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Russell Irving "Russ" Tamblyn (born December 30, 1934) is an American film and television actor, who is arguably best known for his performance in the 1961 movie musical West Side Story as Riff, the leader of the Jets gang. Description above from the Wikipedia article Russ Tamblyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Russ Tamblyn is an American actor, dancer, and gymnast who rose to prominence as a child and young adult performer in MGM musicals before later gaining recognition for his work in cult television series like Twin Peaks.
He is widely recognized for his performance as Riff in the film West Side Story, his role as Gideon Pontipee in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and his portrayal of Dr. Lawrence Jacoby in David Lynch's Twin Peaks.