- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 11, 1946
- Place of Birth
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Died
- November 7, 1990
Vito Russo
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.
Filmography
movieMineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Self (archive)
movieLarry Kramer In Love & Anger
2015 · Himself (archive footage)
movieVito
2011 · Self (archive)
movieOne on One with Vito Russo
2001 · Self (archive)
movieThe Celluloid Closet
1996 · Author
movieAn Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993 · Self
movieVoices from the Front
1992 · Himself
movieCommon Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989 · Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
movieThe Times of Harvey Milk
1984 · Other
movieA Very Natural Thing
1974