Byron Russell
Irish actor
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| Intro | Irish actor | |
| Places | Ireland | |
| was | Actor Television actor | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | 17 May 1884, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Munster, Ireland | |
| Death | 4 September 1963New York City, New York, USA (aged 79 years) | |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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Biography
Byron Russell (1884 – 1963) was an Irish character actor, best known for is performance as Quintal in the 1935 film Mutiny on the Bounty.
Biography
Born in Ireland in 1884, Russell's first film appearance was in the 1920 American silent film The World and His Wife. He appeared in eleven films prior to the outbreak of World War II, often playing authority figures. After the war, Russell turned his attention to television work, appearing in numerous roles, predominantly in televised plays, between 1949 and 1960.
Russell also appeared on the Broadway stage from 1913 until 1959, notably in the 1929 revival of Eugene O'Neill's Glencairn series of plays.
Russell died in 1963 in New York City.