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. Was also on a ton of TV shows like The Bionic Woman (the haunted house episode where Kristy McNichol is his daughter). SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 21 (AP)Robert Armstrong, the actor who brought King Kong back alive from his prehistoric island habitat, died yesterday at a hospital after a short illness. R132 Anton Diffring was gay? Even before he died, when it was obvious he was ill, he never said anything about his illness. Cause of Death: cancer. He was bellissimo. [quote]Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. People have all kinds of different personal relationships. It was awful. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". William lived in 1861, at address. One of his puppeteers died of AIDS around the same time, though. He Was Born With A Silver Spoon. I have always thought that some are immune to the virus. Yes, I agree, Michael Jeter was more than semi-famous. World War I. However, he returned to New York and the live stage. He died in 1996 from AIDS related Lymphoma. He and his wife had two children. As in, right now, my shoulders. Take a look at In 1942, he was reteamed with Cromwell in Baby Face Morgan, a notable B movie for PRC (Producers Releasing Corporation). number then drops dead, somewhere in act 2". Robert was employed by R.R. 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. R306, there *is* an F&F button. Not an actor, but I want to add Ricky Wilson of The B-52's. They claimed it was from heart failure. Funeral Home Services for Robert are being provided by J M Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc. - Petersburg. I wonder if the TV artist Bob Ross died of AIDS. Know his, Estimated Net Worth, Age, Biography Wikipedia Wiki He spent 20 years in the Air Force which has many gays but when Bob was in that was not allowed. Cat (1966), playing tough, one-handed Captain MacAllister. But any excuse to watch this What a sad thread. The 52 year old who died of AIDS in 1997. It was beauty killed the beast. We decided wed start a scholarship fund in his honor. 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. 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. It was heartbreaking and terrifying to read. Cookie Mueller. 'I want to preserve him.'. Love R&B, love gospel, love many other areas where Blacks have made a great contribution to music. Character # The Case of. Birth Country: United States. Irving Allen Lee, Joel Crothers, and Dennis Parker; all of The Edge of Night. 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. Cause of death: Prostatic hypertrophy . R237, it just occurred to me today that the onset of AIDS and it's mysterious and sudden tragic effects are just as fresh/old in our minds as the devastation of the WWII holocaust was in the minds of Jews back in 1975 (as Bette Midler would let us know in her stage act, when talking about visiting Germany, right around then). George Pesatura who replaced Sammy Williams in ACL. How can someone mention Dan Hartman and not "Relight My Fire"?! That first guy was smoking hot..to bad he got a dirty load. He tries to restrain his gayness but it makes him seem even faggier. But it may have been suicide. So did Curt Dawson, who did several soaps, including Another World. Agreed! In 1937, Armstrong starred in With Words and Music (also referred to as The Girl Said No), released by Grand National Films Inc. 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. He was 95. During the first season, Eleanor Parker received top billing as Sylvia Caldwell, executive secretary to John Bracken, who was sometimes heard but never seen, but Parker left the series after the first 16 episodes, citing the limited nature of her role. Swen Swenson, who introduced this number in the original Broadway production of LITTLE ME. I ask at IMDb but apparently it's some big mystery. 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'. You know, it's true this is a sad thread and, yes, there are some ignorant comments here. He is survived by his four children from his first marriage. What a tragic story: John Megna, who played nerdy little Dilli in To Kill a Mockingbird. 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. He played "Rooster" - GREAT dancer; great showman. 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). A collection of cardboard tombstones, bound together with a rubber band. Either way, I thought it was tragic. Now it's all amusement park Disney crap with unimaginative staging. Melissa J. Armstrong, Binit B. Shah, Robert Chen, Michael J. Angel, Anthony E. Lang. Sad. This is heresy but "We'll Take a Glass Together" has always annoyed me. 1. His age is unknown at the time of writing but he was a young man. . "Mrs. Nixon and I share the sorrow of millions of Americans at the death of Louis Armstrong. Although born in Ohio, Custer spent part of his . Robert (Bob) L. Armstrong, passed away from heart related causes on May 14th, 2020. [quote] Was Anthony Perkins truly gay or just confused. One of the very WORST people I have EVER had the displeasure to meet, and see in action. 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. I meant to post this as evidence of Joel Crothers' beauty. He was in lots of films around then, and is naked in "The Breaking of Bumbo" with the lovely fragrant Joanna Lumley in 1970. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. Morali and Parker allegedly became lovers and teamed up for Parker's one and only LP, 'Like an Eagle', released in 1979 on Casablanca Records, the infamous Los Angeles label run by cocaine-crazed Neil Bogart. r55 Lypsinka performed "I've Got Your Number" from "Little Me" in a tribute to fashion designer Pauline Trigere in 1992. A close confidante of Russell Armstrong claims the troubled "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star called to ask him for a bottle of the anti-anxiety drug Xanax three days before he took . Lord Snowdon obituary (British . [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. 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. That leaves Curtis, who won the Tony for "The Rothschilds". Ray Sharkey was so hot. . QUICK FACTS. The handsome Tom Fuccello, who played Sen. Dave Culver on "Dallas." R.G. [quote]Brett was gay after his marriage to Anna Massey. Our sketches of Robert's sons Hugh and Jack (in this chapter) and on Nancy Greene Armstrong and her son Bowling Green give information about their contacts with Lincoln. Robert and his family were well acquainted with Abraham Lincoln, who came to their neighborhood a few years before Robert's death. Birthday: November 20, 1890. He's not an actor, but Max Robinson the ABC newscaster from the late 80's&early 90's who reportrd the news from Chicago, I know he died from AIDS. 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? Dan Hartman, singer/musician. One of the architects of an American art form, a free and individual spirit, and an artist of worldwide fame, his great talents and magnificent spirit added richness and pleasure to . Colin Higgins also wrote the screenplay for Harold and Maude. He is the biggest queen I've ever seen. Strange that they didn't just make Bracken a woman and have Eleanor Parker play that. The Fugitive Kind (1959) Ride the High Counrty (1962) Major . Plot #3545253. Armstrong had seen his physician the previous week for an undisclosed treatment, but his cause of death was never publicly disclosed. Major Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones, MBE QC DL ( n Jones; 18 May 1899 - 27 January 1966) was a British barrister and soldier. That DALLAS actor was so young and beautiful. Armstrong first started acting in the stage in 1919 with the production of Boys Will Be Boys. About a dozen men from the original Broadway production of Evita. He attended the University of Washington, where he studied law,[5] and became a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. Rogers. He documented his slow death from AIDS in the documentary Life and Death on the A List (1996); he died the same year. I sure would have liked to have a piece of that! Robert Armstrong and 3 other siblings. This article paves the way for readers to know more about David Armstrong's Cause of Death. He fucked guys as well as women, so he could have easily gotten it through sexual contact. Notably, Parker must have had an influence on the quality of the tunes as both singles are co-written by him and stand out in Morali's pantheon for being slower and more thoughtful than the majority of his releases of the period. I always thought his fabulously sassy, florid vocal should be performed by Lypsinka. Steven Gelfer, 'Carbucketty' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", December 26, 1988. 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? Sarah Jessica Parker 'dated' Timothy Murphy, played David Oliver's wife and co-starred with Merrit Butrick. Armstrong died at age 95 of natural causes in Studio City, California on July 27, 2012. Though perhaps a female studio head was considered unbelievable at the time. Did you know his friend John from NY (also an old roommate)? Such a huge loss of talent all around. More talented then I gave him credit for, then. Lee Mathis-hot man. Date of Death: April 20, 1973. Paul Stevens, who played Brian Bancroft on Another World, died of AIDS. [quote]This is heresy but "We'll Take a Glass Together" has always annoyed me. end cause. Light-skinned black actor -- I think his first name may have been Ray? I saw Carol Channing in one of her revivals of Hello Dolly in the early 80s. Salivary Gland Tumour. cancer; Cemetery. I think Terrance Stamp, Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce are living with aids, which is a much better outcome. Someone here claimed the guy who played Daddy Warbucks' gardener in 1982's [italic]Annie[/italic] died of AIDS, but since he is neither credited in the film or listed on IMDb, I cannot recall his name. Ron Richardson, of "Big River", as well as Howard Rollins. He was a lovely, talented man and had a wonderful partner in EJ Alexander. 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. r62 a 4th member of the original cast died of AIDS -- Rene Clemente, who played Coricopat. [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. What an evil, evil tragedy AIDS wrought on our artistic community. Somewhere in my kitchen. . I always suspected that Gregory Hines did not die of liver cancer, as was reported. Shenar had a great speaking voice. He definitely did NOT commit suicide, but died of AIDS, which was still very much a stigma in 1985. The leading cause of death in the UK in 2018 was dementia and Alzheimer disease, accounting for 12.7% of all deaths registered. 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. Was Anthony Perkins truly gay or just confused. I remember Beth Broderick from that Sabrina show was the main speaker at his memorial service. . Later in that decade, Armstrong played another Carl Denham-like leading character role as "Max O'Hara" in 1949's Mighty Joe Young. Birth City: New Rumley. He was linked to actor Jeremy Brett, they may have been a couple. He died in 1988 at age 49 of complications from AIDS. So many beautiful young men snatched away before their time. Uh Terry Lester died of AIDS complications, he wasted away and a heart attack did him in. 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. Beth Armstrong Cause Of Death: Obituary. [en] Vital records: Robert Armstrong at +Archives + Follow. I must have seen IF a dozen times just for RW. 1972, three daughters, one son) Daughter: Daryl Armstrong Daughter: Laure Nell Daughter: Robbie Armstrong-Dunham Son: Wynn Wife: Susan Guthrie . He resembled King Kong producer and adventurer Merian C. Cooper, and Cooper used him in several films as more or less a version of himself. I had to move out and move on. He was really good looking. How sad. [quote]R18 [R10]--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? It had a cast of 10 men and 2 women. site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, He was a very sexy man. I'm sure they liked each other a lot. 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'??) I just saw IF. again for the first time in years and thought the same thing: Richard Warwick was so handsome. 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. Brad was just 50 years old at the time of his death. I remember seeing Leonard Frey on the First Ave bus years ago, when my neighborhood was scuzzy. EJ told me that Gary watched that episode over and over and loved it. There's no way to measure what we lost because of their absence. Our town was rocked when one of the leading businessmen went into rehab, and this was back when rehab was a big deal. And in 1933, he appeared as Denham, the fasttalking movie maker who insists on visiting a mysterious island where an enormous ape, called Kong, is said to be thriving. David Oliver from Another World and A Year IN the Life died at 30 in 1992. R199, Christopher George was not on "Bracken's World," he was on "Rat Patrol." It wasn't until Tom Hanks and Philadelphia that actors (and producers) clamored "I want an Oscar, get me a gay role! . With Brad's death, it was always about AIDS. Lenny Baker, star of Next Stop, Greenwich Village, died of cancer which was caused by AIDS in 1982. [quote]The worst offender, may he rest in peaceherb ritts. Click episode number for show page at main site. He was only 37 years old. The series centers on a powerful head of Century Studios and a group of up-and-coming starlets. they still claim he only died of pneumonia and the dust from shooting out in the dessert, total croak of crap. 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. - Susan Brooks. 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. But his wife tells herself that he got it from drug use. Anyone can read what you share. 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. Hi, R170. Shame about drag queen Craig "Outrageous" Russell, Larry Kert, with Liza in "New York New York". In fact, she went into a funk that some say she never came out of and may account partially for why she divested from her acting career. Timothy Patrick Murphy is best known of his portrayal of the doomed Mickey Trotter Rays nephew and a love interest for Lucy before hes paralyzed in a car accident with Sue Ellen in the 82-83 season of Dallas; in 1984, he played the title role in Sams Son, Michael Landons semi-autobiographical TV movie about his youth and his struggles with his family. Ray Vitte was his name. 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. r123, he made hot porn. Ironically, Mr. Armstrong's death came Friday, one day before the death of Merian C. Cooper, the man who created the movie, one of Hollywood's enduring classics. [7] Armstrong gave up his studies to manage his uncle's touring companies. At the time it was not known how he died, but no one else is thought to have been involved. Jonathon Scott Taylor apparently retired from acting took a law degree and is living somewhere in England. Such Darwinism. 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. Never. He wanted me to clean the toilet every time I used it. Prior to World War II, in 1940, Universal Pictures released Enemy Agent, about countering a Nazi spy ring. 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. I just found this post online regarding Dennis Parker (Wade Nichols): [quote] Dennis and I were friends from the early 80s until his death. 13 January 2017. Mr. Armstrong's career spanned 50 years. 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. Tony (English) 0 references. Sadly almost six hundred entries including directors, choreographers, and even porn stars. Robert "Bob, Army" ArmstrongRobert " Bob, Army" Armstrong 1950-2021. He was very blonde (I saw him on stage a few times). Gorgeous German hunk Amadeus August - died in 1992 at age 50. I'm 65 and sometimes I forget it ever happened. When the second season began, Leslie Nielsen joined the cast to portray Bracken. Look at the Clintons. How unpleasant that your racism has to taint this thread. But I also remember there was quite a bit of speculation about he died. I can;t stand Swen Swenson's voice singing "I've Got Your Number." Text size. Saw many great musicals as a kid. And boy, did they! Please click here to update your account with a username and password. I doubt his HIV-status when he died is secret to anyone. [quote]For Christ sake, I'm sure Rue was no older then Bradyou big dummy. Here's another shot. Robert Bradley "Brad" James (June 15, 1962 - November 1, 2012) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Brad Armstrong. Seems there are some internet references to Leslie Graves cause of death. And I was thinking exactly what you were thinking. Meyer Lansky. He contracted AIDS and died from complications related to the disease shortly afterwards. He was buried on month day 1931, at burial place, Utah. For the person upthread who asked about Terry Lester, you were confusing him with the child star of the film "Oliver! Mary Craven (19 July 1993 - 1 November 2003) (her death) Susan M . 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. 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. Months later, he starred as Carl Denham again in the sequel, Son of Kong, released the same year. How did he survive from 85 to 90 alone? A golden career was reflected in his name. Died: Apr 20, 1973. Patrick Kennedy, son of John F. & Jackie Kennedy was born prematurely. death. 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. Sad to see that Baltimora "Tarzan Boy" and comedian Frank Maya both died of AIDS. Robert was 82 years old at the time of death. [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. His name was Tony Fields. I have only ever seen Joel from the 70s and later, with the moustache. Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong Jones; Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones; Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon . ", that was MARK Lester. Rome Cemetery. Robert Cormier's cause of unexpected death on Friday was due to a fall. The initial sort is by something called "STARmeter" with Rock Hudson heading the list. Howard Rollins he played Virgil Tibbs in "In The Heat Of The Night" tv series. Timothy Scott was the boyfriend of Norman Buckley, Betty Lynn's brother. Advertisement. Gee r154 if there was only someway to check. Not too many opportunities available, even with character/supporting/secondary roles. While there, he was frequently performing on stage with the Carolina Playmakers. R240 What kind of idiot puts dust in a "dessert"? 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. Thank you, R35 and R36. [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. Scurvey ? He was so good looking. Died in 198g. not the AIDS. Musical theatre for anyone with a brain died with AIDS. I knew him in the 70s and early 80s. Am I remembering correctly that he was on Bracken's World? The very talented actor Franklyn Seales, co-star of The Onion Field (1979) and star of many stage productions, died of AIDS at age 37. Robert Armstrong, Actor, Dies; Played Director in King Kong, https://www.nytimes.com/1973/04/22/archives/robert-armstrong-actor-dies-played-director-in-king-kong-a-50year.html. He received great reviews for his portrayal of Big Daddy in the Broadway production of "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof" in 1955.In 1958, R.G. May be was a bbbbbbb..bbbbiisekshool. [citation needed]. He appears to have died of AIDS in the mid1980s, and his partner, Gerald Mast, a film historian, died a few years later. He sure was! [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. [all posts by tedious, racist idiot removed.]. She had been very upset by Carolyn Jones' death. Salivary Gland Cancer. But how David Armstrong died is unclear to some people, so here you can check David Armstrong's Cause of Death. Robert Armstrong Birthday and Date of Death. More than 100 of his images are included in the National Portrait Gallery's permanent . Did Jonathon Scott Taylor die of aids. What about Jim Henson? 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.). 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. I find it too cutesy for words. I think it's the perfect kind of "interesting failure" type of film that is ripe for a remake. 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. But it's important to remind all of us, and to tell the younger ones who were not there, what was lost. He is best known for his role as director Carl Denham in King Kong. 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. Later, Warwick played Judi Denchs brother-in-law in the sitcom A Fine Romance (1981-84). He wasn't mentioned in obits. His obit says it was lymphoma which can be AIDS related. There is nothing like a good thread like this to cheer me up. He had no money at his death, so she didn't get anything. I loved EON, and adored all three actors. 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. R148, I was a friend of Gary Bond's. And who could ever forget Michael Jeter as Ethel Merman in "The Fisher King" ? r10--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? For years, I thought that Keene Curtis died of AIDS. Robert Armstrong died in 1834, and was buried . Last modified on Sun 5 Apr 2020 13.05 EDT. Gender: Male. "They say Brad Davis got Aids from a needle transfusion ?". 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. Aaron, 25, was found dead at lunchtime on July 10, 2018 . and various studio groups of the time. It was sad. got his first taste of movies, appearing in Garden of Eden (1954). He wasn't young. He is best known for his work on television, where he has appeared in a number of popular shows. I still get chills. Please click here to register for free. Name: George Custer. According to a 2002 interview, German actor Arthur Brauss suggested that Diffring died of AIDS. (I had a crush on him and nearly satisfied it many moons ago.) He infected comedian Corbett Monica's daughter (Corbett Monica used to tour with Rat Packers as an opening act) and she sued his estate. It's even been posted as FACT on some legitimate sites I've seen. *Peter Evans, 38, May 20, 1989, Versatile actor praised for his lead role in "Children of a Lesser God", *Ian Charleson, 40, January 6, 1990, The Scottish actor who costarred in the 1981 "Chariots of Fire", *Leonard Fray, 49, August 24, 1988, Motel the tailor in the stage and film versions of "Fiddler on the Roof", *Larry Kert, 60, June 5, 1991, The singer and actor who played Tony in Broadway's "West Side Story", Charles Ludlam, 44, May 28, 1987, Actor-playwright-director in his post-absurdist theater of the Ridiculous, Cookie Mueller, 40, November 10, 1989, Actress in John Waters's "Pink Flamingoes"; Details magazine art critic, Larry Riley, 59, June 6, 1992, The actor who played Frank Williams on CBS's "Knots Landing", Craig Russell, 42, October 30, 1990, Flamboyant entertainer and impersonator of Mae West, Judy Garland, Jack Smith, 57, September 18, 1989, Performance artist and maker of the 1963 film "Flaming Creatures", Barry Robins, 41, April 1, 1986, Lead in Bless the Beasts and the Children, Rmi Laurent, 32, 14 November 1989, the son in 1978 film La Cage aux Folles. He was rumored to have had a relationship with Frank Langella. Safety Razor. R258 I didn't know that. He was only 33 years old. 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. So wonderful Holy shit, Michael Jeter's performance in "Take the Glass" from Grand Hotel, linked at R94, is freaking amazing! During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. Beth Armstrongobituary is not public at the time, we will share more as we learn about the obituary and possibly the funeral. Death records are primary resources for details about the death, since they were typically created relatively near the time of the death. Dennis Stewart 1994- Craterface in Grease. 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 died of a heart attack in his sleep, a month before his 70th birthday on July 6, 1971. He was Alfonso Ribeiro's dad on the show. r77 This is the first I've heard of it. He had a sexy high voice. I also appeared in a successful Off Broadway production in the 80s. Today is the Anniversary of Wayland Flowers death in 1988. Paul Jabara-he wrote and won an Oscar for Last Dance sun by Donna Summer. 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. R181 - I had no idea about the Dan Hartman history. Jan. 13, 2017. Not a good guy but hot. I thought the whole show godawful at the time. r128, you violated rule 87 in the 1970s Gay Handbook: 87: Never date an actor. William L. Armstrong, . The tragic news of Rich Armstrong's death was announced by the official Lydia Pense & Cold Blood's Facebook page. R39 - Joel Crothers will always be Joe Haskell from Dark Shadows in my heart. 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