Ron Silver Biography

Fast Facts

• Has traveled to more than 30 countries working for the Department of Social Services and Council on Foreign Relations, as he is fluent in Spanish and Chinese
• A distinguished student before his entertainment career took off, as he was a graduate of SUNY Buffalo, St․ John's University and later Columbia University
• A longtime smoker, he passed away in 2009 at the age of 62 from esophageal cancer
• Known for numerous key roles in several television serials including "Veronica's Closet", "The West Wing" and "Rhoda", among others
• Made his stage debut alongside Jeff Goldblum in 1974's El Grande de Coca Cola, where the two would be discovered by Hollywood executives
• Nominated by President George W․ Bush in 2005 to be a member of the U․S․ Institute of Peace