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Ron Silver (born July 2 1946 in New York City) is an American movie and television actor, director, and producer. His various works and contributions to the field have enabled him to become a respected, Tony award-winning actor. Silver played a fictionalized version of himself (with a different name) in the unaired action comedy Heat Vision and Jack. He was also a founding member of the Creative Coalition.

From 1991 to 2000, Silver served as president of the Actors' Equity Association.

From 2001 to 2002, and again from 2005 to 2006, Silver played Bruno Gianelli, a presidential campaign advisor, on The West Wing.

In 2000 he cofounded the organisation One Jerusalem to defend against the Oslo Peace Agreement. Its cause is "maintaining a united Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel" ([1]).

Silver, formerly a longtime Democrat, has recently been an outspoken supporter for President George W. Bush, citing the September 11, 2001 attacks and the Democrats' policies regarding terrorism as his reasons for switching parties. He spoke at the United States Republican Convention in 2004, and has continued to staunchly support the president. His West Wing character underwent a similar change of heart, switching from a Democratic political strategist in the earlier seasons to the campaign manager for the Republican presidential candidate.

Silver was appointed Chairman for the Millennium Committee by New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. On October 7 2005, he was nominated by President Bush to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace.

Silver has traveled to more than 30 countries and speaks both Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, as well as English. He has taught high school and has done social work for the Department of Social Services.

On September 8 2006, it was announced that Silver had joined an advisory comittee to the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Legal Defense Trust ([2]).

Education

Ron Silver was raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan and attended the prestigious Stuyvesant High School.

He went on to graduate from the University at Buffalo with a bachelor's degree in Spanish and Chinese, and a master's degree in Chinese History from St. John's University in New York and the College of Chinese Culture in Taiwan. He also attended Columbia University's Graduate School of International Affairs.

Career

Television:

• Chicago Hope
• Law & Order
• Rhoda
• Skin
• Veronica's Closet
• The West Wing (Emmy nomination)
• Heat Vision and Jack

Films:

• Find me Gulity
• Kane and Abel
• Tunnelvision
• The Entity
• Silent Rage
• Enemies, a Love Story
• Silkwood
• Billionaire Boys Club (Emmy nomination)
• Reversal of Fortune
• Timecop
• Ali

Stage:

• Speed The Plow (Tony and Drama Desk awards)

External links

• Ron Silver Page
• Actor Ron Silver Has a New Role, Backing Bush
• Ron Silver Bio at Greater Talent Network (Speakers Bureau)
• Heat Vision and Jack Series pilot (with Ben Stiller and Jack Black) - YouTube.com

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