A native of the United States, Rossi entered the industry through modest film parts before gaining recognition as the foul-mouthed EMT Vincent “Budd” Scarlotti in the 1981 horror sequel Halloween II. He soon portrayed the central antagonist in The Accused (1988) and secured the lead detective role of Sam Deitz in William Lustig’s Relentless (1989), a character he reprised across three sequels. Thr…
