Ron Silver dead at 62

[Flaxbee]

Succumbed to cancer, on the Ides of March.

I know he went off the deep end a few years back, but he was fantastic as Alan Dershowitz in Reversal of Fortune. Hate to see cancer taking so many people.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03152009/news/regionalnews/ron_silver_dies_159710.htm

March 15, 2009

Actor and longtime political activist Ron Silver died this morning, succumbing to a long battle with cancer, friends of the liberal Democrat-turned-GOP stalwart told The Post.

"Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him this morning," said Robin Bronk, executive director of the Creative Coalition, which Silver helped create.

[Danger Mouse]

1. My condolences to his family.

:(

[LaydeeBug]

2. was he a smoker? (not that this makes it any less tragic)

I'm just curious if anyone knows that?

RIP Mr. Silver.

[Mojambo]

3. RIP. He was great on the West Wing. n/t

[greenbriar]

10. who did he play on WW?

don't know

[Mojambo]

11. Campaign advisor Bruno Gianelli

He advised Bartlet in his re-election campaign and then switched to the Republican candidate, Arnie Vinnick in the election portrayed in the show's final season. Kind of mirroring Silver's own switch from Democrat to Republican.

[AlCzervik]

4. i saw him on Larry King's show about 2 months before the election and i knew

he was sick even though he didn't discuss it, or at least not in the segment i saw.

Rip Mr. Silver.

[no name no slogan]

5. Goodnight, funnyman

:patriot:

[femmocrat]

6. Ah, what a shame. Way too young.

Just saw a clip about him on CNN.

[leftyclimber]

7. He was good for Equity, regardless of his recent insane-ness.

He was my dad's age. That's simply too young.

Sad.

[Mike 03]

8. Self Deleted.

[RiffRandell]

9. I loved "Reversal of Fortune".

Ron, Jeremy Irons and Glenn Close were all great. I followed that case pretty intensely, although I was pretty young at the time. My sister lived in Newport when it was going on, and I read Sunny von Bulow died a few months ago, after spending over 20 years on life support.

RIP Ron

[DainBramaged]

12. Rest in Peace Mr. Silver, Rest in Peace