Russell Collins

Russell Collins
Born	Russell H. Collins (1897-10-11)October 11, 1897 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	West Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1932 - 1965

Russell H. Collins (October 11, 1897 in Indianapolis, Indiana – November 14, 1965 in West Hollywood, California) was an American actor.

Collins first appeared on stage in 1922. He had roles in a few early Group Theatre productions with Success Story being his Broadway debut. Probably his most noted Broadway role was as the star of the 1935 musical play Johnny Johnson. He enjoyed a long career on Broadway, in films and television. By the 1950s he often appeared in many of the television live play-like dramas and was in high demand as a character actor in many TV series to the end of his career.

He played Doc in the 1950 London production of Mr. Roberts at the Coliseum Theatre with Tyrone Power as Mr. Roberts and Jackie Cooper as Ensign Pulver.

He died of a heart attack on November 14, 1965 in West Hollywood, California.

Education

Collins attended Indiana State University.

Selected Broadway roles

• Success Story (1932) as Harry Fisher
• Both Your Houses (1933) as Peebles
• Men in White (1933) as Dr. Cunningham
• Gentlewoman (1934) as Havens
• Gold Eagle Guy (1934) as a deserter and as Ed Walker
• Till the Day I Die (1935) as Schlupp
• Waiting For Lefty (1935) as Fatt and as Fayette and as Reilly
• Paradise Lost (1935) as homeless man
• Johnny Johnson (1935) as Johnny Johnson
• The Star-Wagon (1937) as Hanus Wicks
• Missouri Legend (1938) as Jim Cummins
• Here Come the Clowns (1938) as John Dickinson
• Morning's at Seven (1939) as Carl Bolton
• The Moon is Down (1942) as Major Hunter
• Carousel (1945) as Starkeeper and as Dr. Seldon
• The Iceman Cometh (1946) as James Cameron
• The Liar (1950) as Brighelia
• Sabrina Fair (1953) as Fairchild
• Sunrise at Campobello (1958) as Louis McHenry Howe (replacement)
• Romulus (1962) as Achilles
• Calculated Risk (1962) as Jonathan Travis

Selected Filmography

• Seeds of Freedom (1943)
• Close-Up (1948) as Beck
• Shockproof (1949) as Frederick Bauer
• The Walking Hills (1949) as Bibbs
• Niagara (1953) as Mr. Qua
• Destination Gobi (1953)
• Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) as Dr. Robert MacPhail
• Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) as Mr. Hastings
• Soldier of Fortune (1955) as Icky
• The Last Frontier (1955) as Captain Phil Clarke
• Canyon Crossroads (1956) as Dr. Andrew Rand
• Raintree County (1957) as Niles Foster
• The Enemy Below (1957) as Doctor
• God's Little Acre (1958) as watchman
• The Matchmaker (1958) as Joe Scanlon
• The Rabbit Trap (1959) as Hughie Colt
• Fail-Safe (1964) as Gordon Knapp
• Those Calloways (1965) as Nat Perkins

External links

• Russell Collins at the Internet Movie Database
• Russell Collins at the Internet Broadway Database
• Russell Collins
• Mr. Roberts
• Johnny Johnson: An Appreciation
• Museum of the City of New York photo of Russell Collins with Grouip Theatre members