Gianni Russo
Acting
Biography
With a singularly nebulous background, which, by his account, included stints as a Las Vegas nightclub emcee, radio personality, and jewelry tycoon, and comparatively little acting experience, Gianni Russo won the role of Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather (1972) on the basis of his screen test. Since then, Russo has remained busy as an actor, mostly playing assorted "wiseguys" and Mafia types. He was appeared again with Marlon Brando in a small role in The Freshman (1990) in which Brando parodied his Don Corleone role to good effect. IMDb Mini Biography By: Bob Sorrentino
Born: December 12, 1943
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
The Godfather
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
A seven-hour chronological edit of The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, expanded with over an hour of restored scenes to trace the Corleone family’s rise from Vito’s youth in Sicily to Michael’s reign in 1950s America, re-edited for its 1977 network television broadcast.
The Godfather Part II
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Prison Break
Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
Toma
The Rockford Files
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
The Rockford Files
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
Strong Medicine
The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
An editor of a fashion magazine writes a column that destroys careers. She is also a brutal employer. An editor of a rival magazine visits, asking she not be the next victim. The first is found dead and the rival is charged with murder.
Hunter
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.
Filmography
as Derek Lewis
as Johnny Pisano
as Self
as Smallhouse
as Clippers Fan
as Alberto Gianini
as Newsie
as Red Dragon Pit Boss
as Andrew Bandolini
as Money Cart Guard
as Nick
as Christina's Advisor
as Frank Nichols
as Willy Rojo
as Jake Mondello
as Scapelli
as Morris Foley
as Don Carmine Bendetti
as Fortunata
as Guido
as Marco Sabatini
as Carlos
as Davey Desapio
as Sammy
as Maitre D’ Gourmet Club
as Dick Sydney
as Anthony Bonino
as David 'Dave' Steelgrave
as Tony Rondino
as Co-Pilot
as Tony Craig
as Carlo Rizzi (uncredited)
as Chip Morono - the 'Deuce of Clubs'
as Albert Anastasia
as Salvatore Mannino (as Luis Vito Russo)
as Carlo Rizzi
as Johnny Bongard
as Gianni Tedesco
as Russ Barton
as Gianni Ruggeri
as Michael Tarlow
as Carlo Rizzi