[quote]The worst offender, may he rest in peaceherb ritts. Did any non-gay actors ever die of the AIDS? Because no one watches that bitchy antique anymore R308 The blog, "The Rialto Report," recently did a detailed story about Wade Nichols/Dennis Parker, in which they interview his brother and former friends/colleagues. What an evil, evil tragedy AIDS wrought on our artistic community. Later, Warwick played Judi Denchs brother-in-law in the sitcom A Fine Romance (1981-84). He was Alfonso Ribeiro's dad on the show. He also appeared as a panelist on the game shows Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour and Super Password. Works. Death. It was heartbreaking and terrifying to read. Nellie's Husband on Little House on the Prairie. By the way, Raul Julia was a major star not "semi-famous.". I'm sure they liked each other a lot. According to Wiki, he died from complications from open heart surgery. Everyone said, "I never knew Harry had a drinking problem. I loved Michael Jeter in Green Mile and The Gift. Our town was rocked when one of the leading businessmen went into rehab, and this was back when rehab was a big deal. Was recently in Manhattan staying with an old college friend in a hotel in Times Square; I grew up in NYC during the seventies until the mid-eighties. Frey received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1971 musical film Fiddler on the Roof. It had been well David Oliver, appeared on "Another World" from 1983 to 1985, then landed a role in the acclaimed mini-series "A Year in the Life" (1986), playing Sarah Jessica Harper's husband, a role he reprised when it was turned into a series for the 1987-88 season. Died in 1992 at the age of 30. 24 August, 1988. Swen Swenson, who introduced this number in the original Broadway production of LITTLE ME. On The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode titled "Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcaster's School," airing February 22, 1975,[4] Frey played the role of The Student.[4] Frey's final role was Walter Witherspoon in the television movie Bride of Boogedy. It does happen. Death location. Leonard Frey, an actor admired for his vivid and often flamboyant performances, died of AIDS yesterday at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan. Not for nothing, I assumed you were R25. Brad Davis' wife wrote a book, based on the fact that he died of aids. [quote]Merritt Buttrick, Kirk's son David in Star Trek II/II, died at age 30 in 1989. In 1991, the public was WebIn 1988 he died from complications related to AIDS. R39 - Joel Crothers will always be Joe Haskell from Dark Shadows in my heart. He died in 1995 and was 52. r319 There have always been many gays and bis in the military, independent of not allowed. With Brad's death, it was always about AIDS. I just learned of his death when I was listening to the audio commentary. number then drops dead, somewhere in act 2". Please click here to update your account with a username and password. He and his wife had two children. He also appeared in plays by Moliere and Ronald Ribman at the Yale Repertory Theater and starred on Broadway in Peter Nichols's ''National Health.'' 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. How the hell could he throw himself around like a rag doll that way? Oh, that's so sad. . Mark Lester is very much alive. Sad to see that Baltimora "Tarzan Boy" and comedian Frank Maya both died of AIDS. I really, truly believe that's why we have such a shitty generation of music that is so repetitive, of pop culture that keeps feeding on itself, why we have a lack of new ideas.because our beautiful artists and creators all died in the AIDS holocaust, while Reagan (and others) sat by and watched. not the AIDS. He died in New York City. who should have been famous if they hadn't been taken from the world prematurely. ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM View death records Death details . The 52 year old who died of AIDS in 1997. Not a good guy but hot. Adolph Archie, a petty criminal, escapes from a work release program, and trying to steal a car, he assaults a security guard, takes her gun and runs. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. Glenn Frey, a founding member of the rock band the Eagles, has died at 67, a publicist for the band has confirmed. Born Dennis Posa in Long Island, our struggling auteur co-opted the name Wade Nichols in the mid-70's when he started doing skinflicks, initially gay and then seguing exclusively into straight porn. Hi, R170. ", Paul Reeves, of the West End "Starlight Express.". Thank you, R35 and R36. His theatrical breakthrough came as Harold in Mart Crowleys Boys in the Band. He later recreated the role for the 1970 film. What about Jim Henson? I still get chills. It appears his mother and ex-wife kept AIDS out of his obituary to protect his young daughter's memory of him. Died in December 11, 1986 the day after his 31st birthday. Very good threadbut r2's link was bad! R63 Daniel McDonald was married, had 2 kids and reportedly died of brain cancer. [quote]R18 [R10]--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? He was a serious actor but suddenly disappeared in 1988. I loved EON, and adored all three actors. Who knows what's up with that marriage, but they support each other and that's that. [quote]I had no idea Howard E. Rollins died of AIDS. The Canadian singer-songwriter died on 7 November at the age of 82. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. I had to move out and move on. Brett was gay after his marriage to Anna Massey. Was also on a ton of TV shows like The Bionic Woman (the haunted house episode where Kristy McNichol is his daughter). Even more depressing: the thought of the hundreds of actors, writers, comedians, etc. In fact, I didn't know that he'd died. His mother stood a top height of 6'2" and his father stood 6'6." 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. Died in 1994 at age 45. Thomas Frey, 44 Asbury. I don't know if she tried it herself, but it obviously didn't save her life. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. [quote]I don't know very much about Diffring's private life beyond the fact that he was gay . He got off at 88 St and I wondered, "WTF is he doing in this neighborhood at night? Is this why we're such bitter old things? I can not find a photo of him anywhere online, which saddens me even more. [quote]What about Jim Henson? 4 Sep 1938. -- Theodore "Teddy" Wilson (appeared on tons of sitcoms and TV shows in the 70s and 80s, esp. Thanks for the info. [quote]It's traumatic for me to read these. Remi Laurent -- he played the son in the original film of La Cage aux Folles (1978) and died in 1989. I must have seen IF a dozen times just for RW. R182 Wow! Did TV and movies-- probably '70s and '80s. Do you know something the rest of us don't? Per the Eagles' website , which posted a message Cookie Mueller. R263 my mind always goes there, too. WebNo, he died on 08/24/1988, 33 years ago. click ACCEPT. I've asked about Bert Convy here before. This got me to thinking about lesser-known actors (or writers, athletes, etc.) A lot of people who are familiar with his solo career don't realize that he was also part of the Edgar Winter Group in the early 70s & sang lead on their huge hit, Free Ride (which he also wrote). As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Scurvey ? R148: Could you be thinking of Gene Anthony Ray? Strange that his memory was treated so shabbily in the Crystal Skull fiasco His name was Michael, r278. We'll always have Janet Jackson. Handsome yes, but I didn't realize he was downright HOT on Dark Shadows! Really appreciate this effort to remember these fellas. Dack Rambo. Timothy Scott, 'Mistoffelees' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", February 24, 1988. So many beautiful young men snatched away before their time. Armstrong was dubbed. Leonard Frey, who played the role of Motel the tailor in the 1971 movie Fiddler on the Roof after being featured in the Broadway production, is dead of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. He was 49. He had wonderful timing which I remember best in a Mary Tyler Moore Show episode in which he played the only student who shows up for Ted Baxter's Famous School of Broadcasting. The Patriots did not announce a cause of death. Peter Coffield who was in a ton of TV series and TV movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as commercials. Antony Hamilton, the hottie who replaced Jon Erik Hexum on "Cover Up". After his death, all these years later, his family have never commented on Julia's cause of death. Charles Lee Ward, the tall blond dancer in the same production, also died far too young, and I am sure other men in that company did as well. It was awful. Did you know his friend John from NY (also an old roommate)? She noticed that he spent a lot of time with gay male "friends" but just chalked it up to his being very "gay friendly." r195, do you mean Playgirl's own Chris George? Terry Lester died from heart disease. Do not believe JST is his birth name but in any event if you can find out that bit of information it is easy to run to ground listings of solicitors/barristers in the UK. [quote]Tom Villard--You may remember him from 2 GG episodes (one where they are on vacation) or the movies One Crazy Summer and My Girl. But most of the people mentioned here made the team, but barely got up to bat a few times. Ian Charleson. How long might he have been living with it? When I saw that movie for the first time--I was about 14 or so--I remember having crush on him, and then when he has that scene where he's in bed with the cute blonde Bobby Phillips, my heart nearly exploded. Interesting, never knew there were porn stars who crossed over to soaps - or vice-versa. R302 . oy, what did they all die of ? (For more on Casablanca check out Larry Harris' book 'And Party Every Day' for the inside story of this wildly dysfunctional but highly productive label). I'm lucky to have had any intimacy in life. I can;t stand Swen Swenson's voice singing "I've Got Your Number." Did so many actors, and other people in show business, who died of AIDS have their families, and managers etc, go to such extremes to cover up the real cause of their deaths? Performed in Comic Roles. He also did a lot of Broadway, with a featured role in the original Fiddler on the Roof and later in the movie. There's no mention of AIDS-related death. His obit at the time mentioned his companion. Richard Warwick was beautiful in one of the best UK movies of the 60s -- Lindsay Anderson's If. Richard Warwick lip synched "What is a Youth" in Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. Merritt Buttrick, Kirk's son David in Star Trek II/II, died at age 30 in 1989. r128, you violated rule 87 in the 1970s Gay Handbook: 87: Never date an actor. This thread always bums me out when it resurfaces. I have only ever seen Joel from the 70s and later, with the moustache. IIRC his first female *relations* came via Victoria Principal well into his adult years and the subsequently married a woman. He is survived by a brother, Charles Frey Jr., and a nephew, Charles Frey III. 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. r331, in another thread, somebody claimed that it was Timothy Patrick Murphy, mentioned at r2, who unknowingly infected Fuccello. I always thought his fabulously sassy, florid vocal should be performed by Lypsinka. He had a sexy high voice. He was very blonde (I saw him on stage a few times). I knew him in the 70s and early 80s. He died in 1994. Social Network Born on September 4, 1938, the actor Leonard Frey was arguably the worlds most influential social media star. Cause of death Unknown. He had no money at his death, so she didn't get anything. And boy, did they! Rick Meadows- gorgeous man from revival of On Your Toes. Not actors, but the founders of the fun, doomed FILMEX in LA, Gary and Gary. His obit says it was lymphoma which can be AIDS related. Steven Gelfer, 'Carbucketty' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", December 26, 1988. Sad. He was a model for Yves St. Laurent and others. Dennis C. Stewart, the guy who played crater face in Grease. I don't think this has been mentioned yet but Julie Hagerty had a brother who was an acting teacher. He said he had had sex with beautiful men and women, and had no regrets. Leonard Frey (September 4, 1938 August 24, 1988) was an American actor. The initial sort is by something called "STARmeter" with Rock Hudson heading the list. He was 49 years old. Brad Davis was molested by his mother so his "plowing" of Rue was really just a "repetition compulsion" regarding his childhood trauma. It just craves attention. A lot of people who are familiar with his solo career don't realize that he was also part of the Edgar Winter Group in the early 70s & sang lead on their huge hit, Free Ride (which he also wrote). Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, "Leonard Frey, Actor, Dies at 49; Was in 'Fiddler' and Other Films", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Kenny Sacha- He played the Rose drag queen in The Rose among other things. He also starred as rich, evil Alan Spaulding in "GL" in the late 70's and 80's. The other clip shows him in a bizarre scene seemingly about to shove his dick into Barnabas's mouth. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." There's an excellent article about Wade Nichols (Dennis Parker) on The Rialto Report, that includes interviews with his family and friends and some great pictures from his pre-fame days. Though perhaps a female studio head was considered unbelievable at the time. Jonathon Scott Taylor apparently retired from acting took a law degree and is living somewhere in England. May be was a bbbbbbb..bbbbiisekshool. He was a heavy drug user definitely, but he was also a sex addict. It seems unlikely that he continued shooting them after the Edge contract began but was probably ending up on VHS formats of 16mm reels he had shot earlier. I loved Dan Hartman's Instant Replay and remember Billy Preston well from The Beatles era - didnt realise they had died of Aids. The story that Wade committed suicide is false. He appears to have died of AIDS in the mid1980s, and his partner, Gerald Mast, a film historian, died a few years later. [quote]Parker styled himself as the quintessential clone of the period; a mustachioed, uber-male strapped into tight, silver spandex jumpsuits and was obviously at ease sexually with both genders. Timothy Scott was the boyfriend of Norman Buckley, Betty Lynn's brother. One thing about Elaine's -- it was always low key. His cause and manner of death have not been released at the time of publication. Shame about drag queen Craig "Outrageous" Russell, Larry Kert, with Liza in "New York New York". Eagles Manager Says Glenn Freys Death Caused Partly By Medications Following the death of Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey on Jan. 18 at the age of 67, Notably, Parker must have had an influence on the quality of the tunes as both singles are co-written by him and stand out in Morali's pantheon for being slower and more thoughtful than the majority of his releases of the period. This thread makes me so sad. Denholm Elliot was actually well known to American viewers through his role of Marcus in the Indiana Jones movies. I loved her. Warren Stevens provided the voice of the unseen Bracken. So wonderful Holy shit, Michael Jeter's performance in "Take the Glass" from Grand Hotel, linked at R94, is freaking amazing! btw, did Kim Milford really die of AIDS? I moved to NYC as an 18 year-old in 1981, coinciding with the official beginning of the AIDS epidemic. And I was thinking exactly what you were thinking. In the fall of 1990, Hall was involved in a car accident in Los Angeles and required a blood transfusion, which was later discovered to be contaminated with HIV. 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. Not too many opportunities available, even with character/supporting/secondary roles. Kind of a psychopath. [quote]Stephen W. Burns made a potentially promising film debut in the last (and worst) of the initial Herbie films, Herbie Goes Bananas (1980). I actually knew Richard Warwick - slightly, he used to frequent a gay bar (The Colherne - now gone) my gang used to drink in at Earls Court, back in the early 80s, so we got chatting a few times, and almost picked each other up once, but something came up and it didnt happen. Stephen Schwartz was a good friend of Billy Byers. But his wife tells herself that he got it from drug use. Court Miller, one of the actors in Torch Song Trilogy, and Kim Milford, who was on Broadway in Hair and Rocky Horror Larry Kert, the original Tony in West Side Story, replaced Dean Jones in Company, died of AIDS. In more inland areas, downed trees were more often the cause of death. I googled this and his publicist did say this to gay press soon after Ritts' death: "Herb was HIV-positive, but this particular pneumonia was not PCP (pneumocystis pneumonia), a common opportunistic infection of AIDS. I've never had that happen before, you know, where your date shows up and asks to take a bath. R173 He was such a neat freak. Maybe for mud-pie? During the first season, Eleanor Parker received top billing as Sylvia Caldwell, executive secretary to John Bracken, who was sometimes heard but never seen, but Parker left the series after the first 16 episodes, citing the limited nature of her role. ", Broadway was more tolerant but not all that much earlier (A Chorus Line - and only nominations for the gay roles). No, he died on 08/24/1988, He was 49 years old when he died. Jeffrey's big number, "We Beseech Thee", which was cut from the movie version, Anton Diffring (German actor who played Nazis in many post-World War II films), Bill Beyer, who played Wally on the soap "Capitol". I ask at IMDb but apparently it's some big mystery. He was a lovely, talented man and had a wonderful partner in EJ Alexander. August 16, 1993. English actor Ian Charleson was getting well-known and had just played Hamlet before he died. Apologies if this correction has been posted before. ", that was MARK Lester. He was gay. It had a cast of 10 men and 2 women. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Look at the Clintons. Sexy as fuck Terry Lester, the original (and only as far as I'm concerned) Jack in Y&R. In fact, she went into a funk that some say she never came out of and may account partially for why she divested from her acting career. He was 49 years old when he died. Was it because of subpar acting or clutch-voice? Makes me sad even to mention it but Lance Baker was a cute actor kid from New Zealand we managed who died really young. Of course, Brad Davis was more than semi-famous. He made his stage debut in an Off-Broadway production of Little Mary Sunshine and received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for The National Health. R207 Why is the post about Raul Julia offensive? If you can't find the email you can resend it here. Kenny Everett. On Nov 16, 2017, Leonards manager, Robert Kory, issued a widely published statement 2 about the cause of death: Leonard Cohen died during his sleep following a fall in the middle of the night on Nov. 7. I don't think anyone's mentioned Kevin Peter Hall: [quote]Kevin Peter Hall was an actor famous for his roles as Dr. Elvin Lincoln in Misfits of Science (1985), the 'monsters' in Prophecy (1979), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), Predator (1987), and Predator 2 (1990). He was in lots of films around then, and is naked in "The Breaking of Bumbo" with the lovely fragrant Joanna Lumley in 1970. They apparently fell in love on the set of Dallas. He was waiting to invite you to his big debut at Carnegie Hall or some shit so we could all be proud of him. Was he the Bufferin or Anacin guy? I didn't see how many pages it was, already mentioned obviously. [quote]Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. I remember how powerful he was in "Ragtime", and he got an Oscar nomination for that, and I thought he'd have an amazing career thereafter. r57, here's another pic of Timothy Patrick Murphy: I had to look up his name admittedly, but Tom Villard - he guested on The Golden Girls last season (he was Dorothy's former student who gave her that high paying job that she quit) and he was also on Pyramid often. He also appeared in a number of TV productions, including Silver Spoons and Hill Street Blues. Denholm Elliott wouldn't be famous to most Americans, right? He was 49. What is sad about Gary and Gary is that the pair are not buried together -- Gary A is in Eden Memorial Park, and Gary E is in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. And who could ever forget Michael Jeter as Ethel Merman in "The Fisher King" ? Speaking of GG, I think the black actor who served the Girls at the Diner on Xmas eve (in season 2) also died of AIDS, though I would have to look it up. However his list of gay conquests is rather substantial. Rap, that horrid musical wannabe skyrocketed in the 80s as a direct loss of this pool of talent. Anybody got any info on him? Now it's all amusement park Disney crap with unimaginative staging. EJ told me that Gary watched that episode over and over and loved it. Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. Rather a Peter O'Toole lookalike, the good-looking actor was in lots of British movies and TV including 'Zulu', and the newly re-released 'Wake In Fright' (originally titled 'Outback') made in Australia in 1971, he was also Anne Boleyn's lover in 'Anne Of The Thousand Days'. Leonard Frey was so much more attractive than I thought he'd be out of his "Boys in the Band" makeup. Irresponsible, maybe. Ron Richardson, of "Big River", as well as Howard Rollins. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. He also played leading roles in The Time of Your Life, Twelfth Night and Athol Fugards People Are Living Here at the Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center. Ray Sharkey was so gorgeous. OK, that's bizarre and kind of maybe explains why when he came to pick me up for that last/aborted date he took a bath at my place. *Peter Evans, 38, May 20, 1989, Versatile actor praised for his lead role in "Children of a Lesser God", *Ian Charleson, 40, January 6, 1990, The Scottish actor who costarred in the 1981 "Chariots of Fire", *Leonard Fray, 49, August 24, 1988, Motel the tailor in the stage and film versions of "Fiddler on the Roof", *Larry Kert, 60, June 5, 1991, The singer and actor who played Tony in Broadway's "West Side Story", Charles Ludlam, 44, May 28, 1987, Actor-playwright-director in his post-absurdist theater of the Ridiculous, Cookie Mueller, 40, November 10, 1989, Actress in John Waters's "Pink Flamingoes"; Details magazine art critic, Larry Riley, 59, June 6, 1992, The actor who played Frank Williams on CBS's "Knots Landing", Craig Russell, 42, October 30, 1990, Flamboyant entertainer and impersonator of Mae West, Judy Garland, Jack Smith, 57, September 18, 1989, Performance artist and maker of the 1963 film "Flaming Creatures", Barry Robins, 41, April 1, 1986, Lead in Bless the Beasts and the Children, Rmi Laurent, 32, 14 November 1989, the son in 1978 film La Cage aux Folles. 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