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Vito Russo

Actor, Additional Credits
Born July 11, 1946Died November 7, 1990 (44 years)
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.

Known For

  • The Celluloid Closet
  • Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Vito Russo Filmography

2017
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson · as Self (archive Footage)
2017
2015
Larry Kramer in Love and Anger · as Himself (archive Footage)
2012
How to Survive a Plague · as Self - Film Historian
2012
2011
Vito · as Self
1991
Voices from the Front · as Himself
1978
20/20 (TV Series) · as Self
1975
Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self

1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt · as Storyteller (story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
1974

1995

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