Ron Silver
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| Born |
Ronald Arthur Silver July 2, 1946 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 15, 2009 (aged 62) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Cause of death | esophageal cancer |
| Resting place | Westchester Hills Cemetery |
| Alma mater | University at Buffalo |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer, political activist |
| Years active | 1974–2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Lynne Miller (1975–1997; divorced; 2 children) |
| Children | Adam (b. 1987) Alexandra (b. 1991) |
Ronald Arthur "Ron" Silver (July 2, 1946 – March 15, 2009) was an American actor, director, producer, radio host, and political activist. He played Henry Kissinger, Alan M. Dershowitz and Angelo Dundee on the screen and supported Bill Clinton, Rudolph Giuliani and George W. Bush in the wake of the September 11 attacks. He was awarded a Tony in 1988 for Best Actor for Speed-the-Plow, a satirical dissection of the American movie business.
Silver was born on July 2, 1946, in New York City, the son of May (née Zimelman), a substitute teacher, and Irving Roy Silver, a clothing sales executive. Silver was raised Jewish on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and attended Stuyvesant High School.
Silver went on to graduate from SUNY at Buffalo, with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Chinese, and received a master's degree in Chinese History from St. John's University in New York and the Chinese Culture University in Taiwan.
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