Amazing kurt russell facts ultimate movie rankings. Recently, a documentary film has been released as a tribute to bing and his mavericks team, titled the battered bastards of baseball. Jul 08, 2014 russell had a different vision for his team than most baseball owners, one where entertainment was as important as athleticism. The battered bastards of baseball official trailer hd netflix. Apr 08, 2003 more bing russell pages at baseball reference.
He made his film debut in 1951 in an uncredited role, but then went on to be in hundreds of films and television shows during his fortyyear acting career. Jul 18, 2014 actor kurt russell talks about the family business. Bing russell, with a sure sense of showmanship, devised and staged some extraordinary baseball shtick that made the mavericks games as much spectacles, and rowdily participatory ones, as they. Kurt russell talks about growing up in a house with more baseball equipment than furniture. The battered bastards of baseball is one of baseballs last great, unheralded true stories. Kurt russells dad, the actor bing russell, planted the portland mavericks there, joined the shortseason northwest league, and fielded a. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. The battered bastards of baseball is a 2014 documentary film about the portland mavericks, a defunct minor league baseball team in portland, oregon. Then he learned that the minorleague baseball team in portland. Neil oliver bing russell was an american actor and class a minorleague baseball club owner. He was best known for playing the role of deputy clem foster on bonanza, beginning in 1959 and of robert in the magnificent seven in 1960.
Russell returned to baseball in the 1970s as owner of the portland mavericks of the northwest league. Actor kurt russell talks about the family business. Neil oliver bing russell may 5, 1926 april 8, 2003 was an american actor and class a minorleague baseball club owner. Bill russell baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by baseball almanac. May 25, 2011 bing russell castcap by cal bing in branded he was born neil oliver russell in brattleboro, vermont on may 5, 1926. Although best known as the deputy on bonanza 1959 and robert in the magnificent seven 1960, russell s notoriety on a national level was as the owner of the portland mavericks baseball club. Its the name of the man whose biography encompasses all this and moreneil bing russell. The battered bastards of baseball official trailer hd. Bing russell biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. Bing russell manages the portland mavericks in the battered bastards of baseball. Mar 12, 2020 2014 saw the release of the battered bastards of baseball, a documentary about kurts father bing russell and the mavericks directed by chapman and maclain way, the ballplayers grandsons.
Check out this biography to know about his childhood, birthday, family life, achievements and timeline. The battered bastards of baseball, a lively and cautionary. Archive footage of bing russell managing the portland mavericks in the battered bastards of baseball documentary. The battered bastards of baseball, a new documentary that will. Bing russell was bornon may 5, 1926 in brattleboro, vt. Bing russells grandsons explore his battered bastards of baseball brothers chapman, left, and maclain way are codirectors of the.
The story of how russell joined the yankees is a flexible piece of family lore, one whose details change slightly depending on the teller, whether its kurt or bings widow, louise, or his grandson, chapman way, who, with brother maclain, made a 2014 documentary about bing and the portland mavericks called the battered bastards of baseball. Maybe the film draws parallels between the father and son, too. Apr 05, 2018 bing russell biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, net worth, height married biography who is bing russell. Bing russell simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bing russell may 5, 1926 april 8, 2003 was an american actor and baseball club owner.
The battered bastards of baseball hits insidethepark. Lou gehrig, kurt russells dad and a home run bat with a. A new documentary examines the brief, weird tale of bing russells minor league team. Bing russell was like the guy in the music man, peters says. His son, actor kurt russell, played with for part of. Robert alfred russell i have found the way abebooks. He was the father of kurt russell, a popular actor, and grandfather of matt franco, baseball player. Jan 30, 2014 archive footage of bing russell managing the portland mavericks in the battered bastards of baseball documentary. Actor bing russell kurts father created a ragtag independent baseball team called the portland mavericks in the 1970s. After the hit tv show bonanza ended in 1973, actor bing russell, who played deputy clem foster for years, moved to portland, oregon, and started an. Bing russell, with a sure sense of showmanship, devised and staged some extraordinary baseball shtick that made the mavericks games as much spectacles, and.
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In an interview with, the minor league baseball website. As a boy, bing was dubbed an unofficial mascot of the new york yankees, becoming good friends with such players as lefty gomez and joe dimaggio. In 1973, hollywood veteran bing russell best known for playing deputy clem on bonanza created the only independent baseball team in america at the time, the legendary portland mavericks. The battered bastards of baseball hits insidethepark home run.
In an interview with, the minor league baseball website, russell talked about how baseball was the family. Bing russell, jim bouton, portland mavericks 0 comments now available. He was also popularly known as class a minor league baseball club owner. Bing russells grandsons explore his battered bastards of. Helming the only independent team in the class a northwest league, russell was an innovator. As owner, russell kept all corporate sponsorship outside the gates, and hired professional baseball s first female general manager, as well as the first asian american general manager. Bing helps you turn information into action, making it faster and easier to go from searching to doing.
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Baseball david greene talks to actor kurt russell about the portland mavericks, a 1970s independent baseball team created by kurts father bing. Ive had many people tell me they think baseball is boring, but i think they simply dont understand the sport well enough to appreciate it. Sep 07, 2012 today i found out kurt russell was a minor league baseball player until an injury ended his career while the russell family is mostly known for their acting, baseball is really the family business that nobody knows about because our other business was sort of out there in the public and seen by a lot more people, said kurt russell. They played five seasons in the class ashort season northwest league, from 1973 through 1977. Jul 08, 2014 bing russells grandsons explore his battered bastards of baseball brothers chapman, left, and maclain way are codirectors of the documentary film, the battered bastards of baseball. The battered bastards of baseball hits insidethepark home. He was the father of golden globe awardnominated actor kurt russell and grandfather of exmajor league baseball player matt franco. Although best known as the deputy on bonanza 1959 and robert in the magnificent seven 1960, russells notoriety on a national level was as the owner of the portland mavericks baseball club. Bing russell full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
From 1973 to 1977, former hollywood actor bing russell turned a ragtag team of misfits into a winning minor league team and one of the. Russell could be seen in such bonafide classics as the horse soldiers 1959 and the. This is the colorful true story of the portland mavericks, a scrappy, independent baseball team of underdogs started by actor bing russell in the. Said bing during the documentary, entitled the battered bastards of baseball. In 1973, hollywood veteran bing russell best known for playing. Book then found its way to the mariners bookstall, rockport, mass. Bing russell knew fact from fiction, and the story of lou gehrig giving him the last bat he used to hit a home run is reality without a show, not yet anyway. A former pro baseball player, bing russell eased into acting in the 1950s, appearing mostly in westerns. Owned by actor bing russell, the mavericks were an independent team. Run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. Bing russell, with a sure sense of showmanship, devised and staged some extraordinary baseball shtick that made the mavericks games as much spectacles, and rowdily participatory ones, as they were. Bing russell was a minor league player in the new york yankees farm system and later a hollywood actor most known for his work in the tv show bonanza.
Bing russell and 29 related entities entities finder. Bing russell, jim bouton, portland mavericks 0 comments. This is the colorful true story of the portland mavericks, a scrappy. Kurt russell played minor league baseball until an injury. He was the father of golden globe award nominated actor kurt russell and grandfather of exmajor league baseball player matt franco. The mavericks were owned by exminor league player and television actor bing russell, and were initially the leagues only independent club. Russell, who died in 2003, was an outsized force of nature in whose life the national pastime and hollywood fame deeply and happily entwined. Bing russell kurt russells dad was a successful actor and a successful minor league baseball team owner.
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