Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

48

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-02-18

Day of Death

2004-02-26 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Russell Ellis

Russel Hunter

Russell Hunter

Biography

Scottish actor best known for his portrayal of Lonely in the TV series Callan.

Known For

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death

Acting

Wet Job

1981

Wet Job

as

Lonely

The Masks of Death

1984

The Masks of Death

as

Alfred Coombs

Taste the Blood of Dracula

1970

Taste the Blood of Dracula

as

Felix

The Cherry Orchard

1962

The Cherry Orchard

as

Coachman

American Cousins

2003

American Cousins

as

Nonno

The Christmas Star

1986

The Christmas Star

as

Old McNickle

Sweeney Todd

1970

Sweeney Todd

as

Crumbles / Dr. Fogg / Dr. Makepeace

Dancing, Some Days

1996

Dancing, Some Days

as

Old Man

Lilli Marlene

1950

Lilli Marlene

as

Scottie

Callan

1974

Callan

as

Lonely

Never Say Die!

1980

Never Say Die!

as

The Great Mill Race

1975

The Great Mill Race

as

Love's Labour's Lost

1965

Love's Labour's Lost

as

Costard

Angels One Five

1952

Angels One Five

as

Pimpernel Pilot

The Nuclear Family

1982

The Nuclear Family

as

Smellie

Sweet Dreams

2003

Sweet Dreams

as

The Gorbals Story

1950

The Gorbals Story

as

Johnnie Martin

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death

1977

Doctor Who: The Robots of Death

as

Uvanov

A Magnum for Schneider

1967

A Magnum for Schneider

as

Lonely

Callan: This Man Alone

2016

Callan: This Man Alone

as

Himself (archive)

Kiss Me and Die

1974

Kiss Me and Die

as

Old Fred

The Dunroamin' Rising

1988

The Dunroamin' Rising

as

Ian Sinclair

Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

1979

Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

as

Up Pompeii

1971

Up Pompeii

as

Jailer

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

as

Popeye

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

The Bill

The Bill

as

Up Pompeii!

Up Pompeii!

as

Sen. Ludicrus Sextus

Countdown

Countdown

as

Minder

Minder

as

Billy 'The Ferret'

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

Callan

Callan

as

Lonely

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Harry Mackie

The Gaffer

The Gaffer

as

Harry

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as

Monkey Matthews

Black and Blue

Black and Blue

as

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

as

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Crabtree

Thriller

Thriller

as

Old Fred

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Uvanov

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

Archie McNeill

Rab C. Nesbitt

Rab C. Nesbitt

as

Dosser

Casualty

Casualty

as

Edwin Crew

The Detectives

The Detectives

as

Spanner

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Silas Brown

Lord Peter Wimsey: Five Red Herrings

Lord Peter Wimsey: Five Red Herrings

as

Matthew Gowan

Taggart

Taggart

as

Fred Scott

Bust

Bust

as

Jock Spencer

Production

Crew

Directing