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Russell Irving Tamblyn is an American film and television actor and dancer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Tamblyn was trained as a gymnast in his youth. He began his career as a child actor for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Tamblyn appeared in the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954). He subsequently portrayed Norman Page in the drama Peyton Place (1957), for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. This led to Tamblyn being cast in leading roles, such as in the crime film High School Confidential (1958), and in the title role of Tom Thumb (1958).
Birth Name
Russell Irving Tamblyn
Born
Sunday, 30 December 1934
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson | Self | 2020 |
| The Haunting of Hill House | Dr. Montague | 2018 |
| Paint It Black | Meredith's Friend | 2017 |
| Along for the Ride | Self | 2016 |
| EW Reunites | Lawrence Jacoby | 2016 |
| Chatty Catties | Bruce | 2015 |
| Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Dr. Lawrence Jacoby | 2014 |
| Hits | Dale | 2014 |
| Django Unchained | Son of a Gunfighter | 2012 |
| Drive | Doc | 2011 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson | Self | 2020 |
| The Haunting of Hill House | Dr. Montague | 2018 |
| Paint It Black | Meredith's Friend | 2017 |
| Along for the Ride | Self | 2016 |
| EW Reunites | Lawrence Jacoby | 2016 |
| Chatty Catties | Bruce | 2015 |
| Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Dr. Lawrence Jacoby | 2014 |
| Hits | Dale | 2014 |
| Django Unchained | Son of a Gunfighter | 2012 |
| Drive | Doc | 2011 |
| The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret | Chuck Margaret / Billy the Cheesegrater | 2009 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Rico / Dr. Paul Stewart | 2007 |
| Joan of Arcadia | Dog Walker God | 2003 |
| Cinerama Adventure | Self - actor | 2002 |
| Inherit the Wind | Ed Morse | 1999 |
| Mary Pickford: A Life on Film | Self - 1950s Event with Date | 1999 |
| Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard | Blackmoor | 1997 |
| My Ghost Dog | Vito | 1997 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'Peyton Place' | 1997 |
| Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' | Himself / Self | 1997 |
| Little Miss Magic | Brenden Moran | 1997 |
| Reel Wild Cinema | Self | 1996 |
| Nash Bridges | Jim the Penman | 1996 |
| Invisible Mom | Dr. Woorter | 1996 |
| Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfolds | Gas Attendent / Gas Attendant | 1995 |
| Movie Magic | Self | 1994 |
| Desert Steel | Tate | 1994 |
| Cabin Boy | Chocki | 1994 |
| Little Devils: The Birth | Doc Clapton | 1993 |
| Babylon 5 | Capt. Jack Maynard | 1993 |
| Running Mates | Frank Usher | 1992 |
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Dr. Lawrence Jacoby | 1992 |
| Wizards of the Demon Sword | Ulric | 1991 |
| Twin Peaks | Lawrence Jacoby / Dr. Lawrence Jacoby | 1990 |
| Aftershock | Hank Franklin | 1990 |
| B.O.R.N. | Hugh | 1989 |
| Twin Peaks | Dr. Lawrence Jacoby / Lawrence Jacoby | 1989 |
| Quantum Leap | Bert Glasserman | 1989 |
| Necromancer | Charles DeLonge | 1988 |
| The Bloody Monks | Frank | 1988 |
| The Phantom Empire | Bill | 1987 |
| Cyclone | 1987 | |
| Commando Squad | Anchor | 1987 |
| Rags to Riches | Roger | 1987 |
| That's Dancing! | 1985 | |
| The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal | Tom Thumb / Self | 1985 |
| Human Highway | Fred Kelly | 1982 |
| Fame | The Choreographer / Michael Taftner | 1982 |
| Nero Wolfe | Police Detective | 1981 |
| 20/20 | Self | 1978 |
| The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | Milton Wright | 1977 |
| The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 | Kelly | 1976 |
| The Quest | Kelly | 1976 |
| Black Heat | Ziggy | 1976 |
| The World Through the Eyes of Children | Devil | 1975 |
| Win, Place or Steal | Raymond | 1975 |
| That's Entertainment! | Clip from 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' / (archive footage) | 1974 |
| The Wide World of Mystery | Tink Wilson | 1973 |
| The Last Movie | Member of Billy's Gang | 1971 |
| Dracula vs. Frankenstein | Rico | 1971 |
| Cade's County | Brewster | 1971 |
| The Female Bunch | Bill | 1971 |
| Satan's Sadists | Anchor | 1969 |
| Scream Free! | Link | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | John Earl | 1968 |
| Iron Horse | Kehoe | 1966 |
| Tarzan | Bell | 1966 |
| The War of the Gargantuas | Dr. Paul Stewart | 1966 |
| Son of a Gunfighter | Johnny Ketchum | 1965 |
| The Long Ships | Orm | 1964 |
| Burke's Law | Maximillian | 1963 |
| Channing | Hal Langley | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Tom Tuttle | 1963 |
| The Haunting | Luke Sanderson | 1963 |
| Follow the Boys | Lt. (j.g.) Wadsworth 'Smitty' Smith | 1963 |
| How the West Was Won | 1962 | |
| The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Tom Thumb / The Woodsman ('The Dancing Princess') / The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") | 1962 |
| West Side Story | Riff | 1961 |
| Cimarron | The Cherokee Kid / William Hardy | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Tom Thumb | Tom Thumb | 1958 |
| High School Confidential! | Mike Wilson / Tony Baker | 1958 |
| Peyton Place | Norman Page | 1957 |
| Don't Go Near the Water | Ens. Tyson | 1957 |
| The Walter Winchell Show | Self | 1956 |
| The Young Guns | Tully Rice | 1956 |
| The Fastest Gun Alive | Eric Doolittle | 1956 |
| The Last Hunt | Jimmy O'Brien | 1956 |
| MGM Parade | Self / Jimmy in 'The Last Hunt' | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Billy Waters | 1955 |
| Hit the Deck | Danny Xavier Smith | 1955 |
| Many Rivers to Cross | Shields | 1955 |
| Deep in My Heart | Lazar Berrison, Jr. | 1954 |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Gideon Pontipee / Brother Gideon Pontipee | 1954 |
| Take the High Ground! | Paul Jamison | 1953 |
| The Winning Team | Willie Alexander | 1952 |
| Retreat, Hell! | Jimmy W. McDermid / Jimmy W. McDermid (as Rusty Tamblyn) | 1952 |
| Cave of Outlaws | Young Peter | 1951 |
| As Young as You Feel | Willie McKinley | 1951 |
| Father's Little Dividend | Tommy Banks | 1951 |
| Father of the Bride | Tommy Banks | 1950 |
| The Vicious Years | Tino | 1950 |
| Gun Crazy | Bart Tare (age 14) | 1950 |
| Captain Carey, U.S.A. | Pietro | 1949 |
| Samson and Delilah | Saul | 1949 |
| Reign of Terror | Pierre's Oldest Son | 1949 |
| The Kid from Cleveland | Johnny Barrows | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| The Boy with Green Hair | Classmate | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1956 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Won |
