RUSSELL HAYDEN BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Russell Hayden was born on June 12th, 1912 in Chico, California with the birth name Pate Lucid, born to Francis J. and Minnie Harvey Lucid. He first became involved in the entertainment industry doing behind the scenes work such as a film cutter, sound recorder and assistant cameraman.
After realizing how much he enjoyed the industry he decided he wanted to work on the other side in front of the camera as an actor. He became very well known for starring in a number of western films and many remember him portraying the character, Lucky Jenkins in the, Hopalong Cassidy westerns.
Other film credits he added portraying other characters were, "North of the Border" (1946), "Seven Were Saved" (1947), "Where the North Begins" (1947), "Albuquerque" (1948), "Deputy Marshall" (1949) and "Apache Chief" (1949).
Along with his many credits as this character he also added to his resume the television series, "The Marshal of Gunsight Pass" (1950), "Cowboy G-Men" (1952-1953) and "The Gene Autry Show" (1950).
Along with working as an actor he and a friend, Dick Curtis developed 'Pioneertown', which is a Western movie set located in California that has been used for a number of western television shows as well as films.
In addition to working as an actor he produced as well as directed two western television series, "Cowboy G-Men" (1952-1953) co-starring Jackie Coogan, "26 Men" (1957-1959) starring Tristram Coffin and "Judge Roy Bean" (1956) starring Edgar Buchanan and "30 Minutes at Gunsight" (1963).
Russell Hayden married twice throughout his lifetime, first to actress Jan Clayton in 1938 and they had one daughter, Sandra Jane who passed away at the age of sixteen. They remained married until 1943. He then married Lillian Porter in 1946 and they were together until he passed away on June 9th, 1981 in Palm Springs, California after suffering from pneumonia. His remains are interred at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, California.
Filmography
1963 30 Minutes at Gunsight
1957 26 Men
1956 Judge Roy Bean
1952-1953 Cowboy G-Men
1951 Valley of Fire
1951 Texans Never Cry
1950 The Gene Autry Show
1950 Fast on the Draw
1950 West of the Brazos
1950 Colorado Ranger
1950 Crooked River
1950 Marshal of Heldorado
1950 Hostile Country
1950 The Marshal of Gunsight Pass
1949 Apache Chief
1949 Deputy Marshal
1948 Sons of Adventure
1948 Albuquerque
1947 Trail of the Mounties
1947 Where the North Begins
1947 Seven Were Saved
1946 North of the Border
1946 Rolling Home
1946 'Neath Canadian Skies
1946 Lost City of the Jungle
1944 The Last Horseman
1944 Gambler's Choice
1944 Wyoming Hurricane
1944 Marshal of Gunsmoke
1943 The Vigilantes Ride
1943 Minesweeper
1943 Silver City Raiders
1943 Frontier Law
1943 Saddles and Sagebrush
1943 Riders of the Northwest Mounted
1942 A Tornado in the Saddle
1942 The Lone Prairie
1942 Lucky Legs
1942 Overland to Deadwood
1942 Bad Men of the Hills
1942 Riders of the Northland
1942 Down Rio Grande Way
1942 Lawless Plainsmen
1942 West of Tombstone
1941 Riders of the Badlands
1941 The Royal Mounted Patrol
1941 Wide Open Town
1941 Two in a Taxi
1941 Pirates on Horseback
1941 Border Vigilantes
1941 In Old Colorado
1941 Doomed Caravan
1940 Three Men from Texas
1940 Knights of the Range
1940 Stagecoach War
1940 Hidden Gold
1940 The Light of Western Stars
1940 The Showdown
1940 Santa Fe Marshal
1939 Law of the Pampas
1939 Range War
1939 Renegade Trail
1939 Heritage of the Desert
1939 Silver on the Sage
1939 Sunset Trail
1938 The Frontiersmen
1938 The Mysterious Rider
1938 In Old Mexico
1938 Pride of the West
1938 Bar 20 Justice
1938 Heart of Arizona
1938 Cassidy of Bar 20
1938 Partners of the Plains
1937 Texas Trail
1937 Hopalong Rides Again
1937 Rustlers' Valley
1937 North of the Rio Grande
1937 Hills of Old Wyoming
