Gianni Russo
- Acting
- December 12, 1943 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Known for
Filmography
- 7 anniversari · Producer
- Ennio · Producer
- Con Man · Derek Lewis
- Send No Flowers · Johnny Pisano
- Mulberry St. · Self
- Prison Break · Smallhouse
- After the Sunset · Clippers Fan
- Seabiscuit · Alberto Gianini
- Forbidden Grass · Director
- Red Dragon · Newsie
- Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick · Editing
- Rush Hour 2 · Red Dragon Pit Boss
- Harvard Man · Andrew Bandolini
- 3000 Miles to Graceland · Money Cart Guard
- Rope Art
- The Family Man · Nick
- Strong Medicine
- Any Given Sunday · Christina's Advisor
- Crossing Paths · Howard Thomas
- Pacific Palisades · Frank Nichols
- Striptease · Willy Rojo
- Kill Shot · Jake Mondello, Writer
- Super Mario Bros. · Scapelli
- Walker, Texas Ranger · Morris Foley
- The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 · Carlo Rizzi
- Renegade · Don Carmine Bendetti
- The Hat Squad · Fortunata
- Stay Tuned · Guido
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion · Marco Sabatini
- Another You · Carlos
- Silverfox · Klaus Gerhardt
- The Great Pretender · Davey Desapio
- Out for Justice · Sammy
- The Freshman · Maitre D’ Gourmet Club
- Side Out · Dick Sydney
- Max Monroe: Loose Cannon · Ray Dominick
- Hardball
- Chances Are · Anthony Bonino
- Jake and the Fatman
- Wiseguy: Pilot · David 'Dave' Steelgrave
- Wiseguy
- Hunter · Tony Rondino
- Winter Kills · Co-Pilot
- Laserblast · Tony Craig
- Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television · Carlo Rizzi (uncredited)
- The Four Deuces · Chip Morono - the 'Deuce of Clubs'
- Lepke · Albert Anastasia
- The Slight · Salvatore Mannino (as Luis Vito Russo)
- The Godfather Part II · Carlo Rizzi
- The Rockford Files · Johnny Bongard, Gianni Tedesco
- Kojak · Russ Barton
- Toma
- The Bait · Gianni Ruggeri
- Goodnight, My Love · Michael Tarlow
- The Godfather · Carlo Rizzi