Daniel Russo
Acting • Born 1948-05-13
Biography
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.
Filmography
101 credits
The Party 2
Movie • 1982
Étienne, François' dentist friend
Jeudi 12
Movie • 1998
Roussier
It Could Be Worse
Movie • 1983
Charles Murat
Instinct de femme
Movie • 1981
Nurse
Serial (Bad) Weddings 3
Movie • 2021
Isaac Benichou
Au bout du chemin
Movie • 1981
l'assistant
Man Eaters
Movie • 1988
-The American pilot
Life and Nothing But
Movie • 1989
Lieutenant Trévise
The Boys II
Movie • 1998
Laurent
Happiness Is in the Field
Movie • 1995
André le patron de l'hotel
Neuf mois
Movie • 1994
Georges
Black Mic Mac
Movie • 1986
Rabuteau
Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0
Movie • 1996
Monsieur Hattus
Fresh Bait
Movie • 1995
Jean-Pierre
Death List
Movie • 2009
Paul Sax
The Car Keys
Movie • 2003
Daniel
The Antidote
Movie • 2005
Guillaume Marty
Le Jeune Marié
Movie • 1983
Durbec
The Joint Brothers
Movie • 1986
Harky
Moi vouloir toi
Movie • 1985
Pierre Baillet
Second life
Movie • 2000
Ronnie
Brèves de comptoir
Movie • 2014
Jacky
Un homme d'honneur
Movie • 2009
Pierre Bérégovoy
TOC TOC
Movie • 2008
Vincent
Marius
Movie • 2013
Félix Escartefigue
Fanny
Movie • 2013
Félix Escartefigue
Grève party
Movie • 1998
Monsieur Jean
L'homme de mes rêves
Movie • 1994
Alex
Oui
Movie • 1996
Polo
Route de nuit
Movie • 2000
Guido
All Mixed Up
Movie • 1985
André Martin
Ghost with Driver
Movie • 1996
Marcel Bourdon, prétendu ami de Georges
The Horseman on the Roof
Movie • 1995
Maître Rigoard
The Three Brothers: The Return
Movie • 2014
Le beau-père de Michael
Les François
Movie • 2013
François senior
93, rue Lauriston
Movie • 2004
Henri Lafont, alias « Abwehr Henri Chamberlin »
Stop Calling Me Baby!
Movie • 1977
Commercials director
Bingo!
Movie • 1998
André
Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté
Movie • 2015
Self
C'est mieux la vie quand on est grand
Movie • 2008
Raymond
J'ai peur d'oublier
Movie • 2011
Paul
Un viol
Movie • 2009
Maxime Gallet
Ma femme me quitte
Movie • 1996
Alain
Ciao, You Guys
Movie • 1979
Mario
A Man of My Measure
Movie • 1983
André
Hier est un autre Jour !
Movie • 2014
Pierre Maillard
The Target
Movie • 1997
Jean-Pierre Bellac
Si on savait
Movie • 2022
Marche et rêve ! Les homards de l'utopie
Movie • 2002
Toinou
Si c'est ça la famille
Movie • 2004
Daniel Colona
Le temps de la désobéissance
Movie • 2006
Édouard Vigne
Les tourtereaux divorcent
Movie • 2014
Marcel
Why Not Us?
Movie • 1981
Guy Loiseau
Sexe, magouilles et culture générale
Movie • 2001
Franck Petit, game's producer
Allo, Maman !
Movie • 1991
Droit dans le mur
Movie • 1997
Jean-François
On refait le boulevard
Movie • 2016
Le Grand Jeu
Movie • 1992
La Guerre du Royal Palace
Movie • 2012
Maxime Verdier
Bien dégagé derrière les oreilles
Movie • 2005
Henri Castarède
Lunch Versus Dinner
Movie • 2011
Jean-Michel
Le garçon d'orage
Movie • 1997
Marcellin
L'Exercice du pouvoir
Movie • 1978
À l'abri des regards indiscrets
Movie • 2002
L'homme d'affaires
On ne prête qu'aux riches
Movie • 2005
Lucien
The Bit Between the Teeth
Movie • 1979
Un commentateur TV
Tromper n'est pas jouer
Movie • 2011
Dentro di te c'è la terra
Movie • 2019
Il faut marier maman
Movie • 2013
Gérard
Le Choix de Cheyenne
Movie • 2018
Simon Langlois
Suzie Berton
Movie • 2004
Marco
Mémoires d'un jeune con
Movie • 1996
Damien
The Loan
Movie • 2021
Retenez bien ma gueule !
Movie • 2014
Self
Changer la vie !
Movie • 2011
Pierre Bérégovoy
Jacques Daniel
Movie • 2016
Daniel
Great, My Parents Divorce!
Movie • 1991
père Christian
The Ideal Man
Movie • 1997
Paul
Killing Time
Movie • 1987
Melchior
À cran, deux ans après
Movie • 2004
Bob François
La Passion selon Didier
Movie • 2009
Didier
Révélations
Movie • 2023
La veuve Tatouée
Movie • 2008
Louis
Maintenant ou jamais
Movie • 1997
Raymond
Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique
Movie • 2025
Self
Le meilleur commerce du monde
Movie • 2005
Ricco
Mac Orlan
TV • 2009
Victor Mac Orlan
Murders in...
TV • 2013
Capitaine Lefevre
Amanda
TV • 2016
Self
Cain
TV • 2012
Yves Pasteur
M.A.S.K.
TV • 1985
Floyd Malloy / Jacques Lafleur
Vaugand
TV • 2013
Camparain
Trois pères à la maison
TV • 2004
Tony
Disturbing Disappearances
TV • 2019
Dario Benedetti
Chez Maupassant
TV • 2007
Cornudet
La Traque
TV • 1980
Denis (SRPJ Lyon)
La revue de presse
TV • 2007
Self
Police Commissioner Moulin
TV • 1976
Shalom
À cran
TV • 2003
Bob François
Injustice
TV • 2012
Pierre Loisel
On n'est pas couché
TV • 2006
Self - Guest