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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Swoon (1992)

Ron Vawter was born on 9 December 1948 in Glen Falls, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Le Silence des agneaux (1991), Sexe, mensonges & vidéo (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.

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Known for

Jodie Foster in Le Silence des agneaux (1991)

Le Silence des agneaux

8.6

Paul Krendler

1991

Sexe, mensonges & vidéo (1989)

Sexe, mensonges & vidéo

7.2

Therapist

1989

Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington in Philadelphia (1993)

7.7

Bob Seidman

1993

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith (1994)

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith

6.1

Roy Cohn
Jack Smith

1994

Credits

Actor

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
6.1
- Roy Cohn
- Jack Smith
- 1994
Fresh Kill
6.1
- Roger Bailey
- 1994
Philadelphia
7.7
- Bob Seidman
- 1993
King of the Hill
7.3
- Mr. Desot - Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- 1993
Mastergate
7.5
TV Movie
- Nat Picker
- 1992
24 Heures pour survivre
6.6
TV Series
- Bob D'Avanzo
- 1992
Empire City
4.5
TV Movie
- 1992
Swoon
6.6
- State's Attorney Crowe
- 1992
Johnny Suede
5.8
- Winston
- 1991
Femme et Homme 2: Dans l'amour, il n'y a pas de règles
5.4
TV Movie
- Ad Man (segment "A Domestic Dilemma")
- 1991
Plymouth
5.5
TV Movie
- Percy
- 1991
Le Cabinet du docteur Ramirez
5.3
- Dr. Ramirez
- 1991
Le Silence des agneaux
8.6
- Paul Krendler
- 1991
American Experience
8.6
TV Series
- Charles Guiteau
- 1990
Made in Hollywood
6.3
TV Movie
- Matt
- 1990

Writer

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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)

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Trivia
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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