Acting credits
25
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
John A. Russo
Writing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 47Series: 1Crew credits: 31
TMDB ID: 64831
IMDb ID: nm0751652
Known for: Writing
Born: February 2, 1939
Age: 87
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 2024
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 5.77
Wikidata: Q2460466
Also known as
John Russo
Other jobs
Director (13)Writer (4)Original Film Writer (3)Producer (3)Screenplay (3)Executive Producer (2)Other (1)Screenstory (1)
Biography
John A. Russo, sometimes credited as Jack Russo or John Russo, is an American screenwriter and film director most commonly associated with the 1968 horror classic film Night of the Living Dead, which he co-wrote with director George Romero.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John A. Russo.
My Life with the Living Dead
as Himself
2024 Movie
5.8
The Night They Came Home
Screenplay
2024 Movie
3.5
Crackcoon
as Lewis Smith
2023 Movie
2.0
Slice 2! Children of the Course
as John A. Russo
2023 Movie
5.0
Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors
as Self
2023 Movie
4.1
The Red Tide Massacre
Director
2022 Movie
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
as Self
2022 Movie
6.1
Night of the Animated Dead
Original Film Writer
2021 Movie
5.0
The History of Metal and Horror
as Self
2021 Movie
3.5
Midnight
as Father Stephen
2020 Movie
Night of the Living Dead Live
Original Film Writer
2020 Movie
1-900 Vampire
Director
2017 Movie
1.7
My Uncle John Is a Zombie!
as Uncle John
2017 Movie
3.9
Killer Campout
as Burt
2017 Movie
6.6
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
as Self
2015 Movie
7.0
Chronicles of the Living Dead
as Self
2015 Movie
Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary
as Self
2014 Movie
7.4
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
as Himself
2011 Movie
1.0
Another Night of the Living Dead
Writer
2011 Movie
Autopsy of the Dead
as Self (archival footage)
2009 Movie
3.9
Night of the Living Dead 3D
Original Film Writer
2006 Movie
3.5
UnConventional
as Self
2004 Movie
The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer
Director
2002 Movie
3.4
Children of the Living Dead
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John A. Russo.
