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Ron Silver(1946-2009)

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  • Director
  • Producer
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Ron Silver at an event for The West Wing (1999)
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My Secret Billionaire (2011)
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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

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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
Annabella Sciorra, Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage, Aleksa Palladino, Frank Pietrangolare, Linus Roache, Alex Rocco, Tony Ray Rossi, and Ron Silver in 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
  • Xenophobia
  • Crossing Jordan (2001)
    Crossing Jordan
  • 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
  • The Ten (2007)
    The Ten
  • Call It Fiction (2006)
    Call It Fiction
  • 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
  • Annabella Sciorra, Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage, Aleksa Palladino, Frank Pietrangolare, Linus Roache, Alex Rocco, Tony Ray Rossi, and Ron Silver in Find Me Guilty (2006)
    Find Me Guilty
  • Fred Thompson, Bebe Neuwirth, Jerry Orbach, Kirk Acevedo, and Amy Carlson in Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
    Law & Order: Trial by Jury
  • Stockard Channing, Pete Postlethwaite, and Ron Silver in Red Mercury (2005)
    Red Mercury
  • Kevin Anderson, Rachel Ticotin, Pamela Gidley, Ron Silver, Olivia Wilde, and D.J. Cotrona in Skin (2003)
    Skin
  • Stockard Channing, Ron Silver, and Anton Yelchin in Jack (2004)
    Jack
  • The Wisher (2002)
    The Wisher
  • Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002)
    Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
  • Exposure (2001)
    Exposure

Director

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

Producer

  • Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60 (2005)
    Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60
  • The Good Policeman (1993)
    The Good Policeman

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A Secret Promise
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A Secret Promise
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Spliced
Reversal of Fortune
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Reversal of Fortune

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    • July 2, 1946
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • March 15, 2009
    • New York City, New York, USA(esophageal cancer)
    • December 24, 1975 - July 1997 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Audiobook: Philip Roth's "American Pastoral", narrator
  • Publicity listings
    • 9 Articles

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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.
    • Deep smooth voice

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