Russell William Streiner (born February 6, 1940) is an American film producer and actor. He is the older brother of actor/producer Gary Streiner.

Career

Streiner is perhaps best known for his role as Johnny in ''

Night of the Living Dead ''Night of the Living Dead'' is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, with a screenplay by John Russo and Romero, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven p ...

'' (1968). He was also one of the producers of the film. Streiner has also produced '' There's Always Vanilla'' (1971), ''

The Booby Hatch ''The Booby Hatch'' (a.k.a. ''The Liberation Of Cherry Jankowski'') is a 1976 American sex comedy film written and co-directed by John A. Russo. The film's co-directors both worked on ''Night of the Living Dead'' and the film features a cameo ...

'' (1976), and the

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of ''Night of the Living Dead'' (1990), in which he also has a cameo appearance as Sheriff McClelland. He worked in the advertising field for several years while continuing film, television, commercial, and corporate production work. Russell has been actively involved in bringing film and television productions to western Pennsylvania throughout his career, and currently serves as chairman on the board of directors of the

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(formerly known as the Pittsburgh Film & Television Office). He also founded the Pittsburgh Film Office.Pittsburgh Film Office.
Access date: October 31, 2007. Until 2014 Russ Streiner was also one of the co-mentors along with

John A. Russo John A. Russo (born February 2, 1939), 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 wi ...

of the John Russo Movie Making Program at

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. He also makes occasional appearances and signs autographs at

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. Russell was married to Jackie Faust and actress Judith Ridley. Judith Ridley is an American actress best known for her appearances in ''Night of the Living Dead'' (1968) and ''There's Always Vanilla'' (1971). He is currently married to Ramona Streiner, an aspiring author and filmmaker. He continues to make his home in Pittsburgh and has two daughters, one son, one granddaughter, and one grandson.

Filmography

As producer

* ''One for the Fire: Night of the Living Dead 40th Anniversary Documentary'' (2008) (

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) * ''

'' (1990) (Executive Producer) * ''

'' (1976) ** aka ''Dirty Book Store'' ** aka ''The Liberation of Cherry Janowski'' * '' There's Always Vanilla'' (1971) ** aka ''The Affair'' * ''

(1968)

As actor

* ''

'' (1990) Sheriff McClelland * ''

The Majorettes ''The Majorettes'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''One by One'') is a 1986 American slasher film directed by S. William Hinzman, written and produced by John A. Russo John A. Russo (born February 2, 1939), sometimes credited as Jack R ...

'' (1986) The Preacher ** aka ''One by One'' * ''There's Always Vanilla'' (1971) TV Beer Commercial Director * ''

'' (1968) Johnny

As writer

* ''

The Return of the Living Dead ''The Return of the Living Dead'' is a 1985 American comedy horror film written and directed by Dan O'Bannon in his directorial debut, and starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Thom Matthews and Don Calfa. The film tells the story of how a warehou ...

'' (1985) (Story)

Appearing as himself

* ''One for the Fire: Night of the Living Dead 40th Anniversary Documentary'' (2008) * ''"Fear Files"'' ** ''Episode: "Zombies"'' (2006) * ''UnConventional'' (2004) ** ''The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic'' (1999) * ''Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary'' (1993) * ''Drive-In Madness!'' (1987) ** aka ''Screen Scaries''

References

External links

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Pittsburgh Film Office

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