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Variety (1964) / A Trip to the Moon (1902) / The Art of the Moving Picture / Peaks of Japanese Cinema / Variety (1948) / The Mark of Zorro (1920) / A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture / The French New Wave / Screenland (1947) / The Lost World (1925) / Writing the Photoplay / Silent Cinema & the Avant-Garde / Cine-Mundial (1946) / He Walked by Night (1948) /
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Born
2 February 1939
Writing

John A. Russo

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.

As director

The Red Tide Massacre

The Red Tide Massacre

2022 · Director
1-900 Vampire

1-900 Vampire

2017 · Director
My Uncle John Is a Zombie!

My Uncle John Is a Zombie!

2017 · Director
The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer

The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer

2002 · Director
Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition 1999

Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition 1999

1999 · Director
Scream Queens Naked Christmas

Scream Queens Naked Christmas

1996 · Director
Santa Claws

Santa Claws

1996 · Director

Zombie Jamboree

1993 · Director
Midnight 2

Midnight 2

1993 · Director
Scream Queens Swimsuit Sensations

Scream Queens Swimsuit Sensations

1992 · Director

Scream Queens Knockout Workout

1992 · Director
Heartstopper

Heartstopper

1989 · Director
Monster Make-Up

Monster Make-Up

1989 · Director
Midnight

Midnight

1982 · Director
The Booby Hatch

The Booby Hatch

1976 · Director

As actor

My Life with the Living Dead

My Life with the Living Dead

2024 · Himself
Crackcoon

Crackcoon

2023 · Lewis Smith
Slice 2! Children of the Course

Slice 2! Children of the Course

2023 · John A. Russo
Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors

Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors

2023 · Self
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film

Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film

2022 · Self
The History of Metal and Horror

The History of Metal and Horror

2021 · Self
Midnight

Midnight

2020 · Father Stephen
My Uncle John Is a Zombie!

My Uncle John Is a Zombie!

2017 · Uncle John
Killer Campout

Killer Campout

2017 · Burt
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

2015 · Self
Chronicles of the Living Dead

Chronicles of the Living Dead

2015 · Self
Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary

Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary

2014 · Self
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

2011 · Himself
Autopsy of the Dead

Autopsy of the Dead

2009 · Self (archival footage)
UnConventional

UnConventional

2004 · Self
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic

The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic

1999 · Self
The Devil Ant

The Devil Ant

1999 · Self
Santa Claws

Santa Claws

1996 · Detective

Zombie Jamboree

1993 · Himself / Narrator
The Inheritor

The Inheritor

1990 · Minister
Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini

Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini

1989 · Himself
Drive-In Madness!

Drive-In Madness!

1987 · Himself
The Majorettes

The Majorettes

1986 · Coroner
The Booby Hatch

The Booby Hatch

1976 · Doctor / Various Characters (uncredited)
Night of the Living Dead

Night of the Living Dead

1968 · Washington Military Reporter