James Russo

ActorDirectorWriterProducer Apr 23 (age 72) New York City, New York, USA 1981–2026 (45 year career)

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Biography

James Vincent Russo (born April 23, 1953) is an American film and television actor. He has starred in over 90 films in three decades. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Russo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Film

Django Unchained

Dicky Speck

Film

Once Upon a Time in America

Bugsy

Film

Donnie Brasco

Paulie

Film

Beverly Hills Cop

Mikey Tandino

Film

Public Enemies

Walter Dietrich

Film

Black Mass

Agent Scott Gariola

Film

The Ninth Gate

Bernie

Film

Open Range

Sheriff Poole

Filmography

Acting (160)

Movies (145)

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2

2026 Upcoming

Jun 4

Run

as Eddie

Silent Partners

as Frankie Cutts

Jimmy and Stiggs

as John Redgrave

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

2024

as Abel Naughton

6.8

Undying

2024

as Ranger Jessup

Chuck Zito: An American Story

as Self

Inside Man

MobKing

Among Wolves

as Thomas Barclay

Murder Motel

as Joe

Condition of Return

as Stafford

Pig Killer

as Rat

The Allnighter

as Walter

The Penitent Thief

as Castor

A Soldier's Revenge

as Walsh

Take Back

as Schmidt

Cerebrum

as Kirk Davis

Final Kill

as Bob

Woe

as Uncle Pete

5th Borough

as Det. Ricci

Bullet Ride

as Mr. Langdon

Chronicle of a Serial Killer

as Peter Brown

Badland

as Fred Quaid

Possession Diaries

as Father Brien

Desolate

as Duke Stone

The Great Alaskan Race

as Wild Bill

The Broken Ones

as Joe Murphy

Not a Stranger

as Bob Madden

A Dog and Pony Show

as Banker Pete Melnick

Living Among Us

as Aaron

The Actor

as Agent Bradley Scott

Code of Honor

as Vincent Romano

Voiceless

as Pastor Gil

Vigilante Diaries

as Mr. Hanover

The Bronx Bull

as Rocky Graziano

Black Mass

as Agent Scott Gariola

American Justice

as Agent Cobb

Perfect Sisters

as Steve Bowman

Five Thirteen

as Agent Acevedo

Strike One

as Paul Fairfield

as Sam

Chavez Cage of Glory

as Tony

Django Unchained

as Dicky Speck

My Own Private River

as Richard Waters (archive footage)

Samuel Bleak

as Charles Bleak

Miss Bala

as Jimmy

The One Warrior

as Claudius

Yellow Rock

as Max Dietrich

Born of Earth

as Tom Reeser

One in the Gun

as Jimmy

Boy Wonder

as Larry Childs

Dark Woods

as Sheriff Demming

Public Enemies

as Walter Dietrich

Charlie Valentine

as Rocco

Never Surrender

as Jimmy

Dreams and Shadows

as John Brunette

Dark World

as Charlie

Stiletto

as Engelhart

Deadwater

as Commander Combs

Little Red Devil

as Mr. Trundell

Shoot First And Pray You Live

as Bob McGurk

The Pink Conspiracy

as Cox

Kings of the Evening

as Ramsey

The Hit

as Mr. Santucci

Chill

as Detective Defazio

Machine

as Butch

On the Doll

as Janitor

Blue Lake Butcher

as Sheriff Jack

Satanic

as Eddie

All In

as Dr. Pennington

Blackwater Valley Exorcism

as The Bishop

One Among Us

as Ryan Brannigan

Confessions of a Pit Fighter

as Sharkey

Target

as Donovan

Fallacy

Open Range

as Sheriff Poole

Paris

as Leon King

The Box

as Frank Miles

Stealing Sinatra

as Frank Sinatra

A Good Night to Die

as Roy

Redemption

as Capt. Grill

Shattered Lies

as Smiler

The House Next Door

as Carl Schmidt

Pendulum

as Edward Mills

The Unscarred

as Mickey Vernon

Deep Core

as Darryl Simmons

Bad Guys

as John Tykor

Sonic Impact

as Agent Nick Halton

Voodoo Dawn

as Luc

Paper Bullets

as John Rourke

Double Deception

as Snake

The Ninth Gate

as Bernie

BitterSweet

as Joe Massa

Jimmy Zip

as Otis Campbell

Diamonds

as Damian

Heist

as Nick the Stick

Butter

as Juke Box Danny

Detour

as Ziggy Rotella

Charades

as Max Targenville

My Husband's Secret Life

Donnie Brasco

as Paulie

The Postman

as Idaho

The Girl Gets Moe

as Brannagin

No Way Home

as Tommy

Under Oath

as Warren Erickson

Laws of Deception

as Gino Carlucci

American Strays

as Eddie

The Real Thing

as Rupert Little

Small Time

as Jerry

Panther

as Rodgers

The Secretary

as Ted Burke

Condition Red

as Dan Cappelli

The Set Up

as Kliff

Bad Girls

as Kid Jarrett

Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story

as Don Feeney

Trauma

as Capt. Travis

Dangerous Game

as Francis Burns

Double Deception

as Jon Kane

Da Vinci's War

as Mintz

Cold Heaven

as Daniel Corvin

Illicit Behavior

as Bill Tanner

In the Shadow of a Killer

as Charlie Van

My Own Private Idaho

as Richard Waters

A Kiss Before Dying

as Dan Corelli

Intimate Stranger

as Nick Ciccini

State of Grace

as DeMarco (uncredited)

6.9

The Belt

1989

as Vittorio De Simone

We're No Angels

as Bobby

Freeway

as Frank Quinn

The Blue Iguana

as Reno

China Girl

as Alby

Extremities

as Joe

Once Upon a Time in America

as Bugsy

Beverly Hills Cop

as Mikey Tandino

The Cotton Club

as Vince Hood

X-Ray

Exposed

as Nick

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982

as Robber

6.8

A Stranger Is Watching

as Ronald Thompson

Vortex

as Anthony Demmer

Chicago Story

Merchandise

as Detective Chalmers

The Mob Priest

as Mike Nolan

USA Motel

Television (15)

Tulsa King

2022

as Quiet Ray Renzetti

Gravesend

Hawaii Five-0

as Frank Salvo

Dark Blue

as Robert Franzine

The Capture of the Green River Killer

2008

6.1

Broken Trail

2006

as Captain Billy Fender

Numb3rs

as John Curtis

Las Vegas

as Warren Pemberton

Joan of Arcadia

as James Karon

Without a Trace

as Michael Krauss

CSI: Miami

as Joey Salucci

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Sinclair

7.6

Friday the 13th: The Series

as Janos Korda

The Equalizer

as Police Detective

Miami Vice

as Frank Sacco

Crew (6)

Movies (6)

Not a Stranger

Director

The Bag Man

Original Story

The Box

Producer

The Box

Writer

The House Next Door

Producer

Merchandise

Executive Producer