Russell Waters


Russell Waters was a Scottish-born stage and screen actor, known for his roles in British film

Biography

Waters was educated at Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow and then attended the University of Glasgow.
He began acting with the Old English Comedy and Shakespeare Company then appeared in repertory theatre, at the Old Vic and in the West End.
On screen Waters generally found himself playing mild mannered characters. Waters played the leading man in Richard Massingham's amusing instructional short subjects, among them Tell Me If It Hurts, And So Work, The Daily Round and What a Life!.
In feature films, Waters played secondary roles such as Craggs in The Blue Lagoon, Mr. West in The Happiest Days of Your Life, Palmer in Chance of a Lifetime and "Wings" Cameron in The Wooden Horse. In later years, Waters was briefly seen as the Harbour master in The Wicker Man, and his final film role was as Dr. Jones in Ken Loach's Black Jack in 1979.
Among his television appearances was that of an aggrieved butler, Stephens, in a 1965 episode of The Human Jungle.

Selected filmography

The Woman in the Hall - AlfredLondon Belongs to Me - Clerk of the CourtOnce a Jolly Swagman - Mr. PuseyThe Blue Lagoon - CraggsMarry Me! - Mr. PearsonObsession - Flying Squad detectiveDear Mr. Prohack - CartwrightThe Happiest Days of Your Life - Mr. WestChance of a Lifetime - PalmerState Secret - ClubmanThe Wooden Horse - 'Wings' CameronSeven Days to Noon - Det. DavisThe Magnet - DoctorPool of London - Sgt. - River Police The Browning Version - School Doorman Captain Horatio Hornblower - Seaman Calling Bulldog Drummond - Ex-service Men Collector The Man in the White Suit - DavidsonLady Godiva Rides Again - Cigar Smoker in Shop Green Grow the Rushes - Joseph Bainbridge Outcast of the Islands - 2nd Englishman in Snooker Room Mr. Denning Drives North - Harry StoperDeath of an Angel - Walter GrannageAngels One Five - AirmanSaturday Island - Dr. SnyderCastle in the Air - MoffatYou're Only Young Twice - The Brave Don't Cry - Hughie AitkenMiss Robin Hood - BunyanThe Long Memory - Scotson Time Bomb - Ticket Collector Street Corner - Det. Constable BrownThe Cruel Sea - A.R.P. WardenGrand National Night - Plainclothes DetectiveTurn the Key Softly - George JenkinsThe Sword and the Rose - SailorRob Roy, the Highland Rogue - Hugh MacGregorAdventure in the Hopfields - Mr. QuinThe Maggie - Hailing OfficerThe Sleeping Tiger - Manager of Pearce & Mann