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Tim Russ - professional details

The following list is in no way complete, but may be updated on occasion. It is meant to give you an insight into the many aspects of the career of Tim Russ, a man most of you will primarily know as an actor. While that's basically true he also has some other talents and interests in the entertainment industry you may not be aware of. This list serves as an introduction to all these facets of a truly "fascinating" artist.

"The college programme I was enrolled in was set up almost like an internship. The university didn't require students to take a great deal of extra-curricular courses; most of my credit hours were devoted to theatre. This meant that I was allowed to take up to 16 or 17 hours of theatre courses a semster. We did four main stage shows during the school year and three during the summer, all in repertory style. The school had celebrities come out from Los Angeles to perform in the shows which drew in the audiences and gave the students a chance to work alongside professionals. As an undergraduate you had the chance not only to act in these shows but also to work in many other different areas such as the sound department, lighting, construction, costumes and the box office. The idea behind the four-year programme was to give students enough background experience in each area so that upon graduation you had all the skills needed to start your own theatre. It was an excellent and intensive programme and one that gave me a great deal of experience very early on." (Tim Russ in an interview conducted by Steven Eramo for Cult Times, issue #14, Nov. 1996)

Tim Russ the actor

"Acting is full of uncertainty. It's not a very secure lifestyle, but it is an exciting one." (Tim Russ in an interview conducted by Pete Hull for "Star Trek Communicator" #101, 1995)

Tim Russ graduated from Saint Edwards University, with a B.S. in Theater Arts and continued his studies at Illinois State University. He got his first acting job while still in University (Masterpiece Theater), and after a few years as part-time actor he began to make a living as an actor in 1985. Since then he's been working regularly on stage, in feature films and on TV. He has also done some voice-over work. A selected list of his credits will show you his wide range in all these media.

Theatre:

Dream Girls
As You Like It
Cave Dwellers
Romeo and Juliet
Barrabas (which earned him the NAACP Image Award)
Twelfth Night
Macbeth

Movies

Fire with Fire (1986) as "Jerry"
Crossroads (1986) as "Robert Johnson"
Spaceballs (1987) as "Trooper" (The one who, when combing the desert, says "we ain't found shit")
Death Wish IV: The Crackdown (1987): as "Jesse"
Bird (1988) as "Harris" (a musician)
Pulse (1988) as "Policeman"
Eve of Destruction (1991) as "Carter"
Mr. Saturday Night (1992) as "A.D."
Night Eyes II (1992) as "Jesse Younger"
Dead Connection (1994) AKA "Final Combination" as "Detective Chuck Rowland"
Star Trek Generations (1994) as "Enterprise-B Lieutenant"
East of Hope Street (1996)

TV:
Series:
a) as a regular
The Highwayman (Mar.-May 1988) as D.C. Montana
The People Next Door (Sept.-Oct. 1989) as "The Answering Machine Guy"
Star Trek Voyager (1995- ) Security Chief Tuvok

b) Guest Appearances:
Masterpiece Theater (1977) "Charlie Smith and the Fritter Tree" as "a young friend of Charlie's"
The New Twilight Zone (1985) ep.3/c "Kentucky Rye" as "Police Officer"
Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (1986) "You Gotta Believe Me"
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
The New Twilight Zone (1987) ep. 34/b "Voices in the Earth" as "Archer"
Thirtysomething (1987) premiere episode as "the guy who sold the sleeping bag"
Police Story (1988) "The Cop Killers"
21 Jump Street (1988) "Slippin' Into Darkness"
Alien Nation (1989) pilot movie, as "Ketnes"
Beauty and the Beast (1989) "Sticks and Stones" as "Parker"
Freddy's Nightmares (1990) "Dust to Dust" as "a scientist battling a mysterious virus"
Cop Rock (1990) ep #10, as "Juror"
Family Matters (1990) "Sitting Pretty" as "Jeff"
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) in two eps, once as "FBI agent" and once as "Eugene the security guard"
Arresting Behavior (1992) in a recurring part
Murphy Brown (1993) "The Egg & I" as "Agent #1"
Living Single (1993) "Burglar in the House" as " Officer Taylor"
Seaquest DSV (1993) "Photon Bullet" as Martin Clemens aka "Mycroft"
ST-TNG (1993) "Starship Mine" as "Devor"
ST-DS9 (1993) "Invasive Procedure" as the Klingon mercenary T'Kar
Melrose Place (1994) "It's a Bad World After All" as "a guy working for the District Attorney"
Monty (1994)
ST-DS9 (1995) "Through the Looking Glass" as the Mirror-Tuvok

More guest-appearances:
Hill Street Blues (2 eps)
Hunter
Jake and the Fat Man
Life Stories
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Tequila & Bonetti
War Stories
The Young and the Restless
The Jon Lovitz Special (pilot)

TV-Movies:
Casebusters (1986) as "Dixon"
Timestalkers (1987)
Who Gets the Friends? (1988) as a "travel agent"
Roots - the Gift (1988) as "House slave Marcellus"
Dead Silence (1991) (aka as "Crash") as "Dep. Ryan"
The Heroes of Desert Storm (1992) (aka "Heroes of the Storm") as "a desert storm veteran"
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992) as "Victor"
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993) as "security officer Joe Briggs"
Bitter Vengeance (1994) as "Lt. James"

Voice:
Spider-Man (animated) (1997) "Prowler" as "Prowler"
We Have No Home (1998) radio play written by Dawn Comer, about John Horse the black Seminoles
Great Angel Fantasies, Nine Celestial Chronicles, story "The Man Who Loved the Faioli" (Dove Audio Books, ISBN # 0-7870-0711-5)

Tim Russ the director:

"I think the best directors are ones in which their heart is really in the project. You really want to tell a story and you feel a story. It's much easier to direct something like that." (Tim Russ in an interview conducted by Kathy Krantz, for "The Trekker", July-August 1985)

Tim Russ has always been interested in directing. So it's no surprise that he took advantage of the directing internship offered by Paramount and finally got a chance to direct an episode of ST-Voyager in 1998. It was not exactly his first job as a director, but the first time he was in charge of such a large project. Needless to say that he got rave reviews...

Video
Ballet 101 and Ballet 201 (more information and details how to order the tapes at http://www.Booksamerica.com/ballet.htm) TV:
ST-VOY (1998) "Living Witness"

Lou Anders, review of tape 4.12 in "Star Trek Monthly" #47, Dec. '98: "Brilliantly directed by regular cast member Tim Russ, Living Witness twists and turns to a final, unpredictable resolution that is sure to delight fans."

Tim Russ the producer:

"This has been... I suppose 'educational' would be putting it mildly... Making the film, of course, involved a series of headaches, but those are the problems you want - the creative challenges." (Tim Russ to John Walsh about his first project as a producer)

Tim Russ recently started another career as producer of independent films. His first work in that regard, a thought-provoking drama, was a collaboration with a colleague from University, Nate Thomas.

"East of Hope Street" (1996) independent movie, directed by Nate Thomas, script co-written by Nate Thomas and Tim Russ. A true story about a young Hispanic girl from El Salvador, who finds herself in an out-of-headlines urban drama, wherein she must learn to survive the inner city, a foster home, and a social system in a Los Angeles, most of us have never seen. Awards: Best Urban Drama (Film Festival in New York), successful at the Louisiana Film Festival, First Place in the Cross Cultural Category at the Black Film Makers Hall of Fame in Oakland It also screened at the Latino Film Festival in Universal Studios and Paramount Theatres venues, where it was introduced by no less than Edward James Olmos! Academy Winner Gregory Nava said after seeing the film: "If blacks and Latinos would stick together, we'd make a better place to live." (information quoted from "The Vulcan Insider", Winter 1998-issue, the newsletter of Tim Russ' official fanclub). More about the movie can be found at: http://www.nyfilmvideo.com/HOPE.htm

Tim Russ the writer:

"Left to my own devices, I would probably write everything from satire to science fiction, action-adventure to thrillers. I enjoy developing, creating and building projects from the ground up, but not as a solitary writer." (Tim Russ in an interview conducted by John S. Hall for "Dreamwatch")

Writing may not be as important a part of Tim Russ' professional life as acting or directing, but he's had some success in that area as well, including an award ...

"The Zone" (a public service announcement, which won the Sony Innovators Award) DS9 Comics #29/30 Malibu Comics "Enemies and Allies", story credit together with Mark Paniccia "East of Hope Street" (1996) writing credit together with Nate Thomas Editorial for "Star Trek Communicator" #116, (1998) also working as "guest editor" on that issue

Tim Russ the musician:

"I've been a musician for 25 years, a guitarist and a vocalist; I used to make my living at it six nights a week. I've played in all sizes of bands and played solo. I really haven't been doing it that much lately although I played a gig last night - I'll do that every two or three months. It's very easy material and fairly well-known and recognisable stuff which doesn't take long to put together." (Tim Russ in an interview conducted by John S. Hall for "Dreamwatch")

What else is there to say - except: if you get a chance to catch one of his performances, do it! Some of his more memorable outings as a musician:

Tim Russ played the guitar himself in "Crossroads"
He sang and danced in the Broadway production of "Dream Girls"
He has his first CD out ("Only a Dream in Rio") with the following songs:
"Only a Dream in Rio" (by James Taylor)
"Imelda" (by Mark Knopfler)
"Louisiana 1927" (by Randy Newman)
"Rosalinda's Eyes" (by Billy Joel)
the CD can be ordered from his fanclub, at "Vulcan Insiders", P.O.Box 8248, Long Beach, CA 90808 for 10 $ (including shipping and handling) US and Canada; it will become available in Europe later this year.

He performs more or less regularly in the L.A. area, most notably at:
Common Grounds Coffee & Cafe
9250 Reseda Blvd.
Northridge, CA
818-882-3666

Tim Russ, the cook?

Tim Russ' Special Scrambled Eggs from the Star Trek Cookbook

"The secret to my scrambled eggs is the texture. By adding 1/8 cup of whole milk to 2 medium or large eggs, I lighten up the eggs for a pinch of any spices such as parsley, rosemary, or thyme. My typical breakfast is a chicken or turkey sausage, scrambled eggs, wheat toast, maybe a waffle or pancake, and coffee, not Vulcan mocha."

Upcoming conventions:

Vulkon
Atlanta, GA March 19-21
Guest list:
Tim Russ: Tuvok of Star Trek Voyager
Joshua Cox:Corwin of Babylon 5
Max Grodenchik: Rom of Star Trek DS9
Lolita Fatjo: Star Trek Voyager script consultant
Inge Heyer: Hubble Telescope Specialist
Other Stars to be announced
For information see:
http://www.scifinetwork.com/startrek/Atlanta/a-stars.htm

April 30 - May 3 1999
"Supernova convention" in Manchester, England, U.K.
for information see: http://freespace.virgin.net/supernova.conventions/

May 16 - May 23 1999
Seatrek '99
Miami - Caribbean
for information see:
http://www.scifinetwork.com/startrek/seatrek/cruise99.htm

the picture credits are: picture taken by Thomas Frank at Federation Con VI in Bonn/Germany, April 1998.