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- Birth nameRussell Ellis
- Russell Hunter was born on February 18, 1925 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Callan (1974), Callan (1967) and The Broken Horseshoe (1952). He was married to Una McLean, Caroline Blakiston and Marjorie Thomson. He died on February 26, 2004 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
- SpousesUna McLean(1991 - February 26, 2004) (his death)Caroline Blakiston(1970 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)Marjorie Thomson(1949 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Peter Jackson used much of his unique look, mannerisms and facial expressions in the CGI character of "Smeagol/Gollum" in his "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Jackson remembered him from the UK television series, Callan (1967), where his character "Lonely" was a lowlife informant criminal.
- He frequently referred to his ex-wife Caroline Blakiston as "my best friend" after they were divorced.
- Before becoming an actor, he worked in a shipyard on the river Clyde as an apprentice.
- He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- He was cast to play Willie MacKay in The Highlanders: Episode 2 (1966), but had to pull out and was replaced by Andrew Downie. He went on the appear in the series in The Robots of Death: Part One (1977).
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