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Russ Tamblyn (1934-) is an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Tamblyn began his career as a child actor for MGM. He earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® nomination for 1957’s Peyton Place. His IMDb page shows 98 acting credits since 1948. This page will rank Russ Tamblyn movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition.
Russ Tamblyn Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1961 | West Side Story (1961) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 2012 | Django Unchained (2012) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1962 | How the West Was Won (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1950 | Father of the Bride (1950) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1957 | Peyton Place (1957) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1951 | Father's Little Dividend (1951) | |
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| 1949 | Samson and Delilah (1949) | |
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| 1962 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) | |
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| 1954 | Deep In My Heart (1954) Uncredited |
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| 1956 | The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) | |
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| 1957 | Don't Go Near the Water (1957) | |
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| 1958 | Tom Thumb (1958) | |
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| 1955 | Hit The Deck (1955) | |
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| 2011 | Drive (2011) | |
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| 1952 | Retreat, Hell! (1952) | |
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| 1960 | Cimarron (1960) | |
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| 1955 | Many Rivers To Cross (1955) | |
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| 1948 | The Boy with Green Hair (1948) Uncredited |
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| 1950 | Gun Crazy (1950) | |
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| 1956 | The Last Hunt (1956) | |
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| 1963 | The Haunting (1963) |  |
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| 1949 | Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949) | |
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| 1952 | The Winning Team (1952) | |
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| 1953 | Take The High Ground! (1953) | |
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| 1949 | Reign of Terror/The Black Book (1949) Uncredited |
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| 1951 | As Young As You Feel (1951) | |
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| 1964 | The Long Ships (1964) |  |
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| 2014 | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) | |
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| 1966 | The War of the Gargantuas (1966) |  |
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| 1976 | The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976) | |
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| 1958 | High School Confidential! (1958) | |
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| 2015 | Chatty Catties (2015) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1982 | Human Highway (1982) | |
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| 1971 | The Last Movie (1971) |  |
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| 2014 | Hits (2014) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1956 | The Young Guns (1956) | |
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| 1949 | The Kid From Cleveland (1949) | |
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| 1965 | Son Of A Gunfighter (1965) | |
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| 1992 | Running Mates (1992) HBO Movie |
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| 2016 | Paint It Black (2016) | |
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| 1963 | Follow The Boys (1963) |  |
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| 1994 | Cabin Boy (1994) |  |
Russ Tamblyn Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Russ Tamblyn movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Russ Tamblyn movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Russ Tamblyn movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Russ Tamblyn movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Russ Tamblyn movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Russ Tamblyn movie won.
- Sort Russ Tamblyn movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | West Side Story (1961) AA Best Picture Win |
Natalie Wood & George Chakiris |
41.30 | 698.1 | 1,378.60 | 2 | 80 | 11 / 10 | 99.8 | |
| 2 | Django Unchained (2012) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Jamie Foxx |
162.80 | 255.7 | 664.00 | 15 | 88 | 05 / 02 | 99.5 | |
| 3 | How the West Was Won (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Stewart & John Wayne |
36.10 | 601.5 | 1,434.90 | 2 | 76 | 08 / 03 | 99.0 | |
| 4 | Father of the Bride (1950) AA Best Picture Nom |
Spencer Tracy & Elizbeth Taylor |
11.50 | 300.3 | 452.70 | 6 | 82 | 03 / 00 | 98.9 | |
| 5 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) AA Best Picture Nom |
Howard Keel & Jane Powell |
15.80 | 429.0 | 730.00 | 8 | 78 | 05 / 01 | 98.8 | |
| 6 | Peyton Place (1957) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Lana Turner & Lee Philips |
27.10 | 605.9 | 605.90 | 2 | 65 | 09 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 8 | Father's Little Dividend (1951) | Spencer Tracy & Elizabeth Taylor |
9.10 | 228.6 | 335.70 | 13 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 7 | Samson and Delilah (1949) | Victor Mature & Hedy Lamarr |
28.30 | 823.6 | 823.60 | 1 | 63 | 05 / 02 | 94.5 | |
| 10 | The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) | Laurence Harvey & Claire Bloom |
11.40 | 190.5 | 190.50 | 19 | 64 | 04 / 01 | 93.3 | |
| 12 | Deep In My Heart (1954) Uncredited |
Gene Kelly & Walter Pidgeon |
7.10 | 191.8 | 308.90 | 47 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 11 | The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) | Glenn Ford & Broderick Crawford |
6.30 | 144.2 | 144.20 | 39 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 12 | Don't Go Near the Water (1957) | Glenn Ford & Anne Francis |
12.20 | 272.0 | 272.00 | 10 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 14 | Tom Thumb (1958) | Peter Sellers & June Thorburn |
5.70 | 119.0 | 119.00 | 44 | 70 | 01 / 01 | 86.3 | |
| 15 | Hit The Deck (1955) | Jane Powell & Walter Pidgeon |
5.70 | 136.6 | 236.60 | 59 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 13 | Drive (2011) | Ryan Gosling & Bryan Cranston |
34.80 | 54.9 | 119.70 | 95 | 86 | 01 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 18 | Retreat, Hell! (1952) | Frank Lovejoy & Marines |
5.60 | 126.3 | 126.30 | 52 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 19 | Cimarron (1960) | Glenn Ford & Anne Baxter |
6.60 | 120.3 | 249.70 | 43 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 22 | Many Rivers To Cross (1955) | Robert Taylor & Eleanor Parker |
6.00 | 143.1 | 263.20 | 55 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 17 | The Boy with Green Hair (1948) Uncredited |
Robert Ryan & Dean Stockwell |
2.90 | 92.1 | 112.70 | 102 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 16 | Gun Crazy (1950) | Peggy Cummins & John Dall |
2.40 | 61.4 | 61.40 | 134 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 21 | The Last Hunt (1956) | Robert Taylor & Stewart Granger |
4.60 | 104.2 | 193.70 | 64 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 20 | The Haunting (1963) | Julie Harris & Claire Bloom & Richard Johnson |
3.40 | 49.8 | 49.80 | 65 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 24 | Captain Carey, U.S.A. (1949) | Alan Ladd & Wanda Hendrix |
4.50 | 131.2 | 131.20 | 66 | 50 | 01 / 01 | 78.3 | |
| 23 | The Winning Team (1952) | Doris Day & Ronald Reagan |
4.00 | 90.8 | 101.30 | 86 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 25 | Take The High Ground! (1953) | Richard Widmark | 3.90 | 82.1 | 82.10 | 93 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 74.2 | |
| 26 | Reign of Terror/The Black Book (1949) Uncredited |
Arlene Dahl & Walter Wanger |
1.90 | 55.9 | 55.90 | 148 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 70.3 | |
| 27 | As Young As You Feel (1951) | Marilyn Monroe & Thelma Ritter |
2.30 | 57.1 | 57.10 | 142 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 29 | The Long Ships (1964) | Richard Widmark & Sidney Poitier |
5.20 | 69.5 | 69.50 | 55 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 28 | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) | David Bowie & Directed by David Lynch |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 299 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.1 | |
| 31 | The War of the Gargantuas (1966) | Kumi Mizuno | 3.00 | 32.0 | 32.00 | 78 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 30 | The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976) | Kurt Russell | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 180 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.4 | |
| 32 | High School Confidential! (1958) | Jan Sterling | 1.30 | 25.3 | 37.50 | 127 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 42.4 | |
| 33 | Chatty Catties (2015) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Megan Hensley | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 312 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.8 | |
| 34 | Human Highway (1982) | Dennis Hopper & Neil Young |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 176 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 35 | The Last Movie (1971) | Dennis Hopper & Dean Stockwell |
0.50 | 3.4 | 3.40 | 178 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.9 | |
| 36 | Hits (2014) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Julia Stiles | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 294 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.1 | |
| 37 | The Young Guns (1956) | Perry Lopez | 1.00 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 177 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 26.5 | |
| 38 | The Kid From Cleveland (1949) | George Brent | 0.60 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 193 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 23.0 | |
| 41 | Son Of A Gunfighter (1965) | James Philbrook | 0.90 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 138 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 21.2 | |
| 39 | Running Mates (1992) HBO Movie |
Ed Harris | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 222 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.4 | |
| 40 | Paint It Black (2016) | Directed by Amber Tamblyn | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 393 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.2 | |
| 42 | Follow The Boys (1963) | Connie Francis | 1.50 | 20.1 | 20.10 | 111 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 17.4 | |
| 43 | Cabin Boy (1994) | Chris Elliott & Ritch Brinkley |
3.70 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 150 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 |
Russ Tamblyn Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
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Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
How the West Was Won (1962)
AA Best Picture Nom
James Stewart &
John Wayne
1,434.90
West Side Story (1961)
AA Best Picture Win
Natalie Wood &
George Chakiris
1,378.60
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
AA Best Picture Nom
Howard Keel &
Jane Powell
730.00
Django Unchained (2012)
AA Best Picture Nom
Leonardo DiCaprio &
Jamie Foxx
664.00
Father of the Bride (1950)
AA Best Picture Nom
Spencer Tracy &
Elizbeth Taylor
452.70
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Spencer Tracy &
Elizabeth Taylor
335.70
Deep In My Heart (1954)
Uncredited
Gene Kelly &
Walter Pidgeon
308.90
Many Rivers To Cross (1955)
Robert Taylor &
Eleanor Parker
263.20
Cimarron (1960)
Glenn Ford &
Anne Baxter
249.70
Hit The Deck (1955)
Jane Powell &
Walter Pidgeon
236.60
The Last Hunt (1956)
Robert Taylor &
Stewart Granger
193.70
Drive (2011)
Ryan Gosling &
Bryan Cranston
119.70
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
Uncredited
Robert Ryan &
Dean Stockwell
112.70
The Winning Team (1952)
Doris Day &
Ronald Reagan
101.30
High School Confidential! (1958)
Jan Sterling
37.50
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| How the West Was Won (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Stewart & John Wayne |
1,434.90 | |
| West Side Story (1961) AA Best Picture Win |
Natalie Wood & George Chakiris |
1,378.60 | |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) AA Best Picture Nom |
Howard Keel & Jane Powell |
730.00 | |
| Django Unchained (2012) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Jamie Foxx |
664.00 | |
| Father of the Bride (1950) AA Best Picture Nom |
Spencer Tracy & Elizbeth Taylor |
452.70 | |
| Father's Little Dividend (1951) | Spencer Tracy & Elizabeth Taylor |
335.70 | |
| Deep In My Heart (1954) Uncredited |
Gene Kelly & Walter Pidgeon |
308.90 | |
| Many Rivers To Cross (1955) | Robert Taylor & Eleanor Parker |
263.20 | |
| Cimarron (1960) | Glenn Ford & Anne Baxter |
249.70 | |
| Hit The Deck (1955) | Jane Powell & Walter Pidgeon |
236.60 | |
| The Last Hunt (1956) | Robert Taylor & Stewart Granger |
193.70 | |
| Drive (2011) | Ryan Gosling & Bryan Cranston |
119.70 | |
| The Boy with Green Hair (1948) Uncredited |
Robert Ryan & Dean Stockwell |
112.70 | |
| The Winning Team (1952) | Doris Day & Ronald Reagan |
101.30 | |
| High School Confidential! (1958) | Jan Sterling | 37.50 |
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Still using the 2021 rankings. Russ was once on the Oracle of Bacon top 1000, but he fell off quite a long time ago. He is the # 432 most connected actor of the 1960’s.
These are the actors that Russ has appeared with on the 2021 top 1000.
10 DENNIS HOPPER The Last Movie (1971)
28 ALFRED MOLINA Cabin Boy (1994)
33 CHARLTON HESTON THE FANTASY FILM WORLDS OF GEORGE PAL (1985)
50 HARRY DEAN STANTON How the West Was Won (1962)
50 HARRY DEAN STANTON Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
50 HARRY DEAN STANTON Win, Place or Steal (1975)
86 DEAN STOCKWELL The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
86 DEAN STOCKWELL The Last Movie (1971)
86 DEAN STOCKWELL Win, Place or Steal (1975)
88 JOHN SAXON Aftershock (1990)
90 ELI WALLACH How the West Was Won (1962)
91 MARTIN LANDAU Cyclone (1987)
106 CLINT HOWARD B.O.R.N. (1988)
108 KIEFER SUTHERLAND Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
140 HENRY FONDA How the West Was Won (1962)
162 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON The Last Movie (1971)
187 PETER FONDA The Last Movie (1971)
203 MIKE STARR Cabin Boy (1994)
229 FERNANDO REY Son of a Gunfighter (1965)
251 RANCE HOWARD B.O.R.N. (1988)
258 KEENAN WYNN Don’t Go Near the Water (1957)
268 ANGELA LANSBURY Samson and Delilah (1949)
310 TOMAS MILIAN The Last Movie (1971)
342 JOSE FERRER Deep in My Heart (1954)
343 HEATHER GRAHAM Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
353 GREGORY PECK How the West Was Won (1962)
393 KAREN BLACK Starstruck (1995)
396 CLAIRE BLOOM The Haunting (1963)
396 CLAIRE BLOOM The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
409 JURGEN PROCHNOW Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
442 JAMES GAMMON Cabin Boy (1994)
472 TONY CURTIS THE FANTASY FILM WORLDS OF GEORGE PAL (1985)
482 GLENN FORD Cimarron (1960)
482 GLENN FORD Don’t Go Near the Water (1957)
482 GLENN FORD The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
510 JOHN WAYNE How the West Was Won (1962)
557 RICHARD WIDMARK How the West Was Won (1962)
557 RICHARD WIDMARK Take the High Ground! (1953)
557 RICHARD WIDMARK The Long Ships (1964)
569 LOIS MAXWELL The Haunting (1963)
589 BRION JAMES Cabin Boy (1994)
590 DUB TAYLOR The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
602 RICHARD JOHNSON The Haunting (1963)
615 GRACE ZABRISKIE Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
623 SALLY KIRKLAND Human Highway (1982)
670 ERIC POHLMANN Follow the Boys (1963)
674 ROYAL DANO Cimarron (1960)
675 KYLE MACLACHLAN TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992)
712 GEORGE SANDERS Samson and Delilah (1949)
728 JOAN CHEN TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992)
753 SID HAIG COMMANDO SQUAD (1987)
760 SYLVIA MILES THE LAST MOVIE (1971)
795 BRODERICK CRAWFORD The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
810 ROBERT RYAN The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
812 LEE VAN CLEEF How the West Was Won (1962)
818 ROD TAYLOR THE FANTASY FILM WORLDS OF GEORGE PAL (1985)
830 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Father of the Bride (1950)
830 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Father’s Little Dividend (1951)
841 L.Q. JONES Cimarron (1960)
847 DEBBIE REYNOLDS Hit the Deck (1955)
847 DEBBIE REYNOLDS How the West Was Won (1962)
849 BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY Cabin Boy (1994)
863 JOHN DEHNER The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
870 SIDNEY POITIER The Long Ships (1964)
892 TERRY-THOMAS The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
892 TERRY-THOMAS tom thumb (1958)
896 SYBIL DANNING The Phantom Empire (1989)
910 WALTER PIDGEON Deep in My Heart (1954)
910 WALTER PIDGEON Hit the Deck (1955)
926 MIKE MAZURKI Samson and Delilah (1949)
954 CARROLL BAKER How the West Was Won (1962)
Russ appeared with 21 Oscar winners.
ANNE BAXTER Cimarron (1960)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
CHARLTON HESTON THE FANTASY FILM WORLDS OF GEORGE PAL (1985)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR Father of the Bride (1950)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR Father’s Little Dividend (1951)
GEORGE CHAKIRIS West Side Story (1961)
GEORGE SANDERS Samson and Delilah (1949)
GREGORY PECK How the West Was Won (1962)
HENRY FONDA How the West Was Won (1962)
JACK ALBERTSON DON’T GO NEAR THE WATER (1957)
JAMES STEWART How the West Was Won (1962)
JANE DARWELL Hit the Deck (1955)
JOHN WAYNE How the West Was Won (1962)
JOSE FERRER Deep in My Heart (1954)
KARL MALDEN How the West Was Won (1962)
KARL MALDEN Take the High Ground! (1953)
MARTIN LANDAU Cyclone (1987)
MERCEDES MCCAMBRIDGE CIMARRON (1960)
RITA MORENO West Side Story (1961)
SIDNEY POITIER The Long Ships (1964)
SPENCER TRACY Father of the Bride (1950)
SPENCER TRACY Father’s Little Dividend (1951)
SPENCER TRACY How the West Was Won (1962)
VICTOR MCLAGLEN Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
WALTER BRENNAN How the West Was Won (1962)
I have seen 18 Russ Tamblyn movies. Happy to see that more than half of his movies are at least 60%.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is West Side Story.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Django Unchained.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Long Ships.
Favourite Russ Tamblyn movies:
West Side Story
How the West Was Won
Father of the Bride
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
Father’s Little Dividend
Don’t Go Near the Water
The Fastest Gun Alive
Deep in My Heart
Tom Thumb
Hit the Deck
Gun Crazy
The Boy with Green Hair
Cimarron
The Haunting
Take the High Ground
Other Russ Tamblyn Movies I Have Seen:
Peyton Place – that’s right. I am not a fan of the film for which he was nominated
The Winning Team
The Long Ships – the weakest of the Widmark/Poitier movies