Anthony Russell

Acting

Anthony Russell

Born September 23, 1943 (age 83)

Anthony Russell (Anthony F. Russell) – American actor, musician, and stand-up comedian, born 22 September 1943 (no firm birthplace established). A multi-instrumentalist (trombone, piano, harmonica, guitar, ukulele) who graduated from Montclair State College with a major in trombone and a minor in piano, he worked his way through college in a show band that was later booked as a Las Vegas lounge ac…

Known For

NorbitNorbit · 2007
Norbit
★ 5.72007
MovieComedy
A mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.
The Black DahliaThe Black Dahlia · 2006
The Black Dahlia
★ 5.62006
MovieCrimeThriller
In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress.
CasinoCasino · 1995
Casino
★ 8.01995
MovieCrimeDrama
In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
Ed WoodEd Wood · 1994
Ed Wood
★ 7.51994
MovieComedyDrama
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
BugsyBugsy · 1991
Bugsy
★ 6.31991
MovieCrimeDrama
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.
StagecoachStagecoach · 1986
Stagecoach
★ 5.41986
MovieTV MovieWestern
Story follows a stagecoach ride through Old West Apache territory. On board are a cavalry man's pregnant wife, a prostitute with a broken heart, a Marshal taking in his prisoner Johnny Ringo, a crooked gambler, and the infamous Doc Holliday
El DiabloEl Diablo · 1990
El Diablo
★ 5.61990
MovieWesternComedy
When mild-mannered teacher Billy Ray Smith vows to bring a student's kidnapper to justice, he needs a bit of help. Lacking any cowboy skills of his own, he signs on a speedy gunslinger and a no-nonsense cowboy to help. Now, Smith may just have a chance at capturing his man: the merciless bandit El Diablo.
Everybody Wants to Be ItalianEverybody Wants to Be Italian · 2007
Everybody Wants to Be Italian
★ 6.52007
MovieComedyRomance
Are all relationships based on lies? Jake Bianski runs a fish market in north Boston, surrounded by Italians. For years, he's carried a torch for Isabella, an ex-girlfriend now married with three children and no interest in Jake. Yet, he tells everyone she's his girlfriend, including Marisa, a veterinarian his employees set him up with at the Italian singles club. She's interested in him until he tells her about his girlfriend, then he's persistent in asking her to be his friend. As the friendship bumps along, Jake realizes that reality may be better than fantasy, but what if Isabella changes her mind about Jake, and what if it comes out that Marisa, like Jake, isn't Italian?

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