Roy Russell

Acting
Anerley, London, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography18 Titles

#1The Lady Vanishes

Movie - 1938, 2h 15m as Violinist (uncredited)

7.4 / 10
MysteryThriller

On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.

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#2Caesar and Cleopatra

Movie - 1945, 2h 15m as Councillor (uncredited)

6.2 / 10
DramaHistoryComedy

At the height of the Roman Civil War, an aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra, whom he teaches how to rule Egypt.

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#3No Highway in the Sky

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

7.0 / 10
DramaThriller

James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.

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#4Fire Over England

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m as Sir Humphrey Cooper

6.2 / 10
HistoryDramaRomance

In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at the breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I, British sea raiders such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen, bringing gold from the New World.

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#5Sports Day

Movie - 1944, 2h 15m as Col. House

10.0 / 10

A schoolboy almost misses the school sports day when he is wrongly punished for cruelty to a dog.

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#6Hindle Wakes

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Sparks

5.4 / 10
DramaRomance

During a holiday to the beach Jenny meets Alan and agrees to spend the week with him. Wanting to keep this a secret from her parents Jenny gets help from her friend Mary to pretend her whereabouts but disaster strikes during a boating accident. It is soon discovered Jenny was not with Mary. When the parents find out the truth they pressure the couple to get married, but Jenny thinks otherwise.

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#7Man on the Run

Movie - 1949, 2h 15m as Mobile Police Sergeant

6.7 / 10
ThrillerDramaCrime

An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.

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#8They Were Sisters

Movie - 1945, 2h 15m as Lethbridge

5.5 / 10
Drama

The story of three sisters and the men they marry: one is happily married but childless, the second promiscuously escapes an unhappy, loveless marriage, and the third is tortured by the mental cruelties inflicted by a domineering husband.

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#9Women of Twilight

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m as Minor Role (uncredited)

6.0 / 10
DramaCrime

When a nightclub singer is arrested for murder, his pregnant girlfriend moves into a boarding house for women, but the mother-to-be soon discovers that her new lodgings harbors a horrific secret.

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#10Uneasy Terms

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m as Col. Jarvis Stenhurst

4.7 / 10
Thriller

Private eye Slim Callaghan is summoned to the country home of a Colonel Stenhurst, but the latter is murdered before he can talk to the detective. Was one of the Colonel's three daughters responsible?

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#11Twilight Hour

Movie - 1945, 2h 15m as Sir John Gough

7.0 / 10
CrimeDrama

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#12It's Never Too Late to Mend

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m as Rev. Mr. Eden

6.1 / 10
Drama

An evil prison administrator cruelly abuses the inmates at his prison, until one day the tables are turned.

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#13Waltz Time

Movie - 1945, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

10.0 / 10
Music

Waltz Time is a 1945 British musical film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Carol Raye, Peter Graves and Patricia Medina. In Imperial Vienna a young Grand Duchess is prevented from marrying the man she loves.

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#14Grip of the Strangler

Movie - 1958, 2h 15m as Medical Superintendent

6.0 / 10
HorrorCrimeMystery

A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.

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#15Stolen Life

Movie - 1939, 2h 15m as British Minister

6.8 / 10
Drama

Adapted from the best-selling novel by K. J. Benes, A Stolen Life serves as a tour de force for German actress Elizabeth Bergner, whose husband Paul Czinner directed the film. Bergner stars as identical twins Sylvina and Martina, whose mild sibling rivalry intensifies when one of the girls tricks the other's sweetheart Alan McKenzie (Michael Redgrave) into proposing to the wrong twin.

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#16Circumstantial Evidence

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Dick

7.0 / 10
Crime

Long after being deserted by her husband, Linda Harrison will soon be free to marry her lover, Michael Carteret. But when her husband suddenly reappears, he attempts to blackmail the couple with a threat of ruining Michael's career. When her husband is murdered, Michael appears to be the only obvious suspect - but will the circumstantial evidence be enough to sentence him to death?

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#17The Dark Road

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

5.0 / 10
CrimeThriller

Crime thriller following the rise of a petty thief to underworld crime boss.

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#18Dreaming

Movie - 1944, 2h 15m as Trainer

8.0 / 10
Comedy

When a pretty Wren faints in a crowded train, Private Bud Flanagan and Captain Ches Allen are quick to render first aid. But over Bud's head, a heavy kitbag wobbles; it falls and scores a direct hit, knocking him unconscious. What follows is a dream sequence involving Ches, the Wren and Bud himself in a series of hilarious adventures as well as a magical medley of the duo's best-loved musical numbers!

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