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He battled esophageal cancer for two years and died today at age 62. Silver had a long career on stage, screen and film, winning Tony and Emmy awards, the latter as a slick campaign strategist on The West Wing. His TV credits included recurring roles on Chicago Hope and Veronica’s Closet, and his films included Ali, Reversal of Fortune, Silkwood and Semi-Tough. A co-founder of the non-partisan Creative Coalition, Silver stunned Hollywood when he abandoned his lifelong Democratic activism to support the Bush administration’s post-9/11 policies and wars. He then spoke at the 2004 Republican presidential convention in support of George W Bush. He also narrated 2004′s Fahrenhype 9/11, which tried to disprove Michael Moore’s documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. Silver accused liberal Hollywood of punishing him for his political about-face by withholding acting roles; whether true or not, the fact is Silver wasn’t working as much in recent years.
R.I.P. Ron Silver
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RIP. Ron Silver will be missed.
He will be missed by many fans of his work, talented guy, loved him for the great roles he inhabited. Of course his about face politically was a surprise but his right. I didn’t have to agree with him to enjoy him.
RIP Mr. Silver
So sorry to hear this. He was a great actor and will be missed greatly.
A man for all seasons.
A true gentleman, a great actor, a tremendous loss.
Just got up and read this sad news. Silver was one of my favorite actors.
Very sorry to hear this. He will be missed.
An underrated actor. Not quite sure how much he was working in recent years has to do with his obit or why half of it is devoted to his politics, but the man clearly followed his conscience throughout his remaining tough years. He will be missed, onscreen and off.
goodnight, bruno gianelli. thanks for getting jed elected.
What a shock, I didn’t even know about his cancer. He will be missed.
Oh man… this was a surprise to me and a real bummer. I remember his roles vividly but had much more respect for his gut-check and political turnabout. Takes a certain kind of person to do that in this town where safety is all about going with the flow. Gotta admire his stand in the face of it. Class act.
A gentleman, a thespian and a patriot. He will be missed.
A terrific actor and a class act all the way.
If Silver didn’t work because because of his political views, then that is truly horrific. I’m always amazed how intolerant hollywood liberals are of different viewpoints. It also amazes me that these same libs turn a blind eye to celebs like Jay Leno, Tom Hanks and George Clooney, who although technically “liberal,” have done more to undermine the working class in hollywood than one person voting for Bush ever could.
Toughts are with his family and former agent (now retired Andrea Eastman of ICM) who stood beside Ron during the good, bad and ugly. Over the past several years, I heard from a good source that ICM quietly worked for Ron to make sure he had money coming in and he was able to get guild insurance. Shows that agents are not so bad. A talented guy who will be missed. RIP.
An amazing talent. The suffering is over – his memory will live on.
Hey how about just honoring a great actor and human being and not using the event as an excuse to swing your political axe for one side or the other.
Cheers Ron, thanks…
I truly doubt that anyone in Hollywood cared about Ron Silver’s politics in order to “punish” him. I can name pages of great Democrat actors who haven’t worked a lot in recent years as well. The truth is that there are many more actors than there our roles; every actor knows that.
He will be missed though.
R.I.P
Whatever his politics, a true mensch. Rest in peace.
I first saw him when I was eight and watched Silent Rage one terror-filled summer night. I loved him in roles ever since. Especially also in West Wing. He definitely had a quality about him.
It’s too bad 9/11 apparently made so many perfectly rational-seeming people abdicate their rationality. I hope wherever he is, he’s found some peace from both his pain and this insane world.
The type of cancer he had is horrible, almost as bad as stomach/bowel cancer. You literally starve and dehydrate to death in front of loved ones, and they are helpless to do anything. Prayers for his family who had to go through that.
In the winter of 1991, I was quite surprised to find myself sitting next to Ron Silver in the back row of my property class at Yale law school. Apparently, after becoming president of Actors Equity, Silver actually wanted to learn something about the law, and arranged to audit a few classes. At first, it seemed like a publicity stunt (I remember seeing a blurb about it at the time in Newsweek or Time), but week after week he kept showing up to class, taking the train from New York a few times a week. We chatted from time to time, and I remember him as genuinely interested in learning, law, and life (that and the lactose-free coffee creamer he carried with him). A few years ago I ran into him walking after dinner in Beverly Hills and said hello, and we laughed about our days in the back row. He was a lovely fellow; my heart goes out to his family.
Ron Silver will truly be missed. I loved his acting. I did not know that Hollyweird blackballed him to due his political views. Who the hell is running Hollyweird anyway? I think it’s a shame. Shame on you Hollywood!!! Shame! Shame! Shame! If he came out and said he was gay or was into beastiality, they’s be slobbering all over him with delight. Pigs!
This is a shock, I didn’t even know he was ill.
He was one of those actors that no matter the project, you could rest assured that he would do a good job breathing life into whatever character he played.