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J. Russel Robinson(1892-1963)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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J. Russel Robinson was born on 8 July 1892 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Tolkien (2019) and Bullets Over Broadway (1994). He died on 30 September 1963 in Palmdale, California, USA.
BornJuly 8, 1892
DiedSeptember 30, 1963(71)
BornJuly 8, 1892
DiedSeptember 30, 1963(71)
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Known for

Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7.8
  • Soundtrack("Wah Dee Dah")
  • 2008
Nicholas Hoult, Patrick Gibson, Lily Collins, Anthony Boyle, and Tom Glynn-Carney in Tolkien (2019)
Tolkien
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Original Dixieland One-Step")
  • 2019
John Cusack, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, and Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Bullets Over Broadway
7.4
  • Soundtrack("Singin' The Blues Till My Daddy Comes Home")
  • 1994
Ernie Sigley in The Ernie Sigley Show (1974)
The Ernie Sigley Show
7.1
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Roaring Twenties medley: I Want to Be Happy / When You're Smiling / Yes Sir, That's My Baby / Margie / Carolina in the Morning / By the Light of the Silvery Moon / Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue / How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)? / Happy Days Are Here Again'")

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Actor

  • It's All Over
    Short
    • Pianist
    • 1930

Soundtrack

  • Show Time at the Apollo
    • music: "Margie"
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • Nicholas Hoult, Patrick Gibson, Lily Collins, Anthony Boyle, and Tom Glynn-Carney in Tolkien (2019)
    Tolkien
    6.8
    • writer: "Original Dixieland One-Step"
    • 2019
  • Manhattan (2014)
    Manhattan
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Yeah Man" (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
    Elementary
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Singin' the Blues" (uncredited)
    • 2013
  • Boardwalk Empire (2010)
    Boardwalk Empire
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Palasteena " (uncredited)
    • 2012
  • Cab Calloway in Cab Calloway, le dandy de Harlem (2010)
    Cab Calloway, le dandy de Harlem
    TV Movie
    • music: "Reefer Man"
    • 2010
  • Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    7.8
    • writer: "Wah Dee Dah"
    • 2008
  • Matt Stone and Trey Parker in South Park (1997)
    South Park
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Singin' The Blues (Till My Daddy Comes Home)"
    • 2006
  • Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann, and Eddie Izzard in The Cat's Meow (2001)
    The Cat's Meow
    6.4
    • writer: "Margie"
    • 2001
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh, Harry Belafonte, and Miranda Richardson in Kansas City (1996)
    Kansas City
    6.3
    • writer: "Yeah Man"
    • 1996
  • John Cusack, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, and Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
    Bullets Over Broadway
    7.4
    • music: "Singin' The Blues Till My Daddy Comes Home"
    • 1994
  • Bix (1991)
    Bix
    6.2
    • writer: "Singin' the Blues", "Margie"
    • 1991
  • Lena Olin, Anjelica Huston, Ron Silver, and Malgorzata Zajaczkowska in Enemies, A Love Story (1989)
    Enemies, A Love Story
    6.5
    • writer: "Palestina (Lena From Palesteena)"
    • 1989
  • Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in Ironweed (1987)
    Ironweed
    6.7
    • writer: "Margie"
    • 1987
  • La rumba (1987)
    La rumba
    4.6
    • music: "Margie"
    • 1987
  • Richard Gere in The Cotton Club (1984)
    The Cotton Club
    6.5
    • music: "Singin' the Blues"
    • 1984

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • July 8, 1892
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • September 30, 1963
    • Palmdale, California, USA

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