Charles Russell

• Name — Charles Russell • Born — 31 March 1918 • Birthplace — New York City, US • Died — 18 January 1985 • Place of death — Beverly Hills, California, US • Occupation — Actor, producer • Years Active — 1943–1950 (as actor) • Children — 1 Charles Russell (March 31, 1918 – January 18, 1985) was an American movie and radio actor who appeared in 17 movies between 1943 and 1950. He was also a television producer who worked in Hollywood and Australia.

Born in New York City, Russell made his debut in an uncredited part as a ball player in Ladies' Day (1943). His last film was Chinatown at Midnight (1949). He originated the role of insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in the CBS Radio series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar in 1949, playing the role until being replaced by Edmond O'Brien in 1950. Russell married fellow 20th Century-Fox contract player Nancy Guild in 1947, and they had one child, a daughter. They divorced in 1950.

Russell moved into television producing working on shows such as The Untouchables and Naked City. He worked for a number of years in Australia at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). John Cameron, head of drama at ABC in the 1970s, said Russell "was a man of great talents, who had developed a drinking problem to help him cope with the pressures of American network television. He was winning his battle, but still had bad spells. He gave ABC a great shot in the arm, and built a degree of professionalism in its drama filming that continued to pay dividends long after he returned to America." Russell died in Beverly Hills, California.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1943 — Ladies' Day — Ball Player — Uncredited • 1943 — Bombardier — Instructor • 1944 — The Purple Heart — Lt. Kenneth Bayforth • 1945 — Captain Eddie — Sgt. Jim Reynolds • 1946 — Behind Green Lights — Arthur Templeton • Johnny Comes Flying Home — Miles Carey • Wake Up and Dream — Lieutenant Coles • 1947 — The Late George Apley — Howard Boulder • Beyond Our Own — Peter Rogers • 1948 — Give My Regards to Broadway — Arthur Waldron Jr. • Canon City — Tolley • Night Wind — Ralph Benson • Inner Sanctum — Harold Dunlap • Trouble Preferred — Lt. Rod Brooks • 1949 — Tucson — Gregg Johnson • Mary Ryan, Detective — Detective Baker — Uncredited • Chinatown at Midnight — Fred Morgan • 1950 — Breakthrough — U.S. Soldier — Uncredited, (final film role)

• The Untouchables (1959–60) - producer • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) - producer • Arrest and Trial (1963) – producer • Naked City (1962–63) - producer • Judd for the Defense (1967–68) - producer • Devlin (1971) - executive producer • The Survivor (1972) - script editor • Seven Little Australians (1973) - executive producer • Ben Hall (1975) • Games for Parents and Other Children (1975) - producer