Vito Russo
Acting
July 11, 1946 — November 7, 1990Manhattan, 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.
Known for
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movieMineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Self (archive)
movieLarry Kramer In Love & Anger
2015
Himself (archive footage)
movieVito
2011
Self (archive)
movieOne on One with Vito Russo
2001
Self (archive)
movieCommon Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)