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Ron Vawter(1948-1994)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Brad Pitt, Calvin Levels, and Ron Vawter in Johnny Suede (1991)
The true story of gay lovers, Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. who kidnapped and murdered a child in the early 1920s for kicks. The plot covers the months before the crime, the investigation, trial and final fate of the two men.
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Ron Vawter was born on 9 December 1948 in Glen Falls, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) and Philadelphia (1993). He was married to Rosemary Hochschild. He died on 16 April 1994 in on plane from Zurich to New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 9, 1948
DiedApril 16, 1994(45)
BornDecember 9, 1948
DiedApril 16, 1994(45)
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Known for

Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs
8.6
  • Paul Krendler
  • 1991
Andie MacDowell, Laura San Giacomo, James Spader, and Peter Gallagher in Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
7.2
  • Therapist
  • 1989
Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington in Philadelphia (1993)
Philadelphia
7.7
  • Bob Seidman
  • 1993
Jean Satterfield in Born in Flames (1983)
Born in Flames
6.6
  • FBI Agent
  • 1983

Credits

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Actor

  • Roy Cohn/Jack Smith (1994)
    Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
    5.9
    • Roy Cohn
    • Jack Smith
    • 1994
  • Sarita Choudhury in Fresh Kill (1994)
    Fresh Kill
    5.9
    • Roger Bailey
    • 1994
  • Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington in Philadelphia (1993)
    Philadelphia
    7.7
    • Bob Seidman
    • 1993
  • Jesse Bradford in King of the Hill (1993)
    King of the Hill
    7.3
    • Mr. Desot - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
    • 1993
  • James Coburn, Ed Begley Jr., Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Tim Reid, Robert Guillaume, Buck Henry, Ken Howard, Richard Kiley, Bruno Kirby, Burgess Meredith, Marcia Strassman, and Dennis Weaver in Mastergate (1992)
    Mastergate
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Nat Picker
    • 1992
  • Screenplay (1986)
    Screenplay
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Bob D'Avanzo
    • 1992
  • Michael Paré and Mary Mara in Empire City (1992)
    Empire City
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Swoon (1992)
    Swoon
    6.6
    • State's Attorney Crowe
    • 1992
  • Brad Pitt and Catherine Keener in Johnny Suede (1991)
    Johnny Suede
    5.7
    • Winston
    • 1991
  • Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991)
    Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Ad Man (segment "A Domestic Dilemma")
    • 1991
  • Plymouth (1991)
    Plymouth
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Percy
    • 1991
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991)
    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
    5.4
    • Dr. Ramirez
    • 1991
  • Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
    The Silence of the Lambs
    8.6
    • Paul Krendler
    • 1991
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Charles Guiteau
    • 1990
  • Made in Hollywood
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Matt
    • 1990

Writer

  • The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez (1991)
    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1991

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Personal details

  • Born
    • December 9, 1948
    • Glen Falls, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 16, 1994
    • on plane from Zurich to New York City, New York, USA(AIDS-related heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Rosemary HochschildDecember 31, 1979 - August 2, 1982 (divorced)

Did you know

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    According to a 1994 Entertainment Weekly profile of Ron Vawter by Stephen Schaefer, Philadelphia (1993) director Jonathan Demme had to convince TriStar Pictures to hire Vawter to play Bob Seidman. TriStar wanted Demme to hire someone else because Vawter was HIV-positive, and the insurance company covering the film refused to extend coverage to him. Demme managed to convince TriStar to allow the hiring of Vawter anyway, both because Vawter was the actor that Demme wanted and because refusing to hire an actor because of his HIV-positive status would have been particularly ironic in the context of a movie that is premised on the injustice of a lawyer being fired because he is HIV-positive.

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