Ricco Ross

Born: 1960-04-16 in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2025

Unexpected Christmas as Willie
A Lover's Vow as Sheppard Granger

2019

The Movies That Made Us as Self
No Good Nick as Walter Strickland
The Wrong Boy Next Door as Principal Perkins
A Brother's Honor as Sheppard Granger
The Shinjuku Five as Ronny Hayes

2018

Web of Fries as Informant

2017

S.W.A.T. as Coach Harley
The Sandman as Detective Price
Fat Camp as Fred
Bobbi Kristina as Uncle Ray
My Christmas Grandpa as Jim
The Possessed as Louis Laveau

2016

A Husband for Christmas as Roger Burke
Opening Night as Mr. Robertson

2015

Stormageddon as Agent Travers
Story of Eva as Detective Grind
Family Times as Jasmine’s Dad

2014

Caper as Psycho
Bermuda Tentacles as Captain Phillips
Hidden in the Woods as Ricco
Everything That Rises Must Converge
Whipping Boy as Napalm's Father

2009

The Least Among You as Marvin Kelly

2003

Nate and the Colonel as Nate Washington

2002

The Tower of Babble as Clint

2000

Octopus as Brickman

1997

The Practice as Reporter
Wishmaster as Lt. Nathanson

1996

The Pretender as Larron
Mission: Impossible as Denied Area Security Guard
Timelock as Tibuck, New Prisoner

1995

JAG as Injured Secret Service
Hackers as Second Reporter
Proteus as Buckley
Project Shadowchaser III as Lennox

1994

Babylon 5 as Captain Frank

1993

Passport to Murder as Dealer

1992

Highlander: The Series as Kassim
Project: Shadowchaser as Jackson

1991

Murder Most Horrid as Gary
Sleepers as Karl Richfield
Sleepers as Karl Richfield

1990

Beverly Hills, 90210 as Miles Caufield
Jeeves and Wooster as Liftman
Tin Fish

1989

Slipstream as 1st Man at Table
Crusoe as 2nd Victim
Murder on the Moon as Alvarado
The Return of Sam McCloud as Rifkin

1988

The Play on One as Larry
Airbase as Larry
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy as Ringmaster

1987

The Return of Sherlock Holmes as Matthew
Body Contact as Smiley

1986

Aliens as Private Frost

1985

Death Wish 3 as The Cuban
Spies Like Us as WAMP Guard
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission as Arlen Dregors
Displaced Person as Jackson

1984

The Bill

1981

Hill Street Blues

1963

Doctor Who as Ringmaster