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