Actor Ron Silver, who won a Tony Award as a producer in David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow," died Sunday. He was 62. Robin Bronk of the Creative Coalition, which Mr. Silver helped found, said the actor had ...

Silver, an Emmy nominee for a recurring role as a slick strategist for liberal President Jed Bartlet on "The West Wing," had a long history of balancing acting with left-leaning social and political ...