Thanks for the info. As in, right now, my shoulders. Other film credits included roles in The Magic Christian (1969), Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970), Where the Buffalo Roam (1980),[3] Up the Academy (1980),[3] and Tattoo (1981).[3]. In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. A truly beautiful man! Ron Richardson, of "Big River", as well as Howard Rollins. 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. R148, I was a friend of Gary Bond's. He was frequently cast in monster roles due to his extremely tall staturehe stood 7' 2" (2.20 m). 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. About a dozen men from the original Broadway production of Evita. Gary Bond, aged 55, who died in 1995. If so, it worked on me. But it's important to remind all of us, and to tell the younger ones who were not there, what was lost. How can someone mention Dan Hartman and not "Relight My Fire"?! Gorgeous German hunk Amadeus August - died in 1992 at age 50. 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). Didn't she also date Robert Downey Jr. at one time? I always suspected that Gregory Hines did not die of liver cancer, as was reported. Sadly, while playing Larry Kramer in a play about the impact of AIDS, he was a major whore. R207 Why is the post about Raul Julia offensive? I would not put it past him to have also got it from a guy--he was one of those guys who would fuck anything that moved. 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. Someone please help me with this one -- I'm pretty sure he died of AIDS but I'm not positive. r128, you violated rule 87 in the 1970s Gay Handbook: 87: Never date an actor. English actor Ian Charleson was getting well-known and had just played Hamlet before he died. [quote]Brett was gay after his marriage to Anna Massey. I'm sure they liked each other a lot. Either the family was in full denial or they were trying to cover it up. WebNo, he died on 08/24/1988, 33 years ago. In fact, I didn't know that he'd died. His last appearance was in an episode of ''Murder, She Wrote.''. The story that Wade committed suicide is false. 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. 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, That DALLAS actor was so young and beautiful. Works Leonard Frey Movies (8) There are 8 movies of Leonard Frey. R31, Tom got AIDS from his partner, who didn't reveal his HIV when they met. The trouble was that he would leave the office about 4 and have a couple at the VFW, a couple at the Legion, a couple at the country club and so on, so that by the time he rolled home about 7:30 he was flying high. Best known for numerous 60s tv roles and for the movie "The Illustrated Man" where he has a very lovely nude scene. The most beautiful man in the world in the seventies, Hiram Keller (Undercoffler) died of "liver cancer" at home with his family in 1997. There's no mention of AIDS-related death. Later, I turned on tv and it was Oscar night. He was 49 years old. 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 initial sort is by something called "STARmeter" with Rock Hudson heading the list. I had to go to IMDB to find out what happened to him. After his death, all these years later, his family have never commented on Julia's cause of death. 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. Hal Rubenstein won't die, because he IS THE UNDEAD! Not a good guy but hot. In 1984, Parker died, whether from a self-inflicted gunshot wound (a rumor) or complications from AIDS. The Canadian singer-songwriter died on 7 November at the age of 82. r114, what makes you think those three actors are living with AIDS? What a tragic story: John Megna, who played nerdy little Dilli in To Kill a Mockingbird. (I had a crush on him and nearly satisfied it many moons ago.) -- Theodore "Teddy" Wilson (appeared on tons of sitcoms and TV shows in the 70s and 80s, esp. Somewhere in my kitchen. You know he died of LEG CANCER which is so unusual. He is the biggest queen I've ever seen. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. for your pointless bitchery needs. When I got home, it turned out it was Oscar night and then it made sense. 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. How long might he have been living with it? Remi Laurent -- he played the son in the original film of La Cage aux Folles (1978) and died in 1989. More talented then I gave him credit for, then. they still claim he only died of pneumonia and the dust from shooting out in the dessert, total croak of crap. With the exception of Cliff Gorman, who died of cancer, and Laurence Luckinbill, Peter White, and Reuben Greene, who are all still living, all the BITB actors (Frey, Kenneth Nelson, Frederick Combs, Keith Prentice, and Robert LaTourneaux) were killed by AIDS. Lee Mathis-hot man. They claimed it was "kidney failure." Denholm Elliott wouldn't be famous to most Americans, right? I thought he had been living with AIDS for 20 years, but it's 30, which is a huge difference. I believe Tim Scott had been involved with Ian Charleson when the former was in CHORUS LINE in London. I remember as a kid getting Premiere Magazine and every year they'd have a list. 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. 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. Dack Rambo. For years, I thought that Keene Curtis died of AIDS. One of them was the brilliant one about a gay guy who was under the mistaken impression that Frasier was, too. It had a cast of 10 men and 2 women. 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. Thomas Frey, 44 Asbury. His first feature Leonard Frey (September 4, 1938 August 24, 1988) was an American actor. He was so good looking. Mr. Frey, of Asbury, died Oct. 31 as a result of injuries suffered the previous day I ask at IMDb but apparently it's some big mystery. I didn't realize that BOB from "twin Peaks". Leonard Frey, an actor admired for his vivid and often flamboyant performances, died of AIDS yesterday at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan. The actress who played Billy Beyer's sister on Capitol also died from complications of AIDS. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Seems there are some internet references to Leslie Graves cause of death. Daniel McDonald star of the musical Steel Pier. He died in New York City. 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]. 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.'' [quote]For years, I thought that Keene Curtis died of AIDS. 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. WebIn 1988 he died from complications related to AIDS. This thread always bums me out when it resurfaces. 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. Other stage credits included revivals of The Time of Your Life (1969), Beggar on Horseback (1970), Twelfth Night (1972) and The Man Who Came to Dinner (1980). Apparently Keene was always bugging him for sex, promising to give him a blowjob if Robby would suck his dick too. Oh, hey there R169. Christopher Chadman, dancer and choreographer, who played Lewis in the video version of the stage show Pippin with William Katt and Chita Rivera, died of AIDS in 1995. 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. I remember seeing Leonard Frey on the First Ave bus years ago, when my neighborhood was scuzzy. Some people do get brain tumors in their 50s - and its a pretty swift decline. We'll always have Janet Jackson. This thread makes me so sad. When the second season began, Leslie Nielsen joined the cast to portray Bracken. The rise of rap had nothing to do with AIDS, not to mention that rap had its AIDS deaths as well. [all posts by tedious, racist idiot removed.]. Needless to say, I wasn't surprised to find out that a gay man directed those movies. Dennis Stewart 1994- Craterface in Grease. It was awful. I remember Carrol O'Connor tried to save his job for him but he was on another planet. [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. It was heartbreaking and terrifying to read. Makes me sad even to mention it but Lance Baker was a cute actor kid from New Zealand we managed who died really young. Prolific character actor: portrayed Orson Welles in The Night That Panicked America, as well as drug lord Alejandro Sosa in Scarface. I can not find a photo of him anywhere online, which saddens me even more. 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