John Lawrence Russell (January 3, 1921 – January 19, 1991) was an
American motion picture film and television actor, and
World War II veteran, most noted for his starring role as Marshal Dan Troop in the successful
ABC western television series
Lawman from 1958 to 1962. and his lead role as international adventurer Tim Kelly in the syndicated T.V. series
Soldiers of Fortune from 1955-57 .