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My Take
Ron Silver is the kind of actor I'd call a craftsman's craftsman. Winning the 1988 Tony for "Speed-the-Plow" in a savage takedown of Hollywood is the sort of credit that earns my lasting respect, and I love that he played figures as varied as Henry Kissinger and Alan Dershowitz. He was clearly a New York intellectual at heart, sharp and politically engaged, even controversial. That edge is what I remember. Losing him in 2009 at only 62 felt early. For me he belongs to that breed of character actor who never headlined the marquee but quietly made every project he touched smarter.
Overview
Ronald Arthur Silver (July 2, 1946 – March 15, 2009) was an American actor, director, producer, radio host, and activist. As an actor, he portrayed Henry Kissinger, Alan Dershowitz and Angelo Dundee. He was awarded the 1988 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Speed-the-Plow, a satirical dissection of the American movie business, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his recurring role as political stra…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ron Silver
- Name (Japanese)
- ロン・シルヴァー
- Reading
- ろん・しるゔぁー
- Born
- July 2, 1946 – March 15, 2009
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dog
- Origin
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 174 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- blogger / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Stuyvesant High School
- University
- University at Buffalo
Awards & achievements
- 1988 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
- Audie Award for Best Male Narrator
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Blogger — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.