Tony Russel

Tony Russel

Born: November 23, 1925
Died: March 18, 2017

Movies for Tony Russel...

The Vegas Strip War
Title: The Vegas Strip War
Character: Morgan Steinman
Released: November 25, 1984
Type: Movie
Neil Chaine, a charming Las Vegas hotel/casino owner, tries to turn his decaying building into the Strip's top attraction to avenge his outing by his former partners who run a more fancy hotel/casino just across the street.
bee
Title: Vega$
Released: September 20, 1978
Type: TV
Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is believed to be the first television series produced entirely in Las Vegas. The show stars Robert Urich as private detective Dan Tanna, who drove around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike.
bee
Title: CHiPs
Character: Eduardo
Released: September 15, 1977
Type: TV
Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.
bee
The Invasion of Carol Enders
Title: The Invasion of Carol Enders
Character: Dan Petrie
Released: November 5, 1973
Type: Movie
Television thriller about a woman is possessed after a brutal attack.
bee
Soul Hustler
Title: Soul Hustler
Character: Evin Calder
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Matthew Crowe, a whoring, pot-smoking, wandering singer teams up with a tent-show preacher. The preacher recognizes Mathew's charisma, and together they collect big donations delivering sermons with rocking gospel songs.Soon enough, Matthew lands a record deal, and the older man becomes the manager of Crowe's new act: Matthew, Son of Jesus. They hire a backup group of mustachioed rock musicians, who play in brown monks' robes, in contrast to Matthew's white robe and sandals. Their debut album becomes a huge hit so they go on a concert tour to promote it.
bee
The Hard Ride
Title: The Hard Ride
Character: Big Red
Released: April 22, 1971
Type: Movie
While in Vietnam, a GI promises his dying buddy that he'll take care of his motorcycle, "Baby", when he gets back home. After his discharge, he meets up with his dead friend's girlfriend, gets the bike, and then runs into trouble from some other bikers who don't like the idea of his having the motorcycle or the girl.
bee
Title: Night Gallery
Character: Director (segment "Make Me Laugh")
Released: December 16, 1970
Type: TV
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
bee
Title: The High Chaparral
Character: Ricardo
Released: September 10, 1967
Type: TV
The High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series, made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Productions, was created by David Dortort, who had previously created the hit Bonanza for the network. The theme song was also written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose, who also scored the two-hour pilot.
bee
Target Goldseven
Title: Target Goldseven
Character: Alan Milner (as Tony Russell)
Released: November 3, 1966
Type: Movie
American secret agent Alan Milner is charged to get back a lot of uranium being transported to an enemy power by a criminal gang led by Otis. The agent must follow a number of leads until getting aboard a merchant ship off the Moroccan coast, where he will have the last of a number of fights.
bee
War of the Planets
Title: War of the Planets
Character: Cmdr. Mike Halstead
Released: July 21, 1966
Type: Movie
In the 21st century, aliens with mind-control powers attempt to take over the earth.
bee
The Wild, Wild Planet
Title: The Wild, Wild Planet
Character: Cmdr. Mike Halstead
Released: July 15, 1966
Type: Movie
A rogue cop must stop a scientist from taking over the world with his deadly female robots, who are shrinking the world leaders.
bee
Viaggio di nozze all'italiana
Title: Viaggio di nozze all'italiana
Character: Barone Frescobaldi
Released: February 8, 1966
Type: Movie
bee
Behind the Mask of Zorro
Title: Behind the Mask of Zorro
Character: Zorro
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
A Spaghetti western styled adventure of Zorro.
bee
Three Weeks of Love
Title: Three Weeks of Love
Released: December 12, 1965
Type: Movie
Hong Kong-set religious drama.
bee
The Revolt of the Seven
Title: The Revolt of the Seven
Character: Keros
Released: December 28, 1964
Type: Movie
Milo, tyrant of Sparta, has betrayed the Achea League. The evidence of betrayal is hidden by one of the rebels who is killed before he can reveal the hiding place to his friend Keros.
bee
Secret of the Sphinx
Title: Secret of the Sphinx
Character: Thomas
Released: September 4, 1964
Type: Movie
Shot on location in Egypt, the story unfurls like an Italian Giallo as a group of people meet under strange circumstances, and one by one they are murdered. Gold is missing so you suspect a thief is trying to cover up his crime but that might be too obvious.
bee
Sword of Damascus
Title: Sword of Damascus
Character: Jesen
Released: February 19, 1964
Type: Movie
Thieves collude against the governor of Syria and the power of Rome while robbing everyone.
bee
The Secret Seven
Title: The Secret Seven
Character: Leslio
Released: October 31, 1963
Type: Movie
Greece is under the power of Rabirius, from which rise a few patriots led by Axel. He is taken prisoner and condemned to die of hunger and thirst. But his brother Leslio, who fears no one, makes him free. The next step Leslio takes, is to dissolve a group of mercenaries, without listening to his brother, who begs her to join the fight for freedom.
bee
Il terrore dei mantelli rossi
Title: Il terrore dei mantelli rossi
Character: Paolo
Released: August 11, 1963
Type: Movie
bee
La leggenda di Fra Diavolo
Title: La leggenda di Fra Diavolo
Character: Fra Diavolo
Released: October 26, 1962
Type: Movie
Adventure about the life of legendary bandi Fra Diavolo (played by Tony Russel).
bee
War Is Hell
Title: War Is Hell
Character: Sgt. Keefer
Released: September 26, 1961
Type: Movie
During the Korean War, a glory-hunting sergeant leads his platoon on a mission against the enemy--not telling them that a cease-fire has just been declared--so that he can win medals. Trouble arises when some members of platoon begin to suspect that something is fishy.
bee
The Sign of Zorro
Title: The Sign of Zorro
Character: Carlos Martinez
Released: November 18, 1958
Type: Movie
In this film, edited from eight episodes of Disney's hit TV series, Don Diego returns home to find his town under the heel of a cruel dictator, Capitan Monastario. Diego dons the mask of Zorro to fight the evil commandant's tyranny, and, with the help of his mute servant Bernardo, free the pueblo from his oppression.
bee
Title: Peter Gunn
Character: Michael Delak (as Tony Russo)
Released: September 22, 1958
Type: TV
Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, Peter Gunn worked in style. Known as Pete to his friends and simply as Gunn to his enemies, he did his job in a calm cool way.
bee
King Creole
Title: King Creole
Character: Chico (uncredited)
Released: July 2, 1958
Type: Movie
Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at his night club The Blue Shade. Danny refuses, but Fields won't take no for an answer.
bee
Title: 26 Men
Released: November 1, 1957
Type: TV
26 Men is a syndicated American western television series about the Arizona Rangers, an elite group commissioned in 1901 by the legislature of the Arizona Territory and limited, for financial reasons, to twenty-six active members. Russell Hayden was the producer of the series and the co-composer of the theme song. The series aired between October 15, 1957 and June 30, 1959, for a total of 78 episodes.
bee
Title: Zorro
Released: October 10, 1957
Type: TV
Diego de la Vega, the son of a wealthy landowner, returns from his studies in Spain and discovers that Los Angeles is under the command of Capitan Monastario, a cruel man who relishes in the misuse of his power for personal gain. Knowing that he cannot hope to single-handedly defeat Monastario and his troops, Diego resorts to subterfuge. He adopts the secret identity of Zorro, a sinister figure dressed in black, and rides to fight Monastario's injustice.
bee
The Silver Chalice
Title: The Silver Chalice
Character: Sicarii (uncredited)
Released: December 20, 1954
Type: Movie
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.
bee
Title: The Lone Wolf
Released: January 1, 1954
Type: TV