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Award-winning actor and activist Ron Silver, who was Emmy-nominated for his role on the hit U.S. television drama "The West Wing," died on Sunday of cancer. He was 62.
"Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him early Sunday morning," said Robin Bronk, executive director of the Creative Coalition, which Silver helped found.
Bronk said Silver was with his family in New York City and he had been fighting esophageal cancer for two years.
Bronk called Silver not only a very talented actor, but a champion of free speech and artists' rights.
He reminded me of Al Pacino.