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After making [[Burt Topper]]'s ''[[War Is Hell (film)|War is Hell]]'' (1963), he went to Italy first appearing in the title role of ''La leggenda di [[Fra Diavolo]]''. He then appeared in several [[sword and sandal]] and [[Eurospy]] films, including ''[[Secret of the Sphinx]]'' (1964) and ''[[Gladiators Seven]]'' (1964). Russel played [[Zorro]] in ''[[Behind the Mask of Zorro]]'' (1965); he had originally tested for the role of [[Walt Disney]]'s ''[[Zorro (1957 TV series)|Zorro]]'' but lost out to [[Guy Williams (actor)|Guy Williams]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guywilliams.tv/book.html|title=Mary's Guy Williams Fan Site - Guy Williams: The Man Behind the Mask<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=guywilliams.tv|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305013823/http://www.guywilliams.tv/book.html|archivedate=2010-03-05}}</ref> Among Russel's [[lead actor|starring roles]] are parts in the [[sci-fi]] epics ''[[Wild, Wild Planet]]'' (1965) and its [[sequel]], ''[[War of the Planets (1966)|War of the Planets]]'' filmed concurrently.
He left Italy for America in 1967, and later appeared in such films as ''[[The Hard Ride]]'' (1971) and ''[[Soul Hustler]]'' (1973). In 1969, Russel played the rustler Mike Cassidy in the episode "Drop Out" of the [[Television syndication|syndicated]] [[television series]], ''[[Death Valley Days]]'', hosted by [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]], not long before Taylor's own death. In the story line, the rebellious George Leroy Parker, played by [[Michael Margotta]], takes the name [[Butch Cassidy]] in honor of his acquaintance. The episode aired the same year as the film, ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]''.
He died on March 18, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada, aged 91.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tony_Russel&action=editn=tony-russo&pid=184692254&fhid=10864|title=TONY RUSSO's Obituary on Las Vegas Review-Journal|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}</ref>
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