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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-04-16 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Also Known As

Ricco Ross

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ricco Ross (born April 16, 1960) is an American actor. Ricco was born in Chicago, Il. at Cook County Hospital, is the 5th of 8 children with three additional step sisters and another brother from his father and with his first wife. He begin acting in a local high school production. He continued with this development of a new career going to a local Community College where he majored in Theater, moving forward to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) where he received is BA in Theatre, earning a scholarship to UCLA where his career begain to develop. His first TV role was as an extra on the "Young and the Restless", then a small part on the hit series "Hill Street Blues" opening the door for more TV and Movie Roles. He played Private Frost in Aliens, and also appeared in the films Mission Impossible and Fierce Creatures. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, he lived and worked in the United Kingdom, leading to guest appearances on Doctor Who ("The Greatest Show in the Galaxy") and Jeeves and Wooster. Ross also co-starred as Nate in the film "Nate and the Colonel". He also played in Charles Bronsons "Death Wish Three", "Spies Like Us" with Dan Akroyd and Chevy Chase, the "Dirty Dozen Next Mission" with Lee Marvin. "Displaced Person" and many more films. Ross is appearing in various commercials, as well as television shows shown throughout the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ricco Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Aliens

1986

Aliens

as

Private Frost

Wishmaster

1997

Wishmaster

as

Lt. Nathanson

Hackers

1995

Hackers

as

Second Reporter

Death Wish 3

1985

Death Wish 3

as

The Cuban

Octopus

2000

Octopus

as

Brickman

Family Times

2015

Family Times

as

Jasmine’s Dad

Passport to Murder

1993

Passport to Murder

as

Dealer

Opening Night

2016

Opening Night

as

Mr. Robertson

Timelock

1996

Timelock

as

Tibuck, New Prisoner

Proteus

1995

Proteus

as

Buckley

The Possessed

2017

The Possessed

as

Louis Laveau

Body Contact

1987

Body Contact

as

Smiley

Nate and the Colonel

2003

Nate and the Colonel

as

Nate Washington

Story of Eva

2015

Story of Eva

as

Detective Grind

Displaced Person

1985

Displaced Person

as

Jackson

Sleepers

1991

Sleepers

as

Karl Richfield

Aliens Expanded

2024

Aliens Expanded

as

Self

Murder on the Moon

1989

Murder on the Moon

as

Alvarado

Mission: Impossible

1996

Mission: Impossible

as

Denied Area Security Guard

A Husband for Christmas

2016

A Husband for Christmas

as

Roger Burke

Bermuda Tentacles

2014

Bermuda Tentacles

as

Captain Phillips

Whipping Boy

2014

Whipping Boy

as

Napalm's Father

Crusoe

1988

Crusoe

as

2nd Victim

The Least Among You

2009

The Least Among You

as

Marvin Kelly

The Sandman

2017

The Sandman

as

Detective Price

Bobbi Kristina

2017

Bobbi Kristina

as

Uncle Ray

Spies Like Us

1985

Spies Like Us

as

WAMP Guard

Web of Fries

2018

Web of Fries

as

Informant

Stormageddon

2015

Stormageddon

as

Agent Travers

Slipstream

1989

Slipstream

as

1st Man at Table

The Shinjuku Five

2019

The Shinjuku Five

as

Ronny Hayes

A Brother's Honor

2019

A Brother's Honor

as

Sheppard Granger

The Wrong Boy Next Door

2019

The Wrong Boy Next Door

as

Principal Perkins

Airbase

1988

Airbase

as

Larry

Tin Fish

1990

Tin Fish

as

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Ringmaster

The Practice

The Practice

as

Reporter

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

as

Captain Frank

JAG

JAG

as

Injured Secret Service

P-Valley

P-Valley

as

Pastor Gilfield

No Good Nick

No Good Nick

as

Walter Strickland

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

as

Coach Harley

Caper

Caper

as

Psycho

Production

Crew

Directing