‘RUSSELLING’ UP THE HONORS
he National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City has inducted actors Kurt Russell and father Bing Russell (1926–2003) into its Hall of Great Western Performers. Bing is best known for his roles as Deputy Sheriff Clem and one of two Eastern stagecoach passengers in the 1960 classic . He appeared in many other TV Westerns, including , , , , , , and . Kurt Russell began acting on TV at age 12 and in 1963–64 played the title role in the ABC Western series . He cemented his fame in the Western film world by starring as Wyatt Earp in 1993’s . In 2015 he played the hangman in Quentin Tarantino’s .
