Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film actor. Born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, Hicks appeared in nearly 300 films between 1915 and 1956. His first appearance was an uncredited role in The Birth of a Nation (1915). He often appeared as a smooth-talking confidence man, as in the W.C. Fields film The Bank Dick (1940). Distinguished, suave and a consummate actor, Hicks played a variety of judges, corrupt officials, businessmen and attorneys, working in a variety of mediums almost until his death. Hicks appeared once in the syndicated western television series The Cisco Kid as an uncle of the Gail Davis character, whom he threatens to disinherit if she marries a known gangster. He died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack.
Acted in 243
2020s
- 2022
The Big Breakfast
TV
1950s
- 1957
Panic!
TV
- 1956
You Can't Run Away from It
Ship Captain (uncredited)
- 1955
Crossroads
Selden · 1 episode
- 1953
The Studebaker Story
Harold S. Vance
- 1952
The Maverick
Col. Hook
Mr. Walkie Talkie
Col. Lockwood
Old Oklahoma Plains
Colonel Charles Bigelow
- 1951
Overland Telegraph
Col. Marvin
As You Were
Col. Lockwood
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
J. Winston Fletcher · 1 episode
All That I Have
Jess Northrup
Kentucky Jubilee
T.J. Hoarsely
Bowery Battalion
Melvin Hatfield
- 1950
Again Pioneers
Pete Galloway
The Big Hangover
Steve Hughes
Square Dance Katy
Commissioner
Unmasked
George Richards
Blue Grass of Kentucky
James B. Armistead
The Flying Saucer
Hank Thorn
1940s
- 1949
Barbary Pirate
Commodore Preble
The Fountainhead
Banner Board Member (uncredited)
Manhattan Angel
J.C. Rayland
I Cheated the Law
District Attorney Randolph
- 1948
One Sunday Afternoon
Tredway
Jiggs and Maggie in Court
Supreme Court Judge
The Return of October
Taylor
Race Street
Easy Mason
The Velvet Touch
Actor 'Judge Brack'
The Shanghai Chest
Frank Bronson, district attorney
The Gallant Legion
Senator Beale
Assigned to Danger
Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited)
The Hunted
Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives
The Black Arrow
Sir Harry Shelton
- 1947
The Judge Steps Out
Superior Court Judge (uncredited)
Smoky River Serenade
J. Bricket Armstrong
Dark Delusion
Mr. Logan (uncredited)
Web of Danger
Gallagher
Fun on a Weekend
John Biddle
The Pilgrim Lady
Thackery Gibbs
- 1946
The Show-Off
Mr. Thorbison (uncredited)
The Plainsman and the Lady
Sen. Twin
G.I. War Brides
Insp. Ramsaye
Dark Alibi
Warden Cameron
The Hoodlum Saint
Marty Martindale (uncredited)
Swing Parade of 1946
Daniel Warren Sr.
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington
Gay Blades
Buxton
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)
- 1945
Getting Gertie's Garter
Board Member (uncredited)
A Game of Death
Mr. Whitney
Apology for Murder
Harvey Kirkland
First Yank into Tokyo
Gen. T.W. Stanton (uncredited)
The Master Key
Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
She Gets Her Man
Mayor
- 1944
Janie
Col. Lucas - Commander Camp Wingate
The Port of 40 Thieves
Charles Farrington
Louisiana Hayride
H.C.Forbes
Captain America
Mayor Randolph
- 1943
The Woman of the Town
Publisher
There's Something About a Soldier
Movie
His Butler's Sister
Sanderson
Northern Pursuit
Chief Inspector (uncredited)
Someone to Remember
Mr. Stanton
Three Hearts for Julia
Colonel (uncredited)
Air Raid Wardens
Major Scanlon
Follow the Band
Jeremiah K. Barton
- 1942
Tennessee Johnson
Lincoln's Emissary
Strictly in the Groove
RC Saunders
Hitler- Dead or Alive
Samuel Thornton
Springtime in the Rockies
Theatergoer in Blackout (uncredited)
King of the Mounties
Marshal Carleton
Blondie for Victory
Colonel (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
Carter
Pacific Rendezvous
John Carter
We Were Dancing
Mr. Bryce-Carew
Fingers at the Window
Dr. Chandley
Ship Ahoy
Capt. C.V. O'Brien
To the Shores of Tripoli
Major Wilson
Butch Minds the Baby
J. Wadsworth Carrington
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
Mr. Edgerton
- 1941
Pacific Blackout
Commanding Officer
Great Guns
Gen. Burns
Buy Me That Town
Malcolm
Doctors Don't Tell
Supt. Duff
Dive Bomber
Awards Speaker (uncredited)
The Pittsburgh Kid
(uncredited)
The Parson of Panamint
Prosecuting Attorney
Blood and Sand
Marquis
The Great Lie
Colonel Harriston
Man-Made Monster
Warden Harris (uncredited)
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Harry Walsh
Here Comes Happiness
John Vance
A Man Betrayed
C.R. Pringle
Arkansas Judge
Hetty's Attorney
- 1940
Love Thy Neighbor
Harrington
Nobody's Children
Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited)
A Night at Earl Carroll's
Mayor Jones of Hollywood
Lady with Red Hair
Wealthy London Host (uncredited)
The Bank Dick
J. Frothingham Waterbury
East of the River
Warden
Junior G-Men
Col. Barton
Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.
Colonel Barton
Sporting Blood
'Sneak' OBrien
Earthbound
Prosecutor
Johnny Apollo
District Attorney
Enemy Agent
Lyman Scott
Parole Fixer
U.S. District Court Judge
1930s
- 1939
Swanee River
Andrew McDowell
The Big Guy
Lawson
The Honeymoon's Over
J.P. Walker
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Mr. Graves
Rulers of the Sea
Mr. Cunard (Uncredited)
Bad Little Angel
Maj. Ellwood, newspaper owner (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade
Russell Hicks
Stanley and Livingstone
Commissioner
Hotel for Women
Van Ellis
Hotel Imperial
Austrian Officer (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
Hinkle (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Colonel (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Porthos
Honolulu
Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)
Boy Trouble
Magistrate
North of Shanghai
Rowley
- 1938
Kentucky
Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861
That Certain Age
Scout Leader (uncredited)
Fugitives for a Night
Maurice Tenwright
Gateway
Ernest Porter
Men with Wings
Gen. Marlin
In Old Chicago
Politician in Jack's Office
The Big Broadcast of 1938
Captain Stafford
- 1937
Clipped Wings
Capt. Morton
The Westland Case
Mr. Woodbury
Partners in Crime
Mayor Callahan
Fit for a King
Editor Hardwick
The Man Who Cried Wolf
Prosecuting Attorney
The Big Shot
Martin Drake
The Toast of New York
Lawyer
A Dangerous Adventure
Allen
On Again—Off Again
George Dilwig
The Wildcatter
Tom Frayne
Fifty Roads to Town
Police Official
Pick a Star
Mr. Stone
It Happened Out West
Cooley
Criminals of the Air
Kurt Feldon
Let Them Live
Newspaper Editor
Midnight Taxi
Barney Flagg
23 1/2 Hours Leave
Capt. Barker
Espionage
Alfred Hartrix
Girl Overboard
Sam Le Maire
Secret Valley
Lawyer Austin Martin
We Who Are About to Die
District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
- 1936
Dodge City Trail
Kenyon Phillips
Laughing at Trouble
Cyrus Hall
The Accusing Finger
Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
The General Died at Dawn
No Matches Man (uncredited)
15 Maiden Lane
Judge Graham
Sea Spoilers
Phil Morgan
Grand Jury
Jim Hanify
Spendthrift
Attorney
Bunker Bean
A. C. Jones
Ticket to Paradise
Colton
Fatal Lady
American Opera House Manager (uncredited)
Special Investigator
Inspector Perkett
Laughing Irish Eyes
Silk Taylor
The Music Goes 'Round
Mr. Cohn
Follow the Fleet
Jim Nolan
Two in the Dark
Police Officer McCord (uncredited)
- 1935
If You Could Only Cook
Dillon (uncredited)
Millions in the Air
Davis
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
James Andrews
Thunder in the Night
Prefect of Police
Dante's Inferno
Prosecuting Attorney
Lady Tubbs
Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt
Honeymoon Limited
Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver)
Ladies Crave Excitement
Bert Taylor
Go Into Your Dance
Sam Rupert
While the Patient Slept
Dr. Jay
Living on Velvet
Major at Flying Field
Sweet Music
Mayor of New York City
Devil Dogs of the Air
Captain
- 1934
Murder in the Clouds
Taggert
Babbitt
Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
Gentlemen Are Born
Newspaper Editor
The Firebird
Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager
Happiness Ahead
Jim Meehan
The Case of the Howling Dog
Clinton Foley
Mushrooms
President of Pure Food Association (uncredited)
- 1933
