Russ Bender (January 1, 1910 – August 16, 1969[citation needed]) was an American actor.

Russ Bender
Bender in Anatomy of a Psycho (1961)
Born(1910-01-01)January 1, 1910
DiedAugust 16, 1969(1969-08-16) (aged 59)
OccupationActor
Years active1952–1969

Career

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Before becoming an actor, Bender wrote detective stories for magazines.[1] That part of his life was interrupted when he joined the Army. By the time he returned to civilian life, the market for such material had decreased. At that point, he became an actor, appearing in the Gunsmoke episode “Gold Mine” (S11E15 of 1965). Even then, he continued to write to some extent, creating script for five films as well as "numerous television scripts".[2] He frequently appeared in b-movies, and often worked with director Maury Dexter.

Filmography

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He appeared in the films

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1959 Rawhide Storekeeper S1:E22, "Incident of a Burst of Evil"
1960 Rawhide Sheriff S3:E9, "Incident of the Captive"
1961 Rawhide Gilmore S4:E9, "The Little Fishes"

Books

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Russell Bender, Shag & Bones: The Complete Series (Steeger Books, 2023); intro by John Wooley

References

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  1. ^ "Stories, Listed by Author".
  2. ^ Miller, Jeanne (December 6, 1965). "'Once Over Nightly' Is Going Over Nicely". The San Francisco Examiner. California, San Francisco. p. 39. Retrieved December 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Russ Bender". AllMovie. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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