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Actor · 1875 to 1950

Russ Powell

Best rated: Modern Times (8.3)

Films
64
Avg rating
6.86
Peak run
1940’43
7+ run
4 films
Every film, by TMDB rating

The career

Russ Powell, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1940 to 1943, 7.2856781925193019351940Modern Times 8.3Son of Frankenstein 6.7Career avg 6.86

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Russ Powell's career barcodecoolhot
192364 films1943
Current formLast 5: 7.28 vs career 6.86 (+0.42)
  1. LThe Return of Frank James1940 · 6.4−0.5
  2. WThat Hamilton Woman1941 · 7.1+0.2
  3. WCitizen Kane1941 · 8.0+1.1
  4. WTo Be or Not to Be1942 · 7.8+1.0
  5. WAction in the North Atlantic1943 · 7.1+0.2
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Russ by the numbers

Average
6.86
28 rated films
Vote weighted
6.97
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.59
rating spread
Career
21y
1923 to 1943
Total votes
14.2K
across every film
Best
8.3
Modern Times
Worst
6.7
Son of Frankenstein
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1943Action in the North Atlantic posterAction in the North AtlanticSlops Denton (uncredited)7.163
1942To Be or Not to Be posterTo Be or Not to BeWarsaw Bystander (uncredited)7.8871
1941Citizen Kane posterCitizen KaneMan at Madison Square Garden (uncredited)8.06,275
1941That Hamilton Woman posterThat Hamilton WomanServant (uncredited)7.195
1940When the Daltons RodeFirst Train Engineer·23
1940The Return of Frank James posterThe Return of Frank JamesJuror (uncredited)6.4147
1940The House of the Seven Gables posterThe House of the Seven GablesGrocer / Juror7.031
1939The Hunchback of Notre Dame posterThe Hunchback of Notre Dame'Ugly Man' Contestant #2 (uncredited)7.3227
1939Everything Happens at NightHilda's Papa·5
1939Tower of London posterTower of LondonSexton6.253
1939Union Pacific posterUnion PacificVendor (uncredited)6.782
1939Son of Frankenstein posterSon of FrankensteinWebber - Burgher (uncredited)6.7285
1938The Cowboy and the LadyRodeo Rider (uncredited)6.329
1938If I Were KingRuffian (uncredited)·14
1938Joy of LivingMan Leaving Elevator (Uncredited)·8
1937She Loved a FiremanBarman at Dance·2
1937The Wrong RoadChief Ira Foster·8
1937The Emperor's CandlesticksCoachman (uncredited)·9
1937History Is Made at Night posterHistory Is Made at Night·6.756
1936Banjo on My KneeBartender (uncredited)·17
Takes

On Russ Powell

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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