Vito Russo

Vito Russo

Acting

July 11, 1946 – November 7, 1990 (aged 44)

Manhattan, New York, USA

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

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Movie
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders2026 · Self (archive footage)
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Movie
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson2017 · Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie
The Fabulous Allan Carr2017 · Self (archive footage)
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
Movie
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger2015 · Himself (archive footage)
Nile Perch Girls' Association
Series
Nile Perch Girls' Association2012 · Self - Writer (archive footage)
Vito
Movie
Vito2011 · Self (archive footage)
One on One with Vito Russo
Movie
One on One with Vito Russo2001 · Self (archive)
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
Movie
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends1993 · Self
Voices from the Front
Movie
Voices from the Front1992 · Himself
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Movie
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt1989 · Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
Tales to Keep You Awake
Series
Tales to Keep You Awake1974