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Russell Powell

Highest Rated:
100% King Kong (1933)
Lowest Rated:
44% The Garden of Allah (1936)
Birthday:
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Birthplace:
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Bio:
Burly vaudeville monologist/comedian Russell J. Powell made his first film in 1920. It wasn't until the advent of talkies, however, that Powell's gift for dialects and bizarre vocal sound effects could truly be appreciated. His more memorable screen roles included the Afghan Ambassador in Lubitsch's…

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 44% - 100%
Number of Movies: 45
Box Office Since 2001: --
Year Rating Title Credit Box Office
1943 The Fallen Sparrow
  • Priest
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1940 80% The Return of Frank James
  • Juror
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1940 House of the Seven Gables
  • Grocer
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1940 When the Daltons Rode
  • Engineer
--
1939 Tower of London
  • Sexton Bell Ringer
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1939 Everything Happens at Night
  • Hilda's Papa
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1938 If I Were King
  • Ruffian
--
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady
  • Rodeo Rider
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1937 The Firefly
  • Stablehand
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1937 100% The Prisoner of Zenda
  • Actor
--
1937 Hit the Saddle
  • Rancher (uncredited)
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1937 The Wrong Road
  • Chief Ira Foster
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1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks
  • Coachman
--
1937 Music for Madame
  • "Asleep in the Deep" Singer
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1937 The Toast of New York
  • Actor
--
1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
  • Storekeeper
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1936 44% The Garden of Allah
  • Ouled Nails Proprietor
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1936 The Three Mesquiteers
  • Rancher (uncredited)
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1936 Wedding Present
  • Beer Wagon Driver
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1936 Banjo on My Knee
  • Bartender
--
1935 The Call of the Wild
  • Actor
--
1935 100% The Barbary Coast
  • Sheriff
--
1935 I Dream Too Much
  • Merry-Go-Round Operator
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1935 The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
  • Station Master
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1934 Stamboul Quest
  • Fat German
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1934 88% The Merry Widow
  • Actor
--
1933 100% King Kong
  • Dock Watchman
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1933 To the Last Man
  • Greaves
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1933 Zoo in Budapest
  • Toski
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1932 Lady and Gent (The Challenger)
  • 2nd Bartender
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1932 Me and My Gal
  • Burper
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1932 If I Had a Million
  • Bartender
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1932 Mystery Ranch
  • Sheriff
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1932 Taxi!
  • Dance Judge
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1931 Ambassador Bill
  • Drunk
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1931 100% The Public Enemy
  • Bartender
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1931 An American Tragedy
  • Fred Heit coroner
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1931 The Sin of Madelon Claudet (The Lullaby)
  • Claudet
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1930 100% The Big Trail
  • Windy Bill
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1930 Paramount on Parade
  • Guest Star
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1930 Check and Double Check with Amos 'n' Andy
  • Kingfish
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1929 100% The Love Parade
  • Afghan Ambassador
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1927 The Red Mill
  • Burgomaster
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1921 Roping Fool
  • The Medicine Doctor
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1920 The Soul of Youth
  • Patrolman Jones
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