Vito Russo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 11 July 1946 · Manhattan, New York, USA
- Died
- 7 November 1990
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 11
- 2026Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders as Self (archive footage)
- 2017The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson as Self (archive footage)
- 2017The Fabulous Allan Carr as Self (archive footage)
- 2015Larry Kramer In Love & Anger as Himself (archive footage)
- 2012United in Anger: A History of ACT UP as Self - Writer (archive footage)
- 2011Vito as Self (archive footage)
- 2001One on One with Vito Russo as Self (archive)
- 1993An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends as Self
- 1992Voices from the Front as Himself
- 1989Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
- 1974A Very Natural Thing
Writing 1
- 1996The Celluloid Closet · author
crew 1
- 1984The Times of Harvey Milk · other