Russell Hunter(1925-2004)

Actor

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Russell Hunter in Callan (1967)

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Callan: The Colour Years

Russell Hunter was born on 18 February 1925 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Callan (1974), Callan (1967) and The Gaffer (1981). He was married to Una McLean, Caroline Blakiston and Marjorie Thomson. He died on 26 February 2004 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

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Known for

Callan (1974)

6.8

Lonely

1974

Edward Woodward in Callan (1967)

8.3

TV Series

Lonely

Bill Maynard in The Gaffer (1981)

6.8

TV Series

Harry

The Broken Horseshoe

TV Series

Long

Credits

Actor

Born and Bred
7.5
TV Series
- Archie Tomlinson
- 2003
Skagerrak
6.1
- Priest
- 2003
American Cousins
6.1
- Nonno
- 2003
Small Moments
6.7
Short
- Eddie
- 2001
Daddy's Girl
6.3
Short
- Old Man
- 2001
Animated Tales of the World
7.9
TV Series
- Green Man (voice)
- 2000
The Bill
6.7
TV Series
- Norman
- 2000
Deacon Brodie
7.0
TV Movie
- Procurator Fiscal
- 1997
The Detectives
7.4
TV Series
- Spanner
- 1996
Inspecteur Frost
7.9
TV Series
- DS Prentice
- 1996
The Negotiator
6.7
TV Movie
- Sam McBride
- 1994
Rab C. Nesbitt
7.5
TV Series
- Dosser
- Pink Elephant
- Man in Supermarket ...
- 1988–1992
Les règles de l'art
7.8
TV Series
- Harry Mackie
- 1992
Taggart
7.4
TV Series
- Fred Scott
- 1990
Casualty
6.1
TV Series
- Edwin Crew
- 1989

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Callan: The Colour Years

Callan: The Colour Years

Personal details

Alternative name
- Russel Hunter
Born
- February 18, 1925
- Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Died
- February 26, 2004
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK(lung cancer)
Spouses
Other works
Reprised his role as Uvanov from "Doctor Who: The Robots of Death" in five audio dramas: "Kaldor City: Occam's Razor" (2001); "Kaldor City: Death's Head" (2002); "Kaldor City: Hidden Persuaders" (2002); "Kaldor City: Taren Capel" (2003) and "Kaldor City: Checkmate" (2003) by Magic Bullet Productions.
Publicity listings
- 4 Articles

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Trivia
Peter Jackson used much of his unique look, mannerisms and facial expressions in the CGI character of "Smeagol/Gollum" in his "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Jackson remembered him from the UK television series, Callan (1967), where his character "Lonely" was a lowlife informant criminal.

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