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Russ Tamblyn

Russ Tamblyn

Acting
December 30, 1934 (91 years old)
Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

30

Movies

2

Popularity

IMDb

Known For (30 movies)

Django Unchained

Django Unchained

Son of a Gunfighter

2012

Drive

Drive

Doc

2011

Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb

1958

Invisible Mom

Invisible Mom

Dr. Woorter

1996

Cinerama Adventure

Cinerama Adventure

Self

2002

Black Heat

Black Heat

Ziggy

1976

Human Highway

Human Highway

Fred Kelly

1982

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

Saul

1949

Cabin Boy

Cabin Boy

Chocki

1994

Scream Free!

Scream Free!

Link

1969

The War of the Gargantuas

The War of the Gargantuas

Dr. Paul Stewart

1966

Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy

Bart Tare (Age 14)

1950

Necromancer

Necromancer

Charles DeLonge

1988

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

Gas Attendant

1995

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

Unknown role

1985

The Last Movie

The Last Movie

Member of Billy's gang

1971

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

Ed Morse

1999

Cyclone

Cyclone

Unknown role

1987

Commando Squad

Commando Squad

Anchor

1987

The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive

Eric Doolittle

1956

Retreat, Hell!

Retreat, Hell!

Jimmy W. McDermid

1952

Many Rivers to Cross

Many Rivers to Cross

Shields

1955

My Ghost Dog

My Ghost Dog

Vito

1997

Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground!

Paul Jamison

1953

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

Rico

1971

West Side Story

West Side Story

Riff

1961

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

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

Tom Thumb (archive footage)

2013

The Vicious Years

The Vicious Years

Tino

1950

Cimarron

Cimarron

William Hardy, The Cherokee Kid

1960

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

Blackmoor

1997

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