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Gordon Russell(1929-1981)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Gordon Russell was born on 15 August 1929 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for One Life to Live (1968), House of Dark Shadows (1970) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). He died on 19 January 1981 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornAugust 15, 1929
DiedJanuary 19, 1981(51)
BornAugust 15, 1929
DiedJanuary 19, 1981(51)
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  • Awards
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

One Life to Live (1968)
One Life to Live
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Nancy Barrett, Jonathan Frid, and Kathryn Leigh Scott in House of Dark Shadows (1970)
House of Dark Shadows
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1970
Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
Joel Crothers, Jonathan Frid, and Lara Parker in Dark Shadows (1966)
Dark Shadows
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Dark Shadows: Behind the Scenes (1991)
    Dark Shadows: Behind the Scenes
    8.6
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • One Life to Live (1968)
    One Life to Live
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story by
    • Writer
    • written by
    • 1971–1980
  • England Home & Beauty
    Short
    • writings
    • 1976
  • Joel Crothers, Jonathan Frid, and Lara Parker in Dark Shadows (1966)
    Dark Shadows
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • head writer
    • 1967–1971
  • Nancy Barrett, Jonathan Frid, and Kathryn Leigh Scott in House of Dark Shadows (1970)
    House of Dark Shadows
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Melinda Cordell and Mary Fickett in The Nurses (1965)
    The Nurses
    7.1
    TV Series
    • head writer
    • 1965–1967
  • Kathleen Maguire in A Flame in the Wind (1964)
    A Flame in the Wind
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964–1966
  • Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
    The DuPont Show of the Week
    6.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1962
  • Playdate
    5.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1961
  • Great Ghost Tales (1961)
    Great Ghost Tales
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1960

Actor

  • Joel Crothers, Jonathan Frid, and Lara Parker in Dark Shadows (1966)
    Dark Shadows
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Harris the 2nd Footman
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 15, 1929
    • Salem, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • January 19, 1981
    • New York City, New York, USA(cancer)

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