Gianni Russo
Acting · Born 1943-12-12 · age 82 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Titles
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
Prison Break
Red Dragon
Rush Hour 2
The Family Man
Any Given Sunday
Super Mario Bros.
Striptease
Seabiscuit
After the Sunset
3000 Miles to Graceland
Walker, Texas Ranger
Out for Justice
Ennio
The Freshman
Chances Are
Stay Tuned
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Renegade
Kojak
The Rockford Files
Laserblast
Another You
Hunter
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Winter Kills
Jake and the Fatman
Harvard Man
Side Out
Wiseguy
Con Man
Strong Medicine
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
Forbidden Grass
Goodnight, My Love
Lepke
The Hat Squad
Toma
The Bait
Pacific Palisades
Kill Shot
Hardball
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Crossing Paths
The Four Deuces
The Great Pretender
The Slight
Wiseguy: Pilot
Rope Art
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
Send No Flowers