James Russo
James Vincent Russo (born April 23, 1953 in New York City ) is an American actor .
Life and accomplishments
Russo graduated from New York High School of Art & Design and studied at New York University . During this time he starred in the award-winning short film The Candy Store , for which he also wrote the screenplay. He then worked as a taxi driver for a few years.
Russo played in the movie drama Extremities (1986) the role of Joe , the Marjorie ( Farrah Fawcett ) inconvenienced. Just like Farrah Fawcett, he already played in the filmed play; for this role he was awarded the Theater World Prize in 1983 .
In the western Bad Girls (1994) Russo took on the role of Kid Jarrett , who robbed and whipped Cody Zamora ( Madeleine Stowe ). In the thriller Donnie Brasco (1997) he played alongside Al Pacino and Johnny Depp , in the SF film Postman (1997) he appeared alongside Kevin Costner . In the thriller Angel of Retribution (1999) he played one of the leading roles alongside Angie Everhart and Eric Roberts . He won an award at the San Diego Film Festival in 2004 for the lead role in the thriller The Box (2003) .
Filmography (selection)
- 1981: Chicago Story
- 1982: I think I'm standing in the woods (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
- 1983: Dangerous Triangle (Exposed)
- 1984: Once Upon a Time in America (Once Upon a Time in America)
- 1984: Beverly Hills Cop - I'll definitely solve the case (Beverly Hills Cop)
- 1985: Miami Vice
- 1986: Extremities
- 1987: War in Chinatown (China Girl)
- 1989: We're No Angels (We're No Angels)
- 1990: State of Grace (State of Grace)
- 1991: My Private Idaho (My Own Private Idaho)
- 1991: Cold Heaven
- 1991: A Kiss Before Dying (A Kiss Before Dying)
- 1992: Illicit Behavior
- 1994: Bad Girls
- 1996: Among Brothers (No Way Home)
- 1997: Donnie Brasco
- 1997: Postman (The Postman)
- 1998: Fellows - For Life and Death (Charades)
- 1999: Angel of Retribution (BitterSweet)
- 1999: The Ninth Gate (The Ninth Gate)
- 1999: Roadblock (Detour)
- 2000: Deep Core - The earth is burning (Deep Core)
- 2002: Death lurks next door (The House Next Door)
- 2002: My Daughters Tears
- 2003: A Good Night to Die
- 2003: The Box
- 2003: Open Range - Weites Land (Open Range)
- 2004: Without a Trace ( Without a Trace , TV series)
- 2004: CSI: Vegas ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series)
- 2005: Confessions of a Pit Fighter
- 2006: All In - Pokerface (All In)
- 2007: Chill
- 2008: stiletto
- 2008: CSI: Miami
- 2009: Public Enemies
- 2010: Hawaii Five-0 (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2011: Miss Bala
- 2012: Django Unchained
- 2012–2013: Vegas (TV series, 15 episodes)
- 2014: Perfect Sisters
- 2014: Strike One
- 2014: The Martini Shot
- 2015: American Justice
- 2015: Black Mass
- 2015: Voiceless
- 2016: Vigilante Diaries
- 2016: Paid in Full
- 2016: Code of Honor
- 2016: The Bronx Bull
- 2016: 1st Strike
- 2017: American Justice
- 2017: The Broken Ones
- 2018: A Dog & Pony Show
- 2018: 2018 Living Among Us
- 2018: Desolate
- 2018: The Terrorist
- 2019: The Great Alaskan Race
- 2019: Possession Diaries
Web links
- James Russo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- James Russo in the nndb (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Russo, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Russo, James Vincent (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |