Gorgeous German hunk Amadeus August - died in 1992 at age 50. R132 Anton Diffring was gay? Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. I just checked his bio, and it says he died of Alzheimers. He played Damien. 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'. The initial sort is by something called "STARmeter" with Rock Hudson heading the list. WebLeonard Frey. West End actor Martin Smith is also mentioned in the piece above. Ray Sharkey deserves his own thread. Maybe for mud-pie? Speaking of Chores boys, I would say Michael C. Hall is HIV. Strange that they didn't just make Bracken a woman and have Eleanor Parker play that. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Both Larry Kert's and Timothy Scott's memorial services were held at the Winter Garden Theatre, theaters where they had their biggest successes. He died in 1995 and was 52. r319 There have always been many gays and bis in the military, independent of not allowed. Jeffrey Mylett, of the original cast/film version of "Godspell", died in 1986 at age 36. Those who knew Lenny knew it was AIDS, and he lost many of those people from his life because it was early in the plague years. Irene & Tommy Rutledge's home was used in the Boars' Nest Bears in the Dukes Of Hazzard, when they were trying to prove that the star player is the age to play for the team. He definitely did NOT commit suicide, but died of AIDS, which was still very much a stigma in 1985. He begins at 3:50. Officially, Glenn Frey's cause of death was listed as complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia. Recently watched the movie If. (1968) and was struck by actor Richard Warwick; I was sure Id seen him in something else and sure enough he also appeared in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) and Sebastiane (1976) interestingly, in all 3 films, his character was implied to be or definitely was gay. Agreed! [quote'It's a terrible curse,' Heat star Carroll O'Connor has said of what he calls his friend and co-star's substance-abuse problems. Other cast members included Elizabeth Allen, Dennis Cole, Jeanne Cooper, Peter Haskell, Linda Harrison, Karen Jensen, Madlyn Rhue, and Laraine Stephens. site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, How the hell could he throw himself around like a rag doll that way? Cause of death Unknown. IMDB has AIDS listed as his cause of death and Wikipedia has cancer caused by AIDS. 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). [quote]The most beautiful man in the world in the seventies, Hiram Keller. See the article in its original context from. Leonard Frey (September 4, 1938 August 24, 1988) was an American actor. He wasn't mentioned in obits. It's traumatic for me to read these. He was 49. I can not find a photo of him anywhere online, which saddens me even more. He spent 20 years in the Air Force which has many gays but when Bob was in that was not allowed. But I also remember there was quite a bit of speculation about he died. He didn't get AIDS from a blood transfusion. Otherwise, you'll just have to find some other site I don't know if she tried it herself, but it obviously didn't save her life. Died in 1992 at the age of 30. Peter Coffield who was in a ton of TV series and TV movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as commercials. 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. Very good threadbut r2's link was bad! 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 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.. [quote]Stephen W. Burns made a potentially promising film debut in the last (and worst) of the initial Herbie films, Herbie Goes Bananas (1980). 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. '', After playing a small role in ''Fiddler on the Roof'' on Broadway, he made his theatrical breakthrough as Harold in Mart Crowley's ''Boys in the Band,'' and later re-created his role in the 1970 film. R181 - I had no idea about the Dan Hartman history. R168 - I guess I didn't read carefully enough because I thought I waste first to mention him, at rwhatever I was. Sad to see that Baltimora "Tarzan Boy" and comedian Frank Maya both died of AIDS. He wasn't young. R63 Daniel McDonald was married, had 2 kids and reportedly died of brain cancer. Really appreciate this effort to remember these fellas. (Tragically for the Murphy family, his younger brother Patrick Sean Murphy died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.). Scurvey ? He was a serious actor but suddenly disappeared in 1988. After his death, all these years later, his family have never commented on Julia's cause of death. But most of the people mentioned here made the team, but barely got up to bat a few times. R39 - Joel Crothers will always be Joe Haskell from Dark Shadows in my heart. I've always found it fascinating how he was able to effortlessly transition from Gay & Straight Adult Films to a mainstream network soap opera (Edge Of Night). Am I remembering correctly that he was on Bracken's World? He was a very sexy man. David Oliver from Another World and A Year IN the Life died at 30 in 1992. That DALLAS actor was so young and beautiful. The days after the storm were also deadly, as people tried to clear away storm damage or used poorly ventilated generators to ward off the dark and the cold. It was sad. Ray Sharkey was so hot. r4 Lenny Baker was str8 and died of throat cancer. R90, the guy who played Al was also a longtime Solid Gold dancer who got this young gay hot week after week. About a dozen men from the original Broadway production of Evita. Many publications, like Variety and The LA Times, reported that hospital officials would only say that he died after a long battle with a chronic illness. A collection of cardboard tombstones, bound together with a rubber band. [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. What a peculiar and erroneous notion, r111. It appears his mother and ex-wife kept AIDS out of his obituary to protect his young daughter's memory of him. Not Hollywood, not L.A., not the country, At 19, he won a local school board seat. Frey was born in Brooklyn, New York. He also played Motel the tailor in the 1971 movie of ''Fiddler on the Roof,'' for which he received an Oscar nomination as best supporting actor. John Hargreaves, Australian actor who was in Don's Party died of AIDS. A bit OT, Mark Lester might actually be the biological father of one, or two, of Michael Jackson's three children. I remember Dack Rambo discussing his diagnosis on some talk show when I got home from school. Hope it gets off the ground this century. Not actors, but the founders of the fun, doomed FILMEX in LA, Gary and Gary. Sad. 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. Yes, I agree, Michael Jeter was more than semi-famous. Dexter Stuffins from Silver Spoons ( Franklyn Seals) died from AIDS. [quote]Musical theatre for anyone with a brain died with AIDS. Shame about drag queen Craig "Outrageous" Russell, Larry Kert, with Liza in "New York New York". Here's a clip from the MTM episode. Kind of a psychopath. I mean you know that must be true. There is nothing like a good thread like this to cheer me up. He has a wife and two children whom by now must be teens or young adults. Can't remember. I just found this post online regarding Dennis Parker (Wade Nichols): [quote] Dennis and I were friends from the early 80s until his death. r128, you violated rule 87 in the 1970s Gay Handbook: 87: Never date an actor. R232 is that Idolmaker remake ever happening? That eulogy is not in the play of "THe Normal Heart". In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Later, I turned on tv and it was Oscar night. 24 August, 1988. So wonderful Holy shit, Michael Jeter's performance in "Take the Glass" from Grand Hotel, linked at R94, is freaking amazing! An incredibly nice man. 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. What an evil, evil tragedy AIDS wrought on our artistic community. During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. I'm lucky to have had any intimacy in life. Frey was nominated for a 1975 Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in The National Health. Funny but when I first read the press release on Dr. Brandt, his publicist said an "illness " and didn't specify, and the first thing I thought was geez in this day and age people are still trying to cover up AIDS? Armstrong was dubbed. He is the biggest queen I've ever seen. The reality is probably much more complex. English actor Ian Charleson was getting well-known and had just played Hamlet before he died. [quote]I had no idea Howard E. Rollins died of AIDS. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leonard H Frey. Died in December 11, 1986 the day after his 31st birthday. By the way, Raul Julia was a major star not "semi-famous.". 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