James Russo Biography
James Russo born as James Vincent Russo is an American film and television actor. He played roles in the classic comedies, Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Beverly Hills Cop, and also played a role in Once Upon a Time in America. His first big film break was as a convenience store robber in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982).
James Russo Age
He was born on 23 April 1953 in New York City, New York, United States. He is 65 yars old as at 2018.
James Russo Height
The American actor stands at a height of 1.78 m.
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James Russo Family
He has two brothers; Daniel Russo and Thomas Russo. We have no records of his parents.
James Russo Wife | Bettina Russo
He married Bettina Russo in April 1995. They have two children.
James Russo Children
He has two children namely; Dominic Russo and Nicholas Russo.
James Russo Career
His first role in his acting career was in the Chicago Story film made for television in 1981. He then starred in many of the 1980s ‘ hit movies. His big break (but small role) came as a convenience store robber in the 1982 classic comedy film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
He appeared in Beverly Hills Cop in 1984 as Mikey Tandino, a murdered friend of Axel Foley. He starred in The Cotton Club that same year and played small-time hood bugsy in Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America.
Russo’s other big role in the 1986 drama Extremities, opposite Farrah Fawcett, was as a brutal rapist. He starred in Freeway’s 1988 drama-suspense-thriller film.
His film roles in the 1990s included State of Grace (1990), A Kiss Before Dying (1991) and My Own Private Idaho (1991). Russo also played roles in the 1994 Western Bad Girls, the 1997 hit films The Postman, and Donnie Brasco. In 2009 he played a small role as a member of the gang of John Dillinger in Michael Mann’s Public Enemies.
He was reunited in the Western Open Range movie in 2003 with his co-star from The Postman, Kevin Costner. In many TV dramas and movies, including The Equalizer, Miami Vice, CSI, CSI: Miami and Las Vegas, he made guest appearances.
He starred with Brendan Sexton III, John Savage and Natasha Lyonne in the psychological thriller 7E in the summer of 2009. The movie was released on December 10, 2013. Russo played a supporting role in the 2012 film Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino. He also appeared for “Of The Night” on Bastille’s music video.
James Russo Movies
Film
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Year |
Title |
Role |
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2017 |
Living Among Us |
Aaron |
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2016 |
Vigilante Diaries |
Mr. Hanover |
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2016 |
Voiceless |
Pastor Gil |
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2015 |
Voiceless |
Pastor Gil |
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2015 |
Black Mass |
Agent Scott Gariola |
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2015 |
An American Hero |
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2014 |
Perfect Sisters |
Steve Bowman |
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2014 |
Strike One |
Paul Fairfield |
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2014 |
The Bag Man |
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2013 |
Samuel Bleak |
Charles Bleak |
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2013 |
Five Thirteen |
Agent Acevedo |
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2013 |
Chavez Cage of Glory |
Tony |
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2013 |
7E |
Sam |
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2012 |
Django Unchained |
Dicky Speck |
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2012 |
Revan |
Stone |
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2011 |
Good God Bad Dog |
Peter Elias |
|
2011 |
Miss Bala |
Jimmy |
|
2011 |
The Dragon Warrior |
Claudius |
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2011 |
Yellow Rock |
Max Dietrich |
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2010 |
One in the Gun |
Jimmy |
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2010 |
Dark Woods |
Sheriff Demming |
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2010 |
Boy Wonder |
Larry Childs |
|
2010 |
Love Sick Diaries |
Lorenzo De’mon |
|
2009 |
Charlie Valentine |
Rocco |
|
2009 |
Never Surrender |
Jimmy |
|
2009 |
Public Enemies |
Walter Dietrich |
|
2009 |
Dreams and Shadows |
John Brunette |
|
2009 |
Taken by Force |
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|
2008 |
Little Red Devil |
Mr. Trundell |
|
2008 |
Dark World |
Charlie |
|
2008 |
Kings of the Evening |
Ramsey |
|
2008 |
Stiletto |
Engelhart |
|
2008 |
Deadwater |
Commander Combs |
|
2008 |
Born of Earth |
Tom Reeser |
|
2008 |
Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do with It) |
Bob McGurk |
|
2008 |
Break |
The Father |
|
2007 |
Chill |
Detective Defazio |
|
2007 |
Blue Lake Massacre |
Sheriff Jack |
|
2007 |
Machine |
Butch |
|
2007 |
The Pink Conspiracy |
Cox |
|
2007 |
The Hit |
Mr. Santucci |
|
2007 |
On the Doll |
Janitor |
|
2006 |
All In |
Dr. Pennington |
|
2006 |
Broken Trail |
Captain Billy Fender |
|
2006 |
Satanic |
Eddie |
|
2006 |
Shut Up and Shoot! |
David Sanchez |
|
2006 |
Blackwater Valley Exorcism |
The Bishop |
|
2006 |
Cut Off |
Gonzo |
|
2005 |
One Among Us |
Ryan Brannigan (the Ex-Cop) |
|
2005 |
Come as You Are |
Benny |
|
2005 |
Confessions of a Pit Fighter |
Sharkey |
|
2004 |
Target |
Donovan |
|
2004 |
Fallacy |
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2003 |
Stealing Sinatra |
Frank Sinatra |
|
2003 |
A Good Night to Die |
Roy |
|
2003 |
Paris |
Leon King |
|
2003 |
The Box |
Frank Miles |
|
2003 |
Open Range |
Sheriff Poole |
|
2002 |
Shattered Lies |
Smiler |
|
2002 |
The House Next Door |
Carl Schmidt |
|
2002 |
Redemption |
Capt. Grill |
|
2002 |
My Daughter’s Tears |
Mr. Quinn |
|
2001 |
Pendulum |
Edward Mills |
|
2001 |
Double Deception a.k.a. 24 Hours to Die |
Snake |
|
2000 |
Sonic Impact |
Agent Nick Halton |
|
2000 |
The Unscarred |
Mickey Vernon |
|
2000 |
Deep Core |
Darryl Simmons |
|
2000 |
Paper Bullets |
John Rourke |
|
2000 |
Hidden War |
Matt Forman |
|
2000 |
Bad Guys |
John Tykor |
|
1999 |
BitterSweet |
Joe Massa |
|
1999 |
Jimmy Zip |
Otis Campbell |
|
1999 |
The Ninth Gate |
Bernie |
|
1999 |
Diamonds |
Damian |
|
1998 |
Heist |
Nick the Stick |
|
1998 |
My Husband’s Secret Life |
Sal Bianculli |
|
1998 |
Butter a.k.a. Never 2 Big |
Juke Box Danny |
|
1998 |
Fait Accompli a.k.a. Voodoo Dawn |
Luc |
|
1998 |
Charades a.k.a. Felons |
Max Targenville |
|
1998 |
Detour |
Ziggy Rotella |
|
1997 |
Donnie Brasco |
Paulie |
|
1997 |
Laws of Deception |
Gino Carlucci |
|
1997 |
The Girl Gets Moe a.k.a. Love to Kill |
Brannagin |
|
1997 |
Under Oath |
Warren Erickson |
|
1997 |
The Postman |
Idaho |
|
1996 |
Livers Ain’t Cheap a.k.a. The Real Thing |
Rupert Little |
|
1996 |
No Way Home |
Tommy |
|
1996 |
American Strays |
Eddie |
|
1996 |
Small Time |
Jerry |
|
1995 |
The Secretary |
Ted Burke |
|
1995 |
Panther |
Rodgers |
|
1995 |
Condition Red |
Dan Cappelli |
|
1995 |
The Set Up |
Kliff |
|
1994 |
Bad Girls |
Kid Jarrett |
|
1993 |
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story |
Don Feeney |
|
1993 |
Trauma |
Capt. Travis |
|
1993 |
Da Vinci’s War |
Mintz |
|
1993 |
Double Deception |
Jon Kane |
|
1993 |
Dangerous Game |
Francis Burns |
|
1992 |
In the Shadow of a Killer |
Charlie Van |
|
1992 |
Illicit Behavior |
Bill Tanner |
|
1991 |
A Kiss Before Dying |
Dan Corelli |
|
1991 |
My Own Private Idaho |
Richard Waters |
|
1991 |
Cold Heaven |
Daniel Corvin |
|
1991 |
Intimate Stranger |
Nick Ciccini |
|
1990 |
State of Grace |
DeMarco |
|
1989 |
The Belt |
Vittorio De Simone |
|
1989 |
The Vineyard |
Teddy |
|
1989 |
We’re No Angels |
Bobby |
|
1988 |
The Blue Iguana |
Reno |
|
1988 |
Freeway |
Frank Quinn |
|
1987 |
China Girl |
Alby |
|
1986 |
Extremities |
Joe |
|
1984 |
Once Upon a Time in America |
Bugsy |
|
1984 |
Beverly Hills Cop |
Mikey Tandino |
|
1984 |
The Cotton Club |
Vince Hood |
|
1983 |
Exposed |
Nick |
|
1982 |
A Stranger Is Watching |
Ronald Thompson |
|
1982 |
Fast Times at Ridgemont High |
Robber |
|
1982 |
Vortex |
Anthony Demmer |
Television
|
Year |
Title |
Role |
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2014-2015 |
Chicago Fire (season 3) |
Papa Lullo |
|
2012-2013 |
Vegas |
Anthony ‘Red’ Cervelli |
|
2009 |
Numb3rs |
John Curtis |
|
2009 |
Dark Blue |
Robert Franzine |
|
2008 |
The Capture of the Green River Killer |
Jeb Dallas |
|
2006 |
Las Vegas |
Warren Pemberton |
|
2006–2008 |
CSI: Miami |
Joey Salucci |
|
2005 |
Joan of Arcadia |
James Karon |
|
2004 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
Sinclair |
|
2004 |
Without a Trace |
Michael Krauss |
|
2000 |
Falcone |
Victor Mura |
|
1997 |
C-16: FBI |
Frank Saretti |
|
1991 |
Gabriel’s Fire |
Charles Crowley |
|
1988 |
Friday the 13th: The Series |
Janos Korda |
|
1987 |
Crime Story |
Nat Martino |
|
1985 |
The Equalizer |
Police Detective |
|
1985 |
Miami Vice |
Frank Sacco |
James Russo Net Worth
His net worth is estimated to be over $1 million.
James Russo Extremities
He played Joy’s role in extremities.
James Russo Django
He had a supporting role in Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 film Django Unchained.
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Note: This biography is based on the available information as of 2023, and real-time updates or developments are being updated by our editorial team.