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Tim Russ

Actor

Tim Russ

Born June 22, 1956 in Washington, D.C., USA58 films

Timothy Darrell "Tim" Russ (born June 22, 1956) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and musician. He is known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager, as Frank on Samantha Who?, and as Principal Franklin, a recurring character on the Nickelodeon live-action teen sitcom iCarly.

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Russ was born in Washington, D.C. to a state government employee mother and a U.S. Air Force officer father. He spent part of his childhood in Turkey. During his early life, Tim Russ had many dogs.

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Spaceballs posterFirst watchSpaceballs19876.9as TrooperWhen the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Live Free or Die Hard poster6.6Live Free or Die Hard2007Star Trek: Generations poster6.5Star Trek: Generations1994Crossroads poster7.4Crossroads1986The Midnight Sky poster5.7The Midnight Sky2020Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham poster6.7Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham2023Death Wish 4: The Crackdown poster5.7Death Wish 4: The Crackdown1987Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! poster4.6Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!2015Fire with Fire poster6.2Fire with Fire1986

Filmography

58 films as actor
  1. TBAVampire SlayerNews Reporter (voice)
  2. 2025One Big Happy FamilyLawrence
  3. 2024Surge of Power: Where There's SmokeMortrigard
  4. 2024The Star City MurdersCaptain Royce Aikman
  5. 2023Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale EventCaptain Tuvok
  6. 2023Batman: The Doom That Came to GothamLucius Fox (voice)
  7. 2022ClassifiedDirector Branch
  8. 2022NightshadeCaptain Burns
  9. 2021Welcome to the Christmas Family ReunionUncle Leon
  10. 2021The Slayer Chronicles - Volume 1News Reporter (voice)
  11. 2020The Midnight SkyMason Mosley
  12. 2020Unbelievable!!!!!Unreal Robert Schmitt
  13. 2019Ghost in the GunGhost in the Gun
  14. 2019VitalsThe Surgeon
  15. 2019The Circuit
  16. 2019JunkieMartin Green
  17. 2018They Want Dick DicksterSammy Davas Jr
  18. 2018KarmaFrank Hudson
  19. 2018A Fairy's GameWarlock (voice)
  20. 20185th PassengerFranklin
  21. 2018Her Side of the BedCharles Harwell
  22. 2017Sun, Sand & RomanceGus Van Houtten
  23. 2017Blade Of HonorYuni
  24. 2016Six Gun SaviorEzekiel Roake
  25. 2015Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!General Gottleib
  26. 2014Asteroid vs EarthCaptain Rogers
  27. 2014Alongside NightGeneral Jack Guerdon
  28. 2013Social NightmareAjeti
  29. 2012GibbyPrincipal Ted Franklin
  30. 2008InAlienableNews Anchor
  31. 2007Live Free or Die HardAgent Chuck Summer
  32. 2006The Oh in OhioDouglas
  33. 2006Unbeatable HaroldDiner Manager
  34. 2005The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariTown Clerk
  35. 2000Star Trek: Voyager - ScorpionTuvok
  36. 2000Star Trek: Voyager - Future's EndTuvok
  37. 1999Star Trek: Voyager - Dark FrontierTuvok
  38. 1998East of Hope StreetCasey
  39. 1996Star Trek: Voyager - BasicsTuvok
  40. 1994Star Trek: GenerationsLieutenant
  41. 1994Bitter VengeanceLt. James
  42. 1994Dead ConnectionDet. Chuck Roland
  43. 1993Journey to the Center of the EarthJoe Briggs
  44. 1992Mr. Saturday NightA.D.
  45. 1991The Heroes of Desert StormJulian Crumes
  46. 1991Night Eyes IIJesse Younger
  47. 1991Dead SilenceDep. Ryan
  48. 1991Eve of DestructionCarter
  49. 1988Roots: The GiftMarcellus
  50. 1988Police Story: Cop Killer
  51. 1988Who Gets the Friends?
  52. 1988PulsePoliceman
  53. 1987SpaceballsTrooper
  54. 1987Death Wish 4: The CrackdownJesse
  55. 1987TimestalkersSgt. Filton
  56. 1986CasebustersDixon
  57. 1986Fire with FireJerry
  58. 1986CrossroadsRobert Johnson