Known For
Acting
Known Credits
156
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 5, 1926 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
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.
| 2014 | The Battered Bastards of Baseballas Himself (Archive Footage) | |
| 1990 | Dick Tracyas Club Ritz Patron | |
| 1989 | Tango & Cashas Van Driver | |
| 1988 | Sunsetas Studio Guard | |
| 1987 | Overboardas Elk Cove: Sheriff Earl | |
| 1979 | Elvisas Vernon Presley | |
| 1976 | The Loneliest Runneras Fred Dawkins | |
| 1976 | Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangersas Timberwell | |
| 1976 | The New Daughters of Joshua Cabeas | |
| 1975 | The Apple Dumpling Gangas Herm Dally | |
| 1974 | Death Sentenceas Trooper | |
| 1974 | The Sex Symbolas Public Relations Man | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Filesas Lieutenant | |
| 1974 | Petrocellias | |
| 1974 | A Cry in the Wildernessas Mr. Griffey | |
| 1973 | Runaway!as Fireman | |
| 1973 | Satan's School for Girlsas Sheriff | |
| 1973 | Set This Town on Fireas Chuck | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Franciscoas | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Franciscoas Detective Dan Riggs | |
| 1972 | Now You See Him, Now You Don'tas Alfred | |
| 1972 | Emergency!as | |
| 1971 | A Taste of Evilas Sheriff | |
| 1971 | The Million Dollar Duckas Mr. Smith | |
| 1971 | Yumaas Rol King (as Neil Russell) | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jonesas | |
| 1969 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoesas Angelo | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squadas | |
| 1968 | The Outcastsas | |
| 1968 | Journey to Shilohas Greybeard | |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghostas Second Track Meet Official | |
| 1967 | Mannixas | |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnettas | |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnettas Chet | |
| 1967 | Hondoas Thompson | |
| 1967 | Dundee and the Culhaneas | |
| 1967 | The Ride to Hangman's Treeas Keller (Uncredited) | |
| 1967 | Ironsideas | |
| 1967 | Ironsideas Cal Bristold | |
| 1966 | The Monkeesas Rudy | |
| 1966 | The Monroesas | |
| 1966 | Madame Xas Sergeant Riley | |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannieas Amos Lincoln | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Clint | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Dan Kelsey | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Jack Tolliver | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Joe Garrett | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Mac | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Rancher | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Sheriff | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Sheriff Jim Dolan | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Slade | |
| 1965 | The Hallelujah Trailas Horner | |
| 1965 | Brandedas | |
| 1965 | Brandedas Sheriff Gorman | |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumnas Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited) | |
| 1964 | The Munstersas | |
| 1964 | One Man's Wayas Tom Rayburn | |
| 1963 | The Fugitiveas Matt Davis | |
| 1963 | The Fugitiveas Officer | |
| 1963 | The Fugitiveas Officer Westphal | |
| 1963 | The Fugitiveas Sgt. Eggins | |
| 1963 | A Gathering of Eaglesas Captain (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | The Stripperas Mr. Mulvaney | |
| 1962 | How the West Was Wonas Man (uncredited) | |
| 1962 | Flashing Spikesas Hogan | |
| 1962 | Stakeout!as Joe | |
| 1962 | Stoney Burkeas | |
| 1962 | General Electric Trueas | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Donovan | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Gabe Sloan | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas John Rudd | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Ned Smith | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Sam Fuller | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Sgt. Eads | |
| 1962 | Sam Benedictas Len George (uncredited) | |
| 1961 | Ben Caseyas | |
| 1960 | The Great Impostoras Morgan (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | The Magnificent Sevenas Robert | |
| 1960 | Route 66as Frank Satterfield | |
| 1960 | Surfside 6as | |
| 1960 | Stagecoach Westas | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Showas Mr. Burton | |
| 1960 | Tateas | |
| 1959 | The Alaskansas | |
| 1959 | Johnny Ringoas Dick Walsh | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zoneas Ben Braden | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zoneas George Cousins | |
| 1959 | Laramieas | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Deputy Clem Foster | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Major Reynolds | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Poindexter | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Sheriff Clem Foster | |
| 1959 | Last Train from Gun Hillas Skag, Belden Hand | |
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiersas Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee | |
| 1959 | Rio Bravoas Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | Black Saddleas Ken Wilson | |
| 1959 | Black Saddleas Lee Curry | |
| 1959 | Rawhideas Jack Harris | |
| 1959 | Good Day for a Hangingas George Fletcher | |
| 1958 | The Riflemanas | |
| 1958 | The Texanas | |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Showas | |
| 1958 | Broncoas | |
| 1958 | Broncoas Johnny Rawlins | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Billy Hemp | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Clay | |
| 1958 | Cattle Empireas Douglas Hamilton | |
| 1958 | Suicide Battalionas Lt. Chet Hall | |
| 1957 | Ride a Violent Mileas Corporal Norman | |
| 1957 | Bombers B-52as Operator (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | The Land Unknownas Radio Operator (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Harbor Commandas | |
| 1957 | Maverickas | |
| 1957 | Maverickas Russ Aikens | |
| 1957 | Maverickas Tyler Brink | |
| 1957 | Sugarfootas Hank Gibson | |
| 1957 | Sugarfootas Sergeant McKinnock | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travelas | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travelas Sheriff Reagan | |
| 1957 | Without Incidentas | |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corralas Harry - Griffin Bartender (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | The Deadly Mantisas State Trooper | |
| 1957 | Drangoas Lieutenant with Supply Wagon | |
| 1957 | Teenage Thunderas Used-Car Salesman | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Cole | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Deputy Stover | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Sam - Henchman | |
| 1956 | Attackas Medic | |
| 1956 | The Man Called Xas | |
| 1955 | Navy Logas | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Arnold Rolfing | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Ed Shelby | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Head | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Simon Fletcher | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Tabor | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Walsh | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earpas | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earpas Sergeant Turner | |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatreas | |
| 1955 | Cult of the Cobraas | |
| 1955 | A Life at Stakeas Bartender (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disneyas Arne | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disneyas Track Starter (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | Lassieas | |
| 1954 | Public Defenderas 2nd Cop | |
| 1953 | Letter to Lorettaas Convict | |
| 1953 | Letter to Lorettaas Jim Murphy | |
| 1953 | Letter to Lorettaas Newsman | |
| 1953 | Letter to Lorettaas Sergeant | |
| 1953 | Big Leagueras | |
| 1953 | You Are Thereas Disheartened Soldier | |
| 1953 | You Are Thereas Lendall Pitts | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Assistant Director | |
| 1951 | The Living Christas Lazarus |
| 1966 | An Eye for an Eye...Writer |