Actor Ron Silver Passes Away

West Wing alum, actor Ron Silver, passed away Sunday of cancer at the age of 62.
A rep says “died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him.”
The Emmy-nominated actor had been battling esophageal cancer for the past 2 years.
Besides an acclaimed acting career, Silver was also an outspoken activist for free speech and artists’ rights.
Our thoughts go out to his family.
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