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James Russo

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4/23/1953, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

James Vincent Russo

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Male

Also Known As

Jim Russo

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Native New Yorker, James Russo, is an intense character actor who usually plays vicious, street-wise villains. Perhaps best known for his role as Paulie in 'Donnie Brasco' (1996), Russo is also known for his performance as Eddie Murphy's best friend in 'Beverly Hills Cop' (1984) and his acclaimed…more

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Star (51)

Role
- Miss Bala
  Star
  2012
- Yellow Rock
  Star
  2012
- One In the Gun
  Star
  2011
- Kings of the Evening
  Star
  2010
- Dark Woods
  Star
  2010
- Boy Wonder
  Star
  2010
- The Hitmen Diaries: Charlie Valentine
  Star
  2010
- Never Surrender
  Star
  2009
- Dark World
  Star
  2008
- Stiletto
  Star
  2008
- Shoot First and Pray You Live
  Star
  2008
- On the Doll
  Star
  2008
- Born of Earth
  Star
  2008
- Black Ops
  Commander Combs
  2007
- Chill
  Detective Defazio
  2007
- Machine
  Star
  2007
- Broken Trail
  Captain Billy Fender
  2006
- Blackwater Valley Exorcism
  Star
  2006
- Satanic
  Star
  2006
- The Hit
  Star
  2005
- Confessions of a Pit Fighter
  Star
  2005
- Come As You Are
  Star
  2005
- Target
  Star
  2004
- Open Range
  Star
  2004
- A Good Night to Die
  Star
  2004
- Paris
  Star
  2003
- Good God Bad Dog
  Star
  2003
- Redemption
  Star
  2001
- The House Next Door
  Star
  2001
- Falcone
  Victor Mura
- Deep Core
  Darryl Simmons
  2000
- Paper Bullets
  Star
  1999
- Donnie Brasco
  Paulie
  1997
- Laws of Deception
  Star
  1997
- Real Thing
  Star
  1996
- No Way Home
  Star
  1996
- Panther
  Star
  1995
- Bad Girls
  Kid Jarrett
  1994
- Dangerous Game
  Francis Burns
  1993
- Cold Heaven
  Star
  1992
- My Own Private Idaho
  Richard Waters
  1991
- A Kiss Before Dying
  Star
  1991
- State of Grace
  Star
  1990
- We're No Angels
  Star
  1989
- The Blue Iguana
  Star
  1988
- China Girl
  Star
  1987
- Extremities
  Star
  1986
- Beverly Hills Cop
  Mikey Tandino
  1984
- A Stranger Is Watching
  Ronald Thompson
  1982
- The Set Up
  Star
- We're No Angels
  Star
  1955
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Vegas
  Anthony "Red" Cervelli
  - S 1: Ep 21 Sons of Nevada
    5/10/13
  - S 1: Ep 20 Unfinished Business
    5/3/13
  - S 1: Ep 19 Past Lives
    4/26/13
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Third Man
    2/5/13
  - S 1: Ep 13 Road Trip
    1/29/13
  - + 2 More Credits
- Vegas
  Anthony “Red” Cervelli
  - S 1: Ep 18 Scoundrels
    4/20/13
  - S 1: Ep 9 Masquerade
    12/11/12
  - S 1: Ep 7 Bad Seeds
    11/20/12
  - S 1: Ep 5 Solid Citizens
    10/30/12
  - S 1: Ep 4 (Il)Legitimate
    10/23/12
  - + 2 More Credits
Guest Star (15)

Role
- Hawaii Five-0
  Frank Salvo
  - S 1: Ep 3 Malama Ka Aina
    10/4/10
- Dark Blue
  Franzine
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    7/15/09
- Numb3rs
  John Curtis
  - S 5: Ep 18 12:01 AM
    3/13/09
- CSI: Miami
  Joey Salucci
  - S 7: Ep 6 Wrecking Crew
    11/3/08
  - S 4: Ep 14 Fade Out
    1/30/06
- Las Vegas
  Warren Pederton
  - S 4: Ep 3 The Story Of Owe
    11/10/06
- Joan of Arcadia
  James Karon
  - S 2: Ep 19 Trial and Error
    4/1/05
- Without a Trace
  Michael Kraus
  - S 2: Ep 23 Lost and Found
    5/13/04
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Sinclair
  - S 4: Ep 16 Getting Off
    2/26/04
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Riley "Boom Boom" Reynaldo
- Falcone
  Victor Mura
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    4/4/00
- C-16: FBI
  Frank Saretti
  - S 1: Ep 6 Eight Pounds of Pressure
    11/8/97
- Gabriel's Fire
  Charles Crowley
  - S 1: Ep 22 Belly of the Beast
    6/6/91
- Friday the 13th: The Series
  Janos Korda
  - S 2: Ep 5 Symphony in B#
    11/4/88
- Crime Story
  Nat Martino
  - S 1: Ep 22 Ground Zero
    3/13/87
- Miami Vice
  Frank Sacco
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Prodigal Son (1 & 2)
    9/27/85

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