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Ron Silver(1946-2009)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Producer
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Ron Silver at an event for The West Wing (1999)
Trailer for A Secret Promise
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My Secret Billionaire (2011)
18 Videos
63 Photos
Ron Silver was born on 2 July 1946 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Timecop (1994), The Arrival (1996) and Reversal of Fortune (1990). He was previously married to Lynne Miller. He died on 15 March 2009 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 2, 1946
DiedMarch 15, 2009(62)
BornJuly 2, 1946
DiedMarch 15, 2009(62)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 4 nominations total

Photos63

Annabella Sciorra, Jack Gilpin, and Ron Silver in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Ron Silver in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Ron Silver in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Ron Silver in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Ron Silver in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Ron Silver in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Ron Silver in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Ron Silver in Crossing Jordan (2001)
Ron Silver and Daniel J. Travanti in Fellow Traveller (1990)
Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, and Ron Silver in Ali (2001)
Stockard Channing and Ron Silver in The Stockard Channing Show (1980)
Patricia Richardson and Ron Silver in The West Wing (1999)

Known for

Timecop (1994)
Timecop
5.9
  • McComb
  • 1994
The Arrival (1996)
The Arrival
6.2
  • Phil Gordian
  • Mexican Guard
  • 1996
Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, and Ron Silver in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Reversal of Fortune
7.2
  • Alan Dershowitz
  • 1990
Find Me Guilty (2006)
Find Me Guilty
7.0
  • Judge Sidney Finestein
  • 2006

Credits

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Actor

  • Ione Skye and Victor Alfieri in My Secret Billionaire (2011)
    My Secret Billionaire
    • Sam Dunbar
    • 2011
  • Xenophobia
    • President
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Crossing Jordan (2001)
    Crossing Jordan
    • Shelly Levine
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Ice-T, Sam Waterston, Mariska Hargitay, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Meloni, Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Kelli Giddish, and Danielle Moné Truitt in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    • Defence Attorney Bernie Adler
    • Defense Attorney Bernie Adler
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2007
  • The Ten (2007)
    The Ten
    • Fielding Barnes
    • 2007
  • Call It Fiction (2006)
    Call It Fiction
    • Chas
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Rob Lowe, Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Moira Kelly, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford in The West Wing (1999)
    The West Wing
    • Bruno Gianelli
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2006
  • Find Me Guilty (2006)
    Find Me Guilty
    • Judge Sidney Finestein
    • 2006
  • Fred Thompson, Bebe Neuwirth, Jerry Orbach, Kirk Acevedo, and Amy Carlson in Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
    Law & Order: Trial by Jury
    • Defence Attorney Bernie Adler
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Stockard Channing, Pete Postlethwaite, and Ron Silver in Red Mercury (2005)
    Red Mercury
    • Sidney
    • 2005
  • Skin (2003)
    Skin
    • Larry Goldman
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2003–2005
  • Stockard Channing, Ron Silver, and Anton Yelchin in Jack (2004)
    Jack
    • Paul
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • The Wisher (2002)
    The Wisher
    • Campbell
    • 2002
  • Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002)
    Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
    • Mike Fine
    • TV Movie
    • 2002
  • Exposure (2001)
    Exposure
    • Gary Whitford
    • Video
    • 2001

Director

  • Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60 (2005)
    Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60
    • Director (additional segments)
    • Video
    • 2005
  • CCH Pounder, Robert Loggia, and Ron Silver in Lifepod (1993)
    Lifepod
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1993

Producer

  • Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60 (2005)
    Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2005
  • The Good Policeman (1993)
    The Good Policeman
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1993

Videos18

Call it Fiction
Clip 3:45
Call it Fiction
Trailer
Trailer 1:41
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:09
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:33
Official Trailer
The Entity
Trailer 1:17
The Entity
Fahrenhype 9/11
Trailer 1:58
Fahrenhype 9/11
A Secret Promise
Trailer 1:35
A Secret Promise
Oh, God! You Devil
Trailer 1:28
Oh, God! You Devil
Timecop
Trailer 2:02
Timecop
The Entity
Trailer 1:22
The Entity
Spliced
Trailer 1:49
Spliced
Reversal of Fortune
Trailer 0:30
Reversal of Fortune

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • July 2, 1946
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 15, 2009
    • New York City, New York, USA(esophageal cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Lynne MillerDecember 24, 1975 - July 1997 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Adam Silver
  • Other works
    Audiobook: Philip Roth's "American Pastoral", narrator
  • Publicity listings
    • 9 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was once a social worker as well as a high school teacher.
  • Quotes
    By inclination I am more of a politician than I am an actor. I care more about public policy. I care more about pro-choice, the environment, homelessness, and nuclear issues than I do about any part.
  • Trademarks
      Deep smooth voice

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