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Actor · 1906 to 1982

Russell Thorson

Best rated (acting): 36 Hours (7.1)

Acting films
19
Acting avg
6.51
Peak run
1957’64
Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Russell Thorson, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1957 to 1964, 6.6956781950195519601965197036 Hours 7.1It Happened at the World'… 5.8Career avg 6.51

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

Russell Thorson's career barcodecoolhot
194919 films1973
Current formLast 5: 6.45 vs career 6.51 (−0.06)
  1. LTwo on a Guillotine1965 · 6.1−0.4
  2. WHang 'em High1968 · 6.9+0.4
  3. LThe Stalking Moon1968 · 5.9−0.6
  4. WThe Learning Tree1969 · 6.8+0.3
  5. WWalking Tall1973 · 6.6+0.1
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Russell by the numbers

Average
6.51
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.55
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.49
rating spread
Career
25y
1949 to 1973
Total votes
1.82K
across every film
Best
7.1
36 Hours
Worst
5.8
It Happened at the World's Fair
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1973Walking Tall posterWalking TallFerrin Meaks6.6151
1969The Learning Tree posterThe Learning TreeJudge Cavanaugh6.826
1968The Stalking Moon posterThe Stalking MoonNed5.978
1968Hang 'em High posterHang 'em HighMaddow6.9897
1966The Plainsman posterThe PlainsmanMarshal Hart (uncredited)·7
1965My Blood Runs Cold posterMy Blood Runs ColdSheriff R. Seaton·5
1965Two on a Guillotine posterTwo on a GuillotineMr. Carmichael (uncredited)6.137
196436 Hours poster36 HoursGen. Allison7.178
1963It Happened at the World's Fair posterIt Happened at the World's FairSheriff Garland (uncredited)5.853
1959Good Day for a Hanging posterGood Day for a HangingHarry Landers·16
1958When Hell Broke Loose posterWhen Hell Broke LooseCol. Crandall·11
1958I Want to Live! posterI Want to Live!San Quentin Sgt.7.0123
1958Run Silent, Run Deep posterRun Silent, Run DeepSubmarine Crewman (uncredited)7.0199
1957Zero Hour! posterZero Hour!Vancouver Flight Dispatcher6.656
1957Half Human: The Story of the Abominable SnowmanProf. Philip Osborne·12
1956Johnny ConchoSheriff (uncredited)·4
1956Please Murder Me posterPlease Murder MeThe Judge5.929
1951Double Dynamite posterDouble DynamiteInternal Revenue Service Tailman·15
1949Easy Living posterEasy LivingHunk Edwards·21
Takes

On Russell Thorson

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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