Daniel Russo
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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.
Known for
Credits
Le temps de la désobéissance (2006)
as Édouard Vigne
Grève party (1998)
as Monsieur Jean
Death List (2009)
as Paul Sax
The Loan (2021)
Actor
Un viol (2009)
as Maxime Gallet
Les François (2013)
as François senior
The Party 2 (1982)
as Étienne, François' dentist friend
The Target (1997)
as Jean-Pierre Bellac
Serial (Bad) Weddings 3 (2021)
as Isaac Benichou
Révelations (—)
as Paul
The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
as Maître Rigoard
Le Jeune Marié (1983)
as Durbec
Suzie Berton (2004)
as Marco
All Mixed Up (1985)
as André Martin
Un homme d'honneur (2009)
as Pierre Bérégovoy
Allo, Maman ! (1991)
Actor
Oui (1996)
as Polo
Second life (2000)
as Ronnie
L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé (2005)
as le père de Bernard
Instinct de femme (1981)
as Nurse
Black Mic Mac (1986)
as Rabuteau
Ciao, You Guys (1979)
as Mario
Killing Time (1987)
as Melchior
Maintenant ou jamais (1997)
as Raymond
Fanny (2013)
as Félix Escartefigue
Les tourtereaux divorcent (2014)
as Marcel
Life and Nothing But (1989)
as Lieutenant Trévise
The Three Brothers: The Return (2014)
as Le beau-père de Michael
Fresh Bait (1995)
as Jean-Pierre
Tromper n'est pas jouer (2011)
Actor
Le meilleur commerce du monde (2005)
as Ricco
TOC TOC (2008)
as Vincent
Le Choix de Cheyenne (2018)
as Simon Langlois
Great, My Parents Divorce! (1991)
as père Christian
Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique (2025)
as Self
Bien dégagé derrière les oreilles (2005)
as Henri Castarède
Moi vouloir toi (1985)
as Pierre Baillet
The Car Keys (2003)
as Daniel
Marius (2013)
as Félix Escartefigue
Retenez bien ma gueule ! (2014)
as Self
The Bit Between the Teeth (1979)
as Un commentateur TV
A Man of My Measure (1983)
as André
Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
as André le patron de l'hotel
Mémoires d'un jeune con (1996)
as Damien
Jacques Daniel (2016)
as Daniel
Ghost with Driver (1996)
as Marcel Bourdon, prétendu ami de Georges
Route de nuit (2000)
as Guido
Ma femme me quitte (1996)
as Alain
Le Grand Jeu (1992)
Actor
Neuf Mois (1994)
as Georges
The Joint Brothers (1986)
as Harky
On refait le boulevard (2016)
Actor
Stop Calling Me Baby! (1977)
as Commercials director
Sexe, magouilles et culture générale (2001)
as Franck Petit, game's producer
La Guerre du Royal Palace (2012)
as Maxime Verdier
Why Not Us? (1981)
as Guy Loiseau
Droit dans le mur (1997)
as Jean-François
À cran, deux ans après (2004)
as Bob François
The Antidote (2005)
as Guillaume Marty
Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0 (1996)
as Monsieur Hattus
Jeudi 12 (1998)
as Roussier
It Could Be Worse (1983)
as Charles Murat
Man Eaters (1988)
as -The American pilot
La Passion selon Didier (2009)
as Didier
Brèves de comptoir (2014)
as Jacky
The Ideal Man (1997)
as Paul
J'ai peur d'oublier (2011)
as Paul
Si on savait (2022)
Actor
La Veuve tatouée (2008)
as Louis
93, rue Lauriston (2004)
as Henri Lafont, alias « Abwehr Henri Chamberlin »
À l'abri des regards indiscrets (2002)
as L'homme d'affaires
Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté (2015)
as Self
The Boys II (1998)
as Laurent
Bingo ! (1998)
as André
Le garçon d'orage (1997)
as Marcellin
Au bout du chemin (1981)
as l'assistant
Il faut marier maman (2013)
as Gérard
Changer la vie ! (2011)
as Pierre Bérégovoy
L'Exercice du pouvoir (1978)
Actor
Si c'est ça la famille (2004)
as Daniel Colona
Hier est un autre Jour ! (2014)
as Pierre Maillard
On ne prête qu'aux riches (2005)
as Lucien
C'est mieux la vie quand on est grand (2008)
as Raymond
Révélations (2023)
Actor
Lunch Versus Dinner (2011)
as Jean-Michel
Dentro di te c'è la terra (2019)
Actor
L'homme de mes rêves (1994)
as Alex
Marche et rêve ! Les homards de l'utopie (2002)
as Toinou