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Russell Hunter

Date of birth: 1925-02-18

Place of birth: Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Russell Ellis, Russel Hunter

Russell Hunter

Biography

Scottish actor best known for his portrayal of Lonely in the TV series Callan.

Movie Credits

Wet Job
2.3

Wet Job

1981-09-02

S.I.S. agent David Callan is brought out of retirement for one last assignment.

The Masks of Death
2.6

The Masks of Death

1984-12-23

Sherlock Holmes has retired. But when MacDonald asks him to take on another case, he says yes. There

The Cherry Orchard
4

The Cherry Orchard

1962-04-17

Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find that their beloved family estat

Taste the Blood of Dracula
3

Taste the Blood of Dracula

1970-05-07

Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis li

American Cousins
2.5

American Cousins

2003-11-28

Two American mafiosi, Gino and Settimo, take refuge in the Glasgow cafe owned by their Scottish/Ital

The Christmas Star
2.8

The Christmas Star

1986-12-14

A counterfeiter finds the true meaning of the holidays.

Sweeney Todd
0

Sweeney Todd

1970-02-16

A fiendish barber in early 19th century London has many dark secrets in his past and also in his pre

Dancing, Some Days
0

Dancing, Some Days

1996-01-01

The Hollywood musical is brought to a Glasgow street. Amidst the crush of city life, two street musi

Lilli Marlene
2.8

Lilli Marlene

1950-12-08

Lilli Marlene, a French girl working as a bar maid in her uncle's café in Benghazi, Libya, turns out

Callan
3.5

Callan

1974-05-23

David Callan, secret agent, is called back to the service after his retirement, to handle the assass

Never Say Die!
0

Never Say Die!

1980-10-31

Short film directed by Sandy Johnson

The Great Mill Race
0

The Great Mill Race

1975-01-01

A dramatised account of the manufacture of a woollen garment.

Love's Labour's Lost
0

Love's Labour's Lost

1965-05-06

A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to ha

Angels One Five
3

Angels One Five

1952-03-19

The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a front

The Nuclear Family
0

The Nuclear Family

1982-05-04

1999: A perma-redundant father takes his family on a strange ‘working holiday’, scrubbing floors in

Sweet Dreams
3

Sweet Dreams

2003-03-14

Skagerrak is the story of being hit by happiness when you least expect it. In their late twenties an

The Gorbals Story
2.5

The Gorbals Story

1950-01-31

A successful artist recalls his life in the tenements of the Glasgow slums. In flashback his recalls

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death
4

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death

1977-02-19

The Doctor and Leela must catch a killer on a vast mining ship run by robots and humans.

A Magnum for Schneider
0

A Magnum for Schneider

1967-02-04

Introducing David Callan, in his first case after being invalided out of the special services.

Callan: This Man Alone
0

Callan: This Man Alone

2016-02-01

Nearly ten years in the making, This Man Alone is a brand-new feature-length documentary on one of t

Kiss Me and Die
2.5

Kiss Me and Die

1974-02-09

When his brother vanishes without a trace, American Robert Stone goes to his last known location: a

The Dunroamin' Rising
0

The Dunroamin' Rising

1988-02-19

Sixty years ago Ian Sinclair was a revolutionary leader. Today he is in an old folks' home, but has

Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
0

Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

1979-08-27

The story of an aspiring actor's adventures around the Scottish Borders and northern England with a

Up Pompeii
3

Up Pompeii

1971-03-11

A funny thing happens to Lurcio on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall. A mysterious sc

The Brave Don't Cry
2.9

The Brave Don't Cry

1952-08-01

At Balloch Moss mine in Scotland, water comes through a seam bringing a torrent of mud into the mine