American football player
 Poster for Range Warfare (1934) with Russell | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Back | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1905-05-31)May 31, 1905 Osawatomie, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died: | March 16, 1978(1978-03-16) (aged 72) Coffeyville, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Missouri Military (Mexico, Missouri) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College: | Nebraska Northwestern | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lafayette H. "Reb" Russell (born May 31, 1905 – March 16, 1978) was an American football back and later an actor. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles, appearing in 10 games in 1933. He played college football at Nebraska before transferring to Northwestern.
As a small-time actor following his playing days, he appeared in a series of low-budget Westerns.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1932 | The All American | Football Player | Uncredited |
| 1932 | The Lost Special | Football Player | Serial, Uncredited |
| 1934 | Fighting to Live | Sheriff Reb Collins | |
| 1934 | Fighting Through | Reb Russell | |
| 1934 | The Man from Hell | Clint Mason | |
| 1934 | Range Warfare | Reb Russell, aka The Whistler | |
| 1935 | Lightning Triggers | Bob Grady | |
| 1935 | Arizona Bad Man | Steve Donovan | |
| 1935 | Outlaw Rule | Reb Russell | |
| 1935 | Border Vengeance | Peeler Benson, aka The Muley Kid | |
| 1935 | Blazing Guns | Reb Russell | |
| 1935 | The Cheyenne Tornado | Red - Cheyenne Kid | (final film role) |
External links
- Lafayette Russell at IMDb
- Lafayette Russell at the Old Corral
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- 1905 births
- 1978 deaths
- 20th-century American male actors
- American football halfbacks
- American football quarterbacks
- Male actors from Kansas
- Male Western (genre) film actors
- Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
- New York Giants players
- Northwestern Wildcats football players
- Missouri Military Academy alumni
- People from Osawatomie, Kansas
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football running back, 1900s birth stubs