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. Rich Armstrong died on Friday, October 7, 2022, in a sudden and unexpected manner at his home. Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong Jones; Anthony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones; Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon . [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. Nellie's Husband on Little House on the Prairie. William L. Armstrong, . I've always found it fascinating how he was able to effortlessly transition from Gay & Straight Adult Films to a mainstream network soap opera (Edge Of Night). Went out with him once, R126. Shortly afterwards, of course, Kong infuriated by the popping of photographers' flashesbreaks them, moving on to terrify Gotham's populace. 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. Armstrong made four guest appearances on Perry Mason during its nine-year run on CBS: in 1958 he played as Walter Haskell in "The Case of the Sardonic Sergeant"; in 1961 he played the title character and murder victim Captain Bancroft in "The Case of the Malicious Mariner"; in 1962 he played defendant Jimmy West in "The Case of the Playboy Pugilist"; and in 1964 he played murderer Phil Jenks in "The Case of the Accosted Accountant," thus becoming one of only eleven actors to hit the Perry Mason trifecta, playing victim, defendant and murderer. Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. Even before he died, when it was obvious he was ill, he never said anything about his illness. The rise of rap had nothing to do with AIDS, not to mention that rap had its AIDS deaths as well. Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong ( Erie, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1949 - Fort Worth, Texas [1 ], April 4, 2017 [2 ]) was a serial killer recognized for her role as the intellectual author of the Brian Wells crime (Pizza Bomber's case [3 ]) occurred in Erie, Pennsylvania, on August 28, 2003.She became public after she was found responsible for organizing a complex conspiracy that included the . Robert Armstrong was born in Saginaw, Mich., but attended school in Seattle, where his parents moved. (For more on Casablanca check out Larry Harris' book 'And Party Every Day' for the inside story of this wildly dysfunctional but highly productive label). not the AIDS. 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). 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. Armstrong had seen his physician the previous week for an undisclosed treatment, but his cause of death was never publicly disclosed. I believe Tim Scott had been involved with Ian Charleson when the former was in CHORUS LINE in London. Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? They claimed it was "kidney failure." They apparently fell in love on the set of Dallas. And I was thinking exactly what you were thinking. Casey Stevens, who played Jamie Lee Curtis' boyfriend, Nick, in Prom Night. And who could ever forget Michael Jeter as Ethel Merman in "The Fisher King" ? We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. The story that Wade committed suicide is false. He was also prominent in the Beat It video. He was 95. Dennis Parker aka soap star, disco singer, and porn actor. Anyway, most of these people (Southerns, Mid-Westerns) just COULDN'T" WAIT to see Disney's musical, "Alladin". 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 . However his list of gay conquests is rather substantial. Ooh, you should see what Robby Benson has to say about Queen Curtis in his autobiography. He was the son of wrestler Bob Armstrong and brother to professional wrestlers Steve, Scott and Brian. They did have success in several territories and promotions like the UWF and Smoky Mountain aside from WCW. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Not too many opportunities available, even with character/supporting/secondary roles. 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. Richard Warwick portrayed Uncas in the 1971 tv series The Last of the Mohicans. Bless him. Everyone said, "I never knew Harry had a drinking problem. Robert Bradley "Brad" James (June 15, 1962 - November 1, 2012) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Brad Armstrong. So he made his mark playing Nazis in the UK. Antony Armstrong-Jones, the dapper photographer who became the Earl of Snowdon after he married Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, in 1960, and plunged into a life . 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. It was beauty killed the beast." He spent 20 years in the Air Force which has many gays but when Bob was in that was not allowed. Timothy Scott, 'Mistoffelees' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", February 24, 1988. Some people do get brain tumors in their 50s - and its a pretty swift decline. R.G. Warren Stevens provided the voice of the unseen Bracken. Ron Vawter - Supporting actor in films and member of the Wooster group. The guy who played Al in the Chorus Line movie. During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. He was born in Plattsburgh, May 8, 1939, the son of Thurman and Laura (Dubuque) Armstrong. 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. The Fugitive Kind (1959) Ride the High Counrty (1962) Major . Couldn't remmber his name. . He was 93. So wonderful Holy shit, Michael Jeter's performance in "Take the Glass" from Grand Hotel, linked at R94, is freaking amazing! I had never heard this before, so I can't confirm the veracity of the claim. . Rue McClanahan wrote that Brad mowed her lawn and plowed her pussy. ", Paul Reeves, of the West End "Starlight Express.". 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. He was chairman or president of every major board or organization that worked for the betterment of the city. He died in 1988 at age 49 of complications from AIDS. However, he returned to New York and the live stage. The handsome Tom Fuccello, who played Sen. Dave Culver on "Dallas." There's no mention of AIDS-related death. Richard Warwick was beautiful in one of the best UK movies of the 60s -- Lindsay Anderson's If. Richard Warwick lip synched "What is a Youth" in Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. His age is unknown at the time of writing but he was a young man. and various studio groups of the time. Death: 1850 (59-60) Immediate Family: Son of Anthony Armstrong and Mary Armstrong. Here's another shot. Either way, I thought it was tragic. Most of the cast from "The Boys In the Band" (1970). You think she was lying? r77 This is the first I've heard of it. His upbeat, fun-loving personality made him a delight for all who came in contact with him. Never. 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". Although "King Kong " put Armstrong on the map as an actor, it would also cause him to. This thread always bums me out when it resurfaces. Later on he speaks of what a good man Hal Linden was and how much he admires hm, so it's clearly not Linden. He was 50 years old at the time of his passing. Robert Armstrong Birthday and Date of Death. Our town was rocked when one of the leading businessmen went into rehab, and this was back when rehab was a big deal. Had never seen that before. It's dangerous." So handsome. We decided wed start a scholarship fund in his honor. Ernest Ivanhoe Vernon Armstrong; Ernest L. Armstrong; Ernest Robert Armstrong; Ernest William Armstrong; Francis Armstrong; Lay a poppy for 2022. Robert was employed by R.R. How did he survive from 85 to 90 alone? 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. 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. Armstrong died at age 95 of natural causes in Studio City, California on July 27, 2012. . Antony Armstrong-Jones wed Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II's sister, for ten years, from 1960 . Did Jonathon Scott Taylor die of aids. Was he the Bufferin or Anacin guy? Was it because of subpar acting or clutch-voice? Not an actor, but director Colin Higgins, who directed 9 to 5 (which I'm watching right now) and Foul Play. Robert Armstrong Attorney at Law. Text size. Abdominal Cancer. [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. Court Miller, one of the actors in Torch Song Trilogy, and Kim Milford, who was on Broadway in Hair and Rocky Horror Larry Kert, the original Tony in West Side Story, replaced Dean Jones in Company, died of AIDS. [quote]Stephen W. Burns made a potentially promising film debut in the last (and worst) of the initial Herbie films, Herbie Goes Bananas (1980). Some features on this site require a subscription. 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. 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. 1972, three daughters, one son) Daughter: Daryl Armstrong Daughter: Laure Nell Daughter: Robbie Armstrong-Dunham Son: Wynn Wife: Susan Guthrie . 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. Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm. Same thing for Ronnie Dyson, of Hair fame and later a solo artist as well, died from AIDS. The most beautiful man in the world in the seventies, Hiram Keller (Undercoffler) died of "liver cancer" at home with his family in 1997. R232 is that Idolmaker remake ever happening? Some features on this site require registration. 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. He and his wife had two children. The actress who played Billy Beyer's sister on Capitol also died from complications of AIDS. Bob Armstrong was diagnosed with prostate cancer and according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, he refused treatment as he knew the cancer was terminal. 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. 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. 1. He was rumored to have had a relationship with Frank Langella. So many talented chorus men from the 80's. We met when he did some fundraising via Edge of Night for the nonprofit animal welfare organization I worked for. A good conversation starter. Rick Meadows- gorgeous man from revival of On Your Toes. r4 Lenny Baker was str8 and died of throat cancer. Prior to World War II, in 1940, Universal Pictures released Enemy Agent, about countering a Nazi spy ring. Movies. I can;t stand Swen Swenson's voice singing "I've Got Your Number." He was on Broadway in the cast of "Hair" and starred in Fellini's "Satyricon" and a dozen other European B movies. It's sad if someone is doing that but I doubt it's his Foundation or his publicist? He and his kind are the reason I have not got rid of the mountain of antique porn on VHS. Dennis C. Stewart, the guy who played crater face in Grease. Jeffrey Mylett, of the original cast/film version of "Godspell", died in 1986 at age 36. He wanted me to clean the toilet every time I used it. Cause of Death and EndofLife Experiences in Individuals with Dementia with Lewy Bodies. Rene Enriquez who was a part of the ensemble cast of HILL STREET BLUES. If there were more than a few, then I suppose it's a subject for another thread. (Frank Silva) died from AIDS. 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. Though perhaps a female studio head was considered unbelievable at the time. Such dark, shitty days. 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. . He died in 1995 and was 52. r319 There have always been many gays and bis in the military, independent of not allowed. (Tragically for the Murphy family, his younger brother Patrick Sean Murphy died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.). Sad. Robert William Armstrong (November 20, 1890 - April 20, 1973) was an American film and television actor remembered for his role as Carl Denham in the 1933 version of King Kong by RKO Pictures. I truly hope they find a cure for this (and other) dreadful diseases. IMDb has a sortable database entitled "Most Popular Males Who Died Of "aids." While there, he was frequently performing on stage with the Carolina Playmakers. Robert Armstrong died in 1834, and was buried . In 1953, along with many of his Actors Studio buddies, he was part of the cast of "End As a Man" -- this became the first play to go from off-Broadway to Broadway. 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. QUICK FACTS. A truly beautiful man! Birth Name: Robert William Armstrong. I'm really happy that someone started this thread. r74 that's pecisely what makes this thread so sad - the unfinished stories, the what ifs A tribute to Rock Hudson or Liberace isnt half as sad because those stars hit a home run and ten some. Brett was gay after his marriage to Anna Massey. Know his, Estimated Net Worth, Age, Biography Wikipedia Wiki . He begins at 3:50. I find it too cutesy for words. What a tragic story: John Megna, who played nerdy little Dilli in To Kill a Mockingbird. site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, . What an evil, evil tragedy AIDS wrought on our artistic community. Denham then utters his facous line a reference to the pursuit by Kong of Fay Wray, the movie heroine, which led to Kong's demise. Did any non-gay actors ever die of the AIDS? [You do realize that this is a troll, right? I also appeared in a successful Off Broadway production in the 80s. William passed away of cause of death on month day 1931, at age 68 at death place, Utah. It was awful. ", that was MARK Lester. Bob was raised in Champlain, working on the family dairy farm. 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. I had such a mad crush on David Oliver. English actor Ian Charleson was getting well-known and had just played Hamlet before he died. Michael Landon. Rita M. Armstrong Obituary, Death Cause: Rita M. Armstrong Obituary has lately been searched in greater volume online, and people are curious to discover What Was Rita M. Armstrong Cause Of Death.Rita M. Armstrong's death is now making headlines, and people are eager to learn more about Rita M. Armstrong Obituary and receive an accurate update. What was Aaron Armstrong's cause of death? He played small parts at first and then moved into lead roles in road shows touring the country. 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