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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

35

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-02-15

Day of Death

1992-12-22 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Russell Dixon Janney

William Janney

Biography

Known For

Acting

Two Seconds

1932

Two Seconds

as

College Boy at Execution

Bonnie Scotland

1935

Bonnie Scotland

as

Allan Douglas

Coquette

1929

Coquette

as

Jimmy Besant

The Crime of the Century

1933

The Crime of the Century

as

James Brandt

Terror Aboard

1933

Terror Aboard

as

Edward Wilson

The Mouthpiece

1932

The Mouthpiece

as

John 'Johnny' Morris

Salute

1929

Salute

as

Midshipman Paul Randall

Secret of the Blue Room

1933

Secret of the Blue Room

as

Thomas Brandt

Crooner

1932

Crooner

as

Pat - Band Member

Sweepstake Annie

1935

Sweepstake Annie

as

Arthur Foster

The Girl Said No

1930

The Girl Said No

as

Jimmie Ward

The World Changes

1933

The World Changes

as

Orin Nordholm III

The Right of Way

1930

The Right of Way

as

Billy Wantage

Clipped Wings

1937

Clipped Wings

as

Mickey Lofton

Shooting Straight

1930

Shooting Straight

as

Tommy Powell

Should Ladies Behave

1933

Should Ladies Behave

as

Geoffrey Cole

The Pay-Off

1930

The Pay-Off

as

Tommy

Sutter's Gold

1936

Sutter's Gold

as

John Sutter Jr.

Under-Cover Man

1932

Under-Cover Man

as

Jimmie Madigan

The Iron Master

1933

The Iron Master

as

David Stillman

Mexicali Rose

1929

Mexicali Rose

as

Bob Manning

Those Who Dance

1930

Those Who Dance

as

Tim Brady

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

1936

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

as

Buddy Cassidy

A Modern Hero

1934

A Modern Hero

as

Young Pierre Croy

Young Desire

1930

Young Desire

as

Bobby Spencer

Cimarron

1931

Cimarron

as

Man Phoning Ambulance (uncredited)

The Dawn Patrol

1930

The Dawn Patrol

as

Gordon 'Donny' Scott

King of the Wild Horses

1933

King of the Wild Horses

as

Two Feathers

The Great Hotel Murder

1935

The Great Hotel Murder

as

Harry Prentice

Born to Gamble

1935

Born to Gamble

as

Fred Mathews

A Successful Calamity

1932

A Successful Calamity

as

Eddie Wilton

Without Children

1935

Without Children

as

David Sonny Cole Jr.

A Successful Failure

1934

A Successful Failure

as

Robert Cushing

Production

Crew

Directing