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John A. Russo
Writing
February 2, 1939 (87 years old)
27
Acting Credits
15
Directed
Biography
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
Filmography
View from the Edge
2025
My Life with the Living Dead
2024
as Himself
Crackcoon
2023
as Lewis Smith
3.5
Slice 2! Children of the Course
2023
as John A. Russo
2
Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors
2023
as Self
5
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
2022
as Self
The History of Metal and Horror
2021
as Self
5
Midnight
2020
as Father Stephen
3.5
My Uncle John Is a Zombie!
2017
as Uncle John
1.7
Killer Campout
2017
as Burt
3.7
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
2015
as Self
6.6
Chronicles of the Living Dead
2015
as Self
7
Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary
2014
as Self
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
2011
as Himself
7.4
Autopsy of the Dead
2009
as Self (archival footage)
UnConventional
2004
as Self
5.3
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
1999
as Self
10
The Devil Ant
1999
as Self
8
Santa Claws
1996
as Detective
3.2
Zombie Jamboree ‘93
1993
as Himself / Narrator
10
The Inheritor
1990
as Minister
3.3
Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini
1989
as Himself
6.5
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
as Self
8.3
Drive-In Madness!
1987
as Himself
6.3
The Majorettes
1986
as Coroner
5
The Booby Hatch
1976
as Doctor / Various Characters (uncredited)
4.6
Night of the Living Dead
1968
as Washington Military Reporter
7.6