--- name: "Russell Hicks" canonical: "https://film.one/person/russell-hicks-13969" roles: [] born: "3 June 1895" died: "1 June 1957" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 71 average_over: 4 updated: "2026-09-20T00:33:16.929168+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Russell Hicks Actor. Born 3 June 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Died 1 June 1957. ## Details - **Born:** 3 June 1895, Baltimore, Maryland, USA - **Died:** 1 June 1957 - **Active:** 1938–1941 - **Also known as:** Edward Russell Hicks, R. E. Hicks, R.E. Hicks - **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 2 acting, 2 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 67 (2), 1940s 76 (2) - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, History 2, Comedy 1, Romance 1, War 1 - **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $26m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Hicks, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3453469, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382954/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13969 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Little Foxes*](https://film.one/film/the-little-foxes.md) (85) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Russell Hicks (born Edward Russell Hicks) was an American character actor. He appeared in nearly 300 films between 1915 and 1956, often in supporting roles as judges, attorneys, businessmen or officials. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on 4 June 1895, Hicks served in the US Army during the First World War. He began his screen career with an uncredited role in *The Birth of a Nation* (1915) and later appeared in films including *You Can't Take It with You* (1938), *The Bank Dick* (1940), *Sergeant York* (1941), *The Little Foxes* (1941) as William Marshall, *Scarlet Street* (1945) and *Samson and Delilah* (1949). He also performed on Broadway and in television. Hicks died in Los Angeles on 1 June 1957 following a heart attack. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) ### Performed in (2) - *The Little Foxes* (1941), Fi1m 85, as William Marshall — [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-foxes.md) - *In Old Chicago* (1938), Fi1m 64, as Politician in Jack's Office — [page](https://film.one/film/in-old-chicago.md) ### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Sergeant York* (1941), Fi1m 66, as General (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/sergeant-york.md) - *You Can't Take It with You* (1938), Fi1m 70, as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/you-cant-take-it-with-you.md) ## Complete filmography (250) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Panic!* (1957), series, Actor - *7th Cavalry* (1956), as Col. Kellogg - *You Can't Run Away from It* (1956), as Ship Captain (uncredited) - *West Point* (1956), series, Actor - *Telephone Time* (1956), series, Actor - *Once Upon a Honeymoon* (1956), as Angel Chief - *Crossroads* (1955), series, as Selden - *Playwrights '56* (1955), series, as Mr. More - *The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial* (1955), Actor - *Cheyenne* (1955), series, Actor - *Navy Log* (1955), series, Actor - *The Secret Storm* (1954), series, Actor - *Man of Conflict* (1953), as Mr. Murdock - *The Studebaker Story* (1953), as Harold S. Vance - *The Maverick* (1952), as Col. Hook - *Mr. Walkie Talkie* (1952), as Col. Lockwood - *Old Oklahoma Plains* (1952), as Colonel Charles Bigelow - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, Actor - *Overland Telegraph* (1951), as Col. Marvin - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as J. Winston Fletcher - *As You Were* (1951), as Col. Lockwood - *All That I Have* (1951), as Jess Northrup - *Racket Squad* (1951), series, Actor - *Kentucky Jubilee* (1951), as T.J. Hoarsely - *Fourteen Hours* (1951), as Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited) - *Bowery Battalion* (1951), as Melvin Hatfield - *Again Pioneers* (1950), as Pete Galloway - *The Cisco Kid* (1950), series, as Jasper King - *The Big Hangover* (1950), as Steve Hughes - *Square Dance Katy* (1950), as Commissioner - *Unmasked* (1950), as George Richards - *Blue Grass of Kentucky* (1950), as James B. Armistead - *The Flying Saucer* (1950), as Hank Thorn - *Samson and Delilah* (1949), as Lord of Ashkelon - *Barbary Pirate* (1949), as Commodore Preble - *The Fountainhead* (1949), as Banner Board Member (uncredited) - *Manhattan Angel* (1949), as J.C. Rayland - *South of St. Louis* (1949), Actor - *I Cheated the Law* (1949), as District Attorney Randolph - *One Sunday Afternoon* (1948), as Tredway - *Jiggs and Maggie in Court* (1948), as Supreme Court Judge - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Hinton - *My Dear Secretary* (1948), as Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited) - *The Plunderers* (1948), as Cavalry Colonel - *The Return of October* (1948), as Taylor - *Race Street* (1948), as Easy Mason - *The Velvet Touch* (1948), as Actor 'Judge Brack' - *The Shanghai Chest* (1948), as Frank Bronson, district attorney - *The Gallant Legion* (1948), as Senator Beale - *Silver River* (1948), as Edwards (uncredited) - *Assigned to Danger* (1948), as Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited) - *The Hunted* (1948), as Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives - *The Noose Hangs High* (1948), as Johnny - Copper Club Manager (uncredited) - *The Black Arrow* (1948), as Sir Harry Shelton - *The Judge Steps Out* (1947), as Superior Court Judge (uncredited) - *Louisiana* (1947), as Fred Astor - *Exposed* (1947), as Col. Bentry - *Smoky River Serenade* (1947), as J. Bricket Armstrong - *Dark Delusion* (1947), as Mr. Logan (uncredited) - *Web of Danger* (1947), as Gallagher - *Fun on a Weekend* (1947), as John Biddle - *The Sea of Grass* (1947), as Maj. Dell Harney - *Buck Privates Come Home* (1947), as Mr. Appleby - *The Pilgrim Lady* (1947), as Thackery Gibbs - *Till the Clouds Roll By* (1946), as Producer (uncredited) - *The Show-Off* (1946), as Mr. Thorbison (uncredited) - *The Plainsman and the Lady* (1946), as Sen. Twin - *G.I. War Brides* (1946), as Insp. Ramsaye - *Dark Alibi* (1946), as Warden Cameron - *The Hoodlum Saint* (1946), as Marty Martindale (uncredited) - *Swing Parade of 1946* (1946), as Daniel Warren Sr. - *The Bandit of Sherwood Forest* (1946), as Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington - *Gay Blades* (1946), as Buxton - *A Close Call for Boston Blackie* (1946), as Attorney Harcourt (uncredited) - *Scarlet Street* (1945), as J.J. Hogarth - *Getting Gertie's Garter* (1945), as Board Member (uncredited) - *A Game of Death* (1945), as Mr. Whitney - *Apology for Murder* (1945), as Harvey Kirkland - *First Yank into Tokyo* (1945), as Gen. T.W. Stanton (uncredited) - *Flame of Barbary Coast* (1945), as Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star - *The Valley of Decision* (1945), as Mr. Laurence Gaylord - *The Master Key* (1945), as Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien - *She Gets Her Man* (1945), as Mayor - *Janie* (1944), as Col. Lucas - Commander Camp Wingate - *The Port of 40 Thieves* (1944), as Charles Farrington - *Louisiana Hayride* (1944), as H.C.Forbes - *Bathing Beauty* (1944), as Mr. Allenwood (uncredited) - *The Case of the Tremendous Trifle* (1944), as Colonel - *Captain America* (1944), as Mayor Randolph - *The Woman of the Town* (1943), as Publisher - *There's Something About a Soldier* (1943), Actor - *His Butler's Sister* (1943), as Sanderson - *Northern Pursuit* (1943), as Chief Inspector (uncredited) - *Proceed and Report* (1943), as Captain - *Someone to Remember* (1943), as Mr. Stanton - *Three Hearts for Julia* (1943), as Colonel (uncredited) - *King of the Cowboys* (1943), as Texas Governor - *Air Raid Wardens* (1943), as Major Scanlon - *Follow the Band* (1943), as Jeremiah K. Barton - *Tennessee Johnson* (1942), as Lincoln's Emissary - *Strictly in the Groove* (1942), as RC Saunders - *Hitler- Dead or Alive* (1942), as Samuel Thornton - *Springtime in the Rockies* (1942), as Theatergoer in Blackout (uncredited) - *King of the Mounties* (1942), as Marshal Carleton - *Lady in a Jam* (1942), as Carter - *Pacific Rendezvous* (1942), as John Carter - *Tarzan's New York Adventure* (1942), as Judge Abbotson - *We Were Dancing* (1942), as Mr. Bryce-Carew - *Fingers at the Window* (1942), as Dr. Chandley - *Ship Ahoy* (1942), as Capt. C.V. O'Brien - *To the Shores of Tripoli* (1942), as Major Wilson - *Butch Minds the Baby* (1942), as J. Wadsworth Carrington - *Joe Smith, American* (1942), as Mr. Edgerton - *Sealed Lips* (1942), as Dr. Charles Evans - *Pacific Blackout* (1941), as Commanding Officer - *They Died with Their Boots On* (1941), as Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited) - *Ride 'Em Cowboy* (1941), as Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited) - *Great Guns* (1941), as Gen. Burns - *Buy Me That Town* (1941), as Malcolm - *Sergeant York* (1941), as General (uncredited) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/sergeant-york.md) - *Doctors Don't Tell* (1941), as Supt. Duff - *Dive Bomber* (1941), as Awards Speaker (uncredited) - *The Little Foxes* (1941), as William Marshall — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-foxes.md) - *The Pittsburgh Kid* (1941), as (uncredited) - *Hold That Ghost* (1941), as Bannister - *The Parson of Panamint* (1941), as Prosecuting Attorney - *The Big Store* (1941), as Arthur Hastings - *Blood and Sand* (1941), as Marquis - *The Great Lie* (1941), as Colonel Harriston - *Man-Made Monster* (1941), as Warden Harris (uncredited) - *Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery* (1941), as Harry Walsh - *Here Comes Happiness* (1941), as John Vance - *A Man Betrayed* (1941), as C.R. Pringle - *Western Union* (1941), as Provisional Governor - *The Strawberry Blonde* (1941), as Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited) - *Arkansas Judge* (1941), as Hetty's Attorney - *Love Thy Neighbor* (1940), as Harrington - *Santa Fe Trail* (1940), as Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited) - *No, No, Nanette* (1940), as 'Hutch' Hutchinson - *Nobody's Children* (1940), as Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited) - *A Night at Earl Carroll's* (1940), as Mayor Jones of Hollywood - *Lady with Red Hair* (1940), as Wealthy London Host (uncredited) - *The Bank Dick* (1940), as J. Frothingham Waterbury - *East of the River* (1940), as Warden - *Junior G-Men* (1940), as Col. Barton - *Seven Sinners* (1940), as First Governor - *Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.* (1940), as Colonel Barton - *The Return of Frank James* (1940), as Prosecutor - *Sporting Blood* (1940), as 'Sneak' OBrien - *The Mortal Storm* (1940), as Rector - *Earthbound* (1940), as Prosecutor - *Johnny Apollo* (1940), as District Attorney - *Enemy Agent* (1940), as Lyman Scott - *Virginia City* (1940), as Armistead - *Parole Fixer* (1940), as U.S. District Court Judge - *The Blue Bird* (1940), as Daddy Tyl - *Swanee River* (1939), as Andrew McDowell - *The Big Guy* (1939), as Lawson - *The Honeymoon's Over* (1939), as J.P. Walker - *Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President* (1939), as Mr. Graves - *Rulers of the Sea* (1939), as Mr. Cunard (Uncredited) - *Bad Little Angel* (1939), as Maj. Ellwood, newspaper owner (uncredited) - *Hollywood Cavalcade* (1939), as Russell Hicks - *The Real Glory* (1939), as Capt. Manning - *America's Safest Tire* (1939), as Fisk Tire Official - *Our Leading Citizen* (1939), as Chairman - *Stanley and Livingstone* (1939), as Commissioner - *Hotel for Women* (1939), as Van Ellis - *Hotel Imperial* (1939), as Austrian Officer (uncredited) - *Union Pacific* (1939), as Sergeant (uncredited) - *East Side of Heaven* (1939), as Hinkle (uncredited) - *The Story of Alexander Graham Bell* (1939), as Mr. Barrows - *The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle* (1939), as Colonel (uncredited) - *The Three Musketeers* (1939), as Porthos - *Honolulu* (1939), as Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited) - *Boy Trouble* (1939), as Magistrate - *North of Shanghai* (1939), as Rowley - *Kentucky* (1938), as Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861 - *That Certain Age* (1938), as Scout Leader (uncredited) - *Fugitives for a Night* (1938), as Maurice Tenwright - *You Can't Take It with You* (1938), as Kirby's Attorney (uncredited) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/you-cant-take-it-with-you.md) - *Gateway* (1938), as Ernest Porter - *Little Miss Broadway* (1938), as Perry - *Men with Wings* (1938), as Gen. Marlin - *Kidnapped* (1938), as Bailiff - *In Old Chicago* (1938), as Politician in Jack's Office — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/in-old-chicago.md) - *The Big Broadcast of 1938* (1938), as Captain Stafford - *Clipped Wings* (1937), as Capt. Morton - *The Westland Case* (1937), as Mr. Woodbury - *Partners in Crime* (1937), as Mayor Callahan - *Fit for a King* (1937), as Editor Hardwick - *The Man Who Cried Wolf* (1937), as Prosecuting Attorney - *The Big Shot* (1937), as Martin Drake - *The Toast of New York* (1937), as Lawyer - *A Dangerous Adventure* (1937), as Allen - *On Again—Off Again* (1937), as George Dilwig - *The Wildcatter* (1937), as Tom Frayne - *Fifty Roads to Town* (1937), as Police Official - *Pick a Star* (1937), as Mr. Stone - *It Happened Out West* (1937), as Cooley - *Criminals of the Air* (1937), as Kurt Feldon - *Let Them Live* (1937), as Newspaper Editor - *Midnight Taxi* (1937), as Barney Flagg - *23 1/2 Hours Leave* (1937), as Capt. Barker - *Espionage* (1937), as Alfred Hartrix - *Girl Overboard* (1937), as Sam Le Maire - *Secret Valley* (1937), as Lawyer Austin Martin - *We Who Are About to Die* (1937), as District Attorney Knight (uncredited) - *Dodge City Trail* (1936), as Kenyon Phillips - *Laughing at Trouble* (1936), as Cyrus Hall - *The General Died at Dawn* (1936), as No Matches Man (uncredited) - *The Accusing Finger* (1936), as Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator - *15 Maiden Lane* (1936), as Judge Graham - *Sea Spoilers* (1936), as Phil Morgan - *Grand Jury* (1936), as Jim Hanify - *Spendthrift* (1936), as Attorney - *Bunker Bean* (1936), as A. C. Jones - *Ticket to Paradise* (1936), as Colton - *Fatal Lady* (1936), as American Opera House Manager (uncredited) - *Special Investigator* (1936), as Inspector Perkett - *Woman Trap* (1936), as Dodd - *Laughing Irish Eyes* (1936), as Silk Taylor - *The Music Goes 'Round* (1936), as Mr. Cohn - *Follow the Fleet* (1936), as Jim Nolan - *Two in the Dark* (1936), as Police Officer McCord (uncredited) - *If You Could Only Cook* (1935), as Dillon (uncredited) - *Millions in the Air* (1935), as Davis - *Charlie Chan in Shanghai* (1935), as James Andrews - *Thunder in the Night* (1935), as Prefect of Police - *Dante's Inferno* (1935), as Prosecuting Attorney - *Lady Tubbs* (1935), as Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt - *Honeymoon Limited* (1935), as Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver) - *Ladies Crave Excitement* (1935), as Bert Taylor - *Go Into Your Dance* (1935), as Sam Rupert - *While the Patient Slept* (1935), as Dr. Jay - *Living on Velvet* (1935), as Major at Flying Field - *Sweet Music* (1935), as Mayor of New York City - *The Woman in Red* (1935), as Defense Attorney Clayton - *Devil Dogs of the Air* (1935), as Captain - *The Secret Bride* (1934), as John F. Holdstock - *Murder in the Clouds* (1934), as Taggert - *Babbitt* (1934), as Commissioner Lyle Gurnee - *Gentlemen Are Born* (1934), as Newspaper Editor - *The St. Louis Kid* (1934), as Gorman (uncredited) - *The Firebird* (1934), as Mr. Beyer · the Stage Manager - *Happiness Ahead* (1934), as Jim Meehan - *The Case of the Howling Dog* (1934), as Clinton Foley - *Mushrooms* (1934), as President of Pure Food Association (uncredited) - *Before Morning* (1933), as Jim Nichols - *Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages* (1916), as Extra (uncredited) ## Gallery - ![Russell Hicks](https://film.one/media/person/1230085/gallery-532d0a4b9528.jpg) Russell Hicks — film screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Russell_Hicks_in_Hitler_-_Dead_or_Alive.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Russell Hicks (1937) in Fit for a King (1937).](https://film.one/media/person/1230085/gallery-04304779052e.jpg) Russell Hicks (1937) in Fit for a King (1937). — David L. Loew Productions, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Russell_Hicks_%281937%29%2C_in_Fit_For_A_King.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Russell Hicks](https://film.one/media/person/1230085/gallery-695e55a817c7.jpg) Russell Hicks — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/russell-hicks-13969