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Russ Tamblyn Biography (1935-)

Full name, Russell Tamblyn; born December 30, 1935, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Eddie Tamblyn (an actor) and Sally Tripplet (an actress); brother of LarryTamblyn (a musician and member of rock band the Standells); married Venetia Stevenson (an actress), February, 1956 (divorced); married Elizabeth Kempton (a showgirl), 1960 (divorced); married, wife's name, Bonnie; children: (thirdmarriage) Amber Rose (an actress).

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, screenwriter, choreographer

Birth Details

December 30, 1935

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (As Rusty Tamblyn) Bart Tare at the age of fourteen, Gun Crazy (also known as Deadly Is the Female), United Artists, 1949
• Eldest child, Reign of Terror (also known as The Black Book), 1949
• (As Rusty Tamblyn) Johnny Barrows, The Kid from Cleveland, Republic, 1949
• (As Russell Tamblyn) Saul, Samson and Delilah, Paramount, 1949
• Student, The Boy with the Green Hair, RKO, 1949
• (As Rusty Tamblyn) Pietro, Captain Carey, U.S.A. (also known as After Midnight), Paramount, 1950
• Tino, The Vicious Years, Film Classics, 1950
• (As Rusty Tamblyn) Tommy Banks, Father of the Bride, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
• (As Rusty Tamblyn) Tommy Banks, Father's Little Dividend, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
• (As Rusty Tamblyn) Willie McKinley, As Young As You Feel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951
• (As Rusty Tamblyn) Jimmy W. McDermid, Retreat, Hell! (also known as We Came Out Fighting and You Can't Stop the Marines), 1952
• Willie Alexander, The Winning Team, Warner Bros., 1952
• Paul Jamison, Take the High Ground, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
• Gideon Pontipee, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
• Lazar Berrison, Jr., Deep in My Heart, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
• Danny Xavier Smith, Hit the Deck, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
• Shields Cherne, Many Rivers to Cross, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
• Eric Doolittle, Fastest Gun Alive, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
• Jimmy O'Brien, The Last Hunt, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
• Tully, The Young Guns, Allied Artists, 1956
• Ensign Tyson, Don't Go Near the Water, 1957
• Norman Page, Peyton Place, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
• Title role, tom thumb, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
• Tony Baker/Mike Wilson, High School Confidential (also known as The Young Hellions), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
• The Cherokee Kid, Cimarron, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960
• Riff, West Side Story, United Artists, 1961
• Confederate deserter, How the West Was Won, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Cinerama, 1962
• The woodsman and Tom Thumb, The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
• Lieutenant "Smitty" Smith, Follow the Boys, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
• Luke Sanderson, The Haunting, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
• Orm, The Long Ships (also known as Dugi brodovi), Columbia,1964
• Dr. Paul Stewart, The War of the Gargantuas (also known as Adventure of Gargantuas, Duel of the Gargantuas, Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gailah, Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gaira, Furankenshutain no kaiju: Sanda tai Gaira, Furankenshutan No Kaijusanda Tai Gailah, Sanda Tai Gailah, and Sanda vs. Gailah),Toho/Maron, 1966
• Johnny, Son of a Gunfighter (also known as El hijo del pistolero), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
• Anchor, Satan's Sadists (also known as Nightmare Bloodbath), Independent-International, 1969
• Link, Free Grass (also known as Scream Free! and StreetDrugs), Hollywood Star, 1969
• Russ, The Female Bunch (also known as A Time to Run), Gilbreth, 1969
• Member of Billy's gang, The Last Movie (also known as Chinchero), Universal, 1971
• Rico, Dracula vs. Frankenstein (also known as Blood of Frankenstein, The Blood Seekers, The Revenge of Dracula, Satan'sBloody Freaks, Teenage Dracula, and They're Coming to Get You), Independent-International, 1971
• Himself in archival footage, That's Entertainment!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1974
• Ensign Tyson, Don't Go Near the Water, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1975
• Raymond, Win, Place or Steal (also known as Another Day at theRaces, The Big Payoff, Just Another Day at the Races, and Three for the Money), Cinema National, 1975
• Ziggy, Black Heat (also known as Girl's Hotel and The Murder Gang), Independent-International, 1976
• Fred Kelly, Human Highway, Shakey, 1982
• Himself, The Fantasy Film World of George Pal, 1985
• Himself in archival footage, That's Dancing!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1985
• Bill, The Phantom Empire, American Independent Pictures, 1986
• Anchor, Commando Squad, Trans World Entertainment, 1987
• Cyclone, Cinetel, 1987
• Frank, Blood Screams, 1988
• Hugh, B.O.R.N. (also known as Body Organ Replacement Network and Merchants of Death), Prism Entertainment, 1989
• Professor Charles DeLonge, Necromancer (also known as Necoromancer: Satan's Servant), Bonnaire, 1989
• Tate, Desert Steel, 1989
• Hank Franklin, Aftershock, Crown International/Prism Entertainment, 1990
• Ulric, Wizards of the Demon Sword, Troma Team Video, 1991
• (Scenes cut) Dr. Jacoby, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (also knownas Twin Peaks), New Line Cinema, 1992
• Doc Clapton, Little Devils: The Birth, String of Pearls Production, 1993
• Chocki, Cabin Boy, Buena Vista, 1994
• Dr. Wooter, Invisible Mom, Concorde Pictures, 1995
• Gas attendant, Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold, New Horizons HomeVideo, 1995
• Old guy, Rebellious, 1995
• Wheeler and homeless man, Starstruck, 1995
• Blackmoor, Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard, Kushner-Locke Productions, 1996
• Brenden Moran, Little Miss Magic, New City Releasing, 1997
• Vito, Ghost Dog (also known as My Magic Dog), Unapix Entertainment, 1997
• Invisible Dad, A-pix Entertainment, 1997
• Himself, Cinerama Adventure (documentary), 2001
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Dr. Lawrence Jacoby, Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990-1991
• Dr. Hayden, Days of Our Lives (also known as Days and DOOL), NBC, 1999
• Movies
• Frank Usher, Running Mates (also known as Dirty Tricks), HBO, 1992
• Ed Morse, Inherit the Wind, Showtime, 1999
• Specials
• Himself, The Making of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (documentary), 1997
• Himself, Bourne to Dance, Channel 4, 2001
• Episodic
• The Ed Sullivan Show (also known as Toast of the Town), CBS, 1948
• "The Last Testament of Buddy Crown," Channing, ABC, 1963
• "Silent Love, Secret Love," The Greatest Show on Earth, ABC, 1963
• Billy Walters, "He Who Steals," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1965
• "Who Killed Rosie Sunset?" Burke's Law, ABC, 1965
• "Leopard on the Loose," Tarzan, NBC, 1966
• "Decision at Sundown," The Iron Horse, ABC, 1967
• "A Hard Case of the Blues," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1969
• "Ragged Edge," Cade's County, CBS, 1972
• "The Captive," The Quest, NBC, 1976
• Russ (the choreographer), "Hold That Baby," Fame, syndicated, 1986
• Roger, Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987
• Taftner, "Baby, Remember My Name," Fame, syndicated, 1987
• Fred Glasserman, "Thou Shalt Not ... --February 2, 1974," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1989
• Captain Jack Maynard, "A Distant Star," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1994
• Jim the Penman, "The Counterfeiters," Nash Bridges (also known asNash), CBS, 1997
• Doctor Jacoby, General Hospital (two episodes), ABC, 2000
• Pilots
• Dr. Lawrence Jacoby, Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990
• Television Work
• Choreographer; Episodic
• "Losin' It," Fame, syndicated, 1986
• Stage Appearances
• Stone Jungle, 1945
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With Neil Young [as Bernard Shakey], Jean Fields, Dean Stockwell, and James Beshears) Human Highway, Shakey, 1982