Russ Tamblyn
Russ Tamblyn at the 1990 Annual Emmy Awards
Birth name	Russell Irving Tamblyn
Born	December 30, 1934 (1934-12-30) (age 72) Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse(s)	1) Elizabeth Kempton (m. 1960 div. ?) 2 children 2) Venetia Stevenson (m. 14 Feb. 1956 div. 14 Feb. 1957) 3) Bonnie Murray (m. ? - present) 1 child
Official site	Official website

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Early Life

Born in Los Angeles, California to Eddie Tamblyn (Eddie Tamblyn on IMDB), Tamblyn's first movie appearance was in 1948 in The Boy With Green Hair. In addition, he portrayed the young Saul in Cecil B. DeMille's version of Samson and Delilah, a 1949 film at Paramount. Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Boy with Green Hair is a 1948 American comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Losey. ... Saul (שאול המלך) (or Shaul) (Hebrew: , Standard  Tiberian  ; asked for or borrowed) is a figure identified in the Books of Samuel and the Quran as having been the first king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel. ... Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was one of the most successful filmmakers during the first half of the 20th century. ... Samson and Delilah can refer to: Samson and Delilah, a Biblical couple Samson and Delilah, an opera by Camille Saint-Saëns Samson and Delilah, a painting by Rembrandt Samson and Delilah, a 1949 movie This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might...

In 1954 his break-out role was as one of the singing and dancing brothers, Gideon, in the film musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers for which his abilities as a champion gymnast and acrobat were well suited. Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Movie CD cover Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a musical film released in 1954. ...

Roles

Other musical roles included the title role in Tom Thumb, as one of the sailors in the 1955 film version of Hit the Deck,He also played the youngest brother in the Musical " Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" and his best known role in the 1961 Best Picture West Side Story, where he played Riff, the leader of the Jets. tom thumb is a 1958 US-made fantasy-musical film directed by George Pal. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Hit the Deck is a musical theater production first staged at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway on April 25, 1927. ... Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Movie CD cover Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a musical film released in 1954. ... West Side Story is a 1961 film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. ...

Appearances

He appeared in the movie Peyton Place in 1957, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1962 he appeared in the cinerama movie How the West Was Won. In 1963 he appeared in The Long Ships. In 1966, he starred in the Japanese kaiju film War of the Gargantuas. Peyton Place is a 1957 American motion picture drama based on the bestselling novel by Grace Metalious. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to male actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cinerama is the trademarked name for a widescreen process which works by simultaneously projecting images from three synchronized 35 mm projectors onto a huge, deeply-curved screen, subtending 146° of arc, and for the corporation which was formed to market it. ... How the West Was Won is an epic 1962 western film which follows several generations of a family (starting as the Prescotts) as they move ever westward, from western New York state to the Pacific Ocean. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Long Ships is a 1963 Yugoslavian English language motion picture released by Columbia Pictures very loosely based on the Swedish novel The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson. ... Kaijū (怪獣) is a Japanese term that generically translates to monster. ... War of the Gargantuas, released in Japan as Frankenstein no Kaijū: Sanda tai Gaira , lit. ...

More recently he has appeared in television series such as Nash Bridges, Twin Peaks (in which he played an eccentric psychiatrist), and the Babylon 5 episode A Distant Star in which he played 'Captain Jack Maynard'. Nast Bridges was an American television police drama that was created by Carlton Cuse. ... Twin Peaks is an American Emmy Award-nominated, Peabody and Golden Globe-winning serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, which first aired in the United States on April 8, 1990 and ended on June 10, 1991. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... A Distant Star is an episode from the second season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. ...

Personal Life

His daughter is Amber Tamblyn with whom he has appeared in "Rebellious" and "Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard"; she had the starring role in the CBS television series Joan of Arcadia. Tamblyn appeared opposite his daughter in several episodes of the series, in which he played the role of the "Dog Walker God". His brother, Larry Tamblyn, was the drummer with 1960s band The Standells. Amber Rose Tamblyn (born May 14, 1983) is an Emmy-nominated American actress and poet. ... Look up rebellion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Joan of Arcadia was an American television fantasy/family drama which aired on Fridays, 8-9 p. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The Standells were a 1960s rock and roll band from Los Angeles, California who, like the The Seeds, exemplified the garage rock style. ...

Awards

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Filmography

All the Movies that Russ Tamblyn has made on Russ Tamblyn's IMDB page

External link

• http://www.russtamblyn.com
• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848560
• http://www.nndb.com/people/277/000048133