John A. Russo

Biography

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

Washington Military Reporter

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

Self

Crackcoon

Lewis Smith

The History of Metal and Horror

Self

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

Self

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

Himself

Midnight

Father Stephen

Slice 2! Children of the Course

John A. Russo

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	My Life with the Living Dead	Himself
2023	Crackcoon	Lewis Smith
2023	Slice 2! Children of the Course	John A. Russo
2023	Stale Popcorn & Sticky Floors	Self
2022	Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film	Self
2021	The History of Metal and Horror	Self
2020	Midnight	Father Stephen
2017	My Uncle John Is a Zombie!	Uncle John
2017	Killer Campout	Burt
2015	Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini	Self
2015	Chronicles of the Living Dead	Self
2014	Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary	Self
2011	More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead	Himself
2009	Autopsy of the Dead	Self (archival footage)
2004	UnConventional	Self
1999	The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic	Self
1999	The Devil Ant	Self
1996	Santa Claws	Detective
1993	Zombie Jamboree	Himself
1990	The Inheritor	Minister
1989	Horror Effects: Hosted by Tom Savini	Himself
1987	Drive-In Madness!	Himself
1986	The Majorettes	Coroner
1976	The Booby Hatch	Doctor / Various Characters (uncredited)
1968	Night of the Living Dead	Washington Military Reporter

Year	TV Show	Role
1988	The Incredibly Strange Film Show	Self