Russell Sommers
Biography
Russell Sommers is an actor primarily known for his work in mid-1980s cult classic films. He is often remembered for small but notable roles in high-profile projects of that era.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • as Party Guest
After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Navigation Officer
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes • as Young Man
A short-lived anthology television series from Hammer Studios. Though similar in format to the 1980 series Hammer House of Horror, the Mystery and Suspense series had feature-length episodes, usually running around 70 minutes without commercials. Co-produced by Hammer Studios with 20th Century Fox Television, it is known in the United States as Fox Mystery Theater. Unlike 1980's Hammer House of Horror, all episodes feature American actors as either the leads or in key roles. It first broadcast in the UK on ITV in 1984, though was not simulcast and was shown in different timeslots throughout the various regions.
Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • as Student
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.
Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • as Party Guest
An American WWI veteran undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from Paris to Nepal to the Himalayas and back to his hometown. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Gary Rosen
Major Reisman is "volunteered" to lead another mission using convicted army soldiers, sentenced to either death or long prison terms. This time their mission is to kill a Nazi general who plans to assassinate Hitler.