Actor Ron Silver Dead At Age 62
Sun, March 15, 2009 
According to multiple sources, actor Ron Silver, 62, succumbed to cancer on March 15, 2009.
During his career, Silver enjoyed success on stage, screen and television.
Silver won the Tony Award for best actor for David Mamet's "Speed the Plow" in 1988. In addition, he was nominated for an Emmy in 1988 and again in 2002, a daytime Emmy in 2005 and a Gemini Award in 1997.
His most popular roles included lawyer Alan Dershowitz in 1990's "Reversal of Fortune" and a recurring role as Bruno Gianelli on "The West Wing," for which he was nominated for an Emmy for outstanding guest actor in a drama series.
In addition to his acting career, Silver was an avid political activist; first as a loyal Democrat, before becoming an out-spoken Republican following the September 11 terrorist attacks
According to the New York Post, Silver had been fighting a two-year battle with esophageal cancer. Reports state his family is making arrangements for a private service.
Reader Comments (1)
He was great in The West Wing and was always one of the more discerning and intellectual Hollywood figures involved in politics. Sad, 62 is very young and throat cancer is so hard to treat effectively once it's advanced.