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 [email protected]
Series | Panic! | Unknown | 1957-03-05 |
Movie | Once Upon a Honeymoon | Angel Chief | 1956-01-01 |
Series | Telephone Time | Unknown | 1956-04-08 |
Series | West Point | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
Movie | 7th Cavalry | Col. Kellogg | 1956-12-01 |
Movie | You Can't Run Away from It | Ship Captain (uncredited) | 1956-10-30 |
Series | Cheyenne | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
Series | Navy Log | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
Series | Playwrights '56 | Unknown | 1955-10-04 |
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 | Kentucky Jubilee | T.J. Hoarsely | 1951-05-18 |
Movie | Fourteen Hours | Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited) | 1951-04-01 |
Movie | Bowery Battalion | Melvin Hatfield | 1951-01-24 |
Series | Racket Squad | Unknown | 1951-06-07 |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
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 |
Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
Movie | The Flying Saucer | Hank Thorn | 1950-01-04 |
Movie | The Big Hangover | Steve Hughes | 1950-05-26 |
Movie | Blue Grass of Kentucky | James B. Armistead | 1950-01-22 |
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 | Barbary Pirate | Commodore Preble | 1949-11-10 |
Movie | Samson and Delilah | Lord of Ashkelon | 1949-12-21 |
Movie | The Gallant Legion | Senator Beale | 1948-05-24 |
Movie | Shanghai Chest | Frank Bronson, district attorney | 1948-07-11 |
Movie | Assigned to Danger | Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited) | 1948-05-19 |
Movie | The Black Arrow | Sir Harry Shelton | 1948-03-18 |
Movie | The Velvet Touch | Actor 'Judge Brack' | 1948-07-13 |
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 | Race Street | Easy Mason | 1948-09-11 |
Movie | One Sunday Afternoon | Tredway | 1948-12-25 |
Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
Movie | The Plunderers | Cavalry Colonel | 1948-10-30 |
Movie | The Return of October | Taylor | 1948-10-26 |
Movie | My Dear Secretary | Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited) | 1948-11-05 |
Movie | Web of Danger | Gallagher | 1947-06-10 |
Movie | Buck Privates Come Home | Mr. Appleby | 1947-04-04 |
Movie | Dark Delusion | Mr. Logan (uncredited) | 1947-06-24 |
Movie | Fun on a Weekend | John Biddle | 1947-05-15 |
Movie | Exposed | Col. Bentry | 1947-09-08 |
Movie | Smoky River Serenade | J. Bricket Armstrong | 1947-08-20 |
Movie | The Judge Steps Out | Superior Court Judge (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
Movie | Louisiana | Fred Astor | 1947-11-15 |
Movie | The Bandit of Sherwood Forest | Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington | 1946-02-21 |
Movie | Gay Blades | Buxton | 1946-01-25 |
Movie | Swing Parade of 1946 | Daniel Warren Sr. | 1946-03-19 |
Movie | A Close Call for Boston Blackie | Attorney Harcourt (uncredited) | 1946-01-24 |
Movie | The Show-Off | Mr. Thorbison (uncredited) | 1946-12-01 |
Movie | The Hoodlum Saint | Marty Martindale (uncredited) | 1946-04-04 |
Movie | The Plainsman and the Lady | Sen. Twin | 1946-11-11 |
Movie | Till the Clouds Roll By | Producer (uncredited) | 1946-12-05 |
Movie | Dark Alibi | Warden Cameron | 1946-05-25 |
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 | 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 | Ship Ahoy | Capt. C.V. O'Brien | 1942-04-16 |
Movie | Fingers at the Window | Dr. Chandley | 1942-04-22 |
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 | We Were Dancing | Mr. Bryce-Carew | 1942-04-30 |
Movie | Hitler- Dead or Alive | Samuel Thornton | 1942-11-12 |
Movie | Strictly in the Groove | RC Saunders | 1942-11-20 |
Movie | Pacific Rendezvous | John Carter | 1942-05-21 |
Movie | To the Shores of Tripoli | Major Wilson | 1942-11-09 |
Movie | Tennessee Johnson | Lincoln's Emissary | 1942-12-01 |
Movie | Lady in a Jam | Carter | 1942-06-19 |
Movie | King of the Mounties | Marshal Carleton | 1942-10-17 |
Movie | Springtime in the Rockies | Theatergoer in blackout (uncredited) | 1942-11-06 |
Movie | The Big Store | Arthur Hastings | 1941-06-20 |
Movie | Blood and Sand | Marquis | 1941-05-30 |
Movie | Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery | Harry Walsh | 1941-03-24 |
Movie | The Great Lie | Colonel Harriston | 1941-04-05 |
Movie | A Man Betrayed | C.R. Pringle | 1941-03-07 |
Movie | Arkansas Judge | Hetty's Attorney | 1941-01-28 |
Movie | Western Union | Provisional Governor | 1941-02-21 |
Movie | Here Comes Happiness | John Vance | 1941-03-15 |
Movie | Man-Made Monster | Warden Harris (uncredited) | 1941-03-28 |
Movie | Great Guns | Gen. Burns | 1941-10-10 |
Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
Movie | The Parson of Panamint | Prosecuting Attorney | 1941-07-25 |
Movie | Sergeant York | General (uncredited) | 1941-09-27 |
Movie | Pacific Blackout | Commanding Officer | 1941-12-31 |
Movie | Hold That Ghost | Bannister | 1941-08-08 |
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 | Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc. | Colonel Barton | 1940-10-01 |
Movie | Nobody's Children | Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited) | 1940-12-12 |
Movie | No, No, Nanette | 'Hutch' Hutchinson | 1940-12-19 |
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 | Seven Sinners | First Governor | 1940-10-25 |
Movie | The Bank Dick | J. Frothingham Waterbury | 1940-11-29 |
Movie | Junior G-Men | Col. Barton | 1940-11-01 |
Movie | East of the River | Warden | 1940-11-09 |
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 | 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 | Hotel for Women | Van Ellis | 1939-08-03 |
Movie | Swanee River | Andrew McDowell | 1939-12-29 |
Movie | Bad Little Angel | Maj. Ellwood, newspaper owner (uncredited) | 1939-10-27 |
Movie | The Real Glory | Capt. Manning | 1939-09-29 |
Movie | Our Leading Citizen | Chairman | 1939-08-23 |
Movie | Rio | Banker (uncredited) | 1939-09-29 |
Movie | Stanley and Livingstone | Commissioner | 1939-08-18 |
Movie | Men with Wings | Gen. Marlin | 1938-07-16 |
Movie | Kidnapped | Bailiff | 1938-05-27 |
Movie | The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Capt. Stafford | 1938-02-11 |
Movie | Little Miss Broadway | Perry | 1938-07-29 |
Movie | In Old Chicago | Politician in Jack's Office | 1938-04-15 |
Movie | Gateway | Ernest Porter | 1938-08-05 |
Movie | You Can't Take It with You | Kirby's Attorney (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
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 | Midnight Taxi | Barney Flagg | 1937-04-04 |
Movie | Let Them Live | Newspaper Editor | 1937-04-25 |
Movie | It Happened Out West | Cooley | 1937-05-02 |
Movie | 23 1/2 Hours Leave | Capt. Barker | 1937-03-21 |
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 | The Man Who Cried Wolf | Prosecuting Attorney | 1937-08-29 |
Movie | Fit for a King | Editor Hardwick | 1937-09-01 |
Movie | Fifty Roads to Town | Police Official | 1937-06-03 |
Movie | The Big Shot | Martin Drake | 1937-07-23 |
Movie | The Westland Case | Mr. Woodbury | 1937-10-30 |
Movie | The Toast of New York | Lawyer | 1937-07-22 |
Movie | A Dangerous Adventure | Allen | 1937-07-21 |
Movie | On Again---Off Again | George Dilwig | 1937-07-09 |
Movie | Special Investigator | Inspector Perkett | 1936-05-08 |
Movie | Fatal Lady | American Opera House Manager (uncredited) | 1936-05-15 |
Movie | Ticket to Paradise | Colton | 1936-06-24 |
Movie | Woman Trap | Dodd | 1936-03-06 |
Movie | The Music Goes 'Round | Mr. Cohn | 1936-02-27 |
Movie | Bunker Bean | A. C. Jones | 1936-06-26 |
Movie | Two in the Dark | Police Officer McCord | 1936-01-10 |
Movie | Laughing Irish Eyes | Silk Taylor | 1936-03-04 |
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 |