Vito Russo

1946-07-11 – 1990-11-07 (age 44) Manhattan, New York, USA

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

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders

2026

as Self (archive footage)

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017

as Self (archive footage)

A Very Natural Thing

1974

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989

as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

2017

as Self (archive footage)

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger

2015

as Himself (archive footage)

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

1993

as Self

Vito

2011

as Self (archive footage)

One on One with Vito Russo

2001

as Self (archive)

United in Anger: A History of ACT UP

2012

as Self - Writer (archive footage)

Voices from the Front

1992

as Himself