
Acting
Leon Russell
EN cinema · 19 credits
Born
2 April 1942
Died
13 November 2016 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as Hank Wilson · Russell Bridges
Leon Russell, born Claude Russell Bridges, was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records during his 60-year career. His genres included pop, country, rock, folk, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, folk rock, blues rock, surf, standards, and Tulsa Sound.
Known for
Filmography

The Union
as Self

Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live
as Self - Performer (archive footage)

Leon Russell: A Song For You
as Self, Executive Producer

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
as Radio Preacher

A Poem Is a Naked Person
as Self, Producer

Son of Dracula
as The Count Downes

The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self - Pianist in House Band (uncredited)











