John A. Russo

Feb 02, 1939 (86 years old) in

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.

Known For

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Killer Campout

Burt

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The Inheritor

Minister

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Night of the Living Dead

Washington Military Reporter

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The Incredibly Strange Film Show

Self

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The Devil Ant

Self

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UnConventional

Self

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Zombie Jamboree

Himself

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Midnight

Father Stephen

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Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

Self

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Crackcoon

Lewis Smith

Credits

My Life with the Living Dead 2024

Himself

★ NR
Crackcoon 2023

Lewis Smith

★ 3.6
Slice 2! Children of the Course 2023

John A. Russo

★ 2
Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors 2023

Self

★ 5
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film 2022

Self

★ NR
The History of Metal and Horror 2021

Self

★ 5
Midnight 2020

Father Stephen

★ 3.5
My Uncle John Is a Zombie! 2017

Uncle John

★ 1.7
Killer Campout 2017

Burt

★ 3.9
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini 2015

Self

★ 6.6
Chronicles of the Living Dead 2015

Self

★ 7
Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary 2014

Self

★ NR
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead 2011

Himself

★ 7.4
Autopsy of the Dead 2009

Self (archival footage)

★ NR
UnConventional 2004

Self

★ 3.5
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic 1999

Self

★ NR
The Devil Ant 1999

Self

★ 8
Santa Claws 1996

Detective

★ 2.9
Zombie Jamboree 1993

Himself

★ 10
The Inheritor 1990

Minister

★ 2
Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini 1989

Himself

★ 6.5
The Incredibly Strange Film Show 1988

Self

★ 10
Drive-In Madness! 1987

Himself

★ 6
The Majorettes 1986

Coroner

★ 4.9
The Booby Hatch 1976

Doctor / Various Characters (uncredited)

★ 4
Night of the Living Dead 1968

Washington Military Reporter

★ 7.6