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Harold Russell

Harold Russell
  • Name: Harold Russell
  • Birthday: 1914-01-14
  • Also known as: Harold John Russell
  • Place of birth: North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Popularity: 4.98
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harold Russell (January 14, 1914 – January 29, 2002) was a Canadian-American World War II veteran who became one of only two non-professional actors to win an Academy Award for acting (the other being Haing S. Ngor). Russell also holds the unique honor of receiving two Academy Awards for the same role. Russell also has the distinction of being the only performer to sell his award Oscar at auction.

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Movies:

Title Release date
Dogtown   as  Blessed William 1996-10-01
Inside Moves   as  Wings 1980-12-19
The Best Years of Our Lives   as  Homer Parrish 1946-12-25
Diary of a Sergeant   as  Himself (uncredited) 1945-07-01