Russell Hardie
Biography
Russell Hardie was an American film actor who reached the screen by an unlikely route. Born in Buffalo, New York, he left school to work for his blacksmith father, studied stenography at night and spent time as a secretary before a small part in a play at the stock company that employed him drew him to acting. He moved to New York, worked with stock troupes in Kansas City, Memphis and Greenwich, Connecticut, and debuted on Broadway in The Criminal Code, an eight-month New York run that also toured for three months. In 1939 he played Bayard in the Broadway cast of The Primrose Path. Hardie appeared in twenty-seven films between 1930 and 1966, among them Camille (1936), in which he had an uncredited part, and Fail Safe (1964), as a Pentagon general. He died in 1973.
69years old at death
- Born Buffalo
- Died Clarence
- Star sign: TaurusLast day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
- Also credited as William Russell Hardie
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 13 years1951 to 1964
Every film, newest first
- 1964Fail SafeIMDb rating 8.0
- 1957The Defender (Studio One)IMDb rating 7.9
- 1951The FrogmenIMDb rating 6.5
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First role
Russell Hardie got his first taste of acting when he took a small part in a play while employed as secretary for a stock theater company.
First role
Hardie's Broadway debut came in The Criminal Code, a show that played New York City for eight months and then spent three months on the road.
A change of course
Hardie spent a brief period as a stenographer in the freight offices of the Erie Railroad before becoming an office boy. He attended more night school and eventually became a full-fledged secretary.
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Worked with
Russell Hardie made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Sidney Lumet
All films by Lloyd Bacon
All films by Robert Mulligan
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