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Russ Tamblyn

Russ Tamblyn

Russell Irving "Russ" Tamblyn (born December 30, 1934) is an American film and television actor, who is arguably best known for his performance in the 1961 movie musical West Side Story as Riff, the leader of the Jets gang. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russ Tamblyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Zandor and Friends
2020 • Self
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
2019
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s
2017 • Self
Along for the Ride
Along for the Ride
2016 • Self
Paint It Black
Paint It Black
2016 • Meredith's Friend
Chatty Catties
2015 • Bruce
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014 • Dr. Lawrence Jacoby
Hits
Hits
2014 • Dale

Full filmography

Paint It Black
Paint It Black
2016 • Meredith's Friend
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Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014 • Dr. Lawrence Jacoby
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Hits
Hits
2014 • Dale
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Django Unchained
Django Unchained
2012 • Son of a Gunfighter
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Drive
Drive
2011 • Doc
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Little Miss Magic
Little Miss Magic
1997 • Brenden Moran
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Invisible Mom
Invisible Mom
1996 • Dr. Woorter
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Starstruck
Starstruck
1995 • Wheeler / Homeless Man
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Rebellious
1995 • Old Guy
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Cabin Boy
Cabin Boy
1994 • Chocki
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Running Mates
Running Mates
1992 • Frank Usher
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Aftershock
Aftershock
1990 • Hank Franklin
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Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
1989 • Dr. Lawrence Jacoby
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B.O.R.N.
B.O.R.N.
1989 • Hugh
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Necromancer
Necromancer
1988 • Charles DeLonge
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Human Highway
Human Highway
1982 • Fred Kelly
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Black Heat
Black Heat
1976 • Ziggy
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That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 • (archive footage)
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Tight as a Drum
Tight as a Drum
1974 • Tink Wilson
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The Last Movie
The Last Movie
1971 • Member of Billy's gang
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The War of the Gargantuas
The War of the Gargantuas
1966 • Dr. Paul Stewart
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Son of a Gunfighter
Son of a Gunfighter
1965 • Johnny Ketchum
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The Haunting
The Haunting
1963 • Luke Sanderson
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How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
1962 • Confederate Deserter
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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962 • The Woodsman (segment "The Dancing Princess") / Tom Thumb
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Cimarron
Cimarron
1960 • William Hardy, The Cherokee Kid
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Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb
1958 • Tom Thumb
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High School Confidential!
High School Confidential!
1958 • Tony Baker / Mike Wilson
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Peyton Place
Peyton Place
1957 • Norman Page
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The Young Guns
The Young Guns
1956 • Tully Rice
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The Fastest Gun Alive
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956 • Eric Doolittle
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The Last Hunt
The Last Hunt
1956 • Jimmy O'Brien
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Hit the Deck
Hit the Deck
1955 • Danny Xavier Smith
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Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart
1954 • Lazar Berrison, Jr. (uncredited)
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954 • Brother Gideon Pontipee
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Take the High Ground!
Take the High Ground!
1953 • Paul Jamison
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The Winning Team
The Winning Team
1952 • Willie Alexander
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Retreat, Hell!
Retreat, Hell!
1952 • Jimmy W. McDermid
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As Young as You Feel
As Young as You Feel
1951 • Willie McKinley
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Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride
1950 • Tommy Banks
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Gun Crazy
Gun Crazy
1950 • Bart Tare (Age 14)
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Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror
1949 • Pierre's Oldest Son (uncredited)
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The Kid from Cleveland
The Kid from Cleveland
1949 • Johnny Barrows
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The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair
1948 • Classmate (uncredited)
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Russ Tamblyn – Biography, Known For & Filmography