Bing Russell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

5/5/1926

Place of Birth

Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Also Known As

Neil Oliver "Bing" RussellNeil Oliver Russellبینگ راسل

Bing Russell

Biography

Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (May 5, 1926 – April 8, 2003) was an American actor and Class A minor-league baseball club owner. He was the father of Hollywood actor Kurt Russell. Although best known as the deputy on Bonanza (1959) and Robert in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Russell's was also well known on a national level as the owner of the Portland Mavericks Baseball Club. Helming the only independent team in the class A Northwest League, Russell was an innovator. Before Bull Durham (1988), there were the Mavericks. Russell kept a 30 man roster because he believed that some of the players des...

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