Bill D. Russell

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Bill D. Russell

Biography

Bill D. Russell is an American actor, writer, comedian and producer best known for playing Maximillian Cuda in Puppet Master: Doktor Death and The Dad in the Blockbuster Video commercial The Perfect Store, featured in the documentary The Last Blockbuster. Other prominent film roles include Alfred Pennyworth in Jokers Wild Lazarus Risen, Malcolm Fountain in Hug These Bones, Milo Kemp in Vic Effects, Alien Supreme Leader in They Came Back From Somewhere, Dr. Drake Willis in The Contract, Rich Green in Evil Lurks, and Coach Hurley in You’re Out! YouTube podcaster Al Lucard proclaimed Russell to be The King of Creep, primarily for his performance in Evil Lurks. In short films, he plays Sylvester the gang boss in Therapissed and judge John in Shepherds. Russell made his theatrical debut in Chicago in 1983 in a Second City children’s theater show. In 1985, he joined the improvOlympics (now iO Chicago Theater) and worked with legendary improv director Del Close in the first Harold troupe Barons Barracudas and also in Close’s scenario play Honor Finnegan vs the Brain of the Galaxy. In addition to performing improv and sketch comedy at Second City and ImprovOlympics/iO Chicago, he was a member of the comedy troupe Spontaneous Combustion in the 80s and 90s, and was a performer and teacher at The Comedy Shrine in Aurora, Illinois from 2014-2020. In theater, he appeared in At Last The 1948 Show (written by Jon Cleese and Graham Chapman prior to Monty Python) at iO Chicago theater, Swarm of Spoilers at Under The Gun Theater, Buchanan’s Finest Hour at Second City ETC, Mastergate at Interplay Theater, and Kvetch! at Blueprint Theater. Other commercials include Pizza Hut, Boost Mobile, and White Castle Chicken Ring Insurance. His commercial for Alaska Airlines, directed by Joe Sedelmaier, was featured on the TV show America’s Funniest Commercials. Television credits include America’s Funniest People (two-time winner), Unsolved Mysteries, Lady Blue, and America’s Most Wanted. He was a member of the peanut gallery in the Andy Kaufman PBS show SoundStage, clips of which are featured in the documentary Andy Kaufman: Thank You Very Much. He appeared in the popular website Clickhole videos NASA Stories, Republican Debate, and Emperor of Badminton. Born in Baraboo, Wisconsin and raised in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, he currently resides in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is represented by agents in Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit. Managed by Matt Chassin. Russell holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from National-Louis University and is a certified hypnotherapist. He has two adult children, Allie and Steve.


Credits

Evil Lurks Evil Lurks (2023) Character: Rick Greene
A troubled woman seeks help from an unscrupulous hypnotist and triggers a series of events that force all to question their reality and what's really lurking in the shadows.
It Came From Somewhere It Came From Somewhere (2022) Character: Grimwell
When a flying saucer crashes on Earth and unleashes a deadly creature, it's up to a group of teens and the saucers pilots to find it before it kills the entire town.
They Came Back from Somewhere They Came Back from Somewhere (2023) Character: Supreme Leader
After sacrificing himself to save the human race, Luma is cloned and returns to Earth to search for his love, Patty. When Supreme Leader learns of Luma's defection he sends Quasar and two warriors to hunt him down and destroy him.
Vic Effects Vic Effects (2025) Character: Milo Kemp
An up and coming Foley artist is hired to create sound effects for a horror film, but the job triggers forces that goes beyond what's on the screen
Atrophy Atrophy (2023) Character: The Open Road
In the wake of his worsening illness, Silas leaves his significant other one night and hitchhikes West, encountering increasingly eccentric characters, and moving experiences.
Field of Screams Field of Screams (2025) Character: Aleister Crowe
A group of young people who are helping their friend clean out his his late grandfather's farmhouse are terrorized by a living scarecrow who has his own stake in his dead creator's property.
The Rhythm The Rhythm (2024) Character: Mr. Palmer
The inspirational story of, a young black hockey player-turned-felon is sentenced to community service at a local hockey rink, where he leads his misfit hockey team to victory in a seemingly bigoted sport/league.
You're OUT! You're OUT! (2023) Character: Coach Hurley
A former Minor League pitcher projects his Major League aspirations on his 17-year-old son, taking him on a desperate cross-country road trip to get him recruited by a college baseball team.
Puppet Master: Doktor Death Puppet Master: Doktor Death (2022) Character: Maximilian Cuda
Doktor Death comes crawling out of his trunk and is unleashed into a ramshackle nursing home.
Enter the Television Enter the Television (2026) Character: Self
From Tom Seymour creator of the VHS Massacre Trilogy. Enter the Television is a feature-length documentary exploring the dark corners of television from obscure commercials to unconventional cable programming. It examines the evolution of media through an underground lens, revealing how independent voices survive within systems controlled by powerful media corporations.
Make 'Em Laugh Make 'Em Laugh (2022) Character: Clark the Meditation Guru
A seasoned comedian makes his way through a stand-up set, recounting his abusive childhood, that leads him to a realization on why he uses comedy to distract from the pitfalls of his present.
Unseen Unseen (2026) Character: Professor
In the aftermath of an unknown disaster, a mentally unstable man attempts to satisfy his conscience while tormenting a woman with an abusive past



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