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
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All Credits (45)
Con Man
as Derek Lewis
Send No Flowers
as Johnny Pisano
Mulberry St.
as Self
After the Sunset
as Clippers Fan
Seabiscuit
as Alberto Gianini
Rush Hour 2
as Red Dragon Pit Boss
Harvard Man
as Andrew Bandolini
3000 Miles to Graceland
as Money Cart Guard
The Family Man
as Nick
Strong Medicine
as Unknown
Any Given Sunday
as Christina's Advisor
Pacific Palisades
as Frank Nichols
Striptease
as Willy Rojo
Kill Shot
as Jake Mondello
Super Mario Bros.
as Scapelli
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Morris Foley
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
as Carlo Rizzi
Renegade
as Don Carmine Bendetti
The Hat Squad
as Fortunata
Stay Tuned
as Guido
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
as Marco Sabatini
Another You
as Carlos
The Great Pretender
as Davey Desapio
Out for Justice
as Sammy
The Freshman
as Maitre D’ Gourmet Club
Side Out
as Dick Sydney
Hardball
as Unknown
Chances Are
as Anthony Bonino
Jake and the Fatman
as Unknown
Wiseguy: Pilot
as David 'Dave' Steelgrave
Wiseguy
as Unknown
Hunter
as Tony Rondino
Winter Kills
as Co-Pilot
Laserblast
as Tony Craig
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
as Carlo Rizzi (uncredited)
The Four Deuces
as Chip Morono - the 'Deuce of Clubs'
Lepke
as Albert Anastasia
The Slight
as Salvatore Mannino (as Luis Vito Russo)
The Godfather Part II
as Carlo Rizzi
The Rockford Files
as Johnny Bongard
The Rockford Files
as Gianni Tedesco
Kojak
as Russ Barton
Toma
as Unknown
The Bait
as Gianni Ruggeri
Goodnight, My Love
as Michael Tarlow