Russ Bender (January 1, 1910 – August 16, 1969) was an American actor.
Career Before becoming an actor, Bender wrote detective stories for magazines. That part of his life was interrupted when he joined the Army. By the time he returned to civilian life, the market for such material had decreased. At that point, he became an actor, appearing in the Gunsmoke episode “Gold Mine” (S11E15 of 1965). Even then, he continued to write to some extent, creating script for five films as well as "numerous television scripts". He frequently appeared in B-movies, and often worked with director Maury Dexter.
Filmography He appeared in the films
1952: Paula - Cop (uncredited) 1953: The War of the Worlds - Dr. Carmichael (uncredited) 1956: It Conquered the World - Brig. Gen. James Pattick 1957: Kelly and Me - Police Captain (uncredited) 1957: Dragstrip Girl - Police Lt. Bradley 1957: Badlands of Montana - George Johannson 1957: Beau James - Reporter (uncredited) 1957: Invasion of the Saucer Men - Doctor 1957: Man of a Thousand Faces - Divorce Judge (uncredited) 1957: The Joker Is Wild - Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited) 1957: The Amazing Colossal Man - Richard Kingman 1958: Motorcycle Gang - Lt. Joe Watson 1958: Cowboy - Joe (uncredited) 1958: Flood Tide - Surgeon (uncredited) 1958: Suicide Battalion - Sgt. Harry Donovan 1958: War of the Colossal Beast - Dr. Carmichael 1958: I Bury the Living - Henry Trowbridge (uncredited) 1958: Hot Rod Gang - Bill 1958: The Restless Years - Tom Mitchell (uncredited) 1959: No Name on the Bullet - Storekeeper 1959: Compulsion - Edgar Llewellyn - Attorney (uncredited) 1959: Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow - Tom Hendry 1959: Vice Raid - Drucker (uncredited) 1960: Walk Tall - Col. Stanton 1961: The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come - Col. Jackson 1961: The Big Bankroll - Racetrack Official (uncredited) 1961: Anatomy of a Psycho - Frank 1961: The Purple Hills - Deputy Marshal 1961: Lover Come Back - Mr. Gates - Partner in Advertising Company (uncredited) 1962: That Touch of Mink - Williams (uncredited) 1962: Panic in Year Zero! - Harkness 1962: Air Patrol - Sgt. Lou Kurnitz 1962: Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man - Serviceman at Train Station (uncredited) 1962: Days of Wine and Roses - (uncredited) 1963: A Gathering of Eagles - Col. Torrance 1964: The Brass Bottle - Official (uncredited) 1964: A Tiger Walks - Frightened Hunter (uncredited) 1964: The Strangler - Dr. Clarence Sanford 1964: Raiders from Beneath the Sea - Tucker 1965: The Satan Bug - Mason (uncredited) 1965: I Saw What You Did - Police Sgt. Harris 1965: Wild on the Beach - Shep Kirby 1965: Space Probe Taurus - Dr. Paul Martin 1966: The Navy vs. the Night Monsters - Chief Warr. Off. McBride 1967: Devil's Angels - Royce 1968: Maryjane - Harry Braxton 1968: Wild in the Streets - Politician at Meeting (uncredited) 1968: Live a Little, Love a Little - Editor (uncredited) 1968: The Young Animals - Coach Simms
Television Year Title Role Notes1953 You Are There Nathaniel Cary S1:E9, "The Witch Trial at Salem, Massachusetts (August 1692)"1956 Highway Patrol Dr. Walters S2:E6, "Typhoid Carrier"1956 The Millionaire Burns S3:E12, "The Harvey Borden Story"1956 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Deacon S2:E3, "Fight or Run"1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie Captain Gunderson S1:E31, "The Pearl and the Crown"1957 The Californians Prospector S1:E1, "The Vigilantes Begin"1957 The Californians Steve Thompson S1:E2, "All That Glitters"1957 Code 3 Lieutenant Al Byrne S1:E31, "Harbor Incident"1957 The Millionaire Fred S4:E9, "The Frank Keegan Story"1957 The Sheriff of Cochise Paul Orville S2:E39, "Federal Witness"1957 The Gray Ghost Lane S1:E2, "The Missing Colonel"1957 Broken Arrow Marshal S1:E20, "Powder Keg"1957 Broken Arrow Marshal S1:E29, "The Assassin"1957 Telephone Time Sheriff S2:E23, "The Intruder"1957 Colt .45 Townsend S1:E11, "The Gypsies"1957 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Hanford Craig S2:E29, "Young Gun"1958 Sugarfoot Sheriff S1:E10, "Bullet Proof"1958 The Adventures of McGraw Prison Official S1:E30, "Time for Dying"1958 Broken Arrow Marshal S2:E17, "Bad Boy"1958 Maverick Doctor S1:E21, "Trail West to Fury"1958 Telephone Time Matt Heller S3:E29, "Trail Blazer"1958 Whirlybirds Tom Baker S2:E16, "Blind Date"1958 Alcoa Theatre Perkins S1:E16, "The Perfectionist"1958 M Squad Police Lt. Dan Casey S1:E37, "The Woman from Paris"1958 The Silent Service Messecar the Cook S2:E17, "The Cavalla Story"1958 Trackdown Sheriff John Kemp S1:E13, "The Reward"1958 Trackdown Townsman S2:E7, "Matter of Justice"1958 The Rough Riders Colonel Rayford S1:E6, "The Governor"1958 U.S. Marshal Mike Lynch Episode: "Highway Robbery"1958 The Veil Calvin Logan S1:E3, "Food on the Table"1958 Men of Annapolis Colonel Keller S1:E29, "Rapid Fire"1958 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Lem Evans S4:E13, "Plague Carrier"1958 77 Sunset Strip Humphries S1:E4, "Casualty"1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive Sheriff S1:E5, "Passing of Shawnee Bill"1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive Sam Cameron S1:E14, "Die by the Gun"1958 Have Gun - Will Travel Wilbur Macon S1:E24, "Girl from Piccadilly"1958 Gunsmoke Dealer S3:E21, "Ma Tennis"1959 Frontier Doctor Frank Saunders S1:E24, "The Big Gamblers"1959 The Ann Sothern Show Doctor S1:E23, "Katy's Big Surprise"1959 Richard Diamond, Private Detective Sheriff S3:E10, "Two for Paradise"1959 Colt .45 Stagedoor Man S2:E5, "The Man Who Loved Lincoln"1959 Zane Grey Theatre Judge Langford Peel S3:E29, "The Law and the Gun"1959 The David Niven Show Detective S1:E12, "The Vengeance"1959 Markham Ronnie Evans S1:E17, "Deadline Date"1959 Cheyenne Sheriff Edwards S4:E6, "Prisoner of Moon Mesa"1959 Black Saddle Denham Talbot S1:E19, "Client: Reynolds"1959 The Deputy Jordan S1:E10, "The Big Four"1959 77 Sunset Strip Captain Bradford S1:E13, "Hit and Run"1959 Rawhide Storekeeper S1:E22, "Incident of a Burst of Evil"1959 Perry Mason Sgt. Givens S2:E25, "The Case of the Petulant Partner"1959 Laramie Sheriff S1:E12, "Man of God"1960 Johnny Ringo Jason S1:E14, "East Is East"1960 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Horace Granby S5:E24, "The Case of Senor Huerto"1960 Black Saddle Jack Dutro S2:E17, "The Indian Tree"1960 The Deputy Bert S1:E23, "The Two Faces of Bob Claxton"1960 Overland Trail Stagecoach Driver S1:E6, "All the O'Mara's Horses" 1960 Hotel de Paree Willie Barnes S1:E23, "Sundance and the Black Widow"1960 Hotel de Paree Willie S1:E28, "Sundance and the Good-Luck Coat"1960 77 Sunset Strip Chief Bob Howard S2:E36, "Family Skeleton"1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive Sheriff Tom Brice S3:E3 "Journey for Josh"1960 The Tall Man Townsman S1:E5, "The Lonely Star"1960 Thriller Arresting Officer S1:E3, "Worse Than Murder"1960 Lassie Dr. Hayden S7:E11, "Visiting Colt"1960 Rawhide Sheriff S3:E9, "Incident of the Captive"1960 Perry Mason Policeman S4:E2, "The Case of the Credulous Quarry"1960 Laramie Hotel Clerk S2:E3, "Three Rode West"1960 The Twilight Zone Counterman S1:E16, "The Hitch-Hiker"1960 Death Valley Days Billy Rogers S8:E34, "Human Sacrifice"1961 Thriller Burdett S1:E18, "Man in the Cage"1961 The Untouchables George Cooper S2:E15, "The Organization"1961 Gunslinger Hanton S1:E1, "The Buried People"1961 Coronado 9 Ted Bowen S1:E28, "Three's a Shroud"1961 Lassie Dr. Hayden S7:E30, "Long Chase"1961 Shannon Elliot Humphrey S1:E2, "The Embezzler's Daughter"1961 Rawhide Gilmore S4:E9, "The Little Fishes"1961 Have Gun - Will Travel Doctor S4:E28, "The Siege"1961 Perry Mason Chief Hagerty S4:E20, "The Case of the Barefaced Witness"1962 Have Gun - Will Travel Arthur - Beatrice's Husband S5:E29, "Silent Death, Secret Death"1962 Perry Mason Deputy Bowman S5:E27, "The Case of the Counterfeit Crank"1962 Leave It to Beaver Mr. Barnsdall S6:E3, "Wally's License"1962 Dr. Kildare Government Man S2:E3, "The Visitors"1962 The Beachcomber Brink S1:E38, "Roll of Thunder"1962 The Twilight Zone Doctor S3:E25, "The Fugitive"1962 The Virginian Todd S1:E11, "The Devil's Children"1963 Laramie Red Wheeler S4:E17, "The Wedding Party"1963 The Twilight Zone Hank S4:E16, "On Thursday, We Leave for Home"1963 Breaking Point Police Sergeant S1:E14, "Heart of Marble, Body of Stone"1963 Ben Casey Mr. Martin S3:E16, "The Last Splintered Spoke on the Old Burlesque Wheel"1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre Sergeant Aikes S1:E7, "The Machine That Played God"1963 The Virginian Bartender S2:E6, "It Takes a Big Man"1963 Death Valley Days Judge S12:E4, "Diamond Field Jack"1963 Bonanza Walt S5:E7, "Calamity Over the Comstock"1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre Sergeant Pingitore S1:E24, "The Sweet Taste of Vengeance"1964 My Three Sons Carl Pendleton S5:E2, "A Serious Girl"1964 The Virginian The Land Office Clerk S3:E15, "A Man of the People"1964 Gunsmoke Store Proprietor S10:E4, "The Violators"1964 Bonanza Station Master S5:E30, "Enter Thomas Bowers"1964 Bonanza George S6:E5, "Logan's Treasure"1965 The Fugitive Timekeeper S2:E20, "Scapegoat"1965 The Farmer's Daughter Richwood S2:E31, "Never Listen to Rumors"1965 The Virginian Doc Linell S4:E8, "Nobility of Kings"1965 Gidget Tacky S1:E11, "My Ever Faithful Friend"1965 Gunsmoke Sheriff S11:E15, "Gold Mine"1966 Iron Horse Costello S1:E8, "War Cloud"1967 The F.B.I. Boat Owner S2:E22, "The Hostage"1967 Cimarron Strip Mort S1:E7, "Whitey"1967 Mission: Impossible Duty Guard S2:E9, "The Seal"1967 Iron Horse Sergeant S2:E14, "Wild Track"1967 Death Valley Days Hoffman S15:E18, "A Wrangler's Last Ride"1968 Green Acres Sheriff S3:E18, "Home Is Where You Run Away From"1968 Death Valley Days Dr. Harper S16:E15, "Dress for a Desert Girl"1968 Death Valley Days Ceasar Twitchell S16:E21, "A Friend Indeed"1969 The Big Valley Driver S4:E13, "Top of the Stairs"1969 Petticoat Junction Farmer S6:E22, "Uncle Joe Retires"1969 Bonanza Garvey S10, E26, "The Running Man"
Books Russell Bender, Shag & Bones: The Complete Series (Steeger Books, 2023); intro by John Wooley
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