minor-league baseball club owner. He was the father of Hollywood actor Kurt Russell. Although best known as the deputy on Bonanza (1959) and Robert in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Russell's was also well known on a national level as the owner of the Portland Mavericks Baseball Club. Helming the only independent team in the class A Northwest League, Russell was an innovator. Before Bull Durham (1988), there were the Mavericks. Russell kept a 30 man roster because he believed that some of the players deserved to have one last season. His motto was simply one three lettered word - not WIN - although the Mavericks did just that - no, the word was FUN. He created a park that kept all corporate sponsorship outside the gates, hired the first female general manager in professional baseball, and the following year hired the first Asian American GM/Manager. That same season his team set a record for the highest attendance in Minor league history, and went on to win the pennant. Ex-major leaguers and never-weres who couldn't stop playing the game flocked to his June tryouts, which were always open to anyone that showed up. From as far away as Capetown, and France, players would head to Portland for a chance with Russell's Mavericks.

Movies (52)

The Magnificent Seven
7.5

The Magnificent Seven

1960Movie7.5
Rio Bravo
7.8

Rio Bravo

1959Movie7.8
Tango & Cash
6.5

Tango & Cash

1989Movie6.5
How the West Was Won
7.0

How the West Was Won

1962Movie7.0
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957Movie7.0
Overboard
6.8

Overboard

1987Movie6.8
Sunset
5.7

Sunset

1988Movie5.7
Dick Tracy
6.2

Dick Tracy

1990Movie6.2
The Horse Soldiers
6.9

The Horse Soldiers

1959Movie6.9
Last Train from Gun Hill
7.1

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959Movie7.1
Blackbeard's Ghost
6.7

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968Movie6.7
The Million Dollar Duck
5.8

The Million Dollar Duck

1971Movie5.8
Cheyenne Autumn
6.7

Cheyenne Autumn

1964Movie6.7
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
6.0

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1969Movie6.0
Cult of the Cobra
6.0

Cult of the Cobra

1955Movie6.0
The Apple Dumpling Gang
6.6

The Apple Dumpling Gang

1975Movie6.6
A Cry in the Wilderness
6.5

A Cry in the Wilderness

1974Movie6.5
Elvis
6.9

Elvis

1979Movie6.9
Attack
6.8

Attack

1956Movie6.8
The Hallelujah Trail
6.1

The Hallelujah Trail

1965Movie6.1
The Land Unknown
5.7

The Land Unknown

1957Movie5.7
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
6.3

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972Movie6.3
The Deadly Mantis
5.0

The Deadly Mantis

1957Movie5.0
Madame X
6.4

Madame X

1966Movie6.4
The Ride to Hangman's Tree
4.9

The Ride to Hangman's Tree

1967Movie4.9
The Sex Symbol
4.0

The Sex Symbol

1974Movie4.0
A Gathering of Eagles
5.9

A Gathering of Eagles

1963Movie5.9
Satan's School for Girls
5.5

Satan's School for Girls

1973Movie5.5
The Great Impostor
6.9

The Great Impostor

1960Movie6.9
Journey to Shiloh
5.4

Journey to Shiloh

1968Movie5.4
Death Sentence
5.6

Death Sentence

1974Movie5.6
Big Leaguer
7.3

Big Leaguer

1953Movie7.3
One Man's Way
4.3

One Man's Way

1964Movie4.3
Bombers B-52
5.8

Bombers B-52

1957Movie5.8
Yuma
5.9

Yuma

1971Movie5.9
Good Day for a Hanging
6.4

Good Day for a Hanging

1959Movie6.4
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
8.0

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

1976Movie8.0
Flashing Spikes
6.8

Flashing Spikes

1962Movie6.8
The Loneliest Runner
7.1

The Loneliest Runner

1976Movie7.1
A Taste of Evil
6.1

A Taste of Evil

1971Movie6.1
Cattle Empire
6.2

Cattle Empire

1958Movie6.2
The Stripper
4.6

The Stripper

1963Movie4.6
Set This Town on Fire
7.0

Set This Town on Fire

1973Movie7.0
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
7.4

The Battered Bastards of Baseball

2014Movie7.4
A Life at Stake
5.3

A Life at Stake

1955Movie5.3
Runaway!
5.7

Runaway!

1973Movie5.7
Drango
5.6

Drango

1957Movie5.6
Teenage Thunder
6.0

Teenage Thunder

1957Movie6.0
Ride a Violent Mile
5.3

Ride a Violent Mile

1957Movie5.3
Suicide Battalion
6.3

Suicide Battalion

1958Movie6.3
Without Incident

Without Incident

1957Movie
Stakeout!
6.5

Stakeout!

1962Movie6.5

TV Shows (59)

Lassie
6.3

Lassie

1954Series6.3
The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

1960Series7.6
The Donna Reed Show
6.5

The Donna Reed Show

1958Series6.5
Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959Series7.5
Ironside
6.8

Ironside

1967Series6.8
The Rifleman
7.1

The Rifleman

1958Series7.1
The Rockford Files
7.6

The Rockford Files

1974Series7.6
The Fugitive
7.3

The Fugitive

1963Series7.3
The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959Series8.5
Maverick
7.0

Maverick

1957Series7.0
The Virginian
6.5

The Virginian

1962Series6.5
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

1967Series6.8
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Series7.3
Emergency!
8.0

Emergency!

1972Series8.0
I Dream of Jeannie
7.8

I Dream of Jeannie

1965Series7.8
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
The Munsters
7.9

The Munsters

1964Series7.9
Route 66
6.7

Route 66

1960Series6.7
The Big Valley
6.2

The Big Valley

1965Series6.2
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956Series6.2
Surfside 6
6.3

Surfside 6

1960Series6.3
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.8

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955Series6.8
Ben Casey
5.9

Ben Casey

1961Series5.9
Wanted: Dead or Alive
7.0

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958Series7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

1972Series7.1
Sugarfoot
5.1

Sugarfoot

1957Series5.1
Laramie
6.7

Laramie

1959Series6.7
Branded
6.8

Branded

1965Series6.8
The Monkees
6.5

The Monkees

1966Series6.5
The Texan
6.0

The Texan

1958Series6.0
Petrocelli
7.2

Petrocelli

1974Series7.2
Alias Smith and Jones
7.0

Alias Smith and Jones

1971Series7.0
Bronco
6.0

Bronco

1958Series6.0
The Guns of Will Sonnett
6.5

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967Series6.5
Stoney Burke
6.8

Stoney Burke

1962Series6.8
The Mod Squad
6.1

The Mod Squad

1968Series6.1
Navy Log
5.2

Navy Log

1955Series5.2
You Are There
6.0

You Are There

1953Series6.0
Sam Benedict
6.7

Sam Benedict

1962Series6.7
Public Defender
6.3

Public Defender

1954Series6.3
Johnny Ringo
5.9

Johnny Ringo

1959Series5.9
Black Saddle
6.2

Black Saddle

1959Series6.2
Stagecoach West
6.7

Stagecoach West

1960Series6.7
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954Series7.9
The Living Christ
5.7

The Living Christ

1951Series5.7
Science Fiction Theatre
6.3

Science Fiction Theatre

1955Series6.3
The Man Called X
10.0

The Man Called X

1956Series10.0
Hondo
6.9

Hondo

1967Series6.9
The Alaskans
6.7

The Alaskans

1959Series6.7
The Monroes
6.8

The Monroes

1966Series6.8
The Outcasts
6.5

The Outcasts

1968Series6.5
General Electric True

General Electric True

1962Series
Tate
5.4

Tate

1960Series5.4
Harbor Command
4.0

Harbor Command

1957Series4.0
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
4.0

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

1976Series4.0
Letter to Loretta
6.6

Letter to Loretta

1953Series6.6
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2
Dundee and the Culhane
5.3

Dundee and the Culhane

1967Series5.3