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John A. Russo

1939 (87) • Writing

Born: 2/2/1939 (87)

Known for: 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.

Known For

Night of the Living Dead

76%

Screenplay

1968

The Return of the Living Dead

72%

Story

1985

Night of the Living Dead

69%

Producer

1990

Night of the Animated Dead

61%

Original Film Writer

2021

Night of the Living Dead

49%

Original Film Writer

2026

Night of the Living Dead 3D

40%

Original Film Writer

2006

The Majorettes

50%

Screenplay

1986

The Night They Came Home

57%

Producer

2024

Night of the Living Dead

49%

Original Film Writer

2026

Midnight 3

Executive Producer

2026

My Life with the Living Dead

Himself

2024

My Life with the Living Dead

Writer

2024

The Night They Came Home

57%

Producer

2024

The Night They Came Home

57%

Screenplay

2024

Crackcoon

35%

Lewis Smith

2023

Slice 2! Children of the Course

20%

John A. Russo

2023

Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors

50%

Self

2023

The Red Tide Massacre

41%

Director

2022

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

Self

2022

Night of the Animated Dead

61%

Original Film Writer

2021

The History of Metal and Horror

50%

Self

2021

Midnight

35%

Father Stephen

2020

Night of the Living Dead Live

Original Film Writer

2020

Midnight

35%

Writer

2020

Midnight

35%

Executive Producer

2020

1-900 Vampire

Director

2017

My Uncle John Is a Zombie!

17%

Uncle John

2017

My Uncle John Is a Zombie!

17%

Screenplay

2017

My Uncle John Is a Zombie!

17%

Director

2017

Killer Campout

37%

Burt

2017

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

66%

Self

2015

Chronicles of the Living Dead

70%

Self

2015

Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary

Self

2014

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

74%

Himself

2011

Another Night of the Living Dead

10%

Writer

2011

Autopsy of the Dead

Self (archival footage)

2009