Not for nothing, I assumed you were R25. I just learned of his death when I was listening to the audio commentary. I had such a mad crush on David Oliver. Needless to say, I wasn't surprised to find out that a gay man directed those movies. We'll always have Janet Jackson. In fact, I didn't know that he'd died. [quote]What about Jim Henson? If you can't find the email you can resend it here. 4 Sep 1938. The "official" story back then was cancer of the throat caused by his inexperience as a singer in "A Love My Wife", which is the lousiest cover story I'd ever heard. I think Terrance Stamp, Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce are living with aids, which is a much better outcome. [quote] Cookie Mueller. He got off at 88 St and I wondered, "WTF is he doing in this neighborhood at night? Mark Fotopolos, one of the most handsome guys in that chorus and a Broadway musical actor (as well as Thommie Walsh's one-time bf) died of AIDS in 1991, after living for quite a few years with HIV, and devoting himself to ACT-UP. "They say Brad Davis got Aids from a needle transfusion ?". He was very blonde (I saw him on stage a few times). Remi Laurent -- he played the son in the original film of La Cage aux Folles (1978) and died in 1989. Your post made me look them all up, sort them out, and pay my own private homage to those acting pioneers who - perhaps with the excepton of Luckinbill - got the raw end of the deal by playing gay in a gay play/film long before it was fashionable or award-worthy. So he made his mark playing Nazis in the UK. Remarkably, ABC never found out about Parker's double life, (of if they did, excused it as an excess of the times) despite the fact that his XXX films continued to be released as late as 1983. Vanessa Redgrave's first husband, Tony Richardson (though better known as a director). OP -- I had such a crush on Richard Warwick and, like another poster, that scene in IF when he's in bed with beautiful blond Bobby Phillips was the first time I had seen two men in bed together. who should have been famous if they hadn't been taken from the world prematurely. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. He made his New York professional debut as Yellow Feather in the Off Broadway musical Little Mary Sunshine, and won a Vernon Rice Award for his subsequent performance in The Coach With Six Insides, Jean Erdmans adaption of Finnegans Wake.. Best known for numerous 60s tv roles and for the movie "The Illustrated Man" where he has a very lovely nude scene. Merrell Jackson, who also starred in the movie version (sang a beautiful rendition of "All Good Gifts") died at 38 in 1991; cause of death was never disclosed. Everyone said, "I never knew Harry had a drinking problem. He was linked to actor Jeremy Brett, they may have been a couple. So many talented chorus men from the 80's. Shame about drag queen Craig "Outrageous" Russell, Larry Kert, with Liza in "New York New York". Some features on this site require a subscription. You hit an exterior keypad with your destination floor and it routes you to one of the 14 elevators;no more sardine-cans). R39 - Joel Crothers will always be Joe Haskell from Dark Shadows in my heart. This is for another thread but I've wondered if part of the reason Edge of Night got cancelled is that they knew half of the male cast was about to drop dead. He's one of the sweetest, gentlest men I know, and one of the most gifted actors,' O'Connor told a small group of TV writers in Los Angeles earlier this year. He also appeared in a number of TV productions, including Silver Spoons and Hill Street Blues. You think she was lying? It was awful. I'm not denying the publicist downplayed the cause of death, though. Later, Warwick played Judi Denchs brother-in-law in the sitcom A Fine Romance (1981-84). This got me to thinking about lesser-known actors (or writers, athletes, etc.) Death. I wonder if Lypsinka did this as a tribute to Swen Swenson, although she's lip syncing to a female singer who I cannot identify. I saw Howard Rollins in a London production of I'm Not Rappaport co-starring the incredible Paul Scofield. His theatrical breakthrough came with his performance as Harold in Mart Crowleys Boys in the Band. He later recreated the role for the 1970 film. We decided wed start a scholarship fund in his honor. Kind of a psychopath. Frey was attending the Oscar night party at Elaine's. I saw Carol Channing in one of her revivals of Hello Dolly in the early 80s. [quote]Lenny Baker had to withdraw from the pre-Broadway tryout of McNally's "It's Only A Play". Glenn Frey, a co-founder of the Eagles and a hit-maker in his own right, died on January 18, 2016, at the age of 67. Per the Eagles' website , which posted a message about his death at the time, Frey died due to "complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia." He died in 1996 from AIDS related Lymphoma. NEW YORK (AP) _ Leonard Frey, who played the role of Motel the tailor in the 1971 movie Fiddler on the Roof, has died of AIDS. Works. He was 49. Officially, Glenn Frey's cause of death was listed as complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia. English actor Ian Charleson was getting well-known and had just played Hamlet before he died. site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, Worsening health forced him to drop out of the production of "Grand Hotel" six months into the show's run. When I watch musicals of the 60's and 70's, or old television variety shows with bunches of male dancers - I'm always sad that probably most of them died of AIDS in the first wave. Date of death. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Morgan Freeman criticizes Black History Month and the term African American, Armie Hammer sexual-assault allegations being reviewed by L.A. prosecutors, Vidiots returns: L.A. institution reveals opening date for new movie theater, video store, Waynes World is not the film Penelope Spheeris wants to be remembered for, The actor, the hairstylist and the eye surgeon: Drugs and death in a Malibu beach house, Have guests in town? He also did commercials and displayed his fine body in some arty photogs. I was shocked and saddened to see that he died of AIDS at age 52 in 1997. [quote]Merritt Buttrick, Kirk's son David in Star Trek II/II, died at age 30 in 1989. Seems there are some internet references to Leslie Graves cause of death. Lee Mathis-hot man. Broadway power tenor David Carroll, OBC star of Chess and Grand Hotel, And then there's Brad Davis, though he's probably more than just semi-famous. r55 Lypsinka performed "I've Got Your Number" from "Little Me" in a tribute to fashion designer Pauline Trigere in 1992. He also appeared as a panelist on the game shows Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour and Super Password. George Pesatura who replaced Sammy Williams in ACL. He was 49 years old when he died. You know he died of LEG CANCER which is so unusual. May be was a bbbbbbb..bbbbiisekshool. Though perhaps a female studio head was considered unbelievable at the time. I thought the whole show godawful at the time. I remember he was on E.T. [all posts by tedious, racist idiot removed.]. He had no money at his death, so she didn't get anything. He died at age 35 in 1992. [quote]I had no idea Howard E. Rollins died of AIDS. [quote]Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. [quote]Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? Timothy Scott, 'Mistoffelees' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", February 24, 1988. Whats Happening and Sanford and Son), -- Larry Riley was in A Soldiers Story and was fired from Knots Landing for having aids, -- Michael Westphal, ATP tennis player (ranked in the top 50), -- Joel Crothers (Somerset, Edge of Night) went to his grave denying he was gay and denying he had aids. His cause and manner of death have not been released at the time of publication. He was a smart and lovely guy. I loved Paper Dolls as a kid. He wanted children, so he convinced himself he was bisexual and married Berry Berenson, whose proper name later became Berry Berenson, Wdow of Anthony Perkins, Who Died on American Airlines Flight 11 in the World Trade Center Attack. not the AIDS. He is the biggest queen I've ever seen. (Frank Silva) died from AIDS. I have to wonder if that was some sort of inside joke. [quote]It's tempting to turn this man's incredible story into a camp snapshot, a tawdry tale of the externalities of showbiz. It appears his mother and ex-wife kept AIDS out of his obituary to protect his young daughter's memory of him. Nationality. Robert Drivas - interesting young American actor, also naked in "The Illustrated Man" with Rod Steiger, and in "Where Its At" with David Janssson and DL fave Brenda Vacarro, he also had a small part in "Cool Hand Luke". He and his wife had two children. He acted in several operas, including ''Die Fledermaus,'' with Beverly Sills and Joan Sutherland. I did not mention that I knew the cause of death, but as were reminiscing I said something like, its so hard to see so many people dying so young and his response was, were still in shock. R199, Christopher George was not on "Bracken's World," he was on "Rat Patrol." The series centers on a powerful head of Century Studios and a group of up-and-coming starlets. But I swear I saw it once in a soap mag but never again. Anybody got any info on him? Dack Rambo. Died in 1994 at age 45. As a character actor, he often played roles of a comic nature. Gee r154 if there was only someway to check. He was really good looking. He was only 37 years old. [quote]The worst offender, may he rest in peaceherb ritts. I sure would have liked to have a piece of that! That DALLAS actor was so young and beautiful. WebIs Leonard Frey still alive? BTW, I lived through this in the 1980s. Sadly almost six hundred entries including directors, choreographers, and even porn stars. In 1979, Parker/Nichols became a regular cast member on 'The Edge of Night', appearing for five years as Police Chief, Derek Mallory. There's a compilation of her articles in print, and one of them she talks about a man with AIDS who stayed alive by drinking his own pee. He had a couple of big solo hits: Instant Replay in the late 70s and I Can Dream About You in 1984. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The initial sort is by something called "STARmeter" with Rock Hudson heading the list. By the way, Raul Julia was a major star not "semi-famous.". He documented his slow death from AIDS in the documentary Life and Death on the A List (1996); he died the same year. In a remembrance of McLinden, Ian Temple paints a vivid picture of youthful energy, sex, love and loss in the 1980s through to the 1990s. About a dozen men from the original Broadway production of Evita. See the article in its original context from. I have always thought that some are immune to the virus. Let's not forget he was also Johnny Slash on "Square Pegs," with a very young SJP. Mr. Frey, of Asbury, died Oct. 31 as a result of injuries suffered the previous day He also had guest spots on shows like Night Court and Star Trek: The Next Generation. I meant to post this as evidence of Joel Crothers' beauty. He must have been a pushy bottom then.He was kind of an outcast in Germany as he was half Jewish. Frey received critical acclaim in 1968 for his performance as Harold in off-Broadway's The Boys in the Band. A good conversation starter. Aug. 25, 1988 12 AM PT Leonard Frey, who played the role of Motel the tailor in the 1971 movie Fiddler on the Roof after being featured in the Broadway Maybe for mud-pie? I also appeared in a successful Off Broadway production in the 80s. He told people he was on a microbiotic diet and that his weight loss was was the result of hard work. They claimed it was "kidney failure." He contracted AIDS and died from complications related to the disease shortly afterwards. He didn't get AIDS from a blood transfusion. Not an actor, but I want to add Ricky Wilson of The B-52's. Steven Gelfer, 'Carbucketty' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", December 26, 1988. 'I want to preserve him.'. 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