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Daniel Russo

Actor, WriterBorn May 13, 1948 (76 years)
Daniel Russo is a French actor and screenwriter born May 13, 1948 in Paris.

Originally from Marseille, Daniel Russo was born in Paris during a trip by his parents. These having divorced at the beginning of the 1950s, his mother obtained custody of him but had him placed at the age of four in residential care. His father finally obtained custody in Marseilles where he was brought up.

Passionate about drawing and painting, he joined the Boulle school and became an interior decorator, working with his father who intended him to take over the family business. At the same time, he does theater to correct his diction following an accident that broke his jaw at thirteen. Decorating Robert Lamoureux's apartment one day, the latter invites him to see him play and introduces him to the magic of the stage. He then entered the Ecole de la rue Blanche and then the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art (Promo 1974) where he won four prizes. At the same time, he was a rock guitarist in the Magic Stars, then Les Proverbes (pretending to be Antoine's group), performing at rock concerts in the Paris region. He joined Jacques Fabbri's theater company, with whom he appeared on the TV show Tutti Fabbri broadcast on the 1st channel from Sunday January 13, 1974.

He appeared for the first time in cinema in 1976 in The Judge and the Assassin by Bertrand Tavernier in a small role as a guard.

In the early 1980s, he played on the boards of the Café-Théâtre des Blancs-Manteaux and began to be spotted by certain critics for the excellence of his playing, 'remarkably expressive'. Thereafter, he interpreted many small roles before the public noticed him in Génial, mes parents divorcent!, a success of Patrick Braoudé in 1990, director whom he will find for Neuf mois in 1994. With this resurgence of popularity, he chained roles with Bertrand Tavernier, Étienne Chatiliez or Gérard Oury.

The collaboration with Laurent Baffie will be fruitful in the theater: Sex, Shenanigans and General Culture, Toc toc and in the play Jacques Daniel with Claude Brasseur.

On television, his performances in On the Edge or in Suzie Berton are noticed. He plays in the series Trois pères à la maison on M6 and La vie est à nous. Then he played Pierre Bérégovoy in the TV movie A Man of Honor in 2009.

He lent his voice for many dubs, including the French voices of Harvey Keitel, Danny DeVito, Bob Hoskins, John Travolta, Matt Dillon. He gave up this field in the mid-2000s.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Murders in…
  • Alice Nevers
Known For
  • Les clefs de bagnole
  • Neuf mois
  • Life and Nothing But
  • Les trois frères, le retour
  • Fanny
  • Marius
  • Fantôme avec chauffeur
  • L'antidote
  • Black Mic Mac
  • Les frères Pétard
  • La liste
  • Delphine 1, Yvan 0
  • Second Life
  • La cible
  • 93, rue Lauriston
  • Sac de noeuds
  • Louis de Funès intime
  • Straight into the Wall

Filmography

2022
2021
Serial (Bad) Weddings 3 · as Isaac Benichou
2021
Licence to Build · as Sénéchal, Le Banquier
2021
This Is Us (FR) (TV Series) · as Serge (père Tanguy)
2019
2019
Disturbing Disappearances (TV Series) · as Dario Benedetti
2018
Murder in the Morvan · as Capitaine Lefevre
2014
2014
Hier est un autre Jour ! · as Pierre Maillard
2014
Les trois frères, le retour · as Le Beau-Père De Michael
2013
Vaugand (TV Series) · as Camparain
2013
FML (TV Series) · as Cast
2013
Marius · as Félix Escartefigue
2013
Fanny · as Félix Escartefigue
2013
Murders in… (TV Series) · as Capitaine Lefevre
2012
Detective Cain (TV Series) · as Yves Pasteur
2012
La guerre du Royal Palace · as Maxime Verdier
2012
Injustice (TV Series) · as Pierre Loisel
2011
Blood of the Vine (TV Series) · as Serge Peythard
2009
Household Scenes (TV Series) · as M. Lequéré
2009
La liste · as Paul Sax
2009
Enquêtes réservées (TV Series) · as Juge Breitman
2009
2009
Les Toqués (TV Series) · as Louis De Brecourt
2008
TOC TOC · as Vincent
2008
2007
Louis de Funès intime · as Récitant
2007
La Revue de presse (TV Series)
2007
Chez Maupassant (TV Series) · as Cornudet
2006
A Time for Honor · as Édouard Vigne
2005
L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé · as Le Père De Bernard
2005
L'antidote · as Guillaume Marty
2005
2004
2004
93, rue Lauriston · as Henri Lafont, Alias « Abwehr Henri Chamberlin »
2004
Suzie Berton · as Marco
2003
2002
This Life Before Us (TV Series) · as Daniel
2001
L'Aîné des Ferchaux (TV Series) · as Franck
2000
Antilles sur Seine · as Flic Nerveux
2000
Second Life · as Ronnie
1999
La Crim' (TV Series) · as Simonin
1998
Les Boys II · as Laurent
1998
Le Dîner de Cons · as Pascal Meneaux - Voice On The Phone
1998
(G)rève party · as Monsieur Jean
1997
Josephine, Guardian Angel (TV Series) · as Victor
1997
Straight into the Wall · as Jean-François
1997
Le garçon d'orage · as Marcellin
1997
L'homme idéal · as Paul
1997
Un homme en colère (TV Series) · as Daniel Loussine
1997
La cible · as Jean-Pierre Bellac
1996
Oui · as Polo
1996
Delphine 1, Yvan 0 · as Monsieur Hattus
1996
Fantôme avec chauffeur · as Marcel Bourdon, Prétendu Ami De Georges
1996
1996
1995
Happiness Is in the Field · as André Le Patron De L'hotel
1995
The Horseman on the Roof · as Maître Rigoard
1995
The Bait · as Jean-Pierre
1994
Neuf mois · as Georges
1993
Alice Nevers (TV Series) · as Duval
1993
Drôles d'oiseaux · as Hosser
1991
Great, My Parents Are Divorcing! · as Père Christian
1990
Sophie & Virginia (TV Series) · as Père
1989
Life and Nothing But · as Lieutenant Trévise
1987
Killing Time · as Melchior
1986
1986
Black Mic Mac · as Rabuteau
1985
Moi vouloir toi · as Pierre Baillet
1985
M.A.S.K. (TV Series) · as Floyd Malloy, Jacques Lafleur
1985
Sac de noeuds · as André Martin
1984
1983
Le jeune marié · as Durbec
1983
Ça va pas être triste · as Charles Murat
1983
1982
The Party 2 · as Étienne, François' Dentist Friend
1981
1981
Pourquoi pas nous? · as Guy Loiseau
1980
La Traque (TV Series) · as Denis (srpj Lyon)
1980
La fortune des Rougon (TV Series) · as Antoine Macquart
1980
Julien Fontanes, magistrat (TV Series) · as Antoine Gissac Dit Yama
1980
It All Depends on Girls · as Soif D'aujourd'hui
1979
The Bit Between the Teeth · as Un Commentateur Tv
1977
Stop Calling Me Baby! · as Commercials Director
1976
Mado · as Cast
1976
Commissaire Moulin (TV Series) · as Shalom
1976
Contrefaçons · as Michel Navro
1976
The Judge and the Assassin · as Le Gardien Prison
1975
Cinéma 16 (TV Series) · as Bernard
1970
Un mystère par jour (TV Series) · as Le Secrétaire

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