James Russo | |
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Born | James Vincent Russo April 23, 1953 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1977–present |
Spouse | Bettina Russo (m. 1995;div. 2020) |
Children | 2 |
James Vincent Russo (born April 23, 1953) [1] is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in over 150 films in three decades.
Russo was born in New York City, New York, to an Italian father and German mother. [2] A graduate of the High School of Art and Design and New York University (NYU), he wrote and starred in the prize-winning short film The Candy Store. Before his first break in acting, he drove for a cab company, worked as a construction worker and a gravedigger. [2] He was raised in Flushing, New York and spent his formative years on 156th street.[ citation needed ]
Russo's first role in his acting career was in the 1981 made-for-television film Chicago Story . He then went on to star in many hit films of the 1980s.
His big break came in the form of a small role in the 1982 comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High , as a convenience store robber. In 1984, he appeared in Beverly Hills Cop as Mikey Tandino, a friend of Axel Foley who is murdered. [3] That same year he starred in The Cotton Club and played small-time hood Bugsy in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America . Russo's other big role was as a brutal rapist in the 1986 drama Extremities , opposite Farrah Fawcett. [2] He starred in the 1988 drama-suspense-thriller film Freeway.
Russo's film roles in the 1990s include State of Grace (1990), A Kiss Before Dying (1991), [4] and My Own Private Idaho (1991). [5] Russo was a co-lead in Abel Ferrara's Dangerous Game (1993) alongside Madonna and Harvey Keitel. He also had roles in the 1994 Western Bad Girls , [6] the 1997 films The Postman , [7] and Donnie Brasco . [8] In 2009 he had a small role in Michael Mann's Public Enemies as a member of John Dillinger's gang. [9]
In 2003, Russo was reunited with his co-star from The Postman, Kevin Costner, in the Western film Open Range . [10] He made guest appearances in many TV dramas and films, including The Equalizer , Miami Vice , CSI , CSI: Miami , and Las Vegas .
In the summer of 2009, Russo starred in the psychological thriller 7E with Brendan Sexton III, John Savage and Natasha Lyonne. The film was released on December 10, 2013. [11] Russo had a supporting role in Quentin Tarantino's 2012 film Django Unchained . [12]
In 2011, Russo provided video game voice talent for Rage and provided additional voice work for Star Wars: The Old Republic .
He appeared on Bastille's music video for "Of the Night". [13]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | A Stranger Is Watching | Ronald Thompson | |
Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Robber | ||
Vortex | Anthony Demmer | ||
1983 | Exposed | Nick | |
1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | Bugsy | |
Beverly Hills Cop | Mikey Tandino | ||
The Cotton Club | Vince Hood | ||
1986 | Extremities | Joe | |
1987 | China Girl | Alby | |
1988 | The Blue Iguana | Reno | |
Freeway | Frank Quinn | ||
1989 | The Belt | Vittorio De Simone | |
The Vineyard | Teddy | ||
We're No Angels | Bobby | ||
1990 | State of Grace | DeMarco | Uncredited |
1991 | A Kiss Before Dying | Dan Corelli | |
My Own Private Idaho | Richard Waters | ||
Cold Heaven | Daniel Corvin | ||
Intimate Stranger | Nick Ciccini | TV film | |
1992 | In the Shadow of a Killer | Charlie Van | TV film |
Illicit Behavior | Bill Tanner | ||
1993 | Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story | Don Feeney | TV film |
Trauma | Capt. Travis | ||
Da Vinci's War | Mintz | ||
Double Deception | Jon Kane | TV film | |
Dangerous Game | Francis Burns | ||
1994 | Bad Girls | Kid Jarrett | |
1995 | The Secretary | Ted Burke | TV film |
Panther | Rodgers | ||
Condition Red | Dan Cappelli | ||
The Set Up | Kliff | ||
1996 | Livers Ain't Cheap a.k.a. The Real Thing | Rupert Little | |
No Way Home | Tommy | ||
American Strays | Eddie | ||
Small Time | Jerry | ||
1997 | Donnie Brasco | Paulie | |
Laws of Deception | Gino Carlucci | ||
The Girl Gets Moe a.k.a. Love to Kill | Brannagin | ||
Under Oath | Warren Erickson | ||
The Postman | Idaho | ||
1998 | Heist | Nick the Stick | |
My Husband's Secret Life | Sal Bianculli | TV film | |
Butter a.k.a. Never 2 Big | Juke Box Danny | ||
Fait Accompli a.k.a. Voodoo Dawn | Luc | ||
Charades a.k.a. Felons | Max Targenville | ||
Detour | Ziggy Rotella | ||
1999 | BitterSweet | Joe Massa | |
Jimmy Zip | Otis Campbell | ||
The Ninth Gate | Bernie | ||
Diamonds | Damian | Uncredited | |
2000 | Sonic Impact | Agent Nick Halton | |
The Unscarred | Mickey Vernon | ||
Deep Core | Darryl Simmons | ||
Paper Bullets | John Rourke | ||
Hidden War | Matt Forman | ||
Bad Guys | John Tykor | ||
2001 | Pendulum | Edward Mills | |
Double Deception a.k.a. 24 Hours to Die | Snake | ||
2002 | Shattered Lies | Smiler | |
The House Next Door | Carl Schmidt | ||
Redemption | Capt. Grill | ||
My Daughter's Tears | Mr. Quinn | ||
2003 | Stealing Sinatra | Frank Sinatra | |
A Good Night to Die | Roy | ||
Paris | Leon King | ||
The Box | Frank Miles | ||
Open Range | Marshal Poole | ||
2004 | Target | Donovan | |
Fallacy | |||
2005 | One Among Us | Ryan Brannigan (the Ex-Cop) | |
Come as You Are | Benny | ||
Confessions of a Pit Fighter | Sharkey | ||
2006 | All In | Dr. Pennington | |
Broken Trail | Captain Billy Fender | TV film | |
Satanic | Eddie | ||
Shut Up and Shoot! | David Sanchez | ||
Blackwater Valley Exorcism | The Bishop | ||
Cut Off | Gonzo | ||
2007 | Chill | Detective Defazio | |
Blue Lake Massacre | Sheriff Jack | ||
Machine | Butch | ||
The Pink Conspiracy | Cox | ||
The Hit | Mr. Santucci | ||
On the Doll | Janitor | ||
2008 | Little Red Devil | Mr. Trundell | |
Dark World | Charlie | ||
Kings of the Evening | Ramsey | ||
Stiletto | Engelhart | ||
Deadwater | Commander Combs | ||
Born of Earth | Tom Reeser | ||
Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do with It) | Bob McGurk | ||
Break | The Father | ||
2009 | Charlie Valentine | Rocco | |
Never Surrender | Jimmy | ||
Public Enemies | Walter Dietrich | ||
Dreams and Shadows | John Brunette | ||
Taken by Force | |||
2010 | One in the Gun | Jimmy | |
Dark Woods | Sheriff Demming | ||
Boy Wonder | Larry Childs | ||
Love Sick Diaries | Lorenzo De'mon | ||
2011 | Good God Bad Dog | Peter Elias | |
Miss Bala | Jimmy | ||
The Dragon Warrior | Claudius | ||
Yellow Rock | Max Dietrich | ||
2012 | Django Unchained | Dicky Speck | |
Revan | Stone | ||
2013 | Samuel Bleak | Charles Bleak | |
Five Thirteen | Agent Acevedo | ||
Chavez Cage of Glory | Tony | ||
7E | Sam | ||
2014 | Perfect Sisters | Steve Bowman | |
Strike One | Paul Fairfield | ||
The Bag Man | Original screenplay | ||
2015 | Voiceless | Pastor Gil | |
Black Mass | Agent Scott Gariola | Uncredited | |
An American Hero | |||
2016 | Vigilante Diaries | Mr. Hanover | |
2017 | Living Among Us | Aaron | |
2018 | Desolate | Duke Stone | |
2019 | Badland | Fred Quaid | |
2020 | A Soldier's Revenge | Walsh | |
2021 | Flag Day | Lead Biker | |
2023 | MobKing | Dominick “Dom” Sasso | |
Among Wolves | Thomas Barclay |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | The Equalizer | Police Detective | Episode: "China Rain" |
Miami Vice | Frank Sacco | Episode: "The Prodigal Son" | |
1987 | Crime Story | Nat Martino | Episode: "Ground Zero" |
1988 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Janos Korda | Episode: "Symphony in B-Sharp" |
1991 | Gabriel's Fire | Charles Crowley | Episode: "Belly of the Beast" |
1997 | C-16: FBI | Frank Saretti | Episode: "Eight Pounds of Pressure" |
2000 | Falcone | Victor Mura | Episode: "Pilot" |
2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Sinclair | Episode: "Getting Off" |
Without a Trace | Michael Krauss | Episode: "Lost and Found" | |
2005 | Joan of Arcadia | James Karon | Episode: "Trial and Error" |
2006 | Las Vegas | Warren Pemberton | Episode: "The Story of Owe" |
2006–2008 | CSI: Miami | Joey Salucci | 2 episodes |
2008 | The Capture of the Green River Killer | Jeb Dallas | 2-part miniseries |
2009 | Numb3rs | John Curtis | Episode: "12:01 AM" |
Dark Blue | Robert Franzine | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2012–2013 | Vegas | Anthony 'Red' Cervelli | 15 episodes |
2014–2015 | Chicago Fire | Papa Lullo | 3 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Rage | Voice Talent | |
Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional Voices | Grouped under "Additional Voices provided by" |
Year | Title | Role |
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1982 | Extremities | Raul |
Year | Title | Artist |
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2013 | Of the Night | Bastille |
Year | Association | Award | Nominated work | Result |
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1983 | Theatre World Award | Extremities [14] | Won | |
2004 | San Diego Film Festival | Best Actor | The Box [15] | Won |
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