Russ TamblynRuss Tamblyn (born 30 December 1934 in Los Angeles, California) is an actor. His first movie appearance was in 1948 in The Boy With Green Hair. In 1954 he was one of the singing and dancing brothers -- 'Gideon' -- in the film of the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers for which his abilities as a champion gymnast and acrobat were well suited. His further musical roles included the movies Tom Thumb, Hit the Deck and West Side Story where he played Riff, the leader of the Jets. He appeared in the movie Peyton Place in 1957, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1962 he appeared in the cinerama movie How the West Was Won. More recently he has appeared in television series such as Nash Bridges, Twin Peaks (in which he played an eccentric psychiatrist), and the Babylon 5 episode A Distant Star in which he played 'Captain Jack Maynard'. His daughter is Amber Tamblyn with whom he has appeared in "Rebellious" and "Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard". His brother, Larry Tamblyn, was the drummer with 1960s band The Standells. This page about Russ Tamblyn includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Russ Tamblyn News stories about Russ Tamblyn External links for Russ Tamblyn Videos for Russ Tamblyn Wikis about Russ Tamblyn Discussion Groups about Russ Tamblyn Blogs about Russ Tamblyn Images of Russ Tamblyn |
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His brother, Larry Tamblyn, was the drummer with 1960s band The Standells. Among her best known films are Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and The Living Daylights. His daughter is Amber Tamblyn with whom he has appeared in "Rebellious" and "Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard". Outside of her acting career, Hey has taught meditation, and is certified in Reiki and natural therapy. More recently he has appeared in television series such as Nash Bridges, Twin Peaks (in which he played an eccentric psychiatrist), and the Babylon 5 episode A Distant Star in which he played 'Captain Jack Maynard'. Virginia Robyn Hey (born June 19, 1959) is an Australian actress widely known as her role as Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan on the popular science fiction television programme Farscape. In 1962 he appeared in the cinerama movie How the West Was Won. He appeared in the movie Peyton Place in 1957, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His further musical roles included the movies Tom Thumb, Hit the Deck and West Side Story where he played Riff, the leader of the Jets. In 1954 he was one of the singing and dancing brothers -- 'Gideon' -- in the film of the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers for which his abilities as a champion gymnast and acrobat were well suited. His first movie appearance was in 1948 in The Boy With Green Hair. Russ Tamblyn (born 30 December 1934 in Los Angeles, California) is an actor. |