caption birth_place years_actvie birth_date image article_title occupation
russo living dead '' playing a ghoul in '' night of the united states 1968 - present 12 february 1939 john_a . _ russo_as_zombie_in_night_of_the_living_dead . jpg john a. russo
 screenwriter , film director , actor , novelist
john a. russo

john a. russo -lrb- born february 2 , 1939 -rrb- , 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 '' .
as a screenwriter , his credits include `` night of the living dead '' , `` the majorettes '' , `` midnight '' , and `` santa claws '' .
the latter two , he also directed .
he has performed small roles as an actor , most notably the first ghoul who is stabbed in the head in `` night of the living dead '' , as well as cameos in `` there 's always vanilla '' and `` house of frankenstein 1997 '' .
john russo is also the founder and one of the co-mentors along with russell streiner of the john russo movie making program at dubois business college in dubois , pennsylvania .
john a. russo has completed several interviews over the years discussing his film making career , with a recent interview with biogamer girl magazine , in which he appeared on the magazine 's radio show undead noise .
movie emporium inc. will released russo 's cd john russo 's movie music , his cd is filled with songs from his films .
