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For the New Zealand cricketer, see Ron Silver (cricketer).
Ron Silver
Born
Ronald Arthur Silver

(1946-07-02)July 2, 1946
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 15, 2009(2009-03-15) (aged 62)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Resting placeWestchester Hills Cemetery
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, political activist
Years active1974–2008
Spouse
Lynne Miller
​
​
(m. 1975; div. 1997)​
Children2

Ronald Arthur "Ron" Silver (July 2, 1946 – March 15, 2009) was an American actor, director, producer, radio host, and political activist. He played

Tony in 1988 for Best Actor for Speed-the-Plow
, a satirical dissection of the American movie business.

Early life

Silver was born on July 2, 1946 in Manhattan, New York, the son of May (née Zimelman), a substitute teacher, and Irving Roy Silver, a clothing sales executive.[1][2] Silver was raised Jewish on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and attended Stuyvesant High School.[3]

Silver went on to graduate from

Herbert Berghof Studio,[5] and later at The Actors Studio.[6][7]

Career

Silver got his big acting break starring in El Grande de Coca-Cola in 1974. Producers Richard Flanzer and Roy Silver (no relation) opened it at the famed Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. The production ran for more than a year. Silver and his co-star, actor Jeff Goldblum, were discovered by Hollywood film agents during this show's run.

In 1976, he made his film debut in

Enemies: A Love Story
(1989).

He starred as Jerry Lewis's character's son in the multi-episode "Garment District Arc" of the television crime series Wiseguy (1988).

He portrayed two well-known attorneys in films based on actual events, playing

O. J. Simpson trial
.

From 1991 to 2000, Silver served as president of the Actors' Equity Association. He played a film producer in Best Friends opposite Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn (1982), an actor in Lovesick (1983) and a film director in Mr. Saturday Night (1992). Silver portrayed a corrupt, rogue senator in the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme sci-fi thriller Timecop.

On television in 1998, he starred opposite Kirstie Alley for season two of her TV comedy series Veronica's Closet.

In other films based on true stories, Silver portrayed tennis player

Michael Mann's 2001 biopic Ali
.

From 2001–02 and again from 2005–06, he had a recurring role as presidential campaign advisor

The West Wing
.

Silver provided the narration for the 2004 political

FahrenHYPE 9/11 that was produced as a conservative political response to the award-winning and controversial Michael Moore documentary film, Fahrenheit 9/11
.

Silver also narrated a

The Arab and Iranian Reaction to 911: Five Years Later[8]

One of his final film performances was as a judge in another true story, 2006's Find Me Guilty, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Vin Diesel. [citation needed]

In February 2008, Silver began hosting The Ron Silver Show on Sirius Satellite Radio, which focused on politics and public affairs. The show aired live from 9–11am ET, on Indie Talk, Sirius 110.

Personal life

Silver traveled to more than 30 countries and spoke fluent Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. He taught at the high school level and was a social worker for the Department of Social Services.

In 1975, he married a social worker, later Self magazine editor, Lynne Miller; the marriage lasted until 1997, when they divorced.[9]

In 1989, he co-founded the Creative Coalition, an entertainment industry political advocacy organization that champions for First Amendment rights, public education, and support for the arts.[1]

Politics

Silver was a member of the

Oslo Peace Agreement and to maintain "a united Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel".[10]

Silver, who had been a lifelong

New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani
.

After he flipped political affiliations and endorsed President Bush, he was ostracized by friends and colleagues. In Silver's blog on the PJ Media website, he claimed that colleagues on the set of The West Wing referred to him as "Ron, Ron, the Neo-Con".[11]

On October 7, 2005, Silver was nominated by President Bush to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the

Lewis Libby Legal Defense Trust.[12]

President George W. Bush appointed Silver to serve on the Honorary Delegation to accompany him to

State of Israel in May 2008.[13]

In one of his last televised interviews, he told

2008 Presidential Election was a "brilliant political choice" but that a part of him wished to "see an African American become president in my lifetime".[14] According to the obituary printed by The New York Times, his brother, Mitchell Silver, noted that "He told me that he did vote for Barack Obama in the end".[1]

Death

Ron Silver's headstone

Silver, a long-time smoker,[15] died on March 15, 2009, of esophageal cancer,[16][17] which had been diagnosed two years earlier. He was 62 years old. Silver is survived by both parents, brothers Mitchell and Keith, son Adam, and daughter Alexandra.[18] His remains were interred at Westchester Hills Cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Work

References

  1. ^ a b c d Weber, Bruce (March 16, 2009). "Ron Silver, 62, Persuasive Actor and Activist, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "Ron Silver profile at Film Reference.com". Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  3. ^ "Ron Silver". Greater Talent Network. Archived from the original on August 13, 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  4. ^ http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-ron-silver16-2009mar16-story.html
  5. ^ Associated Press, New York Newsday, Ron Silver Dies in NYC at Age 62 of Cancer, March 15, 2009
  6. ^ Buck, Jerry (March 20, 1982). "'Baker's Dozen' Star Ron Silver Likes Exotica". The Gettysburg Times. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  7. ISBN 0-02-542650-8
    .
  8. ^ "Memri Films". www.memrifilms.org. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  9. ^ "Kentucky New Era - Jan 17, 2002". News.google.com. 2002-01-17. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  10. ^ "Mission Statement". Retrieved 2007-11-01.[dead link]
  11. ^ [1] Archived March 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Libby Legal Defense Fund". Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  13. ^ "Bush Visit May Boost Olmert - The New York Sun". Nysun.com. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  14. ^ "West Wing's Bruno Speaks To Sky". News.sky.com. 2008-10-10. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2012-11-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Xan Brooks (March 16, 2009). "Ron Silver, star of film, television and theatre, dies aged 62 | Film | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  16. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/movies/16silver.html?_r=0
  17. ^ Ron Silver's obituary in SHOWBIZ
  18. ^ K. Li, David (March 7, 2009). "Ron Silver Dies". New York Post. Archived from the original on 2009-03-19. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

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