If he returns to Covington, 30 miles east of Atlanta where filming started April 28 for the seventh season of Heat of the Night, he will be arrested and almost certainly jailed. [quote]Whenever I watch the movie version of "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas" , I.wonder how many of those beautiful talented dancers in the football team locker room number are still with us. Maybe for mud-pie? But he obviously had a voracious appetite for sex. Look at the Clintons. His first civics lesson? He was Alfonso Ribeiro's dad on the show. The Patriots did not announce a cause of death. August 16, 1993. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. No, poor Jim just wouldn't go to the doctor until it was too late. In more inland areas, downed trees were more often the cause of death. I always suspected that Gregory Hines did not die of liver cancer, as was reported. It wasn't until Tom Hanks and Philadelphia that actors (and producers) clamored "I want an Oscar, get me a gay role! Frey, who was gay, died at age 49 from the complications of AIDS in New York on August 24, 1988, 11 days before his 50th birthday.[1]. Seems there are some internet references to Leslie Graves cause of death. Armstrong was dubbed. How sad. He was a dear friend, and I miss him to this day. Gorgeous German hunk Amadeus August - died in 1992 at age 50. R63 Daniel McDonald was married, had 2 kids and reportedly died of brain cancer. Some features on this site require a subscription. 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). I'm shocked that no one's mentioned Legit Actor/Porn Actor/Singer, Dennis Parker aka Wade Nichols yet. They say Brad Davis got Aids from a needle transfusion ? r77 This is the first I've heard of it. Died in 1994 at age 45. It just craves attention. Was he on a wire with a harness under his tux? Rene Enriquez who was a part of the ensemble cast of HILL STREET BLUES. Leonard Frey Birthday and Date of Death Leonard passed away on August 24, 1988 at the age of 49 in New York, USA. Leonard's cause of death was aids (related complications). When did Leonard Frey die? How did Leonard Frey die? West End actor Martin Smith is also mentioned in the piece above. 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. 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. Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. I ask at IMDb but apparently it's some big mystery. Yes, I agree, Michael Jeter was more than semi-famous. Billy Preston, of Beatles fame and later a solo artist, died of AIDS. [quote] What kind of idiot puts dust in a "dessert". Harry was very careful to never have more than those 2 or 3 drinks. I used to stick their portraits on the cocktail olive toothpicks. So babygays heard it at the same time you did. 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 He was 49. Died in December 11, 1986 the day after his 31st birthday. 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. A bit OT, Mark Lester might actually be the biological father of one, or two, of Michael Jackson's three children. And who could ever forget Michael Jeter as Ethel Merman in "The Fisher King" ? I sure would have liked to have a piece of that! As in, right now, my shoulders. I loved EON, and adored all three actors. That's horrible. 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? I haven't read about the dust thing. I doubt his HIV-status when he died is secret to anyone. One of his puppeteers died of AIDS around the same time, though. r10--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? But his wife tells herself that he got it from drug use. Rap, that horrid musical wannabe skyrocketed in the 80s as a direct loss of this pool of talent. Ron Richardson, of "Big River", as well as Howard Rollins. He was linked to actor Jeremy Brett, they may have been a couple. r114, what makes you think those three actors are living with AIDS? [quote]Musical theatre for anyone with a brain died with AIDS. Mark Lester is very much alive. This is quite possibly the gayest name ever. 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. [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. I remember Dack Rambo discussing his diagnosis on some talk show when I got home from school. Frey remained as GM through the 1991 season, when he was replaced by Larry Himes after Frey's power I have to wonder if that was some sort of inside joke. Sarah Jessica Parker 'dated' Timothy Murphy, played David Oliver's wife and co-starred with Merrit Butrick. He tries to restrain his gayness but it makes him seem even faggier. He was a drug user and a pussyhound to the infinite power, so it's not clear how he got AIDS (though he claimed it was from sharing needles). r331, in another thread, somebody claimed that it was Timothy Patrick Murphy, mentioned at r2, who unknowingly infected Fuccello. Where's the troll who always insists Jill Clayburgh died of AIDS? 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. R302 . oy, what did they all die of ? This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". Frey Jr. barricaded himself in a bedroom while multiple police agencies, including PSP surrounded the residence, but by the time officers forced their way into the room, Frey Jr. was deceased. Peter Tramm the substitute dancer for Kevin Bacon in Footloose. Glenn Frey, Eagles Guitarist, Dead at 67 "Hotel California" rocker "succumbed to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and [quote]For years, I thought that Keene Curtis died of AIDS. He had a couple of big solo hits: Instant Replay in the late 70s and I Can Dream About You in 1984. To this day, his IMDB bio still insists he was engaged to soap actress Veleka Grey at the time of his death and the cause was cancer, -- Brad OHare (Guiding Light, Longtime Companion), -- James Raitt (brother of Bonnie), Broadway musical director, -- Denholm Elliott (A Room With A View), -- Ilka Tanya Payan (Telenovelas + Scarface, Hill Street Blues), -- Joe Megna (Dill in To Kill A Mockingbird), -- Merritt Butrick (Captain Kirks son on Star Trek). [quote]Rollins was arrested three times in eight months for DUI, reckless driving and speeding, leading to jail time and intensive treatment for substance abuse. "They say Brad Davis got Aids from a needle transfusion ?". Much of the uncertainty in the queries sent my way arises from the misperception that a He died in New York City. Ryan Gosling was attached to it some time ago. Who knows what's up with that marriage, but they support each other and that's that. However, according to Frey's manager, Irving Azoff, the rheumatoid arthritis medications Frey was taking possibly contributed to his death. "The colitis and pneumonia were side effects from all the meds," Azoff told The Wrap shortly after Frey died. Age discrimination, How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Rainn Wilson, Super Mario Bros. surpasses $600 million to top the 2023 box office, Review: Thoughtful whimsy animates Haruki Murakami adaptation Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, An earthquake made Makoto Shinkai a disaster artist. Yeah, that video of Michael Jeter is pure joy. who died of AIDs. I'm reading this thread alongside the "People Who Lived Through the AIDS Onset" and it's been an education, tragic and moving. This is quite a revelation because that suicide rumor has been floating around the internet for as long as I can remember. Many film stars made cameo appearances. Not for nothing, I assumed you were R25. I had to move out and move on. He was really good looking. Hello. I must have seen IF a dozen times just for RW. I still get chills. Most of the cast from "The Boys In the Band" (1970). 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. 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. Dennis Stewart 1994- Craterface in Grease. (There is some disagreement over this, since other bios say he died of cancer from smoking.). [all posts by tedious, racist idiot removed.]. I had no idea Howard E. Rollins died of 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. Frey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Motel the tailor in Norman Jewison's 1971 film Fiddler on the Roof (he had appeared in the original Broadway musical production as Mendel, the rabbi's son). 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. Musical theatre for anyone with a brain died with AIDS. That eulogy is not in the play of "THe Normal Heart". Played "Johnny" in the Airplane movies. I. [quote]Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? btw, did Kim Milford really die of AIDS? [You do realize that this is a troll, right? He also did a lot of Broadway, with a featured role in the original Fiddler on the Roof and later in the movie. Wow, thank you, r166. (Tragically for the Murphy family, his younger brother Patrick Sean Murphy died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.). He died in 1996 from AIDS related Lymphoma. Needless to say, I wasn't surprised to find out that a gay man directed those movies. Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? 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. Thanks for that observation, r71. What about Jim Henson? Here's another shot. Howard Rollins from In the Heat of the Night, Whoops I'm late. It's even been posted as FACT on some legitimate sites I've seen. I believe Tim Scott had been involved with Ian Charleson when the former was in CHORUS LINE in London. The shame and embarrassment that was such a force for people then. He died in 1988 at age 49 of complications from AIDS. 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. Everyone said, "I never knew Harry had a drinking problem. 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'. Dry your tears! I'm lucky to be alive; timing is everything, if I'd been born 5 years earlierwho knows? He was a fucking knockout, for me, perfectly emblematic of what was "young and handsome" in the sixties. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. Hello and thank you for registering. A good conversation starter. Though perhaps a female studio head was considered unbelievable at the time. Ray Vitte was his name. [quote]What about Jim Henson? R90, the guy who played Al was also a longtime Solid Gold dancer who got this young gay hot week after week. click ACCEPT. Now it's all amusement park Disney crap with unimaginative staging. - Susan Brooks. And boy, did they! I just found this post online regarding Dennis Parker (Wade Nichols): [quote] Dennis and I were friends from the early 80s until his death. He will be remembered for his goofy smile, his contagious laugh, his horrible I didn't see how many pages it was, already mentioned obviously. What an evil, evil tragedy AIDS wrought on our artistic community. He was a serious actor but suddenly disappeared in 1988. There's no way to measure what we lost because of their absence. However, lots and lots of men in their 30s and 40s died unusually young from cancer or pneumonia :P A high school friend, a talent musician, died of aids. Is this why we're such bitter old things? 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). There is nothing like a good thread like this to cheer me up. 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. Several of A Chorus Line original cast members, too. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. It had a cast of 10 men and 2 women. Did it hurt when you pulled that out of your ass, r302? By the way, Raul Julia was a major star not "semi-famous.". Thomas Frey, 44 Asbury. I went through his illness with him and was with him the day before he passed away. You think she was lying? James Frey, the disgraced author whose literary career was supplanted by turns as a reality TV star, ad pitchman, and philanthropist, was found dead of a heart attack in his Los Angeles mansion. He was in lots of films around then, and is naked in "The Breaking of Bumbo" with the lovely fragrant Joanna Lumley in 1970. He was born on March 16, 2002 in Vigo County to Robert Michael Frey and Jennifer Ann (Meier) Frey. My ex was best friends with Julie in the 80s/90s and she was absolutely devastated after he died. I remember Carrol O'Connor tried to save his job for him but he was on another planet. His first feature Dack Rambo. The other clip shows him in a bizarre scene seemingly about to shove his dick into Barnabas's mouth. 308, he is already mentioned repeatedly up thread [quote] During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. With Brad's death, it was always about AIDS. He was also on some (I think syndicated) sitcom called We Got It Maid. He died at age 35 in 1992. Timothy Scott was the boyfriend of Norman Buckley, Betty Lynn's brother. Colin Higgins also wrote the screenplay for Harold and Maude. So many talented chorus men from the 80's. In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. Anyone remember partner's name? I loved Paper Dolls as a kid. I remember your story! He also appeared as a panelist on the game shows Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour and Super Password. In 1979, Parker/Nichols became a regular cast member on 'The Edge of Night', appearing for five years as Police Chief, Derek Mallory. For the person upthread who asked about Terry Lester, you were confusing him with the child star of the film "Oliver! He was 49. Died at 49 in 1989 - GREAT actor, so sad to lose him (used to see him around the UWS when I lived in NYC in the 80's.). 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I went with this very smart theater friend of mine who leaned over and whispered after the big opening number where you meet all the characters, "The whole house will come down when the little dying Jewish man does his big "To Life!" Prolific character actor: portrayed Orson Welles in The Night That Panicked America, as well as drug lord Alejandro Sosa in Scarface. 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 Erdman's adaptation of ''Finnegans Wake. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn 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. [quote]It's traumatic for me to read these. I was awed by the number of handsome and talented young men playing the dancing waiters. Dan Hartman, singer/musician. The death was sudden, unexpected and peaceful. 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. 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. Handsome Paul Keenan best known from his work on "Days of Our Lives" and "Dynasty" is notable in that he was one of the first actors to admit he was suffering from AIDS and was gay, rather than trying to cover it up. Interestingly, Richard Lester had cast a different boy as Bobby, but several people (probably RW included) told him that the kid wasn't pretty enough, so Lester fired the poor guy and found someone better looking. Worsening health forced him to drop out of the production of "Grand Hotel" six months into the show's run. [1] After attending James Madison High School,[1] he studied art at Cooper Union, with designs on becoming a painter, then switched to acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse[1] under acting coach Sanford Meisner, and pursued a career in theater. They claimed it was from heart failure. It does happen. Reed Jones, 'Skimbleshanks, in the original Broadway production of "Cats", June 19, 1989. One of them was the brilliant one about a gay guy who was under the mistaken impression that Frasier was, too. r123, he made hot porn. 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. EJ told me that Gary watched that episode over and over and loved it. R168 - I guess I didn't read carefully enough because I thought I waste first to mention him, at rwhatever I was. Season 5, Episode 23 Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters School", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leonard_Frey&oldid=1148592397, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre alumni, James Madison High School (Brooklyn) alumni, Short description is different from Wikidata, Internet Off-Broadway Database person ID same as Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 7 April 2023, at 03:41. I saw Howard Rollins in a London production of I'm Not Rappaport co-starring the incredible Paul Scofield. He has that very distinct late 70s/early 80s style of comedy that I grew up with and love. R205- Lenny Baker had to withdraw from the pre-Broadway tryout of McNally's "It's Only A Play" before it played Philadelphia, where it closed. He contracted AIDS and died from complications related to the disease shortly afterwards. People just took the bus or a It's sad if someone is doing that but I doubt it's his Foundation or his publicist? Other cast members included Elizabeth Allen, Dennis Cole, Jeanne Cooper, Peter Haskell, Linda Harrison, Karen Jensen, Madlyn Rhue, and Laraine Stephens. Well that was true. Shenar had a great speaking voice. 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? We all remember Rock Hudson, Liberace, Rudolf Nureyev, etc., but who are some of the semi-famous that we lost during the plague years? A good conversation starter. He was rumored to have had a relationship with Frank Langella. r55 Lypsinka performed "I've Got Your Number" from "Little Me" in a tribute to fashion designer Pauline Trigere in 1992. 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.'' 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