He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). “I was loved by the teachers and disliked by my peers.”Being under contract to Disney meant that Russell had to turn down other parts, including a role as one of the children in The Sound of Music (1965). Brian was 79 years old at the time of death.Brian Russell was born on October 8, 1925 in Harrison, New Jersey, USA. He was born in Los Angeles, California on December 3 1952 to former vaudevillians. If you see something that doesn't look right on this page, please do inform us using the form below: Find out more For many years he also worked with his sister to create fairer working practices for child actors.We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future.
A handsome child with piercing blue eyes, a mop of dark hair and dark eyebrows, he was first spotted by a film crew shooting an episode of Lassie close to where the Russells lived. The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. But in contrast to some of his contemporaries, his parents had saved and invested his earnings wisely. His Disney contract over, Russell disappeared from the acting scene.
“Head phones on, a bank of knobs and dials and a backing group.” One of his early singles was a rock’n’roll version of Supercalifragilistic expialidocious.Throughout his film career, Russell continued his education. For the producer and engineer, see Bryan Russell (2). Brian Russell was born on October 8, 1925 in Harrison, New Jersey, USA.
In 1958, her younger brother, Bryan, was spotted on the street by production staff shooting the TV show “Lassie” at a nearby Hollywood studio. Brian Russell was born on October 8, 1925 and died on January 29, 2005. “Life on a film set paled when it came to being in a recording studio,” he later recalled. Throughout the early 1960s, Russell combined his television work with film roles, including Babes in Toyland (1961), The Wonderful World of Brothers Grimm (1962) in which he played Friedrich Grimm, opposite Laurence Harvey and Claire Bloom, and How the West Was Won (also 1962).He was just 10 when he cut his first album on the back of the comedy film, Bye Bye Birdie (1963), starring Ann-Margret. Disney’s The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967), co-starring Roddy McDowell, would be Bryan Russell’s final film.Bryan Russell’s fate was much the same as any child actor: he grew up. The pair also appeared together on The Dinah Shore Show where they were dressed as tramps and performed a musical number together.
Bryan Russell, who has died aged 63, was a Hollywood child actor and Walt Disney contract player who appeared in popular television Westerns and … Bryan Russell and Eva Ingeborg Scholtz in Emil and the DetectivesBryan Russell (left) and Roger Mobley in Emil and the Detectives You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. He had to remain content with a four-part television show, Kilroy, and his subsequent screen role, as a boy scout in Follow Me Boys (1966), went uncredited, and was more of a showcase for a younger child actor hopeful, Kurt Russell.
He died on January 29, 2005.Your contribution is much appreciated! In 1959 he auditioned for the role of Dennis in the television series Dennis the Menace, but was turned down because he looked too young for the part. His parents opted for their son to stay in a mainstream school, rather than attend school on the Disney lot like some of the other showbusiness children. Brian Russell - Biography. Read our community guidelines in full