Charles Russell

Charles Russell, who was born on March 31, 1918, in New York City, was a movie and radio actor who appeared in 17 films between 1943 and 1949. Russell made his debut in an uncredited part as a ball player in Ladies' Day (1943) at RKO and had his first credited role in his second film, RKO's Bombardier (1943), a World War II propaganda film. Signed by 20th Century-Fox, he appeared in another propaganda movie, The Purple Heart (1944), a prestigious A-list picture written and produced by studio boss Darryl F. Zanuck. Starring Dana Andrews, it featured up-and-coming actors Richard Conte and Farley Granger, who would go on to have far longer and successful careers than would Russell.