
Daniel Russo
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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.
Known for
Credits

Grève party (1998)
as Monsieur Jean

Serial (Bad) Weddings 3 (2021)
as Isaac Benichou

The Loan (2021)
Actor

The Party 2 (1982)
as Étienne, François' dentist friend

The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
as Maître Rigoard

The Target (1997)
as Jean-Pierre Bellac

Death List (2009)
as Paul Sax

Second life (2000)
as Ronnie

The Antidote (2005)
as Guillaume Marty

Les François (2013)
as François senior

The Car Keys (2003)
as Daniel

Un viol (2009)
as Maxime Gallet

Fresh Bait (1995)
as Jean-Pierre

Jeudi 12 (1998)
as Roussier

Fanny (2013)
as Félix Escartefigue

Black Mic Mac (1986)
as Rabuteau

TOC TOC (2008)
as Vincent

Life and Nothing But (1989)
as Lieutenant Trévise

All Mixed Up (1985)
as André Martin

L'homme qui voulait passer à la télé (2005)
as le père de Bernard
Révelations (—)
as Paul

Oui (1996)
as Polo

Le temps de la désobéissance (2006)
as Édouard Vigne

Instinct de femme (1981)
as Nurse

Bingo ! (1998)
as André

Un homme d'honneur (2009)
as Pierre Bérégovoy

Ghost with Driver (1996)
as Marcel Bourdon, prétendu ami de Georges

Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique (2025)
as Self

Stop Calling Me Baby! (1977)
as Commercials director

Droit dans le mur (1997)
as Jean-François

Maintenant ou jamais (1997)
as Raymond

Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
as André le patron de l'hotel

La Passion selon Didier (2009)
as Didier

Man Eaters (1988)
as -The American pilot

The Ideal Man (1997)
as Paul

Killing Time (1987)
as Melchior

The Joint Brothers (1986)
as Harky

The Bit Between the Teeth (1979)
as Un commentateur TV

Permis de construire (2021)
Actor

Ma femme me quitte (1996)
as Alain

Ciao, You Guys (1979)
as Mario

Suzie Berton (2004)
as Marco

Le Jeune Marié (1983)
as Durbec

A Man of My Measure (1983)
as André

Marius (2013)
as Félix Escartefigue

Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0 (1996)
as Monsieur Hattus

Le Grand Jeu (1992)
Actor

Allo, Maman ! (1991)
Actor

Retenez bien ma gueule ! (2014)
as Self

Neuf Mois (1994)
as Georges

The Boys II (1998)
as Laurent

Bien dégagé derrière les oreilles (2005)
as Henri Castarède
Le meilleur commerce du monde (2005)
as Ricco

Great, My Parents Divorce! (1991)
as père Christian

Route de nuit (2000)
as Guido
Le garçon d'orage (1997)
as Marcellin

The Three Brothers: The Return (2014)
as Le beau-père de Michael

93, rue Lauriston (2004)
as Henri Lafont, alias « Abwehr Henri Chamberlin »

Why Not Us? (1981)
as Guy Loiseau

Lunch Versus Dinner (2011)
as Jean-Michel

À l'abri des regards indiscrets (2002)
as L'homme d'affaires

L'Exercice du pouvoir (1978)
Actor

Tromper n'est pas jouer (2011)
Actor

La Guerre du Royal Palace (2012)
as Maxime Verdier
La Veuve tatouée (2008)
as Louis

It Could Be Worse (1983)
as Charles Murat

Les tourtereaux divorcent (2014)
as Marcel

Le Choix de Cheyenne (2018)
as Simon Langlois

Brèves de comptoir (2014)
as Jacky

J'ai peur d'oublier (2011)
as Paul

Jacques Daniel (2016)
as Daniel

On refait le boulevard (2016)
Actor

Changer la vie ! (2011)
as Pierre Bérégovoy

Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté (2015)
as Self

Moi vouloir toi (1985)
as Pierre Baillet

Si on savait (2022)
Actor

Sexe, magouilles et culture générale (2001)
as Franck Petit, game's producer

Mémoires d'un jeune con (1996)
as Damien

Il faut marier maman (2013)
as Gérard

L'homme de mes rêves (1994)
as Alex
Si c'est ça la famille (2004)
as Daniel Colona

On ne prête qu'aux riches (2005)
as Lucien

Dentro di te c'è la terra (2019)
Actor

C'est mieux la vie quand on est grand (2008)
as Raymond

Au bout du chemin (1981)
as l'assistant

Révélations (2023)
Actor

Hier est un autre Jour ! (2014)
as Pierre Maillard

Marche et rêve ! Les homards de l'utopie (2002)
as Toinou

The Sweet Country of My Childhood (2006)
as Roger Joly





