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

Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026
A Very Natural Thing
1974
The Times of Harvey Milk
1984
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
The Celluloid Closet
1996
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
2015
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
2017
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
1993
Voices from the Front
1992
Vito
2011
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP
2012

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
11
Writing
1
Crew
1
2026
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
as Self (archive footage)
2017
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
as Himself (archive footage)
2012
United in Anger: A History of ACT UP
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
2011
Vito
as Self (archive footage)
2001
One on One with Vito Russo
as Self (archive)
1993
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
as Self
1992
Voices from the Front
as Himself
1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
as Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
1974
A Very Natural Thing