Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-12-30 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Russell Tamblyn
Rusty Tamblyn
Rasu Tanburin
Russell Irving Tamblyn

Russ Tamblyn

Biography

Russell Irving "Russ" Tamblyn (born December 30, 1934) is an American film and television actor, who is arguably best known for his performance in the 1961 movie musical West Side Story as Riff, the leader of the Jets gang.

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Known For

8.2%

Django Unchained

Dec 25, 2012

7.6%

Drive

Sep 15, 2011

8.1%

The Haunting of Hill House

Oct 12, 2018

8.3%

Twin Peaks

Apr 8, 1990

7.2%

West Side Story

Dec 13, 1961

8.0%

Quantum Leap

Mar 26, 1989

7.1%

The Haunting

Aug 21, 1963

8.4%

Twin Peaks

Dec 8, 1989

7.2%

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Jul 22, 1954

8.0%

Babylon 5

Jan 26, 1994

7.0%

How the West Was Won

Nov 2, 1962

7.4%

Gun Crazy

Jan 20, 1950

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Acting

2020

Zandor and Friends as Self

2019

Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

2018

The Haunting of Hill House as Dr. Montague

2017

In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s as Self

2016		Along for the Ride as Self
2016		Paint It Black as Meredith's Friend

2015

Chatty Catties as Bruce

2014		Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby
2014		Hits as Dale

2013

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo' as Tom Thumb (archive footage)

2012

Django Unchained as Son of a Gunfighter

2011

Drive as Doc

2003		Joan of Arcadia
2003		West Side Memories as Self

2002

Cinerama Adventure as Self

2001

Postcards From The Cast as Self

1999

Inherit the Wind as Ed Morse

1997		My Ghost Dog as Vito
1997		Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard as Blackmoor
1997		Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' as Himself
1997		Little Miss Magic as Brenden Moran

1996

Invisible Mom as Dr. Woorter

1995		Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold as Gas Attendant
1995		Rebellious as Old Guy
1995		Starstruck as Wheeler / Homeless Man

1994		Desert Steel as Tate
1994		Babylon 5 as Capt. Jack Maynard
1994		Cabin Boy as Chocki

1993

Little Devils: The Birth as Doc Clapton

1992

Running Mates as Frank Usher

1991		Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper as Self
1991		Wizards of the Demon Sword as Ulric

1990		Aftershock as Hank Franklin
1990		Twin Peaks as Dr. Jacoby

1989		Twin Peaks as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby
1989		B.O.R.N. as Hugh
1989		Blood Screams as Frank
1989		Quantum Leap as Bert Glasserman

1988

Necromancer as Charles DeLonge

1987		The Phantom Empire as Bill
1987		Cyclone
1987		Commando Squad as Anchor

1985

That's Dancing!

1982		Human Highway as Fred Kelly
1982		Fame

1976		The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 as Kelly
1976		Black Heat as Ziggy
1976		The Quest

1975

Win, Place or Steal as Raymond

1974		That's Entertainment! as (archive footage)
1974		Tight as a Drum as Tink Wilson

1971		The Last Movie as Member of Billy's gang
1971		Dracula vs. Frankenstein as Rico
1971		The Female Bunch as Bill

1969		Scream Free! as Link
1969		Satan's Sadists as Anchor

1968

The Name of the Game as John Earl

1966		Tarzan as Bell
1966		The War of the Gargantuas as Dr. Paul Stewart

1965

Son of a Gunfighter as Johnny Ketchum

1964

The Long Ships as Orm

1963		Burke's Law as Maximillian
1963		Channing as Hal Langley
1963		The Greatest Show on Earth
1963		The Haunting as Luke Sanderson
1963		Follow the Boys as Smitty

1962		How the West Was Won as Confederate Deserter
1962		The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm as The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb

1961

West Side Story as Riff

1960

Cimarron as William Hardy, The Cherokee Kid

1958		Tom Thumb as Tom Thumb
1958		High School Confidential! as Tony Baker / Mike Wilson

1957		Peyton Place as Norman Page
1957		Don't Go Near the Water as Ens. Tyson

1956		The Young Guns as Tully Rice
1956		The Fastest Gun Alive as Eric Doolittle
1956		The Last Hunt as Jimmy O'Brien

1955		MGM Parade as Self / Jimmy in 'The Last Hunt'
1955		Gunsmoke as Billy Waters
1955		Hit the Deck as Danny Xavier Smith
1955		Many Rivers to Cross as Shields

1954		Deep in My Heart as Lazar Berrison, Jr. (uncredited)
1954		Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Brother Gideon Pontipee

1953

Take the High Ground! as Paul Jamison

1952		The Winning Team as Willie Alexander
1952		Retreat, Hell! as Jimmy W. McDermid

1951		As Young as You Feel as Willie McKinley
1951		Father's Little Dividend as Tommy Banks

1950		Father of the Bride as Tommy Banks
1950		The Vicious Years as Tino
1950		Captain Carey, U.S.A. as Pietro
1950		Gun Crazy as Bart Tare (Age 14)

1949		Samson and Delilah as Saul
1949		Reign of Terror as Pierre's Oldest Son (uncredited)
1949		The Kid from Cleveland as Johnny Barrows

1948

The Boy with Green Hair as Classmate (uncredited)

Directing

1968

Rio Reel as Director

1965

First Film as Director

Production

1997

Who's the Caboose? as Co-Executive Producer

Writing

1982

Human Highway as Screenplay