Person Details

Birthday: 1934-12-30 10:16:08

Aliases: Russell Tamblyn , Rusty Tamblyn , Rasu Tanburin

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 63

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

Biography

Russell Irving "Russ" Tamblyn (born December 30, 1934) is an American film and television actor, who is arguably best known for his performance in the 1961 movie musical West Side Story as Riff, the leader of the Jets gang. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russ Tamblyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Burke's Law
Average
6

Burke's Law

(1963) Maximillian
Gunsmoke
Average
7

Gunsmoke

(1955) Billy Waters
Babylon 5
Average
8

Babylon 5

(1994) Capt. Jack Maynard
Twin Peaks
Average
8

Twin Peaks

(1990) Dr. Jacoby
Quantum Leap
Average
8

Quantum Leap

(1989) Bert Glasserman
The Name of the Game
Average
7

The Name of the Game

(1968) John Earl
The Haunting of Hill House
Average
8

The Haunting of Hill House

(2018) Dr. Montague
Django Unchained
Average
8

Django Unchained

(2012) Son of a Gunfighter

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2020 Self
2019 N/A
2018 Dr. Montague
2017 Self
2016 Self
Meredith's Friend
2015 Bruce
2014 Dr. Lawrence Jacoby
Dale
2013 Tom Thumb (archive footage)
2012 Son of a Gunfighter
2011 Doc
2003 N/A
Self
2002 Self
2001 Self
1999 Ed Morse
1997 Vito
Blackmoor
Brenden Moran
Himself
1996 Dr. Woorter
1995 Gas Attendant
Wheeler / Homeless Man
Old Guy
1994 Tate
Capt. Jack Maynard
Chocki
1993 Doc Clapton
1992 Frank Usher
1991 Self
Ulric
1990 Hank Franklin
Dr. Jacoby
1989 Hugh
Frank
Dr. Lawrence Jacoby
Bert Glasserman
1988 Charles DeLonge
1987 Bill
N/A
Anchor
1985 N/A
1982 Fred Kelly
N/A
1976 Kelly
Ziggy
N/A
1975 Raymond
1974 (archive footage)
Tink Wilson
1971 Member of Billy's gang
Rico
Bill
1969 Link
Anchor
1968 John Earl
1966 Bell
Dr. Paul Stewart
1965 Johnny Ketchum
1964 Orm
1963 Maximillian
Hal Langley
N/A
Luke Sanderson
Smitty
1962 Confederate Deserter
The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb
1961 Riff
1960 William Hardy, The Cherokee Kid
1958 Tom Thumb
Tony Baker / Mike Wilson
1957 Norman Page
Ens. Tyson
1956 Tully Rice
Eric Doolittle
Jimmy O'Brien
1955 Self / Jimmy in 'The Last Hunt'
Billy Waters
Danny Xavier Smith
Shields
1954 Lazar Berrison, Jr. (uncredited)
Brother Gideon Pontipee
1953 Paul Jamison
1952 Willie Alexander
Jimmy W. McDermid
1951 Willie McKinley
Tommy Banks
1950 Tommy Banks
Tino
Pietro
Bart Tare (Age 14)
1949 Saul
Pierre's Oldest Son (uncredited)
Johnny Barrows
1948 Classmate (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1997 Co-Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1982 Screenplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1968 Director
1966 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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