James Vincent Russo (April 23, 1953) is an American actor best known for Not A Stranger (2018), Django Unchained (2012), and Open Range (2003).
He was married to Bettina Russo and they have two children.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1982: A Stranger Is Watching as Ronald Thompson
- 1982: Fast Times at Ridgemont High as Robber
- 1982: Vortex as Anthony Demmer
- 1983: Exposed as Nick
- 1984: Once Upon a Time in America as Bugsy
- 1984: Beverly Hills Cop as Mikey Tandino
- 1984: The Cotton Club as Vince Hood
- 1986: Extremities as Joe
- 1987: China Girl as Alby
- 1988: The Blue Iguana as Reno
- 1988: Freeway as Frank Quinn
- 1989: The Belt as Vittorio De Simone
- 1989: The Vineyard as Teddy
- 1989: We're No Angels as Bobby
- 1990: State Of Grace as DeMarco (Uncredited Role)
- 1991: A Kiss Before Dying as Dan Corelli
- 1991: My Own Private Idaho as Richard Waters
- 1991: Cold Heaven as Daniel Corvin
- 1991: Intimate Stranger as Nick Ciccini
- 1992: In The Shadow Of A Killer as Charlie Van
- 1992: Illicit Behavior as Bill Tanner
- 1993: Desperate Rescue The Cathy Mahone Story as Don Feeney
- 1993: Trauma as Capt. Travis
- 1993: Da Vincis War as Mintz
- 1993: Double Deception as Jon Kane
- 1993: Dangerous Game as Francis Burns
- 1994: Bad Girls as Kid Jarrett
- 1995: The Secretary as Ted Burke
- 1995: Panther as Rodgers
- 1995: Condition Red as Dan Cappelli
- 1995: The Set-Up as Kliff
- 1996: The Real Thing as Rupert Little
- 1996: American Strays as Eddie
- 1996: No Way Home as Tommy
- 1996: Small Time as Jerry
- 1997: Donnie Brasco as Paulie
- 1997: Laws Of Deception as Gino Carlucci
- 1997: The Girl Gets Moe as Brannagin
- 1997: Under Oath as Warren Oath
- 1997: The Postman as Idaho
- 1998: Butter as Juke Box Danny
- 1998: Heist as Nick the Stick
- 1998: My Husbands Secret Life as Sal Bianculli
- 1998: Detour as Ziggy Rotella
- 1998: Fait Accompli as Luc
- 1998: Charades as Max Targenville
- 1999: Bitter Sweet as Joe Massa
- 1999: Jimmy Zip as Otis Campbell
- 1999: The Ninth Gate as Bernie
- 1999: Diamonds as Damian (uncredited)
- 1999: Sonic Impact as Agent Nick Halton
- 1999: Paper Bullets as John Rourke
- 2000: Deep Core as Darryl Simmons
- 2000: The Unscarred as Mickey Vernon
- 2000: Bad Guys as John Tykor
- 2000: Hidden War as Matt Forman
- 2001: Pendulum as Edward Mills
- 2001: Double Deception as Snake
- 2002: Shattered Lies as Smiler
- 2002: The House Next Door as Carl Schmidt (also producer)
- 2002: Redemption as Capt. Grill
- 2002: Against All Evidence as Mr. Quinn
- 2003: Stealing Sinatra as Frank Sinatra
- 2003: A Good Night To Die as Roy
- 2003: Paris as Leon King
- 2003: The Box as Frank Miles (also producer and writer)
- 2003: Open Range as Sheriff Poole
- 2004: Target as Donovan
- 2005: One Among Us as Ryan Brannigan
- 2005: Come As You Are as Benny
- 2005: Confessions Of A Pit Fighter as Sharkey
- 2006: All In as Dr. Pennington
- 2006: Satanic as Eddie
- 2006: Shut Up And Shoot as David Sanchez
- 2006: Blackwater Valley Exorcism as The Bishop
- 2006: Cut Off as Gonzo
- 2007: Chill as Det. Defazio
- 2007: Blue Lake Butcher as Sheriff Jack
- 2007: Machine as Butch
- 2007: The Pink Conspiracy as Cox
- 2007: The Hit as Mr. Santucci
- 2007: On The Doll as Janitor
- 2008: Kings Of The Evening as Ramsey
- 2009: Stiletto as Engelhart
- 2008: Black Ops as Commander Combs
- 2008: Break as The Father
- 2008: Born Of Earth as Tom Reeser
- 2008: Shoot First And Pray You Live Because Luck Has Nothing To Do With It as Bob McGurk
- 2008: Dark World as Charlie
- 2008: Little Red Devil as Mr. Trundell
- 2009: The Hitmen Diaries Charlie Valentine as Rocco
- 2009: Never Surrender as Jimmy
- 2009: Public Enemies as Walter Dietrich
- 2009: Dreams And Shadows as John Brunette
- 2010: Forbidden Attraction as Sheriff Demming
- 2010: Boy Wonder as Larry Childs
- 2010: Love Sick Diaries as Lorenzo De'mon
- 2010: One In The Gun as Jimmy
- 2011: Miss Bala as Jimmy
- 2011: Yellow Rock as Max Dietrich
- 2011: The Dragon Warrior as Claudius
- 2012: Django Unchained as Dicky Speck
- 2012: Revan as Stone
- 2013: Samuel Bleak as Charles Bleak
- 2013: Five Thirteen as Agent Acevedo
- 2013: Chavez Cage Of Glory as Tony
- 2013: Seven E as Sam (also producer)
- 2014: Perfect Sisters as Steve Bowman
- 2014: Strike One as Paul Fairfield
- 2015: American Justice as Agent Cobb
- 2015: Black Mass as Agent Scott Gariola (uncredited)
- 2015: Voiceless as Pastor Gil
- 2016: Vigilante Diaries as Mr. Hanover (uncredited)
- 2016: Paid in Full as John Desmond
- 2016: Code Of Honor as Vincent Romano
- 2016: The Bronx Bull as Rocky Graziano
- 2016: First Strike as Paul Fairfield
- 2017: The Broken Ones as Joe Murphy
- 2017: Jaded as Stone
- 2018: A Dog And Pony Show as Banker Pete Melnick
- 2018: Living Among Us as Aaron
- 2018: Desolate as Duke Stone
- 2018: Not A Stranger as Bob Madden (also producer and director)
- 2018: The Actor as Agent Bradley Scott
- 2019: The Great Alaskan Race as Wild Bill
- 2019: Possession Diaries as Father Brien
- 2019: Badland as Fred Quaid
- 2019: A Shot For Justice as James White
- 2020: Bullet Ride as Mr. Langdon
- 2020: Final Kill as Bob
- 2020: Fifth Borough as Det. Ricci
- 2020: A Soldiers Revenge as Walsh
- 2020: Woe as Uncle Pete
- 2020: Chronicle Of A Serial Killer as Peter Brown
- 2020: The Penitent Thief as Castor
- 2020: Welcome Home as Ben Jones
- 2021: Take Back as Schmidt (also producer)
- 2021: Cerebrum as Kirk Davis
- 2021: Flag Day as Lead Biker
- 2022: The Allnighter as Walter
- 2022: Pig Killer as rat
- 2022: Starfcker as 'Daddy'/Carl
Television Roles
- 1982: Mc Clains Law as Vinny Lo Cicero
- 1985: The Equalizer as Police Detective
- 1985: Miami Vice as Frank Sacco
- 1987: Crime Story as Nat Martino
- 1987: Un Siciliano In Sicilia as Giuseppe
- 1988: Friday the 13th: The Series as Janos Korda
- 1991: Gabriels Fire as Charles Crowely
- 1997: Dellaventura as Tommy Bats
- 1997: C16FBI as Frank Saretti
- 2000: Falcone as Victor Mura
- 2004: CSI as Sinclair
- 2004: Without a Trace as Michael Krauss
- 2005: Joan of Arcadia as James Karon
- 2006: Broken Trail as Capt. Billy Fender
- 2006: Las Vegas as Warren Pemberton
- 2006-2008: CSI: Miami as Joey Salucci (2 episodes)
- 2008: The Capture Of The Green River Killer as Jeb Dallas
- 2009: NUMB3RS as John Curtis
- 2009: Dark Blue as Robert Franzine
- 2010: Hawaii Five-0 as Frank Salvo
- 2010: No Clean Break as The Father
- 2012-2013: Vegas as Anthony 'Red' Cervelli (14 episodes)
- 2014-2015: Chicago Fire as Papa Lullo (3 episodes)
- 2018: The Neighborhood as Crazy Chris
- 2020-2021: Gravesend as Crazy Chris (5 episodes)
Video Game Roles
- 2011: Star Wars: The Old Republic as Vaz Traniff/Col. Tott/Commissioner Jonah Carter/Davon Kull
Shorts
- 2003: Short as Agent (voice)
- 2011: The Making OF Dreams And Shadows as John Brunette
- 2011: Good God Bad Dog as Peter Elias
- 2015: Daytona as Frank Daytona
- 2017: The Fifth Borough as Det. Ricci
Music Videos
- 2013: Bastille: Of the Night as Police Detective
Writer
- 2014: The Bag Man
