Writer
John A. Russo
87 years · 41 films
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 Romero.
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Best known for
Night of the Living Dead
1968 · Washington Military Reporter, Screenplay
On Brew
Night of the Living Dead
1990 · Producer
On Philo
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
2011 · Himself
On Cineverse
The Majorettes
1986 · Coroner, Screenplay
On Tubi TV
The Night They Came Home
2024 · Screenplay, Producer
On Philo
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
2015 · Self
On Tubi TV
Filmography 40
Rebirth of the Living Dead
2026 · Producer
View from the Edge
2025 · Actor
Crackcoon
2024 · Lewis Smith
On ARROW
My Life with the Living Dead
2024 · Himself, Writer
On Tubi TV
The Night They Came Home
2024 · Screenplay, Producer
On Philo
Slice 2! Children of the Course
2023 · John A. Russo
Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors
2023 · Self
On Hoopla
The Red Tide Massacre
2022 · Director
On Hoopla
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
2022 · Self
The History of Metal and Horror
2021 · Self
On Tubi TV
Midnight
2020 · Father Stephen, Writer
On Plex
1-900 Vampire
2017 · Director
My Uncle John Is a Zombie!
2017 · Uncle John, Director
On Troma NOW
Killer Campout
2017 · Burt
On Fawesome
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
2015 · Self
On Tubi TV
Chronicles of the Living Dead
2015 · Self
Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary
2014 · Self
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
2011 · Himself
On Cineverse
Another Night of the Living Dead
2011 · Writer
Autopsy of the Dead
2009 · Self (archival footage)
UnConventional
2004 · Self
The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer
2002 · Director, Screenplay
Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition 1999
1999 · Director, Writer
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
1999 · Self