Russ Tamblyn

Russ Tamblyn

1934-12-30 • Los Angeles, California, USA • Male • 97 Known Credits

Biography

Russell Irving "Russ" Tamblyn (born December 30, 1934) is an American film and television actor, who is arguably best known for his performance in the 1961 movie musical West Side Story as Riff, the leader of the Jets gang. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russ Tamblyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-12-30

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known Credits

97

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Russell Tamblyn, Rusty Tamblyn, Rasu Tanburin, Russell Irving Tamblyn

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Tagged Images

The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas

Movie (1966)

Known For Movies

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

2012
Drive

Drive

2011
The Phantom Empire

The Phantom Empire

1987
Cyclone

Cyclone

1987
The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956
Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

1997
Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground!

1953
The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas

1966
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962
Little Devils: The Birth

Little Devils: The Birth

1993
The Young Guns

The Young Guns

1956
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949
West Side Story

West Side Story

1961
Satan's Sadists

Satan's Sadists

1969
The Winning Team

The Winning Team

1952
Tight as a Drum

Tight as a Drum

1974
Cabin Boy

Cabin Boy

1994
Human Highway

Human Highway

1982
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974
Aftershock

Aftershock

1990
Necromancer

Necromancer

1988
Invisible Mom

Invisible Mom

1996
Black Heat

Black Heat

1976
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1989
The Kid from Cleveland

The Kid from Cleveland

1949
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

1995
Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb

1958
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1999
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014
Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy

1950
The Boy with Green Hair

The Boy with Green Hair

1948
Little Miss Magic

Little Miss Magic

1997
Cinerama Adventure

Cinerama Adventure

2002
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954
The Last Movie

The Last Movie

1971
My Ghost Dog

My Ghost Dog

1997
Dracula vs. Frankenstein

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

1971
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950
The Haunting

The Haunting

1963
Don't Go Near the Water

Don't Go Near the Water

1957
The Vicious Years

The Vicious Years

1950
B.O.R.N.

B.O.R.N.

1989
Scream Free!

Scream Free!

1969
Retreat, Hell!

Retreat, Hell!

1952
Commando Squad

Commando Squad

1987
High School Confidential!

High School Confidential!

1958
Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

1951
Cimarron

Cimarron

1960
The Last Hunt

The Last Hunt

1956
As Young as You Feel

As Young as You Feel

1951
Paint It Black

Paint It Black

2016
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962
Peyton Place

Peyton Place

1957
The Long Ships

The Long Ships

1964
Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror

1949
Hit the Deck

Hit the Deck

1955
Rebellious

Rebellious

1995
The Female Bunch

The Female Bunch

1971
Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954
Hits

Hits

2014
Many Rivers to Cross

Many Rivers to Cross

1955
Chatty Catties

Chatty Catties

2015
Follow the Boys

Follow the Boys

1963
Starstruck

Starstruck

1995
Captain Carey, U.S.A.

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

1950
Running Mates

Running Mates

1992
Desert Steel

Desert Steel

1994
Son of a Gunfighter

Son of a Gunfighter

1965
Along for the Ride

Along for the Ride

2016
Postcards From The Cast

Postcards From The Cast

2001
West Side Memories

West Side Memories

2003
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

1997
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2

The Captive: The Longest Drive 2

1976
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

2019
Win, Place or Steal

Win, Place or Steal

1975
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s

In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s

2017
Blood Screams

Blood Screams

1989
Wizards of the Demon Sword

Wizards of the Demon Sword

1991
Zandor and Friends

Zandor and Friends

2020
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

2013
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

1991

Known For TV Shows

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1990
Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

1989
Babylon 5

Babylon 5

1994
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963
The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House

2018
Fame

Fame

1982
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968
Joan of Arcadia

Joan of Arcadia

2003
Tarzan

Tarzan

1966
Grizzly Adams

Grizzly Adams

1977
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963
The Quest

The Quest

1976
MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955
Channing

Channing

1963

Movie Credits

Django Unchained

2012

Son of a Gunfighter

Drive

2011

Doc

The Phantom Empire

1987

Bill

Cyclone

1987

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956

Eric Doolittle

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

1997

Blackmoor

Take the High Ground!

1953

Paul Jamison

The War of the Gargantuas

1966

Dr. Paul Stewart

How the West Was Won

1962

Confederate Deserter

Little Devils: The Birth

1993

Doc Clapton

The Young Guns

1956

Tully Rice

Samson and Delilah

1949

Saul

West Side Story

1961

Riff

Satan's Sadists

1969

Anchor

The Winning Team

1952

Willie Alexander

Tight as a Drum

1974

Tink Wilson

Cabin Boy

1994

Chocki

Human Highway

1982

Fred Kelly

That's Dancing!

1985

That's Entertainment!

1974

(archive footage)

Aftershock

1990

Hank Franklin

Necromancer

1988

Charles DeLonge

Invisible Mom

1996

Dr. Woorter

Black Heat

1976

Ziggy

Twin Peaks

1989

Dr. Lawrence Jacoby

The Kid from Cleveland

1949

Johnny Barrows

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

1995

Gas Attendant

Tom Thumb

1958

Tom Thumb

Inherit the Wind

1999

Ed Morse

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014

Dr. Lawrence Jacoby

Gun Crazy

1950

Bart Tare (Age 14)

The Boy with Green Hair

1948

Classmate (uncredited)

Little Miss Magic

1997

Brenden Moran

Cinerama Adventure

2002

Self

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

Brother Gideon Pontipee

The Last Movie

1971

Member of Billy's gang

My Ghost Dog

1997

Vito

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

1971

Rico

Father of the Bride

1950

Tommy Banks

The Haunting

1963

Luke Sanderson

Don't Go Near the Water

1957

Ens. Tyson

The Vicious Years

1950

Tino

B.O.R.N.

1989

Hugh

Scream Free!

1969

Link

Retreat, Hell!

1952

Jimmy W. McDermid

Commando Squad

1987

Anchor

High School Confidential!

1958

Tony Baker / Mike Wilson

Father's Little Dividend

1951

Tommy Banks

Cimarron

1960

William Hardy, The Cherokee Kid

The Last Hunt

1956

Jimmy O'Brien

As Young as You Feel

1951

Willie McKinley

Paint It Black

2016

Meredith's Friend

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb

Peyton Place

1957

Norman Page

The Long Ships

1964

Orm

Reign of Terror

1949

Pierre's Oldest Son (uncredited)

Hit the Deck

1955

Danny Xavier Smith

Rebellious

1995

Old Guy

The Female Bunch

1971

Bill

Deep in My Heart

1954

Lazar Berrison, Jr. (uncredited)

Hits

2014

Dale

Many Rivers to Cross

1955

Shields

Chatty Catties

2015

Bruce

Follow the Boys

1963

Smitty

Starstruck

1995

Wheeler / Homeless Man

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

1950

Pietro

Running Mates

1992

Frank Usher

Desert Steel

1994

Tate

Son of a Gunfighter

1965

Johnny Ketchum

Along for the Ride

2016

Self

Postcards From The Cast

2001

Self

West Side Memories

2003

Self

Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

1997

Himself

The Captive: The Longest Drive 2

1976

Kelly

Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

2019

Win, Place or Steal

1975

Raymond

In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s

2017

Self

Blood Screams

1989

Frank

Wizards of the Demon Sword

1991

Ulric

Zandor and Friends

2020

Self

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

2013

Tom Thumb (archive footage)

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

1991

Self

TV Credits

Twin Peaks

1990

Dr. Jacoby (48 episodes)

Quantum Leap

1989

Bert Glasserman (1 episodes)

Babylon 5

1994

Capt. Jack Maynard (1 episodes)

Gunsmoke

1955

Billy Waters (1 episodes)

Burke's Law

1963

Maximillian (1 episodes)

The Haunting of Hill House

2018

Dr. Montague (1 episodes)

Fame

1982

(3 episodes)

The Name of the Game

1968

John Earl (1 episodes)

Joan of Arcadia

2003

Dog Walker God (3 episodes)

Tarzan

1966

Bell (1 episodes)

Grizzly Adams

1977

Milton Wright (1 episodes)

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963

(1 episodes)

The Quest

1976

(1 episodes)

MGM Parade

1955

Self / Jimmy in 'The Last Hunt' (1 episodes)

Channing

1963

Hal Langley (1 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

First Film

Director

1965

Rio Reel

Director

1968

Human Highway

Screenplay

1982

Who's the Caboose?

Co-Executive Producer

1997

TV Production Credits

No TV production credits available.