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  • Actor Silver dies - 16 March 2009
    -Actor and political activist Ron Silver has lost his battle with esophageal cancer. He was 62.- -The award-winning stage actor passed away on Sunday (15Mar09) following a lengthy battle with the disease, and was surrounded by his family, according to friend and col

Ron Silver - what members say


  • Blue Steel
  • Blue Steel review by from Cheshire
    Rated - 5 stars Blue Steel 14 October 2003
    ...aken as a serious actress in her own right, this film did it for her big style. Ron Silver is also one of the best and most believable baddies ever! At the start he's jus...  
  • The Arrival
  • The Arrival review by from Abydos
    Rated - 4 stars Good film, Bad disc 25 January 2004
    ...en one of his better roles, and the script is tight and the story entertaining. Ron Silver is excellent as the devious Manager attempting to subvert Sheen's discovery of ...  
  • Black And White
  • Black And White review by from London
    Rated - 1 stars Dreadful thriller 21 May 2004
    ...l Chris stand by his partner? Or will he assist shady investigator Simon Herzel(Ron Silver) in her arrest? Who cares? This is a basic, predictable, trashy affair. Gers...  

Ron Silver - filmography


  • Ali on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Jamie Foxx,  Jon Voight
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Michael Mann's ALI manages to be an informative look at the career of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali and an entertaining and moving portrait of the man. The action begins with the brash young Cassius Clay's surprising victory over Sonny Liston. The film depicts Clay's conversion to Islam, his ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 13,600 members
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  • Cutaway on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Tom Berenger,  Stephen Baldwin,  Dennis Rodman
    Director: Guy Manos
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    US Customs Agent Vic Cooper (Stephen Baldwin) goes undercover to infiltrate a ring of skydiving drug peddlers. New to the sport, Cooper is quickly infatuated with all of the perilous adrenaline highs it offers. Will Cooper ignore the siren song of the parachute and return to his duties as an ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 139 members
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  • Black And White on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Gina Gershon,  Rory Cochrane,  Ron Silver
    Director: Yuri Zeltser
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A veteran police officer (Gershon) who is legendary for her ruthless style gets teamed up with a shy rookie cop. The two begin investigating an ingenious serial killer, as well as beginning a torrid affair. Soon, the young cop begins to suspect his new lover is the prime suspect in the same murders.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 179 members
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  • The Arrival on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Charlie Sheen,  Ron Silver,  Teri Polo
    Director: David N. Twohy
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A radio astronomer obsessed with listening for some sort of cosmic noise finally hears a shockwave late one evening. In his search for an explanation he discovers a horrifying fact -- Earth is the target for an imminent alien invasion!
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 1,607 member
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  • Timecop on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme,  Ron Silver,  Mia Sara
    Director: Peter Hyams
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In the year 2004 a corrupt politician is secretly using a time travel device to manipulate history and financial markets. When cop Max Walker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) catches on to the scheme, he travels back in time to stop the Senator and undo his wife's murder. Produced by Sam Raimi and based on ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 6,305 members
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  • Live Wire (1992)
    Starring: Pierce Brosnan,  Ron Silver,  Ben Cross
    Director: Christian Duguay
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An action/thriller in which U.S. Senators are being assassinated by a series of mysterious explosions. FBI bomb expert Danny O'Neill is tasked with finding the villain...
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 49 members
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  • Mr Saturday Night on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Billy Crystal,  David Paymer,  Julie Warner
    Director: Billy Crystal
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Billy Crystal stars as the legendary Buddy Young, Jr., an ambitious, wise-cracking comic who claws his way to the top with the help of his reliable brother/manager (David Paymer). MR. SATURDAY NIGHT was Crystal's first movie as a feature film director.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 138 members
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  • Blue Steel on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis,  Ron Silver,  Clancy Brown
    Director: Kathryn Bigelow
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    A rookie female cop kills an armed robber but is suspended from the force when the gunman's weapon is not found. Actually, the weapon has fallen into the hands of a psychotic killer who begins to track down the rookie.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 1,127 member
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  • Enemies: A Love Story (1989)
    Starring: Ron Silver,  Anjelica Huston,  Lena Olin
    Director: Paul Mazursky
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director Paul Mazursky's haunting and atmospheric drama, based on the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer, stars Ron Silver as Herman, a Jewish refugee who escapes the horrors of WWII and struggles to start his life anew in New York, working as a ghostwriter for a prominent New York rabbi (Alan King). ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 44% from 10 members
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  • A Father's Revenge on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Brian Dennehy,  Joanna Cassidy,  Ron Silver
    Director: John Herzfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    When international terrorists kidnap a flight crew, Americans Paul and Barbara Hobart fly to Europe and hire a freelance mercenary to rescue their daughter. With time running out and hostage executions under way, Paul leads a last gasp assault on the terrorist hideout.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 55% from 51 members
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  • Garbo Talks on DVD (1984)
    Starring: Anne Bancroft,  Ron Silver,  Carrie Fisher
    Director: Sidney Lumet
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Master dramatist Sidney Lumet takes a gentler, more lighthearted approach to human nature in his gentle comedy GARBO TALKS. While the film centers on the main character's obsession with the great Greta Garbo, it is Anne Bancroft as the obsessed woman herself who is the luminous heart of the film. ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 82 members
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  • Silent Rage on DVD (1982)
    Starring: Chuck Norris,  Ron Silver,  Steven Keats
    Director: Michael Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In his first suspense film, six-time World Karate Champion Chuck Norris is a small town sheriff who must stop a psychotic killer made nearly invincible by a genetically engineered serum. Norris challenges the genetic research lab, trounces bikers, and reunites with an old love.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 56% from 281 members
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  • The Entity on DVD (1982)
    Starring: Barbara Hershey,  Ron Silver
    Director: Sidney J. Furie
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In THE ENTITY, a woman (Barbara Hershey) is tormented by a demonic amorphous blob. Nobody believes her until scientists capture and freeze it. This creepy film is based on a (supposedly) true story.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 3,004 members
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Ron Silver - watch online


  • The White Raven to Watch Now (1998)
    Starring: Ron Silver,  Joanna Pacula,  Roy Scheider
    Director: Andrew Stevens
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC (TBC)
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    Run time: 90 minutes
    The White Raven is the second largest diamond ever mined. During World War II it was used to ransom a young girl from a German concentration camp. When the camp was liberated, the diamond disappeared. Now everyone is after it: the Russians, former Nazis, gangsters, as well as the original owner. ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 2 members
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  • Blue Steel to Watch Now (1989)
    Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis,  Ron Silver,  Clancy Brown
    Director: Kathryn Bigelow
    Certificate: Certificate: 18 (TBC)
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    Run time: 97 minutes
    A rookie female cop kills an armed robber but is suspended from the force when the gunman's weapon is not found. Actually, the weapon has fallen into the hands of a psychotic killer who begins to track down the rookie.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 21 members
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Ron Silver facts

5 most recent films

The Ten - 2.0 stars
Ali - 3.0 stars
Cutaway - 2.5 stars
Black And White - 2.5 stars
Love Is Strange - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Entity - 3.0 stars
Reversal Of Fortune - 3.0 stars
The Arrival - 3.0 stars
Ali - 3.0 stars
Timecop - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Eat And Run - 1.5 stars
Skeletons - 2.0 stars
Love Is Strange - 2.0 stars
The Ten - 2.0 stars
Enemies: A Love Story - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Clancy Brown - 2 times - show films
Louise Fletcher - 2 times - show films
Jamie Lee Curtis - 2 times - show films
Elizabeth Pena - 2 times - show films
Dennis Rodman - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Kathryn Bigelow - 2 times - show films
David Decoteau - 1 times - show films
Marvin J. Chomsky - 1 times - show films
Peter Hyams - 1 times - show films
Sidney Lumet - 1 times - show films