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:
- 223
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916-09-04
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Running Man 2025-11-11
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Running Man | Warm Up Guy | 2025-11-11 |
| Movie | Maintenance Required | Tom | 2025-10-07 |
| Movie | Once Upon a Honeymoon | Angel Chief | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | 7th Cavalry | Col. Kellogg | 1956-12-01 |
| Movie | You Can't Run Away from It | Ship Captain (uncredited) | 1956-10-30 |
| Movie | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | 1955-10-01 | |
| Series | The Secret Storm | 1954-02-01 | |
| Movie | Old Oklahoma Plains | Colonel Charles Bigelow | 1952-07-25 |
| Movie | Mr. Walkie Talkie | Col. Lockwood | 1952-11-28 |
| Movie | The Maverick | Col. Hook | 1952-12-14 |
| Movie | Fourteen Hours | Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited) | 1951-04-01 |
| Movie | Kentucky Jubilee | T.J. Hoarsely | 1951-05-18 |
| Movie | Bowery Battalion | Melvin Hatfield | 1951-01-24 |
| Movie | All That I Have | Jess Northrup | 1951-10-01 |
| Movie | Overland Telegraph | Col. Marvin | 1951-12-15 |
| Movie | As You Were | Col. Lockwood | 1951-10-05 |
| Movie | The Flying Saucer | Hank Thorn | 1950-01-04 |
| Movie | Blue Grass of Kentucky | James B. Armistead | 1950-01-22 |
| Movie | The Big Hangover | Steve Hughes | 1950-05-26 |
| Movie | Unmasked | George Richards | 1950-01-30 |
| Movie | Again Pioneers | Pete Galloway | 1950-11-01 |
| Movie | South of St. Louis | 1949-03-06 | |
| Movie | I Cheated the Law | District Attorney Randolph | 1949-03-04 |
| 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 Noose Hangs High | Johnny - Copper Club Manager (uncredited) | 1948-04-05 |
| Movie | The Shanghai Chest | Frank Bronson, district attorney | 1948-07-11 |
| Movie | The Black Arrow | Sir Harry Shelton | 1948-03-18 |
| 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 | G.I. War Brides | Insp. Ramsaye | 1946-08-12 |
| Movie | Dark Alibi | Warden Cameron | 1946-05-25 |
| Movie | The Plainsman and the Lady | Sen. Twin | 1946-11-11 |
| Movie | The Show-Off | Mr. Thorbison (uncredited) | 1946-12-01 |
| Movie | Till the Clouds Roll By | Producer (uncredited) | 1946-12-05 |
| 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 | Follow the Band | Jeremiah K. Barton | 1943-04-01 |
| Movie | Three Hearts for Julia | Colonel (uncredited) | 1943-05-21 |
| Movie | Air Raid Wardens | Major Scanlon | 1943-04-04 |
| Movie | Someone to Remember | Mr. Stanton | 1943-08-21 |
| Movie | The Woman of the Town | Publisher | 1943-12-31 |
| Movie | His Butler's Sister | Sanderson | 1943-11-26 |
| Movie | Northern Pursuit | Chief Inspector (uncredited) | 1943-11-07 |
| Movie | We Were Dancing | Mr. Bryce-Carew | 1942-04-30 |
| Movie | Ship Ahoy | Capt. C.V. O'Brien | 1942-04-16 |
| Movie | Sealed Lips | Dr. Charles Evans | 1942-01-02 |
| Movie | Tarzan's New York Adventure | Judge Abbotson | 1942-05-01 |
| Movie | Joe Smith, American | Mr. Edgerton | 1942-02-01 |
| Movie | Butch Minds the Baby | J. Wadsworth Carrington | 1942-03-20 |
| Movie | Fingers at the Window | Dr. Chandley | 1942-04-22 |
| 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 | Great Guns | Gen. Burns | 1941-10-10 |
| Movie | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited) | 1941-11-17 |
| Movie | Pacific Blackout | Commanding Officer | 1941-12-31 |
| Movie | Hold That Ghost | Bannister | 1941-08-07 |
| Movie | Buy Me That Town | Malcolm | 1941-10-03 |
| Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
| Movie | Sergeant York | General (uncredited) | 1941-09-27 |
| Movie | The Pittsburgh Kid | (uncredited) | 1941-08-29 |
| Movie | The Little Foxes | William Marshall | 1941-08-29 |
| Movie | Doctors Don't Tell | Supt. Duff | 1941-09-22 |
| Movie | Dive Bomber | Awards Speaker (uncredited) | 1941-08-30 |
| Movie | The Mortal Storm | Rector | 1940-06-20 |
| Movie | Sporting Blood | 'Sneak' OBrien | 1940-07-11 |
| Movie | Earthbound | Prosecutor | 1940-06-06 |
| Movie | The Return of Frank James | Prosecutor | 1940-08-10 |
| Movie | The Blue Bird | Daddy Tyl | 1940-01-15 |
| Movie | Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc. | Colonel Barton | 1940-10-01 |
| Movie | Parole Fixer | U.S. District Court Judge | 1940-02-02 |
| Movie | Virginia City | Armistead | 1940-03-23 |
| Movie | Johnny Apollo | District Attorney | 1940-04-19 |
| Movie | Enemy Agent | Lyman Scott | 1940-04-18 |
| Movie | Nobody's Children | Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited) | 1940-12-12 |
| Movie | No, No, Nanette | 'Hutch' Hutchinson | 1940-12-19 |
| Movie | Seven Sinners | First Governor | 1940-10-25 |
| Movie | Love Thy Neighbor | Harrington | 1940-12-27 |
| Movie | Santa Fe Trail | Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Lady with Red Hair | Wealthy London Host (uncredited) | 1940-11-30 |
| 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 | Honolulu | Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited) | 1939-02-03 |
| Movie | Hotel Imperial | Austrian Officer (uncredited) | 1939-05-11 |
| Movie | North of Shanghai | Rowley | 1939-01-24 |
| Movie | Boy Trouble | Magistrate | 1939-01-27 |
| Movie | The Three Musketeers | Porthos | 1939-02-17 |
| Movie | The Real Glory | Capt. Manning | 1939-09-29 |
| Movie | Hotel for Women | Van Ellis | 1939-08-03 |
| 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 | Rulers of the Sea | Mr. Cunard (Uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
| Movie | Hollywood Cavalcade | Russell Hicks | 1939-10-13 |
| Movie | Our Leading Citizen | Chairman | 1939-08-23 |
| Movie | Stanley and Livingstone | Commissioner | 1939-08-18 |
| Movie | Rio | Banker (uncredited) | 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 | Little Miss Broadway | Perry | 1938-07-29 |
| Movie | The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Capt. Stafford | 1938-02-11 |
| 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 | Fugitives for a Night | Maurice Tenwright | 1938-09-23 |
| Movie | You Can't Take It with You | Kirby's Attorney (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
| 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 | We Who Are About to Die | District Attorney Knight (uncredited) | 1937-01-08 |
| Movie | Pick a Star | Mr. Stone | 1937-05-21 |
| Movie | Secret Valley | Lawyer Austin Martin | 1937-01-15 |
| Movie | Girl Overboard | Sam Le Maire | 1937-02-01 |
| Movie | Espionage | Alfred Hartrix | 1937-02-26 |
| Movie | It Happened Out West | Cooley | 1937-05-02 |
| Movie | Fit for a King | Editor Hardwick | 1937-09-01 |
| Movie | Fifty Roads to Town | Police Official | 1937-06-03 |
| Movie | The Westland Case | Mr. Woodbury | 1937-10-30 |
| Movie | Clipped Wings | Capt. Morton | 1937-12-02 |
| 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 | Bunker Bean | A. C. Jones | 1936-06-26 |
| Movie | Special Investigator | Inspector Perkett | 1936-05-08 |
| Movie | Ticket to Paradise | Colton | 1936-06-24 |
| Movie | Follow the Fleet | Jim Nolan | 1936-02-20 |
| Movie | Two in the Dark | Police Officer McCord (uncredited) | 1936-01-10 |
| Movie | Laughing Irish Eyes | Silk Taylor | 1936-03-04 |
| Movie | Woman Trap | Dodd | 1936-03-06 |
| Movie | Grand Jury | Jim Hanify | 1936-08-07 |
| Movie | Laughing at Trouble | Cyrus Hall | 1936-12-11 |
| Movie | Spendthrift | Attorney | 1936-07-22 |
| Movie | The Accusing Finger | Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator | 1936-11-17 |
| Movie | Dodge City Trail | Kenyon Phillips | 1936-12-12 |
| Movie | The General Died at Dawn | No Matches Man (uncredited) | 1936-11-17 |
| Movie | Sea Spoilers | Phil Morgan | 1936-09-30 |
| Movie | 15 Maiden Lane | Judge Graham | 1936-10-16 |
| 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 |