Gianni Russo

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: Acting

Born: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, 1943-12-12

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	The Godfather	Carlo Rizzi	87
2	1972	Goodnight, My Love	Michael Tarlow	68
3	1973	The Bait	Gianni Ruggeri	64
4	1974	The Godfather Part II	Carlo Rizzi	86
5	1975	Lo sgarbo	Salvatore Mannino (as Luis Vito Russo)	10
6	1975	Lepke	Albert Anastasia	52
7	1975	The Four Deuces	Chip Morono - the 'Deuce of Clubs'	40
8	1978	Laserblast	Tony Craig	32
9	1979	Winter Kills	Co-Pilot	58
10	1987	Wiseguy: Pilot	David 'Dave' Steelgrave	0
11	1989	Chances Are	Anthony Bonino	66
12	1990	Side Out	Dick Sydney	56
13	1990	The Freshman	Maitre D’ Gourmet Club	63
14	1991	Out for Justice	Sammy	61
15	1991	The Great Pretender	Davey Desapio	10
16	1991	Another You	Carlos	54
17	1991	Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion	Marco Sabatini	74
18	1992	Stay Tuned	Guido	61
19	1993	Super Mario Bros.	Scapelli	44
20	1995	Kill Shot	Jake Mondello	60
21	1996	Striptease	Willy Rojo	55
22	1998	Crossing Paths	Howard Thomas	20
23	1999	Any Given Sunday	Christina's Advisor	68
24	2000	Rope Art		0
25	2000	The Family Man	Nick	68
26	2001	3000 Miles to Graceland	Money Cart Guard	59
27	2001	Harvard Man	Andrew Bandolini	47
28	2001	Rush Hour 2	Red Dragon Pit Boss	67
29	2002	Red Dragon	Newsie	70
30	2004	After the Sunset	Clippers Fan	62
31	2010	Mulberry St.	Self	60
32		Silverfox	Klaus Gerhardt	0
33	2013	Send No Flowers	Johnny Pisano	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1973	Toma		78
2	1973	Kojak	Russ Barton	70
3	1974	The Rockford Files	Johnny Bongard	75
4	1974	The Rockford Files	Gianni Tedesco	75
5	1977	Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television	Carlo Rizzi (uncredited)	86
6	1984	Hunter	Tony Rondino	72
7	1987	Wiseguy		65
8	1987	Jake and the Fatman		60
9	1989	Hardball		70
10	1992	The Hat Squad		68
11	1992	Renegade	Don Carmine Bendetti	66
12	1993	Walker, Texas Ranger	Morris Foley	70
13	1997	Pacific Palisades	Frank Nichols	58
14	2000	Strong Medicine		71
15	2005	Prison Break	Smallhouse	81