John A. Russo
American film director · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1939 · age 87
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 A. Romero.
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Midnight 3Film, Producer2024
CrackcoonFilm, Lewis Smith2022
The Red Tide MassacreFilm, Director2017
Killer CampoutFilm, Burt2014
Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk DocumentaryFilm2004
UnConventionalFilm2001
Children of the Living DeadFilm, Producer1999
The Dead Walk: Remaking a ClassicFilm1993
Midnight 2Film, Director, Writer1990
The InheritorFilm, Minister1988
The Incredibly Strange Film ShowSeries1987
Drive-In Madness!Film, Himself1985
The Return of the Living DeadFilm, Writer1976
The Booby HatchFilm, Director, Writer1968
Night of the Living DeadFilm, Writer1939Born2 February 1939People around John
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Russell Streiner Produced Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Bill Hinzman Directed The Majorettes (1986)
George A. Romero Directed Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Karl Hardman Produced Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Tom Savini John produced Children of the Living Dead (2001)- Marilyn Eastman John wrote Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Danny Trejo John produced The Night They Came Home (2024)
Brian Austin Green John produced The Night They Came Home (2024)
Robert Carradine John produced The Night They Came Home (2024)
Abel Ferrara Directed New Rose Hotel (1998)
Robert Wilson John produced There's Always Vanilla (1971)
Dan O'Bannon Directed The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Debbie Rochon John directed Santa Claws (1996)Edward R. Pressman Produced New Rose Hotel (1998)
Nuala Quinn-Barton Produced Spawn of the Living Dead
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About this person
As a screenwriter, his credits include Night of the Living Dead, The Majorettes, Midnight, and Santa Claws. The latter two, he also directed. He has performed small roles as an actor, most notably the first ghoul who is stabbed in the head in Night of the Living Dead, as well as cameos in There's Always Vanilla and House of Frankenstein (1997). He was the publisher and managing editor of the magazine Scream Queens Illustrated, which featured popular stars of horror films and other genres.
