Ron Vawter (December 9, 1948 – April 16, 1994) was an American actor and a founding member of The Wooster Group.
Vawter performed in most of the group's works until his death from a heart attack in 1994 at the age of 45.
In addition to his work with The Wooster Group, Vawter frequently appeared in films, including Philadelphia, The Silence of the Lambs and Sex, Lies and Videotape, generally playing small but memorable character roles.
In his fina...
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Ron Vawter (December 9, 1948 – April 16, 1994) was an American actor and a founding member of The Wooster Group.
Vawter performed in most of the group's works until his death from a heart attack in 1994 at the age of 45.
In addition to his work with The Wooster Group, Vawter frequently appeared in films, including Philadelphia, The Silence of the Lambs and Sex, Lies and Videotape, generally playing small but memorable character roles.
In his final work for the stage, Vawter explored the themes of sexual identity in his play Roy Cohn/Jack Smith, a series of two monologues that contrast the characters of two gay men who died of AIDS. The Jack Smith section was a recreation of Smith's performance "What's Underground about Marshmallows" and the Roy Cohn section was written by Gary Indiana. The piece was released as a film directed by Jill Godmilow in which the sections were intercut.
Ron Vawter's papers are held by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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