Biography
Stillwell Russell "Russ" Saunders (January 1, 1906 - April 29, 1987) was an American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1931 NFL season.He was an All-American at USC and was one of the models for the Tommy Trojan statue. He was MVP in the 1930 Rose Bowl when he led the Trojans to a 47–14 victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers.
After playing football, Saunders went on to a career in Hollywood. He was one of 11 All-American football players to appear in the 1930 film Maybe It's Love. In 1938 he was nominated for an Oscar for best Assistant Director for The Life of Emile Zola. He was assistant or Second Unit director on more than 85 films including PT 109, Hatari!, Arsenic and Old Lace, High Sierra and production manager for Stripes, The Amityville Horror and Bonnie and Clyde among others. His first screen appearance was in the 1927 movie The Drop Kick in which the 1927 USC team appeared. In that film, Saunders appeared along with John Wayne—a teammate from the USC team—and worked on many of Wayne's movies over the following decades.
Filmography
all 53
Movies 53
Director 39
self 2
The Driver (1978)
From Noon Till Three (1976)
Lost Horizon (1973)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
A Gunfight (1971)
Which Way to the Front? (1970)
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
The Stalking Moon (1968)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
The Happening (1967)
Walk Don't Run (1966)
The Chase (1966)
King Rat (1965)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
House of Women (1962)
The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)
Violent Road (1958)
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
Top Secret Affair (1957)
Toward the Unknown (1956)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
Operation Pacific (1951)
White Heat (1949)
Pursued (1947)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Confirm or Deny (1941)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Manpower (1941)
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
High Sierra (1941)
The Great Profile (1940)
A Fugitive from Justice (1940)
It All Came True (1940)
On Dress Parade (1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
The Go-Getter (1937)
Love Begins at Twenty (1936)
The Walking Dead (1936)
Dangerous (1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
We're in the Money (1935)
Black Fury (1935)
The Secret Bride (1934)
How to Break 90 #5: Impact (1933)
That's My Boy (1932)
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GenderMale
Birthday1906-01-26
Deathday1987-04-28 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceArdmore, United States of America
Height69-inch
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRuss Saunders
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