Died in 1994 at age 45. [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. Speaking of Chores boys, I would say Michael C. Hall is HIV. Ron Richardson, of "Big River", as well as Howard Rollins. He had a sexy high voice. R207 Why is the post about Raul Julia offensive? 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. He always had his bicycle with him. Name: George Custer. Death: 1850 (59-60) Immediate Family: Son of Anthony Armstrong and Mary Armstrong. An English photographer and filmmaker by the name of Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, GCVO, FRSA, RDI wed Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II's sister, for ten years, from 1960 until 1978. they still claim he only died of pneumonia and the dust from shooting out in the dessert, total croak of crap. An incredibly nice man. Couldn't remmber his name. Text size. It's been well documented that he was one of Rudolph Nureyev's lovers and slept with directors and producers of both sexes to further his career. 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). He was mainly known for his disco hit 'Like An Eagle'. Take a look at 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. Robert Armstrong (actor), better known by the Family name Robert William Armstrong, was a popular Actor. Lord Snowdon, born as Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones on March 7, 1930, in London, England, was the only son of his father, a Welsh barrister named Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones . R31, Tom got AIDS from his partner, who didn't reveal his HIV when they met. Of the men, Im one of only 3 cast-members who was still alive in the 1990s. Sadly, while playing Larry Kramer in a play about the impact of AIDS, he was a major whore. There, I witnessed a tragic accident involving an old cable that snapped and resulted in the death and injuries of several hard-working men. Rue was an even bigger slut than Blanche. Carolina Knapp. 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.). Dan Hartman, singer/musician. He played small parts at first and then moved into lead roles in road shows touring the country. The cause of his death was believed to be from a heart attack. Robert Armstrong (Robert William Armstrong) Born Robert William Armstrong in Saginaw, Michigan, lived in Bay City, Michigan until about 1902 and moved to Seattle, Washington. Cause of Death: cancer. Rollins was wonderful. Stephen W. Burns made a potentially promising film debut in the last (and worst) of the initial Herbie films, "Herbie Goes Bananas" (1980), replaced Mark Harmon in the last 3 episodes of the LA paramedics TV series "240 Robert" (1981) and, in the role that probably brought him his biggest exposure, played Jack Cleary, one of Meggie's brothers, in the classic miniseries "The Thorn . He played Damien. Daniel McDonald star of the musical Steel Pier. Lenny Baker, star of Next Stop, Greenwich Village, died of cancer which was caused by AIDS in 1982. [quote]For years, I thought that Keene Curtis died of AIDS. Anybody got any info on him? Cat (1966), playing tough, one-handed Captain MacAllister. Either youre too young or your memory is failing you, but clearly you forget what it was (and in some instances, still is) like to be an actor of color in 1981. His first play on Broadway, in Is Zat So, gained him the fame to sign with RKO Pathe on a longterm contract. r114, what makes you think those three actors are living with AIDS? His mother stood a top height of 6'2" and his father stood 6'6." Official cause of death was an intentional overdose of narcotics (assisted suicide). John Hargreaves, Australian actor who was in Don's Party died of AIDS. I didn't see how many pages it was, already mentioned obviously. Birth City: New Rumley. The actress who played Billy Beyer's sister on Capitol also died from complications of AIDS. Your post irresponsible and offensive. He delivered the film's famous final line: "It wasn't the airplanes. Sad. Cause of Death and EndofLife Experiences in Individuals with Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Antony Armstrong-Jones cause of death. The gayest HORROR ever! Though perhaps a female studio head was considered unbelievable at the time. I find it too cutesy for words. I remember your story! I had such a mad crush on David Oliver. Alan Jay Lerner. The 52 year old who died of AIDS in 1997. The other clip shows him in a bizarre scene seemingly about to shove his dick into Barnabas's mouth. I loved her. Bless him. He wrote a song about his death called "Life Goes On.". I went through his illness with him and was with him the day before he passed away. Thank you, R35 and R36. cancer; Cemetery. I always suspected that Gregory Hines did not die of liver cancer, as was reported. He was a model for Yves St. Laurent and others. People have all kinds of different personal relationships. He was really good looking. Story of Ex-Middlesbrough David Armstrong's Cause of Death. r62 a 4th member of the original cast died of AIDS -- Rene Clemente, who played Coricopat. Brad Davis was molested by his mother so his "plowing" of Rue was really just a "repetition compulsion" regarding his childhood trauma. In addition to details about the death, they can contain birth information, family origins, cause of death, and more. Other cast members included Elizabeth Allen, Dennis Cole, Jeanne Cooper, Peter Haskell, Linda Harrison, Karen Jensen, Madlyn Rhue, and Laraine Stephens. In 1942, he was reteamed with Cromwell in Baby Face Morgan, a notable B movie for PRC (Producers Releasing Corporation). He was also prominent in the Beat It video. [7] Armstrong gave up his studies to manage his uncle's touring companies. In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. Dennis was one of the sweetest, kindest people I have ever Known. Robert Armstrong, Lord Armstrong of Ilminster, who has died aged 93, was the supreme Whitehall mandarin - discreet, a staunch . A collection of cardboard tombstones, bound together with a rubber band. I doubt his HIV-status when he died is secret to anyone. I've always wondered. . They seemed to get along famously. 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. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Of course, Brad Davis was more than semi-famous. They were friends and occasional fuck buddies. ", Broadway was more tolerant but not all that much earlier (A Chorus Line - and only nominations for the gay roles). . (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). Denham then utters his facous line a reference to the pursuit by Kong of Fay Wray, the movie heroine, which led to Kong's demise. Birth date: December 5, 1839. "They say Brad Davis got Aids from a needle transfusion ?". According to his obituary, Neil Armstrong's family revealed that "Armstrong died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedure.". Oh, that's so sad. @205, Not according to IMDB. So many folks lost and these are just the semi-famous folks. But any excuse to watch this What a sad thread. So many talented chorus men from the 80's. Best Known For: George . 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. But most of the people mentioned here made the team, but barely got up to bat a few times. He delivered the film's famous final line: "It wasn't the airplanes. Some features on this site require a subscription. R132 Anton Diffring was gay? For the person upthread who asked about Terry Lester, you were confusing him with the child star of the film "Oliver! Prolific character actor: portrayed Orson Welles in The Night That Panicked America, as well as drug lord Alejandro Sosa in Scarface. Rome. His obit at the time mentioned his companion. We'll always have Janet Jackson. I don't think this has been mentioned yet but Julie Hagerty had a brother who was an acting teacher. Needless to say, I wasn't surprised to find out that a gay man directed those movies. 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. [quote]It's tempting to turn this man's incredible story into a camp snapshot, a tawdry tale of the externalities of showbiz. [quote]What about Jim Henson? Our town was rocked when one of the leading businessmen went into rehab, and this was back when rehab was a big deal. It wasn't until Tom Hanks and Philadelphia that actors (and producers) clamored "I want an Oscar, get me a gay role! So did Curt Dawson, who did several soaps, including Another World. Such dark, shitty days. Peter Burnell, who played Mike Powers on The Doctors, committed suicide after being diagnosed. I ask at IMDb but apparently it's some big mystery. It always went down a treat! R63 Daniel McDonald was married, had 2 kids and reportedly died of brain cancer. He died in 1994. About 15 years later, I heard Channing say in an interview that all the chorus boys in that show were dead of AIDS. Was he on a wire with a harness under his tux? He was Alfonso Ribeiro's dad on the show. He was a very sexy man. He is best known for his appearances with the promotion World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s. EJ told me that Gary watched that episode over and over and loved it. We became good friends and spent a lot of time together, He and his partner and my husband and I socialized frequently..he even helped my husband build bookshelves and a window seat in our apartment. Stephen Schwartz was a good friend of Billy Byers. And then there's that other role we remember Leonard Frey for, R10: People in the US know Denholm Elliott from Indiana Jones and "A Room with a View.". Jr. R104, you should cite what you're quoting, for the baby-gays r75, there is a way to measure the loss of the artists who were and stars never achieved. Interesting, never knew there were porn stars who crossed over to soaps - or vice-versa. Played "Johnny" in the Airplane movies. Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. He died on April 20, 1973, while Cooper died on April 21, 1973. William L. Armstrong, . About a dozen men from the original Broadway production of Evita. Was also on a ton of TV shows like The Bionic Woman (the haunted house episode where Kristy McNichol is his daughter). Rome Cemetery. I meant to post this as evidence of Joel Crothers' beauty. I'm lucky to be alive; timing is everything, if I'd been born 5 years earlierwho knows? R150 No-- I just did a little research and found him, but it turns out he was killed by a cop. btw, did Kim Milford really die of AIDS? He and King Kong's co-producer, Merian C. Cooper, died within sixteen hours of each other. 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. He served honorably in the United States Army from 1969 until 1972. However his list of gay conquests is rather substantial. Not me, R172. Nearly one week after his sudden passing, actor Robert Cormier's death has been revealed as the result of a bad fall, according to The Hollywood Reporter.. Cormier, known for his role as Finn . "[6], Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Armstrong lived in Bay City, Michigan until about 1902 and moved to Seattle. Cookie Mueller. date of death. Apparently Keene was always bugging him for sex, promising to give him a blowjob if Robby would suck his dick too. I'm lucky to have had any intimacy in life. Daniel McDonald had a brain tumor. At his death, he was called "the first great American historian to reckon the price owed in violence, autocracy and militarism." James T. Keane February 28, 2023 Look at the Clintons. Wife: Ann Neale (m. 1952, div. Robert Armstrong is familiar to old-movie buffs for his case-hardened, rapid-fire delivery in such roles as fast-talking promoters, managers, FBI agents, street cops, detectives and other such characters in scores of films--over 160--many of them at Warner Brothers, where he was part of the so-called "Warner Brothers Stock Company" that consisted of such players as James Cagney, Pat O'Brien . Agreed! 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. I can not find a photo of him anywhere online, which saddens me even more. I must have seen IF a dozen times just for RW. I always thought his fabulously sassy, florid vocal should be performed by Lypsinka. The handsome Tom Fuccello, who played Sen. Dave Culver on "Dallas." This film was another stop-motion animation giant gorilla fantasy, made by the same King Kong team of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. Did Jonathon Scott Taylor die of aids. And I was thinking exactly what you were thinking. He doesn't mention him by name, but calls him a much older, Tony-winning actor in the show. He . Steven Gelfer, 'Carbucketty' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", December 26, 1988. Dennis Parker aka soap star, disco singer, and porn actor. He was treated like a leper until his death. 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. 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. He is best known for his role as director Carl Denham in King Kong. Sexy as fuck Terry Lester, the original (and only as far as I'm concerned) Jack in Y&R. He Was Born With A Silver Spoon. In the film, Armstrong co-starred with Helen Vinson, Richard Cromwell and Jack La Rue. 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. Robert Armstrong and 3 other siblings. He appears to have died of AIDS in the mid1980s, and his partner, Gerald Mast, a film historian, died a few years later. Brad was just 50 years old at the time of his death. During the filming of Steel (1979) in Kentucky, watching the mammoth Kincaid Tower being built, he made some good friends in the cast: "You become a family on the set," he said in an interview at the time.Even though he had a long, versatile career, the younger generation knows him as the demonic Lewis Vandredi (pronounced VON-drah-dee), who just would not let the main characters have a good night's sleep on the television series Friday the 13th: The Series (1987). His work for the Ritchie Family was all over the map with LP's like 'African Queens' rating quite high and ones like 'American Generation' quite low. r195, do you mean Playgirl's own Chris George? . R267 I don't think so. Shortly afterwards, of course, Kong infuriated by the popping of photographers' flashesbreaks them, moving on to terrify Gotham's populace. end cause. I've asked about Bert Convy here before. What a tragic story: John Megna, who played nerdy little Dilli in To Kill a Mockingbird. He was 82 years old. Widely regarded as one of the club's greatest ever players David Armstrong's cause of death has become one of fans' questions after he passed away at the age of 67 on August 21, 2022. A bit OT, Mark Lester might actually be the biological father of one, or two, of Michael Jackson's three children. Born to Brainard Leroy and Evelyn (Martin) Arm A similar movie in a lighter vein, Mighty Joe Young, also featured Mr. Armstrong as a nightclub owner, that featured Jcie Young, a more docile gorilla than Kong. Among the memorable, scenes featuring Mr. Armstrong was the one in which he haughtily assures frightened onlookers that the solid platinum chains shackling Kong cannot possibly break. Accident. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. That DALLAS actor was so young and beautiful. 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. Methods: Comparisons of death-related variables during the 3 eras were performed. Rap, that horrid musical wannabe skyrocketed in the 80s as a direct loss of this pool of talent. He always pinged to me even though he was married and had a son. The story of Antony Armstrong-Jones is one of both serious triumph and devastating tragedy. We decided wed start a scholarship fund in his honor. Robert and his family were well acquainted with Abraham Lincoln, who came to their neighborhood a few years before Robert's death. Shenar had a great speaking voice. Is this why we're such bitter old things? Even before he died, when it was obvious he was ill, he never said anything about his illness. I loved Dan Hartman's Instant Replay and remember Billy Preston well from The Beatles era - didnt realise they had died of Aids. Really appreciate this effort to remember these fellas. I was just watching "The Doctors" - the soap on RetroTV - and saw a very handsome actor, Peter Burnell. "Twas beauty killed the beast," he said at the close of that now iconic film. Not an actor, but director Colin Higgins, who directed 9 to 5 (which I'm watching right now) and Foul Play. Milford was way too theatrical for a raunchy blues based rock band, he was good looking, but not at all suited for Beck's band. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. He is survived by his wife Lori and daughter Jillian. But thank you for posting R10 and R14, Leonard Frey was not the only Boys in the Band cast member who died of AIDS. Armstrong made four guest appearances on Perry Mason during its nine-year run on CBS: in 1958 he played as Walter Haskell in "The Case of the Sardonic Sergeant"; in 1961 he played the title character and murder victim Captain Bancroft in "The Case of the Malicious Mariner"; in 1962 he played defendant Jimmy West in "The Case of the Playboy Pugilist"; and in 1964 he played murderer Phil Jenks in "The Case of the Accosted Accountant," thus becoming one of only eleven actors to hit the Perry Mason trifecta, playing victim, defendant and murderer. Peter Coffield who was in a ton of TV series and TV movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as commercials. World War II. 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. Armstrong of Ilminster, who played Mike Powers on the Doctors '' - the soap on RetroTV and. 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