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| children = Amber Tamblyn China Tamblyn | website = }} Russell Irving "Russ" Tamblyn (born December 30, 1934) is an American film and television actor and dancer, who is best known for his performance in title role of the 1958 ''Tom Thumb'' and the 1961 movie musical ''West Side Story'' as Riff, the leader of the Jets gang. He is also known for appearing in such films as ''Seven Brides For Seven Brothers'', ''The War of the Gargantuas'', ''Peyton Place'' and ''The Haunting'', as well as for his portrayal of Dr. Lawrence Jacoby in the television drama ''Twin Peaks''. ==Early life and career in films== Tamblyn was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actors Sally Aileen (Triplett) and Eddie Tamblyn (Edward Francis Tamblyn).〔()〕 He is the older brother of Larry Tamblyn, organist for the 1960s band The Standells. Discovered at the age of ten by actor Lloyd Bridges after acting in a play, Tamblyn's first film appearance was a small non-speaking role in 1948's ''The Boy With Green Hair''. He also appeared on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' as a child. He portrayed the young Saul in Cecil B. DeMille's 1949 version of ''Samson and Delilah''. He played the younger version of John Dall's character in the 1950 film noir ''Gun Crazy''. Later the same year, he had a minor role as Elizabeth Taylor's younger brother in ''Father of the Bride'', as well as in the sequel, released the following year, ''Father's Little Dividend''. He also played a young soldier in boot camp in 1953's ''Take the High Ground!''. His training as a gymnast in high school and abilities as an acrobat prepared him for his breakout role as Gideon, the youngest brother, in 1954's ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers''. He appeared with Glenn Ford and Broderick Crawford in ''The Fastest Gun Alive'' (1956), where he performed an extraordinary "shovel" dance at a hoe-down early in the film. Though uncredited, he served as a choreographer for Elvis Presley in 1957's ''Jailhouse Rock''. Tamblyn portrayed Norman Page in the 1957 film of ''Peyton Place'', for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He then played Tony Baker in 1958's ''High School Confidential'' prior to his being drafted into the US Army. His performances in film musicals have included the title role in 1958's ''Tom Thumb'' and Danny, one of the sailors in the 1955 film version of ''Hit the Deck''. His most famous musical role was Riff, the leader of the Jets in ''West Side Story'' (1961). In 1960, he portrayed The Cherokee Kid in ''Cimarron''. He appeared in two 1962 MGM-Cinerama movies, ''The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm'' and ''How the West Was Won''. He was seen the next year as Orm in ''The Long Ships'', as Luke Sanderson in ''The Haunting'', and as Lt. "Smitty" Smith in ''Follow the Boys''. Tamblyn starred in the 1966 Japanese kaiju film ''War of the Gargantuas''. He appeared in the horror film ''Necromancer'' in 1988. Tamblyn played the supporting role in Neil Young's 1982 ''Human Highway'' while also credited for screenplay and choreography. Tamblyn is credited as director, choreographer and actor for Neil Young's ''Greendale'' concert tour.〔(Russ Tamblyn's Official Site: Welcome ) Retrieved September 16, 2007〕 In 2011, he portrayed "Doc" in the action-thriller film ''Drive''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Russ Tamblyn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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