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Ron Silver TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
BRAVOWed, Feb 10, 9:00 AMWest WingBuy
HBOSGeThu, Feb 11, 11:55 PMAliBuy
TMCeSat, Feb 13, 4:05 AMBlue SteelBuy
FMCSat, Feb 13, 8:00 PMRomancing the StoneBuy
FMCSat, Feb 13, 10:00 PMRomancing the StoneBuy
FMCSun, Feb 14, 12:00 AMRomancing the StoneBuy
HBOeSun, Feb 14, 3:45 AMAliBuy
HBOeWed, Feb 17, 1:00 AMAliBuy
BRAVOWed, Feb 17, 9:00 AMWest WingBuy
CINEMAXThu, Feb 18, 3:00 AMBlind SideBuy
BRAVOThu, Feb 18, 9:00 AMWest WingBuy
BRAVOFri, Feb 19, 8:00 AMWest WingBuy
HBOSGeSun, Feb 21, 6:15 PMAliBuy

Ron Silver Biography

  • Birth Name: Ronald Arthur Silver
  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/02/1946, Cancer
  • Date of Death: 03/15/2009
  • Profession: Actor; director
Ron Silver Fast Facts:
  • Majored in Spanish and Chinese in college and considered employing his language skills in a career in the State Department or the CIA.
  • Taught high-school Spanish and dabbled in social work before pursuing acting full-time off-Broadway, making his stage debut in Kasper in 1971.
  • Made his film debut in 1976 in Tunnelvision. Later that year he landed his first regular TV role, playing Gary Levy on Rhoda.
  • Star turn came in 1988 when he won both the Drama Desk Award and the Tony for his portrayal of film producer Charlie Fox in David Mamet's Broadway smash Speed-the-Plow.
  • Portrayed numerous real-life characters, including Henry Kissinger, attorney Alan Dershowitz, Muhammad Ali's cornerman Angelo Dundee, tennis player Bobby Riggs and Grateful Dead concert promoter Bill Graham.
  • Founding member of both the Creative Coalition (a political-advocacy group) and One Jerusalem (an educational foundation), as well as serving as president of the Actor' Equity Association for nine years.
  • Primarily politically liberal for most of his life, he opted out of the Democratic party after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and endorsed President George W. Bush and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    Ron Silver Relationships:
  • Adam Silver - Son
  • Alexandra Silver - Daughter
  • Irving Roy Silver - Father
  • Keith Silver - Brother
  • Lynne Miller - Ex-wife
  • May Zimelman - Mother
  • Mitchell Silver - Brother

    • Ron Silver Awards:
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1988 Tony: Actor (Play) - Winner
  • 1988 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special - Nominee

  • College:
  • State University of New York, Buffalo, NY (BA in Spanish and Chinese, 1969); St. John's University, New York, NY (MA in Chinese History, 1970); Attended Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, New York, NY
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