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Ron Silver
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Ron Silver

Known for Law & Order · The West Wing · Real Time with Bill Maher

Ronald Arthur "Ron" Silver (July 2, 1946 – March 15, 2009) was an American actor, director, producer, radio host, and political activist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Silver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
Jul 2, 1946
Died
Mar 15, 2009
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

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

Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Silver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

TVLaw & Order
Law & OrderBernie Adler · 1990
★ 7.3
TVThe West Wing
The West WingBruno Gianelli · 1999
★ 8.3
TVReal Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill MaherSelf · 2003
★ 6.0
TVCrossing Jordan
Crossing JordanShelly Levine · 2001
★ 7.2
TVHill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues2 eps · 1981
★ 7.6
TVThe Practice
The PracticeAttorney John Mockler · 1997
★ 7.6
TVChicago Hope
Chicago HopeTommy Wilmette · 1994
★ 7.2
TVAmerican Playhouse
American PlayhouseGruenwald · 1982
★ 6.6

Filmography

Movies

The Return of the World's Greatest DetectiveDr. Collins
1976
Tunnel VisionDr. Manuel Labor
1976
Welcome to L.A.Massuese (uncredited)
1976
Semi-ToughVlada
1977
BetrayalBob Cohen
1978
Murder at the Mardi GrasLarry Cook
1978
Dear DetectiveDet. Schwartz
1979
Word of HonorDavid Lerner
1981
Best FriendsLarry Weisman
1982
Silent RageDr. Tom Halman
1982
The EntityPhil Sneiderman
1982
LovesickTed Caruso
1983
SilkwoodPaul Stone
1983
Garbo TalksGilbert Rolfe
1984
Oh, God! You DevilGary Frantz
1984
Romancing the StoneVendor
1984
The Goodbye PeopleEddie Bergson
1984
Trapped in SilenceDr. Jeff Tomlinson
1986
Billionaire Boys ClubRon Levin
1987
Eat and RunMickey McSorely
1987
A Father's RevengeMax Greenwald
1988
Enemies, a Love StoryHerman Broder
1989
Fellow TravellerAsa Kaufman
1989
Blue SteelEugene Hunt
1990
Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty FilesJordan Ford
1990
Night of 100 Stars IIISelf
1990
Reversal of FortuneAlan Dershowitz
1990
Married to ItLeo Rothenberg
1991
The Good PolicemanIsaac Seidel
1991
The Good PolicemanExecutive Producer
1991
Live WireFrank Traveres
1992
Mr. Saturday NightLarry Meyerson
1992
Blind SideDoug Kaines
1993
LifepodTerman
1993
LifepodDirector
1993
Loyalty & Betrayal: The Story of the American MobNarrator
1994
TimecopSenator Aaron McComb
1994
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch StoryRon Kershaw
1995
Kissinger and NixonHenry A. Kissinger
1995
Danger ZoneMaurice Dupont
1996
Deadly OutbreakColonel Baron
1996
Girl 6Director #2 - LA
1996
Shadow Zone: The Undead ExpressValentine
1996
The ArrivalGordian
1996
SkeletonsPeter Crane
1997
The BeneficiaryGuy Girard
1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?Self
1997
Rhapsody in BloomMitch Bloom
1998
The White RavenTully Windsor
1998
Black & WhiteSimon Herzel
1999
Heat Vision and JackSelf
1999
In the Company of SpiesTom Lenahan
1999
Love Is StrangeTom Ainsworth
1999
American TragedyRobert Shapiro
2000
CutawayLt. Brian Margate
2000
RatzHerb Soric
2000
AliAngelo Dundee
2001
ExposureGary Whitford
2001
Festival in CannesRick Yorkin
2001
The Making of 'Ali'Self
2001
When Billie Beat BobbyBobby Riggs
2001
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen StoryMike Fine
2002
The WisherCampbell
2002
Fahrenhype 9/11
2004
JackPaul
2004
BP
Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60Narrator (voice)
2005
BP
Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60Executive Producer
2005
BP
Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60Co-Director
2005
Red MercurySidney
2005
Find Me GuiltySidney Finestein
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysCharlie Fox (segment "Speed-the-Plow")
2006
The TenFielding Barnes
2007
X
XenophobiaPresident
2008
My Father's WillDunbar
2009
PoliWoodSelf
2009

Television

McMillan & Wife1 eps
1971
RhodaGary Levy · 73 eps
1974
The Rockford FilesTed Haller · 1 eps
1974
BE
Big Eddie1 eps
1975
DD
Dear Detective3 eps
1979
The Stockard Channing ShowBrad Gabriel · 13 eps
1980
Hill Street Blues2 eps
1981
American PlayhouseGruenwald · 1 eps
1982
BD
Bakers' DozenMike Locasale · 6 eps
1982
Kane & AbelThaddeus Cohen · 3 eps
1985
Screen TwoAsa Kaufman · 1 eps
1985
Billionaire Boys ClubRon Levin · 2 eps
1987
TT
Trying Times1 eps
1987
Wiseguy4 eps
1987
Law & OrderBernie Adler · 2 eps
1990
Chicago HopeTommy Wilmette · 11 eps
1994
A Woman of Independent MeansArthur · 3 eps
1995
The PracticeAttorney John Mockler · 1 eps
1997
Veronica's ClosetAlec Bilson · 22 eps
1997
Heat Vision and JackRon Silver · 1 eps
1999
The West WingBruno Gianelli · 19 eps
1999
Crossing JordanShelly Levine · 1 eps
2001
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen StoryMike Fine · 2 eps
2002
Real Time with Bill MaherSelf · 1 eps
2003
Skin8 eps
2003
Law & Order: Trial by JuryBernie Adler · 1 eps
2005

Photos

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