# Russ Petranto

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{{short description|American television director}}

{{Infobox person
|name          = Russ Petranto
|occupation    = Television director
|years_active  = 1973–1992
}}

'''Russ Petranto''' is an American [television director](/source/television_director).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V2orAwAAQBAJ|title=Perry Como: A Biography and Complete Career Record|page=269|first1=Malcolm|last1=Macfarlane|first2=Ken|last2=Crossland|date=May 7, 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476600246|via=[Google Books](/source/Google_Books)}}</ref> He directed for television programs including ''[Too Close for Comfort](/source/Too_Close_for_Comfort)'', ''[Sanford and Son](/source/Sanford_and_Son)'' (and its spin-off ''[Sanford Arms](/source/Sanford_Arms)''), ''[C.P.O. Sharkey](/source/C.P.O._Sharkey)'', ''[Rocky Road](/source/Rocky_Road_(TV_series))'', ''[Full House](/source/Full_House)'', ''[The Munsters Today](/source/The_Munsters_Today)'', ''[Out of This World](/source/Out_of_This_World_(American_TV_series))'', ''[She's the Sheriff](/source/She's_the_Sheriff)'' and ''[Down to Earth](/source/Down_to_Earth_(American_TV_series))''.

In 1992 Petranto directed the [ABC News Presentation](/source/ABC_News_(United_States)) ''The Best of Barbara Walters Legends: The New Generation''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/12/news/review-television-interviews-and-pop-music-recycled.html|title=Review/Television; Interviews and Pop Music Recycled|first=John|last=O'Connor|work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|date=May 12, 1992|access-date=December 19, 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|0677781}}

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