Russell S. Doughten Jr.

Russell S. Doughten Jr. was born on Feb 15, 1927 in USA. Russell S. Doughten Jr.'s big-screen debut came with The Blob directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. in 1958. Russell S. Doughten Jr. is known for Sammy directed by Russell S. Doughten Jr., Eric Buhr stars as Sammy Redding and Peter Hedges as Matt Redding. The upcoming new movie Russell S. Doughten Jr. plays is The Shepherd which will be released on Nov 30, 2005.

Born and raised in Iowa, Russell S. Doughten Jr. was interested in dramatics as a boy and yet never looked upon it as a profession. But while attending Drake University on an athletic scholarship, his interest in dramatics grew and, following a World War II Navy stint, he returned to Drake to study acting and directing. Doughten later attended the Yale Graduate School of Drama, where he wrote, directed and acted. After Yale, Doughten sent his résumé to companies that made religious movies and was invited to join Good News Productions, a filmmaking outfit operating out of the small village they owned in bucolic Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. When Good News formed a secular counterpart (Valley Forge Films), Doughten produced the first of their features, 1958's