Ron Silver Movies
Ron Silver was known for his extraordinary stage presence and high-energy portrayals of a variety of offbeat characters in films and on television. A native New Yorker, Silver studied Chinese at State University of New York at Buffalo and drama at the Herbert Berghof Studio and the Actors Studio. After receiving his bachelor's from S.U.N.Y., Silver earned a master's degree in Chinese... (read more) history at the College of Chinese Culture in Taiwan and then returned to New York to study at the aforementioned acting studios. 1976 was a big year for Silver who debuted as a comedian in feature films (Tunnelvision), television (The Mac Davis Show), and theater (El Grande de Coca-Cola). He was also a regular cast member between 1976 and 1978 on the sitcom Rhoda, and then appeared in several made-for-television movies before appearing in Semi-Tough (1977). His feature film career picked up in the early '80s, but he did not get his first big break until he starred opposite Anne Bancroft in Sidney Lumet's Garbo Talks (1984). Silver earned critical acclaim in 1989 for starring in Philip Saville's Fellow Traveler as a Hollywood screenwriter forced to flee his family and friends to avoid getting blacklisted during the early '50s. That same year, Silver won a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for starring in David Mamet's Speed-The-Plow and scored a second film coup in Paul Mazursky's adaptation of author Isaac Bashevis Singer's Enemies, A Love Story. In the years to follow,, the busy Silver, who juggled his time between the three entertainment forms, became a respected mid-range star who could be counted on to deliver consistently strong, fine performances. As the '90s progressed, he moved into more lead roles playing everything from psychopaths (Blue Steel [1990]), senators (Time Cop [1994]), sleazy lawyers (in the TV medical drama Chicago Hope [1994- ]), and scientists (The Arrival [1996]). Silver died of esophageal cancer in 2009 at the age of 62. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
In the Company of Spies
1999
Tom Berenger stars in this made-for-cable TV political thriller as Kevin Jefferson, a restaurant owner and retired CIA agent who's recruited back into action when a...
The White Raven
R 1998
In this adventure, a journalist embarks upon an exciting quest for a priceless diamond that disappeared during WW II. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi...
Black and White
R 1998
Featuring plenty of action and erotic romance, this direct-to-video police drama centers on the relationship that develops between a rookie and his new partner (Gina Gershon),...
Rhapsody In Bloom
1998
Craig M. Saavedra made his feature directorial debut with this romantic comedy-drama. After the death of her sister-in-law, Lilah Bloom (Penelope Ann Miller) began...
The Beneficiary
NR 1997
In this thriller, a wealthy man's wife conspires to take his fortune and his life after she learns of his philandering. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi...
Skeletons
R 1997
In this grim and suspenseful thriller, a news journalist and his family exchange life in grimy, hectic New York for that in a peaceful Maine village. Unfortunately, the burg they...
The Arrival
PG13 1996
A shy radio telescope operator named Zane Ziminski (Charlie Sheen) picks up a series of regular signals coming from space -- and deliberately pointed toward Earth. Convinced...
Danger Zone
R 1996
In this action drama, an American mining engineer is deceived into returning to a civil-war-torn East African nation and forced into finding a missing plutonium shipment. ~ Sandra...
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
PG13 1996
A horror semi-parody targeted at the young adult market that ravenously gobbles up horror books like R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series, this made-for-TV vampire tale stars...
Girl 6
R 1996
Spike Lee directed this comedy-drama about a woman who falls into a career in phone sex. An African-American woman (Theresa Randle) who aspires to a career as an actress...
Deadly Outbreak
R 1996
Starring martial artist Jeff Speakman as Special Operations officer Dutton Hatfield, this highly derivative actioner follows his predictably exciting adventures while on...
Kissinger and Nixon
1995
Walter Isaacson's book Kissinger: A Biography served as the basis for this made-for-television movie about the famed political leader. Beau Bridges stars as {%President...
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
1995
Based on the book of the same name by Gwenda Blair, this made-for-cable drama chronicles the life and premature death of NBC anchorwoman Jessica Savitch. Sela Ward...
Timecop
R 1994
Based on a comic book story, this futuristic film follows the time-travel exploits of policeman Max Walker (Jean Claude Van Damme). In 1994, Walker's wife Melissa (Mia Sara)...
Lifepod
G 1993
Actor Ron Silver made his directorial debut with this made-for-TV, futuristic retelling of Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat, in which the survivors of a sabotaged spaceship...
Blind Side
R 1993
A couple returns home from Mexico where they had accidentally killed a cop on a highway and fled the scene. Before long, however, they are confronted by an intimidating but...
Married to It
R 1993
Arthur Hiller directed this comedy/drama concerning three couples, thrown together by fate, who become friendly and help each other through their marriage difficulties. Claire...
Live Wire
R 1992
Pierce Brosnan stars as Danny O'Neill, an FBI explosives expert on the trail of a mad bomber in this made-for-cable thriller. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi...
Mr. Saturday Night
R 1992
Comedian Billy Crystal made his directorial debut with this biography of fictional comedian Buddy Young Jr. (portrayed by Crystal himself), whose self-destructive tendencies...
Reversal of Fortune
R 1990
This film is a darkly humorous, determinedly ambiguous adaptation of Alan Dershowitz's book about his successful legal appeal of Claus von Bulow's conviction for the...