Russ Tamblyn

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 30, 1934 (91 yrs)

place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

also known as

Russell Tamblyn · Rusty Tamblyn · Rasu Tanburin · Russell Irving Tamblyn

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Django Unchained
8.2

Django Unchained

2012as Son of a Gunfighter
Drive
7.6

Drive

2011as Doc
Hit the Deck
5.0

Hit the Deck

1955as Danny Xavier Smith
West Side Story
7.2

West Side Story

1961as Riff
How the West Was Won
7.0

How the West Was Won

1962as Confederate Deserter
The War of the Gargantuas
6.4

The War of the Gargantuas

1966as Dr. Paul Stewart
Samson and Delilah
6.6

Samson and Delilah

1949as Saul
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
7.1

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954as Brother Gideon Pontipee
The Haunting
7.1

The Haunting

1963as Luke Sanderson
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
7.2

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby
Twin Peaks
8.5

Twin Peaks

1989as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby
Cimarron
6.1

Cimarron

1960as William Hardy, The Cherokee Kid
Father of the Bride
7.0

Father of the Bride

1950as Tommy Banks
Gun Crazy
7.5

Gun Crazy

1950as Bart Tare (Age 14)
The Long Ships
6.1

The Long Ships

1964as Orm
Peyton Place
6.8

Peyton Place

1957as Norman Page
Cabin Boy
5.2

Cabin Boy

1994as Chocki
The Fastest Gun Alive
6.9

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956as Eric Doolittle
The Last Movie
5.8

The Last Movie

1971as Member of Billy's gang
That's Entertainment!
7.4

That's Entertainment!

1974as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Father's Little Dividend
6.5

Father's Little Dividend

1951as Tommy Banks
The Last Hunt
6.9

The Last Hunt

1956as Jimmy O'Brien
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
5.9

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962as The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb
The Boy with Green Hair
6.2

The Boy with Green Hair

1948as Classmate (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
6.3

Inherit the Wind

1999as Ed Morse
Reign of Terror
6.8

Reign of Terror

1949as Pierre's Oldest Son (uncredited)
B.O.R.N.
4.5

B.O.R.N.

1989as Hugh
Tom Thumb
6.4

Tom Thumb

1958as Tom Thumb
Paint It Black
5.8

Paint It Black

2016as Meredith's Friend
Retreat, Hell!
6.5

Retreat, Hell!

1952as Jimmy W. McDermid
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
5.0

The Captive: The Longest Drive 2

1976as Kelly
Aftershock
4.6

Aftershock

1990as Hank Franklin
That's Dancing!
6.9

That's Dancing!

1985
Hits
4.8

Hits

2014as Dale
As Young as You Feel
6.4

As Young as You Feel

1951as Willie McKinley
Little Devils: The Birth
3.7

Little Devils: The Birth

1993as Doc Clapton
Cyclone
4.0

Cyclone

1987
Deep in My Heart
6.7

Deep in My Heart

1954as Lazar Berrison, Jr. (uncredited)
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
3.9

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

1995as Gas Attendant
Running Mates
5.8

Running Mates

1992as Frank Usher
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
4.5

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

1971as Rico
Along for the Ride
7.0

Along for the Ride

2016as Self
The Winning Team
6.1

The Winning Team

1952as Willie Alexander
Many Rivers to Cross
6.5

Many Rivers to Cross

1955as Shields
Commando Squad
3.8

Commando Squad

1987as Anchor
Don't Go Near the Water
5.3

Don't Go Near the Water

1957as Ens. Tyson
Take the High Ground!
6.2

Take the High Ground!

1953as Paul Jamison
Human Highway
5.2

Human Highway

1982as Fred Kelly
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
6.8

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

2019
The Phantom Empire
3.7

The Phantom Empire

1987as Bill