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Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film actor.
Born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, Hicks appeared in nearly 300 films between 1915 and 1956. His first appearance was an uncredited role in The Birth of a Nation (1915). He often appeared as a smooth-talking confidence man, as in the W.C. Fields film The Bank Dick (1940). Distinguished, suave and a consummate actor, Hicks played a variety of judges, corrupt officials, businessmen and attorneys, working in a variety of mediums almost until his death. Hicks appeared once in the syndicated western television series The Cisco Kid as an uncle of the Gail Davis character, whom he threatens to disinherit if she marries a known gangster.
He died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart attack.
Movies
The Bank Dick J. Frothingham Waterbury
The Show-Off Mr. Thorbison (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm Rector
Doctors Don't Tell Supt. Duff
North of Shanghai Rowley
Apology for Murder Harvey Kirkland
You Can't Take It with You Kirby's Attorney (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Shanghai James Andrews
Sealed Lips Dr. Charles Evans
Tarzan's New York Adventure Judge Abbotson
Follow the Fleet Jim Nolan
Seven Sinners First Governor
Flame of Barbary Coast Cyrus Danver, Owner San Francisco Star
The Velvet Touch Actor 'Judge Brack'
Hold That Ghost Bannister
Louisiana Hayride H.C.Forbes
The Little Foxes William Marshall
Western Union Provisional Governor
Once Upon a Honeymoon Angel Chief
The Valley of Decision Mr. Laurence Gaylord
Air Raid Wardens Major Scanlon
Dark Alibi Warden Cameron
The Port of 40 Thieves Charles Farrington
The Hunted Dan Meredith, Chief of Detectives
Fingers at the Window Dr. Chandley
Scarlet Street J.J. Hogarth
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Mr. Barrows
Nobody's Children Sen. Lawrence Hargrave (uncredited)
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery Harry Walsh
Bad Little Angel Maj. Ellwood, newspaper owner (uncredited)
Race Street Easy Mason
Laughing Irish Eyes Silk Taylor
Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc. Colonel Barton
Northern Pursuit Chief Inspector (uncredited)
Special Investigator Inspector Perkett
Exposed Col. Bentry
Butch Minds the Baby J. Wadsworth Carrington
Pick a Star Mr. Stone
The Music Goes 'Round Mr. Cohn
The Real Glory Capt. Manning
The Accusing Finger Vociferous Pro-Capital Punishment Senator
A Game of Death Mr. Whitney
I Cheated the Law District Attorney Randolph
Springtime in the Rockies Theatergoer in blackout (uncredited)
Mushrooms President of Pure Food Association (uncredited)
Sweet Music Mayor of New York City
Ladies Crave Excitement Bert Taylor
Bowery Battalion Melvin Hatfield
Love Thy Neighbor Harrington
Honeymoon Limited Slug Gorman (alias Colonel Carver)
Grand Jury Jim Hanify
We Were Dancing Mr. Bryce-Carew
Ticket to Paradise Colton
Living on Velvet Major at Flying Field
As You Were Col. Lockwood
South of St. Louis
The Big Hangover Steve Hughes
One Sunday Afternoon Tredway
Mr. Walkie Talkie Col. Lockwood
Louisiana Fred Astor
The Man Who Cried Wolf Prosecuting Attorney
Lady Tubbs Mr. Ronald Ash-Orcutt
It Happened Out West Cooley
The Plainsman and the Lady Sen. Twin
Secret Valley Lawyer Austin Martin
23 1/2 Hours Leave Capt. Barker
Fit for a King Editor Hardwick
Clipped Wings Capt. Morton
Boy Trouble Magistrate
The Master Key Police Chief Michael J. O'Brien
Honolulu Mr. Clifford Jones (uncredited)
The Wildcatter Tom Frayne
Partners in Crime Mayor Callahan
Little Miss Broadway Perry
Pacific Blackout Commanding Officer
Till the Clouds Roll By Producer (uncredited)
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Big Broadcast of 1938 Capt. Stafford
The Case of the Howling Dog Clinton Foley
The Pilgrim Lady Thackery Gibbs
The Firebird Mr. Beyer, the Stage Manager
Overland Telegraph Col. Marvin
Fugitives for a Night Maurice Tenwright
Kentucky Jubilee T.J. Hoarsely
On Again—Off Again George Dilwig
Bathing Beauty Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
Blue Grass of Kentucky James B. Armistead
The Three Musketeers Porthos
Three Hearts for Julia Colonel (uncredited)
Kentucky Thad Goodwin Sr. - 1861
First Yank into Tokyo Gen. T.W. Stanton (uncredited)
Earthbound Prosecutor
Midnight Taxi Barney Flagg
Swanee River Andrew McDowell
Happiness Ahead Jim Meehan
Blood and Sand Marquis
To the Shores of Tripoli Major Wilson
The Big Shot Martin Drake
Arkansas Judge Hetty's Attorney
We Who Are About to Die District Attorney Knight (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade Russell Hicks
Spendthrift Attorney
Fatal Lady American Opera House Manager (uncredited)
Before Morning Jim Nichols
Laughing at Trouble Cyrus Hall
The Big Store Arthur Hastings
Gentlemen Are Born Newspaper Editor
Men with Wings Gen. Marlin
Manhattan Angel J.C. Rayland
Virginia City Armistead
While the Patient Slept Dr. Jay
East Side of Heaven Hinkle (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle Colonel (uncredited)
Union Pacific Sergeant (uncredited)
Stanley and Livingstone Commissioner
Sporting Blood 'Sneak' OBrien
Dodge City Trail Kenyon Phillips
The Flying Saucer Hank Thorn
Man-Made Monster Warden Harris (uncredited)
Kidnapped Bailiff
The Studebaker Story Harold S. Vance
Parole Fixer U.S. District Court Judge
My Dear Secretary Dick Fulton - Publisher (uncredited)
Espionage Alfred Hartrix
G.I. War Brides Insp. Ramsaye
The Judge Steps Out Superior Court Judge (uncredited)
Again Pioneers Pete Galloway
Fourteen Hours Regan, Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Great Guns Gen. Burns
The Blue Bird Daddy Tyl
The Great Lie Colonel Harriston
Lady in a Jam Carter
Devil Dogs of the Air Captain
Thunder in the Night Prefect of Police
Unmasked George Richards
A Close Call for Boston Blackie Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)
Woman Trap Dodd
The Secret Bride John F. Holdstock
The Woman in Red Defense Attorney Clayton
15 Maiden Lane Judge Graham
A Dangerous Adventure Allen
The Parson of Panamint Prosecuting Attorney
Follow the Band Jeremiah K. Barton
Sea Spoilers Phil Morgan
Johnny Apollo District Attorney
Here Comes Happiness John Vance
Enemy Agent Lyman Scott
Buy Me That Town Malcolm
The Sea of Grass Maj. Dell Harney
The Black Arrow Sir Harry Shelton
The Return of Frank James Prosecutor
Santa Fe Trail Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Extra (uncredited)
Sergeant York General (uncredited)
Two in the Dark Police Officer McCord (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint Marty Martindale (uncredited)
Gateway Ernest Porter
No, No, Nanette 'Hutch' Hutchinson
Hotel for Women Van Ellis
East of the River Warden
Lady with Red Hair Wealthy London Host (uncredited)
That Certain Age Scout Leader (uncredited)
Junior G-Men Col. Barton
Someone to Remember Mr. Stanton
Babbitt Commissioner Lyle Gurnee
The Gallant Legion Senator Beale
Web of Danger Gallagher
Gay Blades Buxton
Our Leading Citizen Chairman
Hotel Imperial Austrian Officer (uncredited)
The Maverick Col. Hook
Old Oklahoma Plains Colonel Charles Bigelow
King of the Mounties Marshal Carleton
The Woman of the Town Publisher
The Plunderers Cavalry Colonel
Ride 'Em Cowboy Rodeo Announcer #1 (uncredited)
King of the Cowboys Texas Governor
They Died with Their Boots On Colonel of 1st Michigan (uncredited)
Dante's Inferno Prosecuting Attorney
Dark Delusion Mr. Logan (uncredited)
The Westland Case Mr. Woodbury
Dive Bomber Awards Speaker (uncredited)
Murder in the Clouds Taggert
All That I Have Jess Northrup
Girl Overboard Sam Le Maire
Janie Col. Lucas - Commander Camp Wingate
Fifty Roads to Town Police Official
Joe Smith, American Mr. Edgerton
She Gets Her Man Mayor
In Old Chicago Politician in Jack's Office
Strictly in the Groove RC Saunders
Bunker Bean A. C. Jones
Samson and Delilah Lord of Ashkelon
The Return of October Taylor
The Toast of New York Lawyer
His Butler's Sister Sanderson
Shanghai Chest Frank Bronson, district attorney
Fun on a Weekend John Biddle
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle Colonel
Go Into Your Dance Sam Rupert
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President Mr. Graves
Let Them Live Newspaper Editor
Rulers of the Sea Mr. Cunard (Uncredited)
Pacific Rendezvous John Carter
Assigned to Danger Thomas A. Rivers (uncredited)
If You Could Only Cook Dillon (uncredited)
The Fountainhead Banner Board Member (uncredited)
Barbary Pirate Commodore Preble
Buck Privates Come Home Mr. Appleby
The Noose Hangs High Johnny - Copper Club Manager (uncredited)
Getting Gertie's Garter Board Member (uncredited)
Swing Parade of 1946 Daniel Warren Sr.
Ship Ahoy Capt. C.V. O'Brien
7th Cavalry Col. Kellogg
A Man Betrayed C.R. Pringle
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest Robin Hood - Earl of Huntington
Criminals of the Air Kurt Feldon
Tennessee Johnson Lincoln's Emissary
Hitler- Dead or Alive Samuel Thornton
The Big Guy Lawson
Smoky River Serenade J. Bricket Armstrong
You Can't Run Away from It Ship Captain (uncredited)
The General Died at Dawn No Matches Man (uncredited)
Captain America Mayor Randolph
Jiggs and Maggie in Court Supreme Court Judge
Man of Conflict Mr. Murdock
Proceed and Report Captain
America's Safest Tire Fisk Tire Official
Shows
Cheyenne
Studio One Hinton
The Secret Storm
Hallmark Hall of Fame
West Point
The Cisco Kid Jasper King
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars J. Winston Fletcher
Navy Log
Racket Squad
Playwrights '56
Telephone Time
Panic!
The Big Breakfast
