Vito Russo
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1946-07-11 · Manhattan, New York, USA
- Died
- 1990-11-07
Known for
- The Times of Harvey Milk (1984) — Other
- The Celluloid Closet (1996) — Author
- The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017) — Self (archive footage)
- A Very Natural Thing (1974)
- Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) — Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
- Vito (2011) — Self (archive footage)
- Larry Kramer In Love & Anger (2015) — Himself (archive footage)
- United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (2012) — Self - Writer (archive footage)
- The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) — Self (archive footage)
- Voices from the Front (1992) — Himself
- An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends (1993) — Self
- Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026) — Self (archive footage)
- One on One with Vito Russo (2001) — Self (archive)