Both Larry Kert's and Timothy Scott's memorial services were held at the Winter Garden Theatre, theaters where they had their biggest successes. Sad. Leonard Frey was so much more attractive than I thought he'd be out of his "Boys in the Band" makeup. His first civics lesson? According to Wiki, he died from complications from open heart surgery. Was also on a ton of TV shows like The Bionic Woman (the haunted house episode where Kristy McNichol is his daughter). They were friends and occasional fuck buddies. Played "Johnny" in the Airplane movies. You might want to stop talking to it.]. A good conversation starter. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". It had been well Kenny Everett. Do you know something the rest of us don't? Seems there are some internet references to Leslie Graves cause of death. It was awful. But thank you for posting R10 and R14, Leonard Frey was not the only Boys in the Band cast member who died of AIDS. 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. Later, Warwick played Judi Denchs brother-in-law in the sitcom A Fine Romance (1981-84). But most of the people mentioned here made the team, but barely got up to bat a few times. I remember he was on E.T. [quote]The most beautiful man in the world in the seventies, Hiram Keller. August 16, 1993. I just learned of his death when I was listening to the audio commentary. Makes me sad even to mention it but Lance Baker was a cute actor kid from New Zealand we managed who died really young. One thing about Elaine's -- it was always low key. - Susan Brooks. Rue McClanahan wrote that Brad mowed her lawn and plowed her pussy. Died in December 11, 1986 the day after his 31st birthday. [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. They claimed it was "kidney failure." Daniel McDonald star of the musical Steel Pier. Ray Sharkey continued to have sex with and infect women with HIV after he was diagnosed. Cade was a 2020 graduate of Sullivan High School. Such Darwinism. [quote]I don't know very much about Diffring's private life beyond the fact that he was gay . He is survived by a brother, Charles Frey Jr., and a nephew, Charles Frey 3d. So babygays heard it at the same time you did. He was a model for Yves St. Laurent and others. We met when he did some fundraising via Edge of Night for the nonprofit animal welfare organization I worked for. She noticed that he spent a lot of time with gay male "friends" but just chalked it up to his being very "gay friendly." In fact, I didn't know that he'd died. Death. May be was a bbbbbbb..bbbbiisekshool. No, he died on 08/24/1988, He was 49 years old when he died. I'm not denying the publicist downplayed the cause of death, though. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. [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. Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. Such dark, shitty days. Tom McBride is probably best-remembered as one of the more famous unfortunate victims of Jason Voorhees: in Friday the 13th Part II (1981), he played Mark, the wheelchair-bound camp counselor who gets a machete in the face. He was 49. Yeah, that video of Michael Jeter is pure joy. What a peculiar and erroneous notion, r111. The 52 year old who died of AIDS in 1997. I can;t stand Swen Swenson's voice singing "I've Got Your Number." He was so good looking. The shame and embarrassment that was such a force for people then. Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. He died in 1995 and was 52. r319 There have always been many gays and bis in the military, independent of not allowed. He wasn't mentioned in obits. Nationality. Tim Scott was the "longtime companion" (that's what we called them in those days) of Norman Buckley, brother of Betty. I have only ever seen Joel from the 70s and later, with the moustache. In 1978, Parker was introduced to Jacques Morali, the producer and impresario responsible for the Village People, the Ritchie Family, Eartha Kitt during her disco kick (did you know Bruce Vilanch was a co-writer of 'Where Is My Man'??) 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). Take a look at Was it because of subpar acting or clutch-voice? How can someone mention Dan Hartman and not "Relight My Fire"?! Same thing for Ronnie Dyson, of Hair fame and later a solo artist as well, died from AIDS. Someone please help me with this one -- I'm pretty sure he died of AIDS but I'm not positive. Now it's all amusement park Disney crap with unimaginative staging. As in, right now, my shoulders. Well that was true. I always thought his fabulously sassy, florid vocal should be performed by Lypsinka. [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. One of them was the brilliant one about a gay guy who was under the mistaken impression that Frasier was, too. But any excuse to watch this What a sad thread. I remember the last time I saw him before he died I brought tapes from the US which contained episodes of Frasier. 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. Ooh, you should see what Robby Benson has to say about Queen Curtis in his autobiography. Frey, who died [all posts by tedious, racist idiot removed.]. I'm lucky to be alive; timing is everything, if I'd been born 5 years earlierwho knows? Couldn't remmber his name. [quote]For Christ sake, I'm sure Rue was no older then Bradyou big dummy. I can not find a photo of him anywhere online, which saddens me even more. Later on he speaks of what a good man Hal Linden was and how much he admires hm, so it's clearly not Linden. 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. For the most part I remember reading each of these in the newspaper at the time. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born No AIDS, and not gay, although he was very gay friendly. 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. 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. for your pointless bitchery needs. Handsome, sensitive young actor. @205, Not according to IMDB. On August 24, 1988, Leonard Frey died of non-communicable disease. A good conversation starter. I thought the whole show godawful at the time. Sad to see that Baltimora "Tarzan Boy" and comedian Frank Maya both died of AIDS. I remember telling my photography teacher soon after Ritts' death that it was because of AIDS so I had read about it pretty soon after. [quote]The audio commentary for the Doctor Who series Silver Nemesis mentions he left Germany in 1936, as he was not enamored of fascism and further that he was a homosexual. I. ", that was MARK Lester. So many beautiful young men snatched away before their time. Irving Allen Lee, Joel Crothers, and Dennis Parker; all of The Edge of Night. 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. 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.). 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. But it may have been suicide. Yes, 196. Rick Meadows- gorgeous man from revival of On Your Toes. His last appearance was in an episode of the television series Murder, She Wrote.. However his list of gay conquests is rather substantial: Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, Troy Donahue, Rudolf Nureyev, Paul Newman, Leonard Bernstein, James Dean, and Stephen Sondheim. As a character actor, he often played roles of a comic nature. 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. 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 can't remember where i posted them. I'm really happy that someone started this thread. I had to move out and move on. So did Curt Dawson, who did several soaps, including Another World. Apparently Keene was always bugging him for sex, promising to give him a blowjob if Robby would suck his dick too. [quote]This is heresy but "We'll Take a Glass Together" has always annoyed me. Hello. He said he had had sex with beautiful men and women, and had no regrets. 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. There is nothing like a good thread like this to cheer me up. Leonard Frey (September 4, 1938 August 24, 1988) was an American actor. btw, did Kim Milford really die of AIDS? Gary Bond, aged 55, who died in 1995. So he made his mark playing Nazis in the UK. (Frank Silva) died from AIDS. Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? Richard Warwick portrayed Uncas in the 1971 tv series The Last of the Mohicans. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. ", Paul Reeves, of the West End "Starlight Express.". He acted in several operas, including ''Die Fledermaus,'' with Beverly Sills and Joan Sutherland. He was a lovely, talented man and had a wonderful partner in EJ Alexander. Brad Davis' wife wrote a book, based on the fact that he died of aids. 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.". I was an active member of our alumni association and he passed shortly before a reunion. WebIn 1988 he died from complications related to AIDS. And boy, did they! Our town was rocked when one of the leading businessmen went into rehab, and this was back when rehab was a big deal. [1] He appeared with the rest of the original cast in the 1970 film version, directed by William Friedkin.[2]. In a remembrance of McLinden, Ian Temple paints a vivid picture of youthful energy, sex, love and loss in the 1980s through to the 1990s. r55 Lypsinka performed "I've Got Your Number" from "Little Me" in a tribute to fashion designer Pauline Trigere in 1992. Dexter Stuffins from Silver Spoons ( Franklyn Seals) died from AIDS. Hello. But I swear I saw it once in a soap mag but never again. I don't know if she tried it herself, but it obviously didn't save her life. Hi, R170. This is heresy but "We'll Take a Glass Together" has always annoyed me. Frey received critical acclaim in 1968 for his performance as Harold in off-Broadway's The Boys in the Band. and various studio groups of the time. I didn't see how many pages it was, already mentioned obviously. 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). Dack Rambo. The late 70's early 80's were the height of whoredome with the bath houses filled to capacity. A bit OT, Mark Lester might actually be the biological father of one, or two, of Michael Jackson's three children. click ACCEPT. [quote] Cookie Mueller. Even before he died, when it was obvious he was ill, he never said anything about his illness. You know he died of LEG CANCER which is so unusual. Prolific character actor: portrayed Orson Welles in The Night That Panicked America, as well as drug lord Alejandro Sosa in Scarface. Merrell Jackson, who also starred in the movie version (sang a beautiful rendition of "All Good Gifts") died at 38 in 1991; cause of death was never disclosed. Stephen Stucker. R306, there *is* an F&F button. Anybody got any info on him? He also starred as rich, evil Alan Spaulding in "GL" in the late 70's and 80's. Billy Preston, of Beatles fame and later a solo artist, died of AIDS. r123, he made hot porn. Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. It does happen. So many talented chorus men from the 80's. Cause of death: death from AIDS-related complications. I don't remember when it happened. People just took the bus or a R63 Daniel McDonald was married, had 2 kids and reportedly died of brain cancer. 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. Performed in Comic Roles. right before he died, talking about how he had to hide the fact he had AIDS and no one would hire him, etc. R90, the guy who played Al was also a longtime Solid Gold dancer who got this young gay hot week after week. Daniel McDonald had a brain tumor. He didn't technically die of HIV/AIDS, but it's believed that he committed suicide because of complications with the disease. Dennis Stewart 1994- Craterface in Grease. The "we can make a brooch, we can make a pteradactyl" queen from the movie AIRPLANE. New York, USA. His name was Tony Fields. At the time of his death, he was 50 years old. -- Theodore "Teddy" Wilson (appeared on tons of sitcoms and TV shows in the 70s and 80s, esp. not the AIDS. 'I want to preserve him.'. [quote]During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. I loved Paper Dolls as a kid. He was treated like a leper until his death. Not a good guy but hot. [quote]Lenny Baker had to withdraw from the pre-Broadway tryout of McNally's "It's Only A Play". 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 had to go to IMDB to find out what happened to him. Rue was an even bigger slut than Blanche. If you only know him from Evening Shade, or you don't know him, the Grand Hotel clip is him at his (or anyone's) best. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. It always went down a treat! This thread makes me so sad. He has that very distinct late 70s/early 80s style of comedy that I grew up with and love. If so, it worked on me. Stephen Schwartz was a good friend of Billy Byers. Glenn Frey, a founding member of the rock band the Eagles, has died at 67, a publicist for the band has confirmed. Did you know his friend John from NY (also an old roommate)? I just checked his bio, and it says he died of Alzheimers. He was really good looking. 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. Mark Fotopolos, one of the most handsome guys in that chorus and a Broadway musical actor (as well as Thommie Walsh's one-time bf) died of AIDS in 1991, after living for quite a few years with HIV, and devoting himself to ACT-UP. He had no money at his death, so she didn't get anything. Did it hurt when you pulled that out of your ass, r302? I went through his illness with him and was with him the day before he passed away. He was in lots of films around then, and is naked in "The Breaking of Bumbo" with the lovely fragrant Joanna Lumley in 1970. Everyone said, "I never knew Harry had a drinking problem. His last appearance was in an episode of ''Murder, She Wrote.''. Glenn Frey, a co-founder of the Eagles and a hit-maker in his own right, died on January 18, 2016, at the age of 67. Per the Eagles' website , which posted a message about his death at the time, Frey died due to "complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia." Wow, thank you, r166. I was awed by the number of handsome and talented young men playing the dancing waiters. Then it hit me - he was going to the Oscar party at Elaine's, the only non-dangerous place in the neighborhood back in the glory days of homelessness and crack. Social Network Born on September 4, 1938, the actor Leonard Frey was arguably the worlds most influential social media star. [quote] Was Anthony Perkins truly gay or just confused. Thanks for the info. I've never had that happen before, you know, where your date shows up and asks to take a bath. R258 I didn't know that. When I watch musicals of the 60's and 70's, or old television variety shows with bunches of male dancers - I'm always sad that probably most of them died of AIDS in the first wave. r331, in another thread, somebody claimed that it was Timothy Patrick Murphy, mentioned at r2, who unknowingly infected Fuccello. 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. 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. He played Damien. R263 my mind always goes there, too. Although he didn't die of AIDs, he contracted the disease and then shot himself at age 55: handsome actor Todd Armstrong, the lead in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). Vanessa Redgrave's first husband, Tony Richardson (though better known as a director). I never saw him drink more than 2 or 3 drinks.". The series centers on a powerful head of Century Studios and a group of up-and-coming starlets. (I had a crush on him and nearly satisfied it many moons ago.) Did Jonathon Scott Taylor die of aids. Most depressing thread ever. I mean you know that must be true. One of the very WORST people I have EVER had the displeasure to meet, and see in action. I'm 65 and sometimes I forget it ever happened. Light-skinned black actor -- I think his first name may have been Ray? Really appreciate this effort to remember these fellas. I'm lucky to have had any intimacy in life. That's horrible. 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). Thanks for that link, r44. I must have seen IF a dozen times just for RW. 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. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. R302 . oy, what did they all die of ? So many folks lost and these are just the semi-famous folks. Uh Terry Lester died of AIDS complications, he wasted away and a heart attack did him in. Cause of death Unknown. Rap, that horrid musical wannabe skyrocketed in the 80s as a direct loss of this pool of talent. But he obviously had a voracious appetite for sex. r10--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? We all remember Rock Hudson, Liberace, Rudolf Nureyev, etc., but who are some of the semi-famous that we lost during the plague years? Either way, I thought it was tragic. However his list of gay conquests is rather substantial. Anyway, most of these people (Southerns, Mid-Westerns) just COULDN'T" WAIT to see Disney's musical, "Alladin". I just found this post online regarding Dennis Parker (Wade Nichols): [quote] Dennis and I were friends from the early 80s until his death. The gayest HORROR ever! How sad. 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. Look at the Clintons. He's one of the sweetest, gentlest men I know, and one of the most gifted actors,' O'Connor told a small group of TV writers in Los Angeles earlier this year. Much of the uncertainty in the queries sent my way arises from the misperception that a 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. 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. West End actor Martin Smith is also mentioned in the piece above. She was a fat, nasty, prejudiced bitch who sold horrible food but you never saw paparazzi or blue police barriers or limos at her place. Let's not forget he was also Johnny Slash on "Square Pegs," with a very young SJP. I just saw IF. again for the first time in years and thought the same thing: Richard Warwick was so handsome. He documented his slow death from AIDS in the documentary Life and Death on the A List (1996); he died the same year. Robert Drivas' wonderful ass in "The Illustrated Man". Stephen Schwartz wrote a song about Bill Beyers' death, called "Life Goes On." 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. He was a fucking knockout, for me, perfectly emblematic of what was "young and handsome" in the sixties. If the world were fair, he and Jamie would have been husbands. 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. I loved this song. Their athletic dancing went on for 20 minutes, and they were all magnificent. It's just a dopey show, in my opinion. When I called his family to let them know we were going to have a tribute, I was referred to his brother. He always had his bicycle with him. He was replaced by Brent Barrett, the handsome gentleman in the video linked at R94, but managed to nab a Tony nomination for his performance. I had no idea Howard E. Rollins died of AIDS. 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!" So she held his hand. Denholm Elliott wouldn't be famous to most Americans, right? R168 - I guess I didn't read carefully enough because I thought I waste first to mention him, at rwhatever I was. But I also remember there was quite a bit of speculation about he died. Dennis Parker aka soap star, disco singer, and porn actor. He was only 37 years old. Frey received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1971 musical film Fiddler on the Roof. [You do realize that this is a troll, right? If there were more than a few, then I suppose it's a subject for another thread. Ryan Gosling was attached to it some time ago. My ex was best friends with Julie in the 80s/90s and she was absolutely devastated after he died. There's no way to measure what we lost because of their absence. 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. Not an actor, but I want to add Ricky Wilson of The B-52's. It's traumatic for me to read these. He must have been a pushy bottom then.He was kind of an outcast in Germany as he was half Jewish. He wrote a song about his death called "Life Goes On.". Smith died at 37 in 1994. Hope it gets off the ground this century. At least they didn't turn the New Amsterdam into a megachurch. He is survived by a brother, Charles Frey Jr., and a nephew, Charles Frey III. Sexy as fuck Terry Lester, the original (and only as far as I'm concerned) Jack in Y&R. In 1984, Parker died, whether from a self-inflicted gunshot wound (a rumor) or complications from AIDS. The actress who played Billy Beyer's sister on Capitol also died from complications of AIDS. I've always wondered. David Oliver from Another World and A Year IN the Life died at 30 in 1992. His cause and manner of death have not been released at the time of publication. Merritt Buttrick, Kirk's son David in Star Trek II/II, died at age 30 in 1989. This got me to thinking about lesser-known actors (or writers, athletes, etc.) Warren Stevens provided the voice of the unseen Bracken. Davis was dying of AIDS and then the wife helped him commit suicide before the the end came naturally. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. How unpleasant that your racism has to taint this thread. For the non-Broadway DLers, David Carroll, mentioned in R24, died in the bathroom of the BMG/RCA recording studio while attempting to record the cast album for "Grand Hotel." Having studied art from the time he was 8, he was headed toward a career as a painter, but decided to change goals, switching from Cooper Union to the Neighborhood Playhouse. He had a couple of big solo hits: Instant Replay in the late 70s and I Can Dream About You in 1984. He had a couple of big solo hits: Instant Replay in the late 70s and I Can Dream About You in 1984. This is quite a revelation because that suicide rumor has been floating around the internet for as long as I can remember. Although I wonder, had he lived, how well he would have been able to transition - because even between the early 80s and late 80s/early 90s the style of comedy in movies changed SO much. [quote]Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? Dan Hartman, singer/musician. (Tragically for the Murphy family, his younger brother Patrick Sean Murphy died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.). He was 49. Kenny Sacha- He played the Rose drag queen in The Rose among other things. [quote]Stephen W. Burns made a potentially promising film debut in the last (and worst) of the initial Herbie films, Herbie Goes Bananas (1980). You know, it's true this is a sad thread and, yes, there are some ignorant comments here. Many film stars made cameo appearances. R232 is that Idolmaker remake ever happening? Did TV and movies-- probably '70s and '80s. I have always thought that some are immune to the virus. R182 Wow! 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. [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. Needless to say, I wasn't surprised to find out that a gay man directed those movies. Sharkey's daughter was just arrested for beating her boyfriend's mother to death with a baseball bat. R39 - Joel Crothers will always be Joe Haskell from Dark Shadows in my heart. Cause of death: death from AIDS-related complications. Though perhaps a female studio head was considered unbelievable at the time. [quote]I had no idea Howard E. Rollins died of AIDS. Perhaps someone will write a more elaborated biography about this strange character, who appeared on the Merv Griffin Show during the late '70s, and slept with many of the hottest men of the era (you can find some of their comments on YouTube and DiscoMusic.com). Ray Sharkey was so hot. I have to wonder if that was some sort of inside joke. Here's another shot. So handsome. 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. 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. I had such a mad crush on David Oliver. Death location. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. [quote]A Chorus Line - and only nominations for the gay roles), I have to correct myself here; looked it up and Sammy Williams did indeed win a Tony for playing Paul in ACL. John Abineri portrayed Chingachgook (say that three times fast). Other cast members included Elizabeth Allen, Dennis Cole, Jeanne Cooper, Peter Haskell, Linda Harrison, Karen Jensen, Madlyn Rhue, and Laraine Stephens. [quote]Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. 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]. I find it too cutesy for words. I truly hope they find a cure for this (and other) dreadful diseases. 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? Not me, R172. 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