Gianni Russo

American actor

Born

12 December 1943, Manhattan

Citizenship

United States

Occupation

actor, film actor, screenwriter

Films here

2

Gianni Vito Russo (born December 12, 1943) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Carlo Rizzi in the 1972 film The Godfather.

Filmography (martial arts films)

Frequent collaborators

• Steven Seagal
• Gina Gershon
• Robert LaSardo
• Dan Inosanto
• Anthony DeSando
• Jackie Chan
• Chris Tucker
• John Lone

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q1622732 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.