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Mauri Russell (6 January 1925 – 10 August 1970; age 45) was an English musician who was listed in a TV program guide for portraying a Vulcan in the Star Trek: The Original Series second season episode "Amok Time". As a background performer, he received no credit for this part and has still not been identified.
Born Maurice Throssell in England, Russell was married to singer Pamela Rainer, and was himself a drummer with Edmundo Ros' orchestra in 1951. [1] [2]
He previously had a background role in the 1958 Playhouse 90 episode "Not the Glory" where he worked with Michael Pataki and Willard Sage.