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Bing Russell

Born
May 5, 1926 · Aged 76
Died
Apr 8, 2003
Place of birth
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
52
TV credits
106
Also known as (3)
  • Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell
  • Neil Oliver Russell
  • بینگ راسل

Biography

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…