Robert Russell

Robert Russell (24 May 1936 – 12 May 2008) was an English stage and screen actor. He is best known to horror film fans for his portrayal of John Stearne in the film Witchfinder General.

Partial filmography 1961 The Sinister Man as Uniformed Sergeant 1964 Shadow of Fear as Ransome 1965 Othello as Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots 1967 The Whisperers as Andy 1967 Robbery as Detective 1967 Bedazzled as Anger 1968 Inspector Clouseau as Stockton 1968 Witchfinder General as John Stearne 1969 The Spy Killer as Police Sergeant 1970 Eyewitness as Headquarters Policeman 1970 The Breaking of Bumbo as Sergeant Clegg 1971 Man in the Wilderness as Smith 1972 Sitting Target as Prison Warder One 1980 Silver Dream Racer as Garage Mechanic 1982 Ivanhoe as Leader 1982 Oliver Twist as 2nd Constable 1983 The Sign of Four as Williams 1985 Black Arrow as Appleyard 2003 Hitler: The Rise of Evil as Franz Von Papen