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      Harold Russell

      Harold Russell

      Highest Rated: 97% The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

      Lowest Rated: 60% Inside Moves (1980)

      Birthday: Jan 14, 1914

      Birthplace: North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

      Harold Russell only had a major role in one film, but it assured his place in cinema history. He was born in Nova Scotia and raised in Boston, MA. Losing both hands to a grenade explosion in World War II, Russell later appeared in the military-produced educational film "Diary of a Sergeant," although someone else provided the voiceover narration. After seeing that film and noting an All-American ease and likability in the non-actor, William Wyler cast Russell as the quiet hometown boy Homer Parrish in "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946). The drama about war veterans returning home won seven Oscars, including Russell's for Best Supporting Actor. He also received a special award from the Academy "for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans."

      Highest rated movies

      The Best Years of Our Lives
      Inside Moves

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      INSIDE MOVES, Harold Russell, 1980, (c) Associated Film Distribution THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Russell, 1946 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, foreground from left: Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Russell, Fredric March; background: Donald Kerr (bartender, second from left), Dana Andrews (in phone booth), 1946 byool1946-fsct01(byool1946-fsct01) THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Harold Russell, Dana Andrews, Fredric March, 1946, returning home THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Harold Russell, Cathy O'Donnell, 1946 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Harold Russell, Hoagy Carmichael, 1946 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Harold Russell, Dana Andrews, 1946 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Harold Russell, Dana Andrews, Fredric March, 1946 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Cathy O'Donnell, Harold Russell, 1946. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Harold Russell, Cathy O'Donnell, 1946 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Cathy O'Donnell, Harold Russell, 1946. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Russell, Dana Andrews, 1946 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Harold Russell, Hoagy Carmichael, 1946 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Harold Russell, Hoagy Carmichael at the piano on set, 1946 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, from left, Hoagy Carmichael, Fredric March, Harold Russell, 1946 INSIDE MOVES, Steve Kahan, David Morse, Arnold Williams, John Savage, Bill Henderson, Harold Russell, Bert Remsen, Jack O'Leary, 1980, (c) Associated Film Distribution INSIDE MOVES, Bert Remsen, Bill Henderson, Harold Russell, 1980, (c) Associated Film Distribution INSIDE MOVES, John Savage, Harold Russell, Bill Henderson, Diana Scarwid, Bert Remsen, 1980, (c) Associated Film Distribution THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Harold Russell, Teresa Wright, Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy, Hoagy Carmichael, Fredric March, 1946 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, Cathy O'Donnell, Harold Russell, 1946
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      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies Unknown (Character) - 2001
      No Score Yet 58% Dogtown Blessed William (Character) - 1997
      60% 77% Inside Moves Wings (Character) - 1980
      97% 93% The Best Years of Our Lives Homer Parrish (Character) - 1946
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Diary of a Sergeant Unknown (Character) - 1945

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Trapper John, M.D. Unknown (Guest Star) 1981