Well that was true. After his death, all these years later, his family have never commented on Julia's cause of death. [quote]During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. Terry Lester died from heart disease. No AIDS, and not gay, although he was very gay friendly. who died of AIDs. Shame about drag queen Craig "Outrageous" Russell, Larry Kert, with Liza in "New York New York". It had been well Billy Preston, of Beatles fame and later a solo artist, died of AIDS. He played Damien. So many beautiful young men snatched away before their time. His last appearance was in an episode of ''Murder, She Wrote.''. I truly hope they find a cure for this (and other) dreadful diseases. [quote]For Christ sake, I'm sure Rue was no older then Bradyou big dummy. 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. Maybe for mud-pie? Strange that they didn't just make Bracken a woman and have Eleanor Parker play that. Cade was a 2020 graduate of Sullivan High School. At the time of his death he survived by his large extended friends and family. He died in 1996 from AIDS related Lymphoma. I'm really happy that someone started this thread. (There is some disagreement over this, since other bios say he died of cancer from smoking.). I also appeared in a successful Off Broadway production in the 80s. Timothy Scott, 'Mistoffelees' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", February 24, 1988. Never. Robert Drivas' wonderful ass in "The Illustrated Man". So handsome. WebCause of death: Stabbed Motive: Killed by accident when he tried to stop Carol from destroying the picture she posed for, after realizing he didn't love her. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. Cause of death: death from AIDS-related complications. He was a heavy drug user definitely, but he was also a sex addict. A good conversation starter. I was awed by the number of handsome and talented young men playing the dancing waiters. No, he died on 08/24/1988, He was 49 years old when he died. He was born on March 16, 2002 in Vigo County to Robert Michael Frey and Jennifer Ann (Meier) Frey. Glenn Frey, Eagles Guitarist, Dead at 67 "Hotel California" rocker "succumbed to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and 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. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. He and his kind are the reason I have not got rid of the mountain of antique porn on VHS. Tim Scott was the "longtime companion" (that's what we called them in those days) of Norman Buckley, brother of Betty. John Abineri portrayed Chingachgook (say that three times fast). One of his puppeteers died of AIDS around the same time, though. But I also remember there was quite a bit of speculation about he died. Really appreciate this effort to remember these fellas. He was a model for Yves St. Laurent and others. Hello. See the article in its original context from. I used to stick their portraits on the cocktail olive toothpicks. site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, Reed Jones, 'Skimbleshanks, in the original Broadway production of "Cats", June 19, 1989. If you can't see it, or the W&W and Ignore Poster buttons, you probably have NoScript or AdBlock enabled on your browser. 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. [quote]In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. Handsome yes, but I didn't realize he was downright HOT on Dark Shadows! He said he had had sex with beautiful men and women, and had no regrets. ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM View death records Death details . They say Brad Davis got Aids from a needle transfusion ? Ray Sharkey, of "The Idolmaker" & "Wiseguy". [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. And I was thinking exactly what you were thinking. 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. [quote]Crothers' longtime EDGE OF NIGHT co-star, Dennis Parker (who also went by the name Wade Nichols in some porn flicks), died eight months earlier. He also starred as rich, evil Alan Spaulding in "GL" in the late 70's and 80's. [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. I just found this post online regarding Dennis Parker (Wade Nichols): [quote] Dennis and I were friends from the early 80s until his death. So, essentially, this is a list of closeted b list bottoms. Rollins was wonderful. So many folks lost and these are just the semi-famous folks. Rene Enriquez who was a part of the ensemble cast of HILL STREET BLUES. He was in lots of films around then, and is naked in "The Breaking of Bumbo" with the lovely fragrant Joanna Lumley in 1970. The actress who played Billy Beyer's sister on Capitol also died from complications of AIDS. R207 Why is the post about Raul Julia offensive? By the way, Raul Julia was a major star not "semi-famous.". Sadly, while playing Larry Kramer in a play about the impact of AIDS, he was a major whore. I'm reading this thread alongside the "People Who Lived Through the AIDS Onset" and it's been an education, tragic and moving. 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). Gary Bond, aged 55, who died in 1995. 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). He fucked guys as well as women, so he could have easily gotten it through sexual contact. She had been very upset by Carolyn Jones' death. It's dangerous." But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". Such dark, shitty days. 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. Musical theatre for anyone with a brain died with AIDS. I was shocked and saddened to see that he died of AIDS at age 52 in 1997. The most beautiful man in the world in the seventies, Hiram Keller (Undercoffler) died of "liver cancer" at home with his family in 1997. 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. Swen Swenson, who introduced this number in the original Broadway production of LITTLE ME. 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. Emmy and Tony Winner Jeter was more than semi-famous. Not Hollywood, not L.A., not the country, At 19, he won a local school board seat. There's no way to measure what we lost because of their absence. 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. Hope it gets off the ground this century. On Nov 16, 2017, Leonards manager, Robert Kory, issued a widely published statement 2 about the cause of death: Leonard Cohen died during his sleep following a fall in the middle of the night on Nov. 7. Dennis Parker aka soap star, disco singer, and porn actor. Nationality. But it's important to remind all of us, and to tell the younger ones who were not there, what was lost. ", that was MARK Lester. I haven't read about the dust thing. Who knows what's up with that marriage, but they support each other and that's that. He was gay and eccentric. Today is the Anniversary of Wayland Flowers death in 1988. I loved her. [quote]For years, I thought that Keene Curtis died of AIDS. I just checked his bio, and it says he died of Alzheimers. Either the family was in full denial or they were trying to cover it up. What happens to Helix Studio boys once theyre no longer twinks? Some people do get brain tumors in their 50s - and its a pretty swift decline. 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'. Not an actor, but director Colin Higgins, who directed 9 to 5 (which I'm watching right now) and Foul Play. However his list of gay conquests is rather substantial. R39 - Joel Crothers will always be Joe Haskell from Dark Shadows in my heart. Can't remember. The guy who played Al in the Chorus Line movie. He died in 1994. Per the Eagles' website , which posted a message r62 a 4th member of the original cast died of AIDS -- Rene Clemente, who played Coricopat. Was it because of subpar acting or clutch-voice? It was awful. Glenn Frey, a founding member of the rock band the Eagles, has died at 67, a publicist for the band has confirmed. It appears his mother and ex-wife kept AIDS out of his obituary to protect his young daughter's memory of him. Ray Sharkey was so hot. Dennis was one of the sweetest, kindest people I have ever Known. It does happen. Someone please help me with this one -- I'm pretty sure he died of AIDS but I'm not positive. His theatrical breakthrough came as Harold in Mart Crowleys Boys in the Band. He later recreated the role for the 1970 film. Both Larry Kert's and Timothy Scott's memorial services were held at the Winter Garden Theatre, theaters where they had their biggest successes. I doubt his HIV-status when he died is secret to anyone. [quote]I don't know very much about Diffring's private life beyond the fact that he was gay . It was heartbreaking and terrifying to read. Frey received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1971 musical film Fiddler on the Roof. He was a dear friend, and I miss him to this day. The many people lost to AIDS should never be forgotten. He was 49 years old. Richard Warwick portrayed Uncas in the 1971 tv series The Last of the Mohicans. This thread always bums me out when it resurfaces. He and his wife had two children. Irresponsible, maybe. Robert Drivas - interesting young American actor, also naked in "The Illustrated Man" with Rod Steiger, and in "Where Its At" with David Janssson and DL fave Brenda Vacarro, he also had a small part in "Cool Hand Luke". 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. IMDB has AIDS listed as his cause of death and Wikipedia has cancer caused by AIDS. 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. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Morgan Freeman criticizes Black History Month and the term African American, Armie Hammer sexual-assault allegations being reviewed by L.A. prosecutors, Vidiots returns: L.A. institution reveals opening date for new movie theater, video store, Waynes World is not the film Penelope Spheeris wants to be remembered for, The actor, the hairstylist and the eye surgeon: Drugs and death in a Malibu beach house, Have guests in town? They claimed it was from heart failure. Denholm Elliot was actually well known to American viewers through his role of Marcus in the Indiana Jones movies. I just checked his bio, and it says he died of Alzheimers. R55, thank you for mentioning Swen Swenson; I'm old; I had the great pleasure of seeing him, 3 times, in the first touring company of "Annie" in 1977 (in San Francisco.) 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? It never does. Casey Stevens, who played Jamie Lee Curtis' boyfriend, Nick, in Prom Night. I don't remember when it happened. That first guy was smoking hot..to bad he got a dirty load. 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. (I had a crush on him and nearly satisfied it many moons ago.) 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 Stephen Schwartz wrote a song about Bill Beyers' death, called "Life Goes On." [1] He appeared with the rest of the original cast in the 1970 film version, directed by William Friedkin.[2]. Interesting, never knew there were porn stars who crossed over to soaps - or vice-versa. I'm lucky to be alive; timing is everything, if I'd been born 5 years earlierwho knows? Leonard Frey, Actor, Dies at 49; Was in 'Fiddler' and Other Films, https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/25/obituaries/leonard-frey-actor-dies-at-49-was-in-fiddler-and-other-films.html. He begins at 3:50. WebIn 1988 he died from complications related to AIDS. He wasn't mentioned in obits. Cause of death: death from AIDS-related complications. He was waiting to invite you to his big debut at Carnegie Hall or some shit so we could all be proud of him. How did he survive from 85 to 90 alone? 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? 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. But any excuse to watch this What a sad thread. 24 Aug 1988 (aged 49) New York, New York County (Manhattan), New People have all kinds of different personal relationships. Warren Stevens provided the voice of the unseen Bracken. I didn't see how many pages it was, already mentioned obviously. Didn't Billy Preston die in the last decade? He was Alfonso Ribeiro's dad on the show. A starring role in the short-lived prime-time soap Glitter (1984-85) followed, as did guest spots on The Love Boat and Hotel. He died of AIDS at age 29 in 1989; he claimed to have had an affair with actor Brad Davis, who himself contracted AIDS and committed suicide in 1991. IIRC his first female *relations* came via Victoria Principal well into his adult years and the subsequently married a woman. Anyone remember partner's name? right before he died, talking about how he had to hide the fact he had AIDS and no one would hire him, etc. 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. An incredibly nice man. Bill Beyers, famous for 1980s daytime drama "Capitol", died at only 37 of AIDS in 1992. Now it's all amusement park Disney crap with unimaginative staging. R258 I didn't know that. Yes, I agree, Michael Jeter was more than semi-famous. Irving Allen Lee, Joel Crothers, and Dennis Parker; all of The Edge of Night. r4 Lenny Baker was str8 and died of throat cancer. I had no idea Howard E. Rollins died of AIDS. Later on he speaks of what a good man Hal Linden was and how much he admires hm, so it's clearly not Linden. Truly the loss of all of the talent and beauty from the early years of the epidemic are devastating .. And so many in so many other important professions. May be was a bbbbbbb..bbbbiisekshool. I find it too cutesy for words. I had to move out and move on. Frey, who died He died in New York City. They were friends and occasional fuck buddies. That's horrible. R306, there *is* an F&F button. Of course, Brad Davis was more than semi-famous. Makes me sad even to mention it but Lance Baker was a cute actor kid from New Zealand we managed who died really young. He was also prominent in the Beat It video. Timothy Scott was the boyfriend of Norman Buckley, Betty Lynn's brother. Jonathon Scott Taylor apparently retired from acting took a law degree and is living somewhere in England. Davis was dying of AIDS and then the wife helped him commit suicide before the the end came naturally. You hit an exterior keypad with your destination floor and it routes you to one of the 14 elevators;no more sardine-cans). How sad. The late 70's early 80's were the height of whoredome with the bath houses filled to capacity. Some might say r160 that marriage to Anna Massey would turn anyone gay - but she was a revered actress who played lots of old boots and evil spinsters. 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. Leonard Frey, an actor admired for his vivid and often flamboyant performances, died of AIDS yesterday at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan. A recent study from Brazil showed that the average age at death for RA was 67 years -- the same age as Glenn Frey. Look at the Clintons. 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. There's a compilation of her articles in print, and one of them she talks about a man with AIDS who stayed alive by drinking his own pee. He also did commercials and displayed his fine body in some arty photogs. In more inland areas, downed trees were more often the cause of death. Dennis C. Stewart, the guy who played crater face in Grease. 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. 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 wasn't young. r57, here's another pic of Timothy Patrick Murphy: I had to look up his name admittedly, but Tom Villard - he guested on The Golden Girls last season (he was Dorothy's former student who gave her that high paying job that she quit) and he was also on Pyramid often. 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. 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. He always had his bicycle with him. Ray Sharkey deserves his own thread. [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. Hal Rubenstein won't die, because he IS THE UNDEAD! Do you know something the rest of us don't? He was 49 years old. When I called his family to let them know we were going to have a tribute, I was referred to his brother. He also did a lot of Broadway, with a featured role in the original Fiddler on the Roof and later in the movie. 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). Not actors, but the founders of the fun, doomed FILMEX in LA, Gary and Gary. Was he the Bufferin or Anacin guy? Here's a clip from the MTM episode. For the most part I remember reading each of these in the newspaper at the time. He was a smart and lovely guy. In 1991, in the year of Leonard H Frey's passing, on November 7th, legendary basketball player Magic Johnson announced that he had HIV. Sexy as fuck Terry Lester, the original (and only as far as I'm concerned) Jack in Y&R. Ryan Gosling was attached to it some time ago. But his wife tells herself that he got it from drug use. West End actor Martin Smith is also mentioned in the piece above. Anyway, most of these people (Southerns, Mid-Westerns) just COULDN'T" WAIT to see Disney's musical, "Alladin". He was linked to actor Jeremy Brett, they may have been a couple. Here's another shot. He had a sexy high voice. He died in 1988 at age 49 of complications from AIDS. Remi Laurent -- he played the son in the original film of La Cage aux Folles (1978) and died in 1989. I thought the whole show godawful at the time. 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. I was just watching "The Doctors" - the soap on RetroTV - and saw a very handsome actor, Peter Burnell. Went out with him once, R126. ; Hart to Hart; Barney Miller (1975 episode: 'The Escape Artist' & 1980 episode: 'Vanished', part 2); Moonlighting; Murder, She Wrote; and the miniseries Testimony of Two Men, as well as a co-starring role as the villainous Parker Tillman on the short-lived ABC western comedy Best of the West,[3] and Raymond Holyoke on Mr. Smith, which ran for 13 episodes on NBC in fall 1983. Everyone said, "I never knew Harry had a drinking problem. Somewhere in my kitchen. Frey, who died Wednesday at Beth Israel Hospital, received an Oscar nomination as best supporting actor for his performance as Motel. ", Broadway was more tolerant but not all that much earlier (A Chorus Line - and only nominations for the gay roles). I thought he had been living with AIDS for 20 years, but it's 30, which is a huge difference. Leonard Cohen died in his sleep after a fall at his home in Los Angeles, his manager has said. 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]Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? r128, you violated rule 87 in the 1970s Gay Handbook: 87: Never date an actor. 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. 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. 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. Brett was gay after his marriage to Anna Massey. For the person upthread who asked about Terry Lester, you were confusing him with the child star of the film "Oliver! This got me to thinking about lesser-known actors (or writers, athletes, etc.) 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. He started going out on location wearing a wig and women's clothes. It's sad if someone is doing that but I doubt it's his Foundation or his publicist? With Brad's death, it was always about AIDS. August 16, 1993. Our town was rocked when one of the leading businessmen went into rehab, and this was back when rehab was a big deal. New York, USA. His stage work earned Broadway acclaim including several Arthur Miller plays - "All My Sons" (1947), "Death of a Salesman" (1949) for which he won a Tony Award, "The Crucible" (1953), and "The Price" (1968). Cookie Mueller. 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. R31, Tom got AIDS from his partner, who didn't reveal his HIV when they met. He is survived by a brother, Charles Frey Jr., and a nephew, Charles Frey 3d. [quote]The most beautiful man in the world in the seventies, Hiram Keller. So wonderful Holy shit, Michael Jeter's performance in "Take the Glass" from Grand Hotel, linked at R94, is freaking amazing! We decided wed start a scholarship fund in his honor. Prolific character actor: portrayed Orson Welles in The Night That Panicked America, as well as drug lord Alejandro Sosa in Scarface. 308, he is already mentioned repeatedly up thread [quote] During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. Not a good guy but hot. @205, Not according to IMDB. Gorgeous German hunk Amadeus August - died in 1992 at age 50. The series centers on a powerful head of Century Studios and a group of up-and-coming starlets. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Bless him. r10--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? One of the very WORST people I have EVER had the displeasure to meet, and see in action. 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. 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. He died at age 35 in 1992. I'm lucky to have had any intimacy in life. Unless you are rich enough to keep him as a sugar daddy, you will always be third or lower on their priority list. They apparently fell in love on the set of Dallas. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." He had issues, R175. 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. ", Paul Reeves, of the West End "Starlight Express.". I came of age in the early 80s and hung onto the closet door with both hands super tight, I thought you didn't even have to have sex to get AIDS; you'd just develop it, triggered by the gay gene already in your body. It just craves attention. and various studio groups of the time. [quote]What about Jim Henson? R267 I don't think so. And he took off his shirt a lot on AYITL. Dennis Stewart 1994- Craterface in Grease. Of the men, Im one of only 3 cast-members who was still alive in the 1990s. Anyone can read what you share. He didn't get AIDS from a blood transfusion. R181 - I had no idea about the Dan Hartman history. Thanks for the info. I remember Dack Rambo discussing his diagnosis on some talk show when I got home from school. Here he is singing Cole Porter's "Love for Sale. 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]. 24 August, 1988. Death location. I had to go to IMDB to find out what happened to him. The "we can make a brooch, we can make a pteradactyl" queen from the movie AIRPLANE. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. He died in 1995 and was 52. r319 There have always been many gays and bis in the military, independent of not allowed. It wasn't until Tom Hanks and Philadelphia that actors (and producers) clamored "I want an Oscar, get me a gay role! That DALLAS actor was so young and beautiful. Very good threadbut r2's link was bad! Dan Hartman, singer/musician. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 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