Vito Russo

Known for: Acting

Born: 1946-07-11 – 1990-11-07 (aged 44)

From: 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 (10)

MOVIE
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
2015
as Himself (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Vito
2011
as Self (archive)
MOVIE
One on One with Vito Russo
2001
as Self (archive)
MOVIE
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Voices from the Front
1992
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.9
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
MOVIE★ 7.1
A Very Natural Thing
1974