RIP: Actor Ron Silver dies at 62

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03-16-09 | 10:22 AM

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RIP Ron Silver

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03-16-09 | 10:35 AM

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First movie that popped into my head was Garbo Talks. I love that damn movie.

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03-16-09 | 10:38 AM

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Cancer of the esophagus - did he smoke?

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03-16-09 | 10:58 AM

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Re: RIP: Actor Ron Silver dies at 62

Ron Silver was always the "poor man's" Al Pacino to me (and I mean that will all respect). My favorite memory of Ron is going to be in the (very) short lived FOX drama SKIN:

"His FATHER is the DISTRICT ATTORNEY!!!" (say it like Al, and you'll have an idea of how Ron delivered this line).

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03-16-09 | 11:01 AM

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Loved him as Bruno Gianelli in the West Wing. R.I.P.

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03-16-09 | 11:19 AM

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03-16-09 | 11:19 AM

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Liked him in Silkwood, and he was great in Garbo Talks - excellent movie!

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03-16-09 | 01:05 PM

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RIP. Always liked to see him on screen.

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03-16-09 | 01:16 PM

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R.i.p!

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03-16-09 | 01:23 PM

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Cancer of the esophagus - did he smoke?

Yup, his bio says he was a long-time smoker.

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03-16-09 | 01:24 PM

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That was actually a really good movie from what I remember of it. His sex scene with Lena Olin was great.

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03-16-09 | 03:15 PM

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Re: RIP: Actor Ron Silver dies at 62

Another big Bruno Gianelli fan.

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03-16-09 | 03:31 PM

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That is so funny that is the exact show and line I was thinking of when I clicked this tread.

62 is way to young to go.

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03-16-09 | 04:31 PM

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He was good in TimeCop too.

He was the only good thing about that movie.

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03-16-09 | 05:26 PM

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Re: RIP: Actor Ron Silver dies at 62

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He was the only good thing about that movie.

Come on, it was a good escapist movie, not perfect, but I've actually seen it 2 or 3 times, which is 1 or 2 more times than I see 99% of all movies I see.

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03-16-09 | 05:32 PM

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Rest In Peace...great actor.

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03-16-09 | 05:37 PM

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He gave one of the greatest performances ever in Enemies, A Love Story. Too bad he seems to be known mostly for minor performances.

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03-16-09 | 06:35 PM

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That is so funny that is the exact show and line I was thinking of when I clicked this tread.

62 is way to young to go.

Although his poor man's Al Pacino is better than this century's Al Pacino.

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03-16-09 | 06:37 PM

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Re: RIP: Actor Ron Silver dies at 62

RIP Ron. Thanks for the memories.

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03-16-09 | 08:05 PM

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Re: RIP: Actor Ron Silver dies at 62

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He gave one of the greatest performances ever in Enemies, A Love Story. Too bad he seems to be known mostly for minor performances.

Yeah, that was a fantastic movie that seems to have been largely forgotten now.

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03-16-09 | 08:43 PM

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Re: RIP: Actor Ron Silver dies at 62

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Although his poor man's Al Pacino is better than this century's Al Pacino.

No kidding has Heat really been 14 years ago.

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03-17-09 | 02:35 PM

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Re: RIP: Actor Ron Silver dies at 62

Can't believe he's gone.

Thought he was great as the skeptical pychiatrist in The Entity, one of the scariest movies I've ever seen. And of course as the Jewish defence lawyer to Jeremy Irons patrician murder suspect in Reversal of Fortune amongst other things.