Tamblyn, Russ

Russell "Russ" Irving Tamblyn ( born Russell "Russ" Irving Tamblyn , born December 30, 1934 ) is an American actor and dancer.

Russ Tamblyn
Russ Tamblyn
At the Emmy Ceremony in 1990
Date of Birth	December 30, 1934 ( 1934-12-30 ) (84 years old)
Place of Birth	Los Angeles , USA
Citizenship	USA
Profession	actor , dancer
Career	1948 - present time
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Born in Los Angeles in a family of actors Sally Triplett and Eddie Tamblyn. Soon he had a younger brother, Larry Tamblyn, who became an organist in the band "Standells". He began his acting career as a child with participation in theatrical productions, and in 1948 he first appeared on the movie screen in a cameo role in the film "The Boy with the Green Hair." In subsequent years, he received larger roles in the films “Samson and Delilah” (1949), “Crazy about Weapons” (1950), “Father of the Bride” (1950) and “Little Profit of the Father” (1951), which indicated in the credits like Rusty Tamblyn. ^[one]

The first success came to him in 1954 after the role of Gideon, a younger brother, in the famous musical by Stanley Donen “ Seven Brides for Seven Brothers ”. In 1956, the actor became the winner of the Golden Globe Award in the nomination "The Most Promising Newcomer." A year later, Tamblyn was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as Norman Page in the drama Payton Place. As a good dancer, Tamblyn often got roles in musicals, where the role of Riff in the famous film “ West Side Story ” by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins brought him the most popularity. His further film career included more than fifty films, including “ How the West was Conquered ” (1962), “ Devil's Lair ” (1963), “ Necromancer ” (1988), “ Johnny Misto, the Wizard Boy ” (1997), “ Drive ”(2011) and“ Django Unchained ”(2012).

In addition to filming on the big screen, Tamblyn worked a lot on television, where his role as the eccentric psychotherapist Lawrence Jacoby in the mystical television series David Lynch “ Twin Peaks ” and its continuation became the most famous. He also had roles in the TV series Tarzan, The Quantum Leap , Babylon 5 , Detective Nash Bridges , and several others.

The actor was married three times. His third wife, singer Bonnie Murray, gave birth to his daughter Amber Tamblyn , who became an actress.