- James Russo
Infobox actor
name = James Russo
imagesize = 150px
birthdate = Birth date and age|1953|4|23|mf=y
birthplace =New York City, New York James Vincent Russo (born
April 23 ,1953 ) is an American film and television actor. He has starred in over 90 films in three decades.Biography
Early life
Russo was born in
New York City, New York . A graduate ofNew York University (NYU), he wrote and starred in the prize-winning short film, "The Candy Store". Before his first break in acting, he drove for a cab company and was also a gravedigger.Career
Russo's first role in his acting career was in the 1981 made-for-television movie "
Chicago Story ". He would then go on to star in many hit films of the 1980s. His big (but small role) came in the 1982 cult classic comedy film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High ", as a convenience store robber. In 1984, his other big role came in the hit film "Beverly Hills Cop " as Mikey Tandino, the friend of Axel Foley who gets murdered. Also in 1984, he starred in "The Cotton Club", and played small-time hood Bugsy inSergio Leone 's "Once Upon a Time in America ". Russo's other big role was as a brutal rapist in the 1986 drama "Extremities", oppositeFarrah Fawcett . He also starred in the 1988 drama-suspense-thriller film "Freeway".Russo's film roles in the 1990s include "State of Grace" (1990), "
A Kiss Before Dying " (1991) - in which he played a private investigator who is helpingSean Young 's character investigate the murder of her twin sister - and "My Own Private Idaho " (also 1991). Russo also had roles in the 1994 movie Western "Bad Girls", the 1997 hit films "The Postman" (as Idaho, the brutal sergeant of the Holnist army), and "Donnie Brasco".In 2003, Russo was reunited with his co-star from "The Postman",
Kevin Costner , in the Western film "Open Range". He has also made guest appearances in many TV dramas and movies, including "The Equalizer ", "Miami Vice ", ', ' and "Las Vegas".Filmography
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High " (1982 )
*"Vortex" (1982 )
*"Exposed" (1983 )
*"Once Upon a Time in America " (1984 )
*"Beverly Hills Cop " (1984 )
*"The Cotton Club" (1984 )
*"Extremities" (1986 )
*"China Girl" (1987 )
*"The Blue Iguana " (1988 )
*"Freeway" (1988 )
*"We're No Angels" (1989 )
*"State of Grace" (1990 )
*"A Kiss Before Dying " (1991 )
*"My Own Private Idaho " (1991 )
*"Trauma" (1993 )
*"Dangerous Game " (1993 )
*"Bad Girls" (1994 )
*"Panther" (1995 )
*"Donnie Brasco" (1997 )
*"The Postman" (1997 )
*"The Ninth Gate " (1999 )
*"Diamonds" (1999 )
*"Hidden War " (2000 )
*"Deep Core" (2000 )
*"Pendulum" (2001 )
*"The Box" (2003 )
*"Open Range " (2003 )
*"Target" (2004 )
*"Satanic" (2006 )
*"One Among Us " (2006 )
*"Broken Trail " (2006 )
*"The Pink Conspiracy " (2007 )
*"That's Amore! " (2007 )
*"On the Doll " (2007 )
*"Confessions of a Pit Fighter " (2007 )
*"Deadwater " (2008 )
*"Dark Woods " (2008 )
*"Dark World" (2008 )
*"Love Sick Diaries " (2008 )
*"Public Enemies" (2009 )
*"Charlie Valentine" (2009 )External links
*imdb name|id=0751638|name=James Russo
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