Later, Warwick played Judi Denchs brother-in-law in the sitcom A Fine Romance (1981-84). I think it's the perfect kind of "interesting failure" type of film that is ripe for a remake. In contrast to his buttoned-down image on CBS' In the Heat of the Night, Rollins sometimes wore a long, startling wig of dreadlocks when he cruised the North Georgia roads last year in his maroon 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII. He died of a brain tumor. He was Alfonso Ribeiro's dad on the show. Earl Calloway, "Merrell Jackson wins 'best trouper' award". I was just watching "The Doctors" - the soap on RetroTV - and saw a very handsome actor, Peter Burnell. And he took off his shirt a lot on AYITL. Let's not forget he was also Johnny Slash on "Square Pegs," with a very young SJP. He always had his bicycle with him. Rollins was wonderful. Anyway, most of these people (Southerns, Mid-Westerns) just COULDN'T" WAIT to see Disney's musical, "Alladin". [2] During his senior year he played King Melchior in a school production of the Christmas opera Amahl and the Night Visitors that was shown on local television TV 26,[3] and was an understudy in the Chicago production of the rock musical The Me Nobody Knows. "They say Brad Davis got Aids from a needle transfusion ?". Was also on a ton of TV shows like The Bionic Woman (the haunted house episode where Kristy McNichol is his daughter). David Oliver from Another World and A Year IN the Life died at 30 in 1992. 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. In his testimony, Michael Jackson's personal physician Conrad Murray said he found the singer in bed and not breathing on the afternoon of June 25, 2009. He was an actor, known for Godspell (1973). not the AIDS. I don't know if she tried it herself, but it obviously didn't save her life. Jr. R104, you should cite what you're quoting, for the baby-gays r75, there is a way to measure the loss of the artists who were and stars never achieved. Not a good guy but hot. Jonathon Scott Taylor apparently retired from acting took a law degree and is living somewhere in England. He was so good looking. 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. That DALLAS actor was so young and beautiful. Kind of a psychopath. I loved Paper Dolls as a kid. That's horrible. Merrell Jackson (April 26, 1952 - February 23, 1991) was an actor who played one of the apostles in the film Godspell (1973). Choreographers, playwrights, dancers, actors. Later, I turned on tv and it was Oscar night. I was an active member of our alumni association and he passed shortly before a reunion. For the most part I remember reading each of these in the newspaper at the time. [quote]The most beautiful man in the world in the seventies, Hiram Keller. Died of AIDS - early 90s, I think. Daniel McDonald had a brain tumor. Almost nobody actually died from AIDS. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". 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. I loved her. Oh, hey there R169. Hi, R170. I had to go to IMDB to find out what happened to him. Take a look at Ron Richardson, of "Big River", as well as Howard Rollins. Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. Robby has nothing good to say about him and clearly regarded him as a child molester (Robby never took him up on the offer). [quote'It's a terrible curse,' Heat star Carroll O'Connor has said of what he calls his friend and co-star's substance-abuse problems. Was Anthony Perkins truly gay or just confused. I'm 65 and sometimes I forget it ever happened. When was Merrell Jackson born? When. Stephen Schwartz wrote a song about Bill Beyers' death, called "Life Goes On." Reed Jones, 'Skimbleshanks, in the original Broadway production of "Cats", June 19, 1989. He died on 23 February 1991. 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. What a tragic story: John Megna, who played nerdy little Dilli in To Kill a Mockingbird. Saw many great musicals as a kid. It wasn't until Tom Hanks and Philadelphia that actors (and producers) clamored "I want an Oscar, get me a gay role! Dexter Stuffins from Silver Spoons ( Franklyn Seals) died from AIDS. [11], Jackson then joined Nell Carter in the Chicago cast of the musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope. Everyone said, "I never knew Harry had a drinking problem. He played Damien. 308, he is already mentioned repeatedly up thread [quote] During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. [quote]Stephen W. Burns made a potentially promising film debut in the last (and worst) of the initial Herbie films, Herbie Goes Bananas (1980). [quote]Lenny Baker had to withdraw from the pre-Broadway tryout of McNally's "It's Only A Play". The late 70's early 80's were the height of whoredome with the bath houses filled to capacity. Here he is singing Cole Porter's "Love for Sale. Darryl Hinton Though I don't mean to compare two very different world disasters, I figured if the memory of the World Wars was kept alive for so long, even after certain nations had become our allies, something similar can be done with the AIDS crisis years. They were friends and occasional fuck buddies. The other clip shows him in a bizarre scene seemingly about to shove his dick into Barnabas's mouth. "'Godspell' climaxes Chicago performances". 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. 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). The initial sort is by something called "STARmeter" with Rock Hudson heading the list. - Susan Brooks. I knew him in the 70s and early 80s. Official Sites. He was gay and eccentric. If you can't see it, or the W&W and Ignore Poster buttons, you probably have NoScript or AdBlock enabled on your browser. Oh, that's so sad. Who knows what's up with that marriage, but they support each other and that's that. Mark Lester is very much alive. That eulogy is not in the play of "THe Normal Heart". To top it all off, the film shot for 13 weeks on ground where the Army had previously tested atomic bombs. Is like when you kill the flowers and the weeds take over the garden. Most depressing thread ever. [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. Seems there are some internet references to Leslie Graves cause of death. Is this why we're such bitter old things? He was also prominent in the Beat It video. Dennis was one of the sweetest, kindest people I have ever Known. I googled this and his publicist did say this to gay press soon after Ritts' death: "Herb was HIV-positive, but this particular pneumonia was not PCP (pneumocystis pneumonia), a common opportunistic infection of AIDS. We'll always have Janet Jackson. 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. I have always thought that some are immune to the virus. R148: Could you be thinking of Gene Anthony Ray? Last Known Residence . He also appeared in a number of TV productions, including Silver Spoons and Hill Street Blues. He must have been a pushy bottom then.He was kind of an outcast in Germany as he was half Jewish. Richard Warwick portrayed Uncas in the 1971 tv series The Last of the Mohicans. But he obviously had a voracious appetite for sex. McLinden was part inspiration for the lead character in "It's a Sin," from the pen of Russell T. Davies. I'm shocked that no one's mentioned Legit Actor/Porn Actor/Singer, Dennis Parker aka Wade Nichols yet. I can;t stand Swen Swenson's voice singing "I've Got Your Number." So many folks lost and these are just the semi-famous folks. John Abineri portrayed Chingachgook (say that three times fast). He sang "All Good Gifts". and I just saw R271's post. ", Paul Reeves, of the West End "Starlight Express.". But I swear I saw it once in a soap mag but never again. R31, Tom got AIDS from his partner, who didn't reveal his HIV when they met. Also learn about how he was rich at the age of 49 years old? Did TV and movies-- probably '70s and '80s. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. [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. 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. By the way, Raul Julia was a major star not "semi-famous.". July 14, 2021 He was treated like a leper until his death. Unless you are rich enough to keep him as a sugar daddy, you will always be third or lower on their priority list. (Tragically for the Murphy family, his younger brother Patrick Sean Murphy died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.). I'm not denying the publicist downplayed the cause of death, though. Swen Swenson, who introduced this number in the original Broadway production of LITTLE ME. Merrell Jackson was born on 26 April 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The gayest HORROR ever! While Joe Jackson was married to Katherine Jackson and raising 10 children, he had a secret relationship with Cheryle . ", that was MARK Lester. 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. Jeffrey Mylett, of the original cast/film version of "Godspell", died in 1986 at age 36. 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. A collection of cardboard tombstones, bound together with a rubber band. How sad. IIRC his first female *relations* came via Victoria Principal well into his adult years and the subsequently married a woman. @205, Not according to IMDB. number then drops dead, somewhere in act 2". It's been well documented that he was one of Rudolph Nureyev's lovers and slept with directors and producers of both sexes to further his career. (I had a crush on him and nearly satisfied it many moons ago.) Merrell E Smith's bio. Christopher Bernau: won huge acclaim (as in, some said even better than Frank Langella in Bway version) for "Dracula" in an Off-Bway "Dracula" in - late 70's (I think; NYC gays, pls correct if am wrong with dates). That leaves Curtis, who won the Tony for "The Rothschilds". I didn't realize that BOB from "twin Peaks". R150 No-- I just did a little research and found him, but it turns out he was killed by a cop. They were in "The Rothschilds" together when Robby was 13-14. He infected comedian Corbett Monica's daughter (Corbett Monica used to tour with Rat Packers as an opening act) and she sued his estate. Strange that they didn't just make Bracken a woman and have Eleanor Parker play that. R267 I don't think so. He was very blonde (I saw him on stage a few times). [quote] Dan Hartman, singer/musician. [quote] Was Anthony Perkins truly gay or just confused. His name was Tony Fields. [quote]Strange that they didn't just make Bracken a woman and have Eleanor Parker play that. Peter Coffield who was in a ton of TV series and TV movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as commercials. 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. When did Merrell Jackson die? Apparently Keene was always bugging him for sex, promising to give him a blowjob if Robby would suck his dick too. He was frequently cast in monster roles due to his extremely tall staturehe stood 7' 2" (2.20 m). 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. r195, do you mean Playgirl's own Chris George? He was a drug user and a pussyhound to the infinite power, so it's not clear how he got AIDS (though he claimed it was from sharing needles). "'Godspell': A Vibrant Message of Joy and Love". Merrell Jackson was born on 26 April, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He didn't get AIDS from a blood transfusion. You think she was lying? R258 I didn't know that. 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. I must have seen IF a dozen times just for RW. It was awful. Here's a clip from the MTM episode. 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