Vito Russo

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 11, 1946

died

November 7, 1990

place of birth

Manhattan, New York, USA

total credits

9 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

A Very Natural Thing

The Fabulous Allan Carr

as Self (archive)

Vito

as Self (archive)

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

as Self (archive footage)

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

as Self (archive footage)

Filmography

9 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

7.1

A Very Natural Thing

1974

4.5

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017as Self (archive)

6.9

Vito

2011as Self (archive)

6.9

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

2026as Self (archive footage)

7.1

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

2017as Self (archive footage)

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

1993as Self

6.3

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger

2015as Himself (archive footage)

7.0

Voices from the Front

1992as Himself