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Vito Russo
Acting
🎂 July 11, 1946📍 Manhattan, New York, USA🕯️ November 7, 1990 · Age 44
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.
BODY OF WORK
Vito Russo's Filmography
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Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026
as Self (archive footage)
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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
2017⭐ 7.1
as Self (archive footage)
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The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017⭐ 5.0
as Self (archive footage)
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Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
2015⭐ 6.5
as Himself (archive footage)
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United in Anger: A History of ACT UP
2012⭐ 7.0
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
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Vito
2011⭐ 7.0
as Self (archive footage)
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One on One with Vito Russo
2001
as Self (archive)
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An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993
as Self
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Voices from the Front
1992⭐ 7.0
as Himself
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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989⭐ 6.9
as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
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A Very Natural Thing
1974⭐ 7.1