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John Russell

1921 - 1991

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John Lawrence Russell (January 3, 1921 – January 19, 1991) was an American film and television actor, most noted for his starring role as Marshal Dan Troop in the ABC Western television series Lawman from 1958 to 1962 and his lead role as international adventurer Tim Kelly in the syndicated TV series Soldiers of Fortune from 1955 to 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). John Russell is the 6,116th most popular actor (up from 6,501st in 2024), the 9,441st most popular biography from United States (up from 9,577th in 2019) and the 2,814th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Russell ranks 6,116 out of 13,578. Before him are Robert Costanzo, Rupert Davies, Romi Park, Margaret Truman, Søren Malling, and Ansa Ikonen. After him are Boris Chirkov, Joanna Pettet, Elaine Stritch, Lola Pagnani, James Kyson, and Sylvia Hoeks.

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Among people born in 1921, John Russell ranks 396. Before him are Seymour Benzer, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Julia Hartwig, Gordon Thomas, Muhibbe Darga, and Stan Mortensen. After him are Herb Ellis, Róbert Antal, Prvoslav Mihajlović, Verghese Kurien, Geoffrey Crossley, and Susan Peters. Among people deceased in 1991, John Russell ranks 229. Before him are Florence B. Seibert, Cliff Bastin, Alden Sanborn, Henri Louveau, Oreste Corbatta, and Stan Mortensen. After him are Pat O'Callaghan, Forrest Towns, Steve Clark, Gordon Pirie, Aline MacMahon, and Ismat Chughtai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Russell ranks 9,442 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Jenkins Sr. (1934), Margaret Truman (1924), Buddy Adler (1906), Wally Pfister (1961), and Hanya Yanagihara (1974). After him are Elaine Stritch (1925), William E. Thornton (1929), Burton Downing (1885), Booker T (1965), Edwin Starr (1942), John Buscema (1927), and Herb Ellis (1921).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Russell ranks 2,815. Before him are Desmond Harrington (1976), Shawnee Smith (1969), David Selby (1941), James Parrott (1897), Robert Costanzo (1942), and Margaret Truman (1924). After him are Elaine Stritch (1925), Sharon Mitchell (1956), Mary Carlisle (1914), Richard Dysart (1929), Will Yun Lee (1971), and Harvey Korman (1927).

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