Vito Russo
1946 - 1990 (age 44) • Acting
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.
Known For
The Times of Harvey Milk
73%
Other
1984
The Celluloid Closet
72%
Author
1996
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
71%
Self (archive footage)
2017
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
69%
Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
1989
Vito
70%
Self (archive)
2011
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
65%
Himself (archive footage)
2015
Voices from the Front
70%
Himself
1992
One on One with Vito Russo
Self (archive)
2001
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Self (archive footage)
2026
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
71%
Self (archive footage)
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
50%
Self (archive)
2017
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
65%
Himself (archive footage)
2015
Vito
70%
Self (archive)
2011
One on One with Vito Russo
Self (archive)
2001
The Celluloid Closet
72%
Author
1996
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
Self
1993
Voices from the Front
70%
Himself
1992
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
69%
Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
1989
The Times of Harvey Milk
73%
Other
1984
A Very Natural Thing
71%
1974