Charles Russell (March 31, 1918 – January 18, 1985) was an American movie and radio actor who appeared in 17 movies between 1943 and 1950.^{[citation needed]} He was also a television producer who worked in Hollywood and Australia.

Born in New York City, Russell made his debut in an uncredited part as a ball player in Ladies' Day (1943). His last film was Chinatown at Midnight (1949).^[2] He originated the role of insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in the CBS Radio series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar in 1949, playing the role until being replaced by Edmond O'Brien in 1950.^[3][4]

Russell married fellow 20th Century-Fox contract player Nancy Guild in 1947,^[5] and they had one child, a daughter, Elizabeth, in 1949. They divorced in 1950.

Russell moved into television producing working on shows such as The Untouchables and Naked City.

He worked for a number of years in Australia at the ABC.^[6] John Cameron, head of drama at the ABC in the 1970s, said Russell "was a man of great talents, who had developed a drinking problem to help him cope with the pressures of Network American television. He was winning his battle, but still had bad spells. He gave the ABC a great shot in the arm, and built a degree of professionalism in its drama filming that continued to pay dividends long after he returned to America."^[7] Russell died in Beverly Hills, California.

• The Untouchables (1959-60) - producer
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) - producer
• Arrest and Trial (1962)
• Naked City (1962-63) - producer
• Judd for the Defense (1967-68) - producer
• Devlin (1971) - executive producer
• The Survivor (1972) - script editor
• Seven Little Australians (1973) - executive producer
• Ben Hall (1974) - producer
• Games for Parents and Other Children (1975) - producer