Russ Tamblyn

Russ Tamblyn

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdayDec 30, 1934
BiographyRussell Irving Tamblyn (born December 30, 1934), also known as Rusty Tamblyn, is an American film and television actor and dancer.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Tamblyn trained as a gymnast in his youth. He began his career as a child actor for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Tamblyn appeared in the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954). He subsequently portrayed Norman Page in the drama Peyton Place (1957), for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In West Side Story (1961), he portrayed Riff, the leader of the Jets gang.

Throughout the 1970s, Tamblyn appeared in several exploitation films and worked as a choreographer in the 1980s. In 1990, he starred as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby in David Lynch's television drama Twin Peaks, reprising the role during its 2017 revival.

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The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Ended

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

as Chuck Margaret
Twin Peaks
Ended

Twin Peaks

as Dr. Lawrence Jacoby

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