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Bing Russell

Bing Russell

Acting
05 May 1926
08 Apr 2003
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

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), the...

Also Known As

Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell, Neil Oliver Russell, بینگ راسل

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