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Ronald Arthur Silver was an American actor, director, producer, radio host, and political activist. As an actor, he portrayed Henry Kissinger, Alan Dershowitz and Angelo Dundee. He was awarded a Tony in 1988 for Best Actor for Speed-the-Plow, a satirical dissection of the American movie business.
Birth Name
Ronald Arthur Silver
Born
Tuesday, 02 July 1946
Died
Sunday, 15 March 2009
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Phil Sneiderman | 2014 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2010 |
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | (voice) | 2010 |
| PoliWood | Self | 2009 |
| My Secret Billionaire | Dunbar / Sam Dunbar | 2009 |
| The Ten | Fielding Barnes | 2007 |
| The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Charlie Fox (segment "Speed-the-Plow") | 2006 |
| Find Me Guilty | Judge Sidney Finestein / Sidney Finestein | 2006 |
| Red Mercury | Sidney | 2005 |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Defence Attorney Bernie Adler | 2005 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks | Phil Sneiderman | 2014 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2010 |
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | (voice) | 2010 |
| PoliWood | Self | 2009 |
| My Secret Billionaire | Dunbar / Sam Dunbar | 2009 |
| The Ten | Fielding Barnes | 2007 |
| The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Charlie Fox (segment "Speed-the-Plow") | 2006 |
| Find Me Guilty | Judge Sidney Finestein / Sidney Finestein | 2006 |
| Red Mercury | Sidney | 2005 |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Defence Attorney Bernie Adler | 2005 |
| Fahrenhype 9/11 | Self - Actor & Narrator | 2004 |
| Jack | Paul | 2004 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 2003 |
| Skin | Larry Goldman | 2003 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Self - Guest | 2003 |
| Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story | Mike Fine | 2002 |
| The Wisher | Campbell | 2002 |
| Exposure | Gary Whitford | 2001 |
| Ali | Angelo Dundee | 2001 |
| Festival in Cannes | Rick Yorkin | 2001 |
| Crossing Jordan | Shelly Levine | 2001 |
| When Billie Beat Bobby | Bobby Riggs | 2001 |
| American Tragedy | Robert Shapiro | 2000 |
| Cutaway | Lt. Brian Margate / Lieutenant Brian Margate | 2000 |
| Ratz | Herb Soric | 2000 |
| Black and White | Simon Herzel | 1999 |
| New York: A Documentary Film | (voice) | 1999 |
| The West Wing | Bruno Gianelli | 1999 |
| Love Is Strange | Tom Ainsworth | 1999 |
| Heat Vision and Jack | Ron Silver / Himself | 1999 |
| The White Raven | Tully Windsor | 1998 |
| Rhapsody in Bloom | Mitch Bloom | 1998 |
| Veronica's Closet | Alec Bilson | 1997 |
| Who Is Henry Jaglom? | Self | 1997 |
| Skeletons | Peter Crane | 1997 |
| The Practice | Attorney John Mockler | 1997 |
| The Beneficiary | Guy Girard | 1997 |
| Shadow Zone: the Undead Express | Valentine | 1996 |
| Danger Zone | Maurice Dupont | 1996 |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1996 |
| Girl 6 | Director #2 - LA | 1996 |
| The Arrival | Mexican Guard / Phil Gordian | 1996 |
| Kissinger and Nixon | Narrator / Henry A. Kissinger | 1995 |
| Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story | Ron Kershaw | 1995 |
| Deadly Outbreak | Colonel Baron | 1995 |
| A Woman of Independent Means | Arthur | 1995 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Tommy Wilmette | 1994 |
| Timecop | McComb / Senator Aaron McComb | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Lifepod | Terman | 1993 |
| The 47th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1993 |
| Married to It | Leo Rothenberg | 1993 |
| Blind Side | Doug Kaines | 1993 |
| Mr. Saturday Night | Larry Meyerson | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| The 46th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1992 |
| Live Wire | Frank Traveres | 1992 |
| The 63rd Annual Academy Awards | Self | 1991 |
| The Good Policeman | Isaac Seidel / Isaac Sidel | 1991 |
| Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files | Jordan Ford | 1990 |
| Reversal of Fortune | Alan Dershowitz | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Defense Attorney Bernie Adler, Defence Attorney Bernie Adler | 1990 |
| The 44th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1990 |
| Blue Steel | Eugene Hunt | 1990 |
| Enemies, A Love Story | Herman / Herman Broder | 1989 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Himself - Guest | 1989 |
| American Experience | (voice) | 1988 |
| The 42nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner & Performer | 1988 |
| A Father's Revenge | Max Greenwald | 1988 |
| Billionaire Boys Club | Ron Levin | 1987 |
| Trying Times | Driving Instructor | 1987 |
| Wiseguy | David Sternberg | 1987 |
| Eat and Run | Mickey McSorely | 1987 |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1986 |
| Trapped in Silence | Doctor Jeff Tomlinson / Dr. Jeff Tomlinson | 1986 |
| The Goodbye People | Eddie Bergson | 1986 |
| Kane & Abel | Thaddeus Cohen | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Asa Kaufman | 1985 |
| Oh, God! You Devil | Gary Frantz | 1984 |
| Garbo Talks | Gilbert Rolfe | 1984 |
| Romancing the Stone | Vendor | 1984 |
| Silkwood | Paul Stone | 1983 |
| Lovesick | Ted Caruso | 1983 |
| Best Friends | Larry Weisman | 1982 |
| The Entity | Phil Sneiderman | 1982 |
| Silent Rage | Dr. Tom Halman | 1982 |
| Baker's Dozen | Mike Locasale | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Gruenwald (lawyer) | 1982 |
| Hill Street Blues | Sam Weiser | 1981 |
| The Stockard Channing Show | Brad Gabriel | 1980 |
| Here's Boomer | Kolodny, Kolodny, P.I. | 1980 |
| Dear Detective | Det. Schwartz | 1979 |
| Having Babies | Lamar | 1978 |
| Semi-Tough | Vlada Kostov | 1977 |
| Welcome to L.A. | Massuese | 1976 |
| Tunnel Vision | Dr. Manuel Labor | 1976 |
| Big Eddie | Enzo | 1975 |
| Rhoda | Gary Levy, Gary Levy / Sonny Michaels | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Ted Haller | 1974 |
| McMillan & Wife | Art | 1971 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself, Himself - Guest | 1962 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Lifepod | 1993 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Good Policeman | 1991 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2002 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
