Russell Hicks
Tall, distinguished-looking Russell Hicks appeared in almost 300 films in his more than 40-year career (although his first known screen appearance was in 1915, he has screenwriting credits as early as 1913, so it's possible his screen debut was earlier than credited). His cultured bearing, grandfatherly appearance and soothing, resonant voice were perfect for the many military officers, attorneys, judges and business executives he excelled at playing. He was especially memorable in an atypical role as oily, fast-talking phony-stock salesman J. Frothington Waterbury in the W.C. Fields classic The Bank Dick (1940). Hicks made his last film in 1956, and died the next year. by frankfob2@yahoo.com
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- Born:
- Jun 4, 1895 In Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 222
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916-09-04
- Latest Project:
- Movie Maintenance Required 2025-10-07
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Maintenance Required | Tom | 2025-10-07 |
| Movie | You Can't Run Away from It | Ship Captain (uncredited) | 1956-10-30 |
| Movie | Once Upon a Honeymoon | Angel Chief | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | 7th Cavalry | Col. Kellogg | 1956-12-01 |
| Movie | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | 1955-10-01 | |
| Series | The Secret Storm | 1954-02-01 | |
| Movie | Mr. Walkie Talkie | Col. Lockwood | 1952-11-28 |
| Movie | Old Oklahoma Plains | Colonel Charles Bigelow | 1952-07-25 |
| Movie | The Maverick | Col. Hook | 1952-12-14 |
| Movie | Bowery Battalion | Melvin Hatfield | 1951-01-24 |
| Movie | Fourteen Hours | Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited) | 1951-04-01 |
| Movie | Kentucky Jubilee | T.J. Hoarsely | 1951-05-18 |
| Movie | Overland Telegraph | Col. Marvin | 1951-12-15 |
| Movie | As You Were | Col. Lockwood | 1951-10-05 |
| Movie | All That I Have | Jess Northrup | 1951-10-01 |
| Movie | The Flying Saucer | Hank Thorn | 1950-01-04 |
| Movie | Blue Grass of Kentucky | James B. Armistead | 1950-01-22 |
| Movie | Again Pioneers | Pete Galloway | 1950-11-01 |
| Movie | Unmasked | George Richards | 1950-01-30 |
| Movie | The Big Hangover | Steve Hughes | 1950-05-26 |
| Movie | I Cheated the Law | District Attorney Randolph | 1949-03-04 |
| Movie | South of St. Louis | 1949-03-06 | |
| Movie | The Fountainhead | Banner Board Member (uncredited) | 1949-06-25 |
| Movie | Samson and Delilah | Lord of Ashkelon | 1949-12-21 |
| Movie | Silver River | Edwards (uncredited) | 1948-05-20 |
| Movie | The Gallant Legion | Senator Beale | 1948-05-24 |
| Movie | Assigned to Danger | Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited) | 1948-05-19 |
| Movie | The Shanghai Chest | Frank Bronson, district attorney | 1948-07-11 |
| Movie | The Black Arrow | Sir Harry Shelton | 1948-03-18 |
| Movie | The Noose Hangs High | Johnny - Copper Club Manager (uncredited) | 1948-04-05 |
| Movie | The Hunted | Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives | 1948-04-07 |
| Movie | Jiggs and Maggie in Court | Supreme Court Judge | 1948-12-12 |
| Movie | One Sunday Afternoon | Tredway | 1948-12-25 |
| Movie | The Velvet Touch | Actor 'Judge Brack' | 1948-07-13 |
| Movie | The Plunderers | Cavalry Colonel | 1948-10-30 |
| Movie | My Dear Secretary | Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited) | 1948-11-05 |
| Movie | Race Street | Easy Mason | 1948-09-11 |
| Movie | The Return of October | Taylor | 1948-10-26 |
| Movie | Fun on a Weekend | John Biddle | 1947-05-15 |
| Movie | Buck Privates Come Home | Mr. Appleby | 1947-04-04 |
| Movie | Web of Danger | Gallagher | 1947-06-10 |
| Movie | The Sea of Grass | Maj. Dell Harney | 1947-04-25 |
| Movie | Smoky River Serenade | J. Bricket Armstrong | 1947-08-20 |
| Movie | Dark Delusion | Mr. Logan (uncredited) | 1947-06-24 |
| Movie | The Judge Steps Out | Superior Court Judge (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
| Movie | Louisiana | Fred Astor | 1947-11-15 |
| Movie | Exposed | Col. Bentry | 1947-09-08 |
| Movie | Swing Parade of 1946 | Daniel Warren Sr. | 1946-03-19 |
| Movie | The Bandit of Sherwood Forest | Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington | 1946-02-21 |
| Movie | The Hoodlum Saint | Marty Martindale (uncredited) | 1946-04-04 |
| Movie | A Close Call for Boston Blackie | Attorney Harcourt (uncredited) | 1946-01-24 |
| Movie | Gay Blades | Buxton | 1946-01-25 |
| Movie | Dark Alibi | Warden Cameron | 1946-05-25 |
| Movie | Till the Clouds Roll By | Producer (uncredited) | 1946-12-05 |
| Movie | The Plainsman and the Lady | Sen. Twin | 1946-11-11 |
| Movie | The Show-Off | Mr. Thorbison (uncredited) | 1946-12-01 |
| Movie | G.I. War Brides | Insp. Ramsaye | 1946-08-12 |
| Movie | Flame of Barbary Coast | Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star | 1945-05-28 |
| Movie | The Master Key | Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien | 1945-04-24 |
| Movie | She Gets Her Man | Mayor | 1945-01-12 |
| Movie | First Yank into Tokyo | Gen. T.W. Stanton (uncredited) | 1945-09-05 |
| Movie | The Valley of Decision | Mr. Laurence Gaylord | 1945-05-03 |
| Movie | Apology for Murder | Harvey Kirkland | 1945-09-27 |
| Movie | Getting Gertie's Garter | Board Member (uncredited) | 1945-11-27 |
| Movie | A Game of Death | Mr. Whitney | 1945-11-23 |
| Movie | Scarlet Street | J.J. Hogarth | 1945-12-25 |
| Movie | Captain America | Mayor Randolph | 1944-02-05 |
| Movie | Bathing Beauty | Mr. Allenwood (uncredited) | 1944-06-27 |
| Movie | The Port of 40 Thieves | Charles Farrington | 1944-08-13 |
| Movie | Louisiana Hayride | H.C.Forbes | 1944-07-13 |
| Movie | Janie | Col. Lucas - Commander Camp Wingate | 1944-09-02 |
| Movie | King of the Cowboys | Texas Governor | 1943-04-09 |
| Movie | Three Hearts for Julia | Colonel (uncredited) | 1943-05-21 |
| Movie | Air Raid Wardens | Major Scanlon | 1943-04-04 |
| Movie | Follow the Band | Jeremiah K. Barton | 1943-04-01 |
| Movie | Someone to Remember | Mr. Stanton | 1943-08-21 |
| Movie | His Butler's Sister | Sanderson | 1943-11-26 |
| Movie | The Woman of the Town | Publisher | 1943-12-31 |
| Movie | Northern Pursuit | Chief Inspector (uncredited) | 1943-11-07 |
| Movie | Fingers at the Window | Dr. Chandley | 1942-04-22 |
| Movie | We Were Dancing | Mr. Bryce-Carew | 1942-04-30 |
| Movie | Butch Minds the Baby | J. Wadsworth Carrington | 1942-03-20 |
| Movie | Joe Smith, American | Mr. Edgerton | 1942-02-01 |
| Movie | Sealed Lips | Dr. Charles Evans | 1942-01-02 |
| Movie | Tarzan's New York Adventure | Judge Abbotson | 1942-05-01 |
| Movie | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited) | 1942-02-13 |
| Movie | Ship Ahoy | Capt. C.V. O'Brien | 1942-04-16 |
| Movie | Tennessee Johnson | Lincoln's Emissary | 1942-12-01 |
| Movie | Pacific Rendezvous | John Carter | 1942-05-21 |
| Movie | To the Shores of Tripoli | Major Wilson | 1942-11-09 |
| Movie | Hitler- Dead or Alive | Samuel Thornton | 1942-11-12 |
| Movie | Lady in a Jam | Carter | 1942-06-19 |
| Movie | Springtime in the Rockies | Theatergoer in blackout (uncredited) | 1942-11-06 |
| Movie | King of the Mounties | Marshal Carleton | 1942-10-17 |
| Movie | Man-Made Monster | Warden Harris (uncredited) | 1941-03-28 |
| Movie | The Great Lie | Colonel Harriston | 1941-04-05 |
| Movie | The Big Store | Arthur Hastings | 1941-06-20 |
| Movie | Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery | Harry Walsh | 1941-03-24 |
| Movie | Blood and Sand | Marquis | 1941-05-30 |
| Movie | The Strawberry Blonde | Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited) | 1941-02-21 |
| Movie | Arkansas Judge | Hetty's Attorney | 1941-01-28 |
| Movie | Western Union | Provisional Governor | 1941-02-21 |
| Movie | A Man Betrayed | C.R. Pringle | 1941-03-07 |
| Movie | The Parson of Panamint | Prosecuting Attorney | 1941-07-25 |
| Movie | Here Comes Happiness | John Vance | 1941-03-15 |
| Movie | Buy Me That Town | Malcolm | 1941-10-03 |
| Movie | Great Guns | Gen. Burns | 1941-10-10 |
| Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
| Movie | Hold That Ghost | Bannister | 1941-08-08 |
| Movie | Sergeant York | General (uncredited) | 1941-09-27 |
| Movie | Pacific Blackout | Commanding Officer | 1941-12-31 |
| Movie | The Pittsburgh Kid | (uncredited) | 1941-08-29 |
| Movie | Doctors Don't Tell | Supt. Duff | 1941-09-22 |
| Movie | The Little Foxes | William Marshall | 1941-08-29 |
| Movie | Dive Bomber | Awards Speaker (uncredited) | 1941-08-30 |
| Movie | Earthbound | Prosecutor | 1940-06-06 |
| Movie | Sporting Blood | 'Sneak' OBrien | 1940-07-11 |
| Movie | Johnny Apollo | District Attorney | 1940-04-19 |
| Movie | The Mortal Storm | Rector | 1940-06-20 |
| Movie | Parole Fixer | U.S. District Court Judge | 1940-02-02 |
| Movie | The Return of Frank James | Prosecutor | 1940-08-10 |
| Movie | The Blue Bird | Daddy Tyl | 1940-01-15 |
| Movie | Virginia City | Armistead | 1940-03-23 |
| Movie | Enemy Agent | Lyman Scott | 1940-04-18 |
| Movie | Seven Sinners | First Governor | 1940-10-25 |
| Movie | Nobody's Children | Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited) | 1940-12-12 |
| Movie | No, No, Nanette | 'Hutch' Hutchinson | 1940-12-19 |
| Movie | Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc. | Colonel Barton | 1940-10-01 |
| Movie | Love Thy Neighbor | Harrington | 1940-12-27 |
| Movie | Lady with Red Hair | Wealthy London Host (uncredited) | 1940-11-30 |
| Movie | Santa Fe Trail | Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Junior G-Men | Col. Barton | 1940-11-01 |
| Movie | East of the River | Warden | 1940-11-09 |
| Movie | The Bank Dick | J. Frothingham Waterbury | 1940-11-29 |
| Movie | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Mr. Barrows | 1939-04-04 |
| Movie | Union Pacific | Sergeant (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
| Movie | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Colonel (uncredited) | 1939-03-29 |
| Movie | East Side of Heaven | Hinkle (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
| Movie | Boy Trouble | Magistrate | 1939-01-27 |
| Movie | Hotel Imperial | Austrian Officer (uncredited) | 1939-05-11 |
| Movie | North of Shanghai | Rowley | 1939-01-24 |
| Movie | Honolulu | Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited) | 1939-02-03 |
| Movie | The Three Musketeers | Porthos | 1939-02-17 |
| Movie | Hollywood Cavalcade | Russell Hicks | 1939-10-13 |
| Movie | Hotel for Women | Van Ellis | 1939-08-03 |
| Movie | Rulers of the Sea | Mr. Cunard (Uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
| Movie | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Mr. Graves | 1939-12-01 |
| Movie | Swanee River | Andrew McDowell | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | Bad Little Angel | Maj. Ellwood, newspaper owner (uncredited) | 1939-10-27 |
| Movie | Rio | Banker (uncredited) | 1939-09-29 |
| Movie | Our Leading Citizen | Chairman | 1939-08-23 |
| Movie | Stanley and Livingstone | Commissioner | 1939-08-18 |
| Movie | The Real Glory | Capt. Manning | 1939-09-29 |
| Movie | Men with Wings | Gen. Marlin | 1938-07-16 |
| Movie | Kidnapped | Bailiff | 1938-05-27 |
| Movie | In Old Chicago | Politician in Jack's Office | 1938-04-15 |
| Movie | The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Capt. Stafford | 1938-02-11 |
| Movie | Little Miss Broadway | Perry | 1938-07-29 |
| Movie | Gateway | Ernest Porter | 1938-08-05 |
| Movie | That Certain Age | Scout Leader (uncredited) | 1938-10-06 |
| Movie | Kentucky | Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861 | 1938-12-30 |
| Movie | You Can't Take It with You | Kirby's Attorney (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
| Movie | Fugitives for a Night | Maurice Tenwright | 1938-09-23 |
| Movie | Midnight Taxi | Barney Flagg | 1937-04-04 |
| Movie | Let Them Live | Newspaper Editor | 1937-04-25 |
| Movie | Criminals of the Air | Kurt Feldon | 1937-04-30 |
| Movie | 23 1/2 Hours Leave | Capt. Barker | 1937-03-21 |
| Movie | It Happened Out West | Cooley | 1937-05-02 |
| Movie | Secret Valley | Lawyer Austin Martin | 1937-01-15 |
| Movie | Pick a Star | Mr. Stone | 1937-05-21 |
| Movie | We Who Are About to Die | District Attorney Knight (uncredited) | 1937-01-08 |
| Movie | Girl Overboard | Sam Le Maire | 1937-02-01 |
| Movie | Espionage | Alfred Hartrix | 1937-02-26 |
| Movie | Clipped Wings | Capt. Morton | 1937-12-02 |
| Movie | Fit for a King | Editor Hardwick | 1937-09-01 |
| Movie | The Westland Case | Mr. Woodbury | 1937-10-30 |
| Movie | Fifty Roads to Town | Police Official | 1937-06-03 |
| Movie | The Man Who Cried Wolf | Prosecuting Attorney | 1937-08-29 |
| Movie | Partners in Crime | Mayor Callahan | 1937-10-08 |
| Movie | The Big Shot | Martin Drake | 1937-07-23 |
| Movie | A Dangerous Adventure | Allen | 1937-07-21 |
| Movie | On Again—Off Again | George Dilwig | 1937-07-09 |
| Movie | The Toast of New York | Lawyer | 1937-07-22 |
| Movie | Fatal Lady | American Opera House Manager (uncredited) | 1936-05-15 |
| Movie | Ticket to Paradise | Colton | 1936-06-24 |
| Movie | Special Investigator | Inspector Perkett | 1936-05-08 |
| Movie | Laughing Irish Eyes | Silk Taylor | 1936-03-04 |
| Movie | Two in the Dark | Police Officer McCord (uncredited) | 1936-01-10 |
| Movie | Bunker Bean | A. C. Jones | 1936-06-26 |
| Movie | Woman Trap | Dodd | 1936-03-06 |
| Movie | Follow the Fleet | Jim Nolan | 1936-02-20 |
| Movie | The Accusing Finger | Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator | 1936-11-17 |
| Movie | Dodge City Trail | Kenyon Phillips | 1936-12-12 |
| Movie | Spendthrift | Attorney | 1936-07-22 |
| Movie | The General Died at Dawn | No Matches Man (uncredited) | 1936-11-17 |
| Movie | Laughing at Trouble | Cyrus Hall | 1936-12-11 |
| Movie | 15 Maiden Lane | Judge Graham | 1936-10-16 |
| Movie | Sea Spoilers | Phil Morgan | 1936-09-30 |
| Movie | Grand Jury | Jim Hanify | 1936-08-07 |
| Movie | While the Patient Slept | Dr. Jay | 1935-03-09 |
| Movie | Living on Velvet | Major at Flying Field | 1935-03-02 |
| Movie | The Woman in Red | Defense Attorney Clayton | 1935-02-16 |
| Movie | Ladies Crave Excitement | Bert Taylor | 1935-06-21 |
| Movie | Devil Dogs of the Air | Captain | 1935-02-09 |
| Movie | Sweet Music | Mayor of New York City | 1935-02-23 |
| Movie | Go Into Your Dance | Sam Rupert | 1935-04-20 |
| Movie | If You Could Only Cook | Dillon (uncredited) | 1935-12-30 |
| Movie | Honeymoon Limited | Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver) | 1935-07-01 |
| Movie | Thunder in the Night | Prefect of Police | 1935-09-16 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan in Shanghai | James Andrews | 1935-10-11 |
| Movie | Lady Tubbs | Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt | 1935-07-02 |
| Movie | Dante's Inferno | Prosecuting Attorney | 1935-08-23 |
| Movie | The Case of the Howling Dog | Clinton Foley | 1934-09-22 |
| Movie | Happiness Ahead | Jim Meehan | 1934-10-27 |
| Movie | Mushrooms | President of Pure Food Association (uncredited) | 1934-02-14 |
| Movie | The Firebird | Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager | 1934-11-03 |
| Movie | Murder in the Clouds | Taggert | 1934-12-15 |
| Movie | Gentlemen Are Born | Newspaper Editor | 1934-11-17 |
| Movie | The Secret Bride | John F. Holdstock | 1934-12-22 |
| Movie | Babbitt | Commissioner Lyle Gurnee | 1934-12-08 |
| Movie | Before Morning | Jim Nichols | 1933-10-18 |
| Movie | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Extra (uncredited) | 1916-09-04 |