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John A. Russo
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🎂 February 2, 1939 · 87
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.
BODY OF WORK
John A. Russo's Filmography
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View from the Edge
2025
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Crackcoon
2024⭐ 3.2
as Lewis Smith
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My Life with the Living Dead
2024
as Himself
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Slice 2! Children of the Course
2023⭐ 2.0
as John A. Russo
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Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors
2023⭐ 5.0
as Self
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Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
2022
as Self
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The History of Metal and Horror
2021⭐ 5.0
as Self
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Midnight
2020⭐ 3.5
as Father Stephen
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My Uncle John Is a Zombie!
2017⭐ 1.7
as Uncle John
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Killer Campout
2017⭐ 3.7
as Burt
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
2015⭐ 6.6
as Self
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Chronicles of the Living Dead
2015⭐ 7.0
as Self
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Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary
2014
as Self
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More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
2011⭐ 7.4
as Himself
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Autopsy of the Dead
2009
as Self (archival footage)
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UnConventional
2004⭐ 5.3
as Self
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The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
1999⭐ 10.0
as Self
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The Devil Ant
1999⭐ 8.0
as Self
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Santa Claws
1996⭐ 3.2
as Detective
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No Poster
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Zombie Jamboree ‘93
1993⭐ 10.0
as Himself / Narrator
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The Inheritor
1990⭐ 3.2
as Minister
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Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini
1989⭐ 6.5
as Himself
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Drive-In Madness!
1987⭐ 6.3
as Himself
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The Majorettes
1986⭐ 5.0
as Coroner
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The Booby Hatch
1976⭐ 4.6
as Doctor / Various Characters (uncredited)
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Night of the Living Dead
1968⭐ 7.6
as Washington Military Reporter