Russ Bender

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

Career Before becoming an actor, Bender wrote detective stories for magazines. 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". He frequently appeared in B-movies, and often worked with director Maury Dexter.

Filmography He appeared in the films

1952: Paula - Cop (uncredited) 1953: The War of the Worlds - Dr. Carmichael (uncredited) 1956: It Conquered the World - Brig. Gen. James Pattick 1957: Kelly and Me - Police Captain (uncredited) 1957: Dragstrip Girl - Police Lt. Bradley 1957: Badlands of Montana - George Johannson 1957: Beau James - Reporter (uncredited) 1957: Invasion of the Saucer Men - Doctor 1957: Man of a Thousand Faces - Divorce Judge (uncredited) 1957: The Joker Is Wild - Man in Hotel Suite (uncredited) 1957: The Amazing Colossal Man - Richard Kingman 1958: Motorcycle Gang - Lt. Joe Watson 1958: Cowboy - Joe (uncredited) 1958: Flood Tide - Surgeon (uncredited) 1958: Suicide Battalion - Sgt. Harry Donovan 1958: War of the Colossal Beast - Dr. Carmichael 1958: I Bury the Living - Henry Trowbridge (uncredited) 1958: Hot Rod Gang - Bill 1958: The Restless Years - Tom Mitchell (uncredited) 1959: No Name on the Bullet - Storekeeper 1959: Compulsion - Edgar Llewellyn - Attorney (uncredited) 1959: Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow - Tom Hendry 1959: Vice Raid - Drucker (uncredited) 1960: The Twilight Zone 1960: Walk Tall - Col. Stanton 1960: Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series) – season 3 episode 3 (Journey for Josh) – Sheriff Tom Brice 1961: The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come - Col. Jackson 1961: The Big Bankroll - Racetrack Official (uncredited) 1961: Anatomy of a Psycho - Frank 1961: The Purple Hills - Deputy Marshal 1961: Lover Come Back - Mr. Gates - Partner in Advertising Company (uncredited) 1962: That Touch of Mink - Williams (uncredited) 1962: Panic in Year Zero! - Harkness 1962: Air Patrol - Sgt. Lou Kurnitz 1962: Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man - Serviceman at Train Station (uncredited) 1962: Days of Wine and Roses - (uncredited) 1963: A Gathering of Eagles - Col. Torrance 1964: The Brass Bottle - Official (uncredited) 1964: A Tiger Walks - Frightened Hunter (uncredited) 1964: The Strangler - Dr. Clarence Sanford 1964: Raiders from Beneath the Sea - Tucker 1965: The Satan Bug - Mason (uncredited) 1965: I Saw What You Did - Police Sgt. Harris 1965: Wild on the Beach - Shep Kirby 1965: Space Probe Taurus - Dr. Paul Martin 1966: The Navy vs. the Night Monsters - Chief Warr. Off. McBride 1967: Devil's Angels - Royce 1968: Maryjane - Harry Braxton 1968: Wild in the Streets - Politician at Meeting (uncredited) 1968: Live a Little, Love a Little - Editor (uncredited) 1968: The Young Animals - Coach Simms

Television Year Title Role Notes1959 Rawhide Storekeeper S1:E22, "Incident of a Burst of Evil"1960 Rawhide Sheriff S3:E9, "Incident of the Captive"1960 Perry Mason Policeman S4:E2, "Case of the Credulous Quarry"1961 Rawhide Gilmore S4:E9, "The Little Fishes"

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