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
50 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 50
Prison Break
2005
The Godfather
1972
Strong Medicine
2000
The Rockford Files
1974
Hunter
1984
Renegade
1992
The Godfather Part II
1974
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Kojak
1973
Wiseguy
1987
Rush Hour 2
2001
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977
Striptease
1996
Toma
1973
Hardball
1989
The Hat Squad
1992
The Family Man
2000
Chances Are
1989
Out for Justice
1991
Pacific Palisades
1997
Super Mario Bros.
1993
Any Given Sunday
1999
Seabiscuit
2003
After the Sunset
2004
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990
3000 Miles to Graceland
2001
The Freshman
1990
Stay Tuned
1992
Harvard Man
2001
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
1991
Another You
1991
Red Dragon
2002
Winter Kills
1979
Con Man
2018
Side Out
1990
Laserblast
1978
Lepke
1975
Goodnight, My Love
1972
The Bait
1973
Kill Shot
1995
The Four Deuces
1975
The Great Pretender
1991
Silverfox
1991
Mulberry St.
2010
Wiseguy: Pilot
1987
The Slight
1975
Send No Flowers
2013
Crossing Paths
1998
Rope Art
2000
