Bing Russell

Bing Russell

actor, writer

Bing Russell was born on May 05, 1926 in USA. Bing Russell's big-screen debut came with The Living Christ Series - Season 1 directed by John T. Coyle in 1951, strarring Lazarus. Bing Russell is known for The Loneliest Runner directed by Michael Landon, Lance Kerwin stars as John Curtis as a Youth and Brian Keith as Arnold Curtis. The most recent award Bing Russell achieved is Western Heritage Awards. The upcoming new movie Bing Russell plays is Dick Tracy which will be released on Jun 15, 1990.

Although best known as the deputy on Bonanza (1959) and Robert in Les 7 mercenaires (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 Duo à trois (1988), there were the Mavericks. Russell kept a 30 man roster because he believed that some of the players deserved to have one last season. His motto was simply one three lettered word - not WIN - although the Mavericks did just that - no, the word was FUN. He created a park that kept all corporate sponsorship outside the gates, hired the first female general manager in professional baseball, and the following year hired the first Asian American GM/Manager. That same season his team set a record for the highest attendance in Minor league history, and went on to win the pennant. Ex-major leaguers and never-weres who couldn't stop playing the game flocked to his June tryouts, which were always open to anyone that showed up. From as far away as Capetown, and France, players would head to Portland for a chance with Russell's Mavericks.

  • Birthday

    May 05, 1926
  • Place of Birth

    Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

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Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Western Heritage Awards
2020
Winner - Hall of Great Western Performers

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