Acting

Vito Russo

Born 1946-07-11 · Manhattan, New York, USA

Died 1990-11-07

Vito Russo was an American LGBT activist, film historian, and author. He is best remembered as the author of the book The Celluloid Closet, described in The New York Times as "an essential reference book" on homosexuality in the US film industry.

Credits

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Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
as Self (archive footage)
2026
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
as Himself (archive footage)
2015
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
2012
Vito
as Self (archive footage)
2011
One on One with Vito Russo
as Self (archive)
2001
The Celluloid Closet
Author
1996
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
as Self
1993
Voices from the Front
as Himself
1992
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
1989
The Times of Harvey Milk
Other
1984
A Very Natural Thing
1974