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Edward Russell Hicks was an American film actor. Hicks was born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army in France. He later became a lieutenant Colonel in the California State Guard.
Birth Name
Edward Russell Hicks
Born
Tuesday, 04 June 1895
Died
Saturday, 01 June 1957
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Date with the Angels | Adam Henshaw | 1957 |
| Panic! | John J. Martin | 1957 |
| 7th Cavalry | Col. Kellogg | 1956 |
| You Can't Run Away from It | Ship Captain | 1956 |
| West Point | Superintendent | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Hiram Holliday | Mr. Duncan | 1956 |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | Sam Turner | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Mayor Nolan | 1956 |
| Once Upon a Honeymoon | Angel Chief | 1956 |
| Crossroads | Judge Irving, Selden, Warden Peters | 1955 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Date with the Angels | Adam Henshaw | 1957 |
| Panic! | John J. Martin | 1957 |
| 7th Cavalry | Col. Kellogg | 1956 |
| You Can't Run Away from It | Ship Captain | 1956 |
| West Point | Superintendent | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Hiram Holliday | Mr. Duncan | 1956 |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | Sam Turner | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Mayor Nolan | 1956 |
| Once Upon a Honeymoon | Angel Chief | 1956 |
| Crossroads | Judge Irving, Selden, Warden Peters | 1955 |
| Playwrights '56 | Mr. More, Gen. Riller | 1955 |
| Ford Star Jubilee | Capt. Blakely | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Col. Kilrain | 1955 |
| Navy Log | Adm. Stevens | 1955 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Mr. Landers | 1955 |
| It's a Great Life | Mr. Adams | 1954 |
| The Secret Storm | 1954 | |
| Man of Conflict | Mr. Murdock | 1953 |
| The Man Behind the Badge | The Principal | 1953 |
| The Larry Storch Show | Self | 1953 |
| The Maverick | Col. Hook / Colonel Hook | 1952 |
| Mr. Walkie Talkie | Col. Lockwood / Col. . Lockwood | 1952 |
| Omnibus | (segment "With Liberty and Justice for All") | 1952 |
| Old Oklahoma Plains | Colonel Charles Bigelow | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Uncle DeWitt Davenport | 1952 |
| Rodeo | Allen H. Grandstead | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Gov. Henry Foote | 1952 |
| Overland Telegraph | Col. Marvin / Colonel Marvin | 1951 |
| Crazy Over Horses | Randall | 1951 |
| As You Were | Col. Lockwood | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | J. Winston Fletcher | 1951 |
| All That I Have | Jess Northrup | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Jeremiah J. Gates, Kenneth Durwin | 1951 |
| Kentucky Jubilee | T.J. Hoarsely | 1951 |
| Fourteen Hours | Regan - Hotel Manager | 1951 |
| Belle Le Grand | Exchange Chairman | 1951 |
| Bowery Battalion | Col. Melvin Hatfield / Melvin Hatfield | 1951 |
| The Du Pont Story | Businessman | 1950 |
| The Bigelow Theatre | Mr Hilscher | 1950 |
| Again... Pioneers | Pete Galloway | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Mr. Morton, Sr., Mr. Forsythe | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Mr. Washburn | 1950 |
| The Petty Girl | Tycoon | 1950 |
| Duchess of Idaho | Contest Judge | 1950 |
| The Big Hangover | Steve Hughes | 1950 |
| Square Dance Katy | Commissioner | 1950 |
| The Cisco Kid | Jasper King - Nancy's Uncle | 1950 |
| Unmasked | George Richards - District Attorney | 1950 |
| Blue Grass of Kentucky | James B. Armistead | 1950 |
| The Flying Saucer | Hank Thorn | 1950 |
| Malaya | Businessman with Cigar | 1949 |
| Samson and Delilah | Lord of Ashkelon | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Colonel Hayes | 1949 |
| Martin Kane | Mr. Edwards | 1949 |
| Barbary Pirate | Commodore Preble | 1949 |
| The Fountainhead | Banner Board Member | 1949 |
| Jackson and Jill | Mr. Gimling | 1949 |
| Fireside Theatre | Col. Morgan | 1949 |
| Manhattan Angel | J.C. Rayland | 1949 |
| South of St. Louis | Col. Kirby | 1949 |
| I Cheated the Law | District Attorney Randolph | 1949 |
| One Sunday Afternoon | Treadway / Tredway | 1949 |
| Jiggs and Maggie in Court | Supreme Court Judge | 1948 |
| Studio One | Hinton | 1948 |
| My Dear Secretary | Dick Fulton - Publisher | 1948 |
| The Plunderers | Cavalry Colonel | 1948 |
| The Return of October | Taylor | 1948 |
| The Velvet Touch | Judge Brack / Actor 'Judge Brack' | 1948 |
| Shanghai Chest | Dist. Atty. Frank Bronson / Frank Bronson | 1948 |
| Race Street | Easy Mason | 1948 |
| The Gallant Legion | State Sen. Beale / Senator Beale | 1948 |
| Silver River | Edwards | 1948 |
| Assigned to Danger | Thomas A. Rivers | 1948 |
| The Hunted | Dan Meredith - Chief of Detectives / Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives | 1948 |
| The Noose Hangs High | Johnny - Copper Club Manager | 1948 |
| The Black Arrow | Sir Harry Shelton | 1948 |
| The Mating of Millie | Kirkland | 1948 |
| The Judge Steps Out | Superior Court Judge / Judge | 1947 |
| Louisiana | Fred Astor | 1947 |
| The Fabulous Texan | Gen. Sheridan | 1947 |
| Exposed | Col. William K. Bentry / Col. Bentry | 1947 |
| Variety Girl | Man at Steambath | 1947 |
| Smoky River Serenade | J. Bricket Armstrong | 1947 |
| Dark Delusion | Mr. Logan - Patient | 1947 |
| Web of Danger | Mr. Gallagher / Gallagher | 1947 |
| Fun on a Weekend | John Biddle | 1947 |
| Buck Privates Come Home | Mr. Appleby | 1947 |
| The Beginning or the End | General | 1947 |
| The Pilgrim Lady | Thackery Gibbs | 1947 |
| The Sea of Grass | Maj. Dell Harney | 1947 |
| Till the Clouds Roll By | Producer | 1946 |
| The Show-Off | Mr. Thorbison | 1946 |
| Plainsman and the Lady | Sen. Gwin / Sen. Twin | 1946 |
| The Bachelor's Daughters | John Llewelyn Dillon | 1946 |
| Earl Carroll Sketchbook | John Hawks | 1946 |
| G.I. War Brides | Insp. Ramsaye | 1946 |
| The Unknown | Col. Wetherford | 1946 |
| Dark Alibi | Warden Cameron | 1946 |
| The Hoodlum Saint | Marty Martindale | 1946 |
| Swing Parade of 1946 | Daniel Warren Sr. | 1946 |
| Gay Blades | Buxton | 1946 |
| A Close Call for Boston Blackie | Harcourt | 1946 |
| The Bandit of Sherwood Forest | Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington | 1946 |
| Scarlet Street | J.J. Hogarth | 1945 |
| Getting Gertie's Garter | Board Member | 1945 |
| She Wouldn't Say Yes | Mr. Lindsay - Patient | 1945 |
| A Game of Death | Mr. Whitney | 1945 |
| That Night with You | Henry Brock | 1945 |
| Apology for Murder | Harvey Kirkland | 1945 |
| First Yank Into Tokyo | Gen. T.W. Stanton / Col. Thompson | 1945 |
| The Hidden Eye | (scenes deleted) | 1945 |
| Flame of Barbary Coast | Cyrus Danver / Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star | 1945 |
| The Valley of Decision | Mr. Laurence Gaylord | 1945 |
| The Master Key | Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien | 1945 |
| A Guy, a Gal and a Pal | General | 1945 |
| She Gets Her Man | Mayor | 1945 |
| I Was a Criminal | Police Commisioner | 1945 |
| Janie | Col. Lucas - Commander Camp Wingate | 1944 |
| Port of 40 Thieves | Charles Farrington | 1944 |
| Louisiana Hayride | H.C. Forbes / H.C.Forbes | 1944 |
| Bathing Beauty | Mr. Allenwood | 1944 |
| Hat Check Honey | J.J. Worthington | 1944 |
| Captain America | Randolph / Mayor Randolph | 1944 |
| The Woman of the Town | Publisher | 1943 |
| What a Woman! | Sutton | 1943 |
| There's Something About a Soldier | Mr. Edwards | 1943 |
| His Butler's Sister | Sanderson | 1943 |
| Northern Pursuit | Chief Inspector | 1943 |
| Someone to Remember | Mr. Stanton | 1943 |
| Three Hearts for Julia | Army Colonel | 1943 |
| King of the Cowboys | Texas Governor Shuville / Texas Gov. Shuville | 1943 |
| Air Raid Wardens | Major Scanlon | 1943 |
| Hitler--Dead or Alive | Samuel Thornton | 1943 |
| Follow the Band | Jeremiah K. Barton | 1943 |
| Harrigan's Kid | Col. Lowry | 1943 |
| Behind the Eight Ball | Harry B. Kemp | 1942 |
| Tennessee Johnson | Lincoln's Emissary | 1942 |
| Strictly in the Groove | R.C. Saunders / RC Saunders | 1942 |
| Springtime in the Rockies | Man in Dark with Lighter | 1942 |
| King of the Mounties | Marshal Carleton | 1942 |
| Blondie for Victory | Colonel | 1942 |
| To the Shores of Tripoli | Maj. Wilson / Major Wilson | 1942 |
| Wings for the Eagle | Committee Speaker | 1942 |
| Lady in a Jam | Carter | 1942 |
| Pacific Rendezvous | John Carter | 1942 |
| Tarzan's New York Adventure | Judge Abbotson | 1942 |
| Fingers at the Window | Dr. Chandley | 1942 |
| Ship Ahoy | Capt. C.V. O'Brien | 1942 |
| Butch Minds the Baby | J. Wadsworth Carrington | 1942 |
| We Were Dancing | Mr. Bryce-Carew | 1942 |
| Ride 'Em Cowboy | Rodeo Announcer #1 | 1942 |
| Joe Smith, American | Mr. Edgerton | 1942 |
| Sealed Lips | Dr. Charles Evans | 1942 |
| Pacific Blackout | Commanding Officer | 1941 |
| They Died with Their Boots On | Colonel of 1st Michigan | 1941 |
| Public Enemies | Tregar | 1941 |
| Great Guns | Gen. Burns | 1941 |
| Buy Me That Town | Malcolm / Fred Malcolm | 1941 |
| Honky Tonk | Dr. Otis | 1941 |
| Sergeant York | General | 1941 |
| Unexpected Uncle | Tony | 1941 |
| Doctors Don't Tell | Supt. Duff | 1941 |
| Dive Bomber | Awards Speaker / Admiral - Speaks at Final Awards | 1941 |
| The Little Foxes | William Marshall | 1941 |
| Hold That Ghost | Bannister | 1941 |
| The Parson of Panamint | Prosecuting Attorney | 1941 |
| The Big Store | Arthur Hastings | 1941 |
| Blood and Sand | Marquis | 1941 |
| The Great Lie | Colonel Harriston | 1941 |
| Man Made Monster | Warden Harris / Prison Warden Harris | 1941 |
| The Man Who Lost Himself | Mr. Van der Girt | 1941 |
| Here Comes Happiness | John Vance | 1941 |
| Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery | Walsh / Harry Walsh | 1941 |
| A Man Betrayed | C.R. Pringle | 1941 |
| The Strawberry Blonde | Treadway - Hugo's Lawyer | 1941 |
| Western Union | Governor / Provisional Governor | 1941 |
| Arkansas Judge | John Root - Attorney / Hetty's Attorney | 1941 |
| Santa Fe Trail | Dr. J. Boyce Russell | 1940 |
| Love Thy Neighbor | Mr. Harrington / Harrington | 1940 |
| No, No, Nanette | 'Hutch' Hutchinson | 1940 |
| A Night at Earl Carroll's | Mayor Jones of Hollywood | 1940 |
| Lady with Red Hair | Wealthy London Host | 1940 |
| The Bank Dick | J. Frothingham Waterbury | 1940 |
| East of the River | Warden | 1940 |
| Seven Sinners | First Governor | 1940 |
| Nobody's Children | Sen. Lawrence Hargrave | 1940 |
| Fugitive from a Prison Camp | Undetermined Role | 1940 |
| Junior G-Men | Col. Barton | 1940 |
| The Return of Frank James | Prosecutor | 1940 |
| Sporting Blood | 'Sneak' OBrien | 1940 |
| Queen of the Mob | Judge | 1940 |
| The Mortal Storm | Rector | 1940 |
| Earthbound | Prosecutor | 1940 |
| Enemy Agent | Lyman Scott | 1940 |
| Virginia City | Armistead | 1940 |
| Johnny Apollo | District Attorney | 1940 |
| Parole Fixer | U.S. District Court Judge | 1940 |
| The Blue Bird | Daddy Tyl | 1940 |
| Swanee River | Andrew McDowell | 1940 |
| The Big Guy | Lawson | 1939 |
| The Honeymoon's Over | J.P. Walker | 1939 |
| Rulers of the Sea | Mr. Cunard / Mr. Cunard (Uncredited) | 1939 |
| Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Mr. Graves | 1939 |
| Bad Little Angel | Maj. Ellwood - Newspaper Owner | 1939 |
| Hollywood Cavalcade | Roberts / Russell Hicks | 1939 |
| Rio | Banker | 1939 |
| The Real Glory | Capt. George Manning | 1939 |
| Our Leading Citizen | Chairman | 1939 |
| Hotel for Women | Van Ellis | 1939 |
| Stanley and Livingstone | Commissioner | 1939 |
| Man of Conquest | Mr. Allen | 1939 |
| Union Pacific | Mr. Sargent | 1939 |
| Hotel Imperial | Austrian Officer | 1939 |
| East Side of Heaven | Hinkle | 1939 |
| The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Mr. Barrows | 1939 |
| The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Colonel | 1939 |
| I Was a Convict | District Attorney | 1939 |
| The Three Musketeers | Porthos | 1939 |
| Honolulu | Mr. Clifford Jones | 1939 |
| Boy Slaves | Albee's Attorney | 1939 |
| Boy Trouble | Magistrate | 1939 |
| North of Shanghai | Rowley | 1939 |
| Kentucky | Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861 / Thad Goodwin Sr. (1861) | 1938 |
| Men with Wings | Gen. Marlin | 1938 |
| That Certain Age | Scout Leader | 1938 |
| Fugitives for a Night | Maurice Tenwright | 1938 |
| You Can't Take It with You | Attorney to Kirby | 1938 |
| Gateway | Ernest Porter | 1938 |
| Little Miss Broadway | Perry | 1938 |
| Kidnapped | Bailiff | 1938 |
| In Old Chicago | Politician in Jack's Office / Man in Jack's Office | 1938 |
| The Big Broadcast of 1938 | Capt. Stafford | 1938 |
| Wise Girl | David Larrimore | 1937 |
| Clipped Wings | Capt. Morton | 1937 |
| The Westland Case | Mr. Woodbury | 1937 |
| Partners in Crime | Mayor Callahan | 1937 |
| Fit for a King | Editor Hardwick | 1937 |
| The Man Who Cried Wolf | Prosecuting Attorney | 1937 |
| The Big Shot | Martin Drake | 1937 |
| A Dangerous Adventure | Allen | 1937 |
| The Toast of New York | Lawyer | 1937 |
| On Again-Off Again | George Dilwig | 1937 |
| The Wildcatter | Tom Frayne | 1937 |
| Fifty Roads to Town | Police Official | 1937 |
| Pick a Star | Mr. Stone | 1937 |
| It Happened Out West | Cooley | 1937 |
| Criminals of the Air | Kurt Feldon | 1937 |
| Let Them Live | Newspaper Editor | 1937 |
| King of Gamblers | Man at Temple's Table | 1937 |
| Midnight Taxi | Barney Flagg | 1937 |
| Maytime | Monsieur Bulliet | 1937 |
| 23 1/2 Hours Leave | Capt. Barker | 1937 |
| Espionage | Alfred Hartrix | 1937 |
| Girl Overboard | Sam Le Maire | 1937 |
| Secret Valley | Austin Martin / Lawyer Austin Martin | 1937 |
| We Who Are About to Die | District Attorney Knight | 1937 |
| Dodge City Trail | Kenyon Phillips | 1936 |
| Laughing at Trouble | Cyrus Hall | 1936 |
| The Accusing Finger | Senator Forrest / Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator | 1936 |
| 15 Maiden Lane | Judge Graham | 1936 |
| Sea Spoilers | Phil Morgan | 1936 |
| The General Died at Dawn | American with No Matches | 1936 |
| Straight from the Shoulder | Capt. Daniels | 1936 |
| Grand Jury | Jim Hanify | 1936 |
| Spendthrift | Attorney | 1936 |
| Bunker Bean | A.C. Jones / A. C. Jones | 1936 |
| Ticket to Paradise | Colton | 1936 |
| Trapped by Television | J.F. Howland - Board Member | 1936 |
| Hearts in Bondage | Sen. Pillsbury | 1936 |
| Fatal Lady | American Opera House Manager | 1936 |
| Special Investigator | Insp. Perkett / Inspector Perkett | 1936 |
| Woman Trap | Dodd | 1936 |
| Laughing Irish Eyes | Silk Taylor | 1936 |
| The Music Goes 'Round | Mr. Cohn | 1936 |
| Follow the Fleet | Jim Nolan | 1936 |
| Ladies Love Danger | Melvin | 1936 |
| Rose-Marie | Commandant | 1936 |
| Tough Guy | Corbin | 1936 |
| Two in the Dark | Police Officer McCord / McCord - Police Officer | 1936 |
| If You Could Only Cook | Dillon | 1935 |
| Millions in the Air | Davis | 1935 |
| Grand Exit | Drake | 1935 |
| 1, 000 Dollars a Minute | Sonny Rycross | 1935 |
| Charlie Chan in Shanghai | James Andrews | 1935 |
| Thunder in the Night | Prefect of Police | 1935 |
| Dante's Inferno | Prosecuting Attorney | 1935 |
| Lady Tubbs | Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt | 1935 |
| Honeymoon Limited | Sugar Carver / Slug Gorman / Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver) | 1935 |
| Ladies Crave Excitement | Bert Taylor | 1935 |
| $10 Raise | Hendricks | 1935 |
| Cardinal Richelieu | Le Moyne | 1935 |
| Go Into Your Dance | Sam Rupert | 1935 |
| While the Patient Slept | Dr. Jay | 1935 |
| Living on Velvet | Major / Major at Flying Field | 1935 |
| Sweet Music | The Mayor / Mayor of New York City | 1935 |
| The Woman in Red | Clayton - Defense Attorney / Defense Attorney Clayton | 1935 |
| Shadow of Doubt | Chief of Detectives | 1935 |
| Devil Dogs of the Air | Captain | 1935 |
| The Secret Bride | John F. Holdstock | 1934 |
| Murder in the Clouds | Taggart / Taggert | 1934 |
| Babbitt | Commissioner Lyle Gurnee | 1934 |
| Gentlemen Are Born | Newspaper Editor | 1934 |
| The St. Louis Kid | Gorman | 1934 |
| The Firebird | Mr. Beyer - the Stage Manager / Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager | 1934 |
| Happiness Ahead | Jim Meehan | 1934 |
| The Case of the Howling Dog | Clinton Foley | 1934 |
| My Mummy's Arms | Mr. Smith | 1934 |
| Mushrooms | President of Pure Food Association | 1934 |
| Enlighten Thy Daughter | Daniel Stevens | 1934 |
| Before Morning | James Nichols / Jim Nichols | 1933 |
| Intolerance | Extra | 1916 |
| The Birth of a Nation | Minor Role | 1915 |
