Russ Tamblyn

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.

Known For

Riff

West Side Story

Rico

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

Tommy Banks

Father of the Bride

Tommy Banks

Father's Little Dividend

Brenden Moran

Little Miss Magic

Luke Sanderson

The Haunting

Confederate Deserter

How the West Was Won

Eric Doolittle

The Fastest Gun Alive

Son of a Gunfighter

Django Unchained

Bill

The Phantom Empire

Bill

The Female Bunch

Ulric

Wizards of the Demon Sword

Doc Clapton

Little Devils: The Birth

Ziggy

Black Heat

Anchor

Satan's Sadists

Tony Baker / Mike Wilson

High School Confidential!

Norman Page

Peyton Place

Orm

The Long Ships

Brother Gideon Pontipee

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Doc

Drive

William Hardy, The Cherokee Kid

Cimarron

Bart Tare (Age 14)

Gun Crazy

Member of Billy's gang

The Last Movie

Fred Kelly

Human Highway

Shields

Many Rivers to Cross

Smitty

Follow the Boys

Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb

Raymond

Win, Place or Steal

Willie Alexander

The Winning Team

Vito

My Ghost Dog

Ens. Tyson

Don't Go Near the Water

Jimmy O'Brien

The Last Hunt

Johnny Ketchum

Son of a Gunfighter

Tully Rice

The Young Guns

Link

Scream Free!

Danny Xavier Smith

Hit the Deck

Blackmoor

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

Hank Franklin

Aftershock

Self

Cinerama Adventure

Self

Postcards From The Cast

Tino

The Vicious Years

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

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Kelly

The Captive: The Longest Drive 2

Willie McKinley

As Young as You Feel

Tink Wilson

Tight as a Drum

Self

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

Jimmy W. McDermid

Retreat, Hell!

Frank

La maldición del monasterio

Saul

Samson and Delilah

Tom Thumb (archive footage)

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

Pierre's Oldest Son (uncredited)

Reign of Terror

Johnny Barrows

The Kid from Cleveland

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

Hugh

B.O.R.N.

Bruce

Chatty Catties

Self

In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s

Chocki

Cabin Boy

Gas Attendant

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

Wheeler / Homeless Man

Starstruck

Dr. Woorter

Invisible Mom

Dale

Hits

Charles DeLonge

Necromancer

Frank Usher

Running Mates

Ed Morse

Inherit the Wind

Pietro

Captain Carey, U.S.A.

Lazar Berrison, Jr. (uncredited)

Deep in My Heart

Anchor

Commando Squad

Paul Jamison

Take the High Ground!

Old Guy

Rebellious

Tate

Desert Steel

Self

Along for the Ride

Dr. Lawrence Jacoby

Twin Peaks

Classmate (uncredited)

The Boy with Green Hair

Himself

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

Dr. Paul Stewart

フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ

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

That's Dancing!

Self

West Side Memories

Self

Zandor and Friends

Dr. Lawrence Jacoby

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Cyclone

Meredith's Friend

Paint It Black

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-12-30

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Russell Tamblyn