Merrells income mostly comes from and basic source was being a successful American singer and actor (1952-1991). The shame and embarrassment that was such a force for people then. The series centers on a powerful head of Century Studios and a group of up-and-coming starlets. Official cause of death was an intentional overdose of narcotics (assisted suicide). And he still looks healthy. 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". Cheryle Terrell, Joe Jackson's Mistress: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. Seems there are some internet references to Leslie Graves cause of death. So wonderful Holy shit, Michael Jeter's performance in "Take the Glass" from Grand Hotel, linked at R94, is freaking amazing! 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. Just checked the Wikipedia page for Brad Davis and it contradicts the commonly held belief he died of AIDS. In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. Merritt Buttrick, Kirk's son David in Star Trek II/II, died at age 30 in 1989. Miss Amanda Blake, tho she was a bit of a household name. The many people lost to AIDS should never be forgotten. Paul Stevens, who played Brian Bancroft on Another World, died of AIDS. I was just watching "The Doctors" - the soap on RetroTV - and saw a very handsome actor, Peter Burnell. "They say Brad Davis got Aids from a needle transfusion ?". R31, Tom got AIDS from his partner, who didn't reveal his HIV when they met. Richard Warwick portrayed Uncas in the 1971 tv series The Last of the Mohicans. He was frequently cast in monster roles due to his extremely tall staturehe stood 7' 2" (2.20 m). The April 26, 1952-born singer and actor (1952-1991) expert was arguably the worlds most influential Merrell Jackson was expert, with a wide-ranging social media outreach. How the hell could he throw himself around like a rag doll that way? R199, Christopher George was not on "Bracken's World," he was on "Rat Patrol." 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. Stephen W. Burns made a potentially promising film debut in the last (and worst) of the initial Herbie films, Herbie Goes Bananas (1980), replaced Mark Harmon in the last 3 episodes of the LA paramedics TV series 240 Robert (1981) and, in the role that probably brought him his biggest exposure, played Jack Cleary, one of Meggies brothers, in the classic miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983). I'm really happy that someone started this thread. All those plays that won't get written now. No, poor Jim just wouldn't go to the doctor until it was too late. We know that Merrell E Smith had been residing in Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio 45640. [quote]I don't know very much about Diffring's private life beyond the fact that he was gay . I meant to post this as evidence of Joel Crothers' beauty. There's no way to measure what we lost because of their absence. He and his wife had two children. He was bellissimo. They say Brad Davis got Aids from a needle transfusion ? Either way, I thought it was tragic. Many film stars made cameo appearances. I still get chills. Sharkey's daughter was just arrested for beating her boyfriend's mother to death with a baseball bat. Some features on this site require a subscription. Updated: November 2, 2011 At the age of years, Merrell Jackson weight not available right now. He played "Rooster" - GREAT dancer; great showman. Ray Sharkey was so hot. r123, he made hot porn. 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. The critics HATED it. Merrell's innocence, playfulness, joy and enthusiasm jump out at you throughout the movie and stay in your heart for a very long time. Denholm Elliot was actually well known to American viewers through his role of Marcus in the Indiana Jones movies. Musical theatre for anyone with a brain died with AIDS. By the way, Raul Julia was a major star not "semi-famous.". A truly beautiful man! I went through his illness with him and was with him the day before he passed away. Trivia (2) He auditioned for the Chicago production of "Godspell" in May 1972, but was c Died in December 11, 1986 the day after his 31st birthday. I'm lucky to be alive; timing is everything, if I'd been born 5 years earlierwho knows? But it may have been suicide. I remember Dack Rambo discussing his diagnosis on some talk show when I got home from school. 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. Anyway, most of these people (Southerns, Mid-Westerns) just COULDN'T" WAIT to see Disney's musical, "Alladin". Needless to say, I wasn't surprised to find out that a gay man directed those movies. Peter Burnell, who played Mike Powers on The Doctors, committed suicide after being diagnosed. Timothy Scott, 'Mistoffelees' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", February 24, 1988. (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). How long might he have been living with it? I saw Howard Rollins in a London production of I'm Not Rappaport co-starring the incredible Paul Scofield. He was rumored to have had a relationship with Frank Langella. [quote]Brett was gay after his marriage to Anna Massey. Did TV and movies-- probably '70s and '80s. Cause of death was chest and internal injuries, although he also sustained a brain concussion and fractures of both legs. I'm lucky to have had any intimacy in life. Wow, thank you, r166. he was one of famous singer and actor (1952-1991) with the age years old group. R295 Is Miss Hal a bottom? [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. Denholm Elliott wouldn't be famous to most Americans, right? You hit an exterior keypad with your destination floor and it routes you to one of the 14 elevators;no more sardine-cans). 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. He was a lovely, talented man and had a wonderful partner in EJ Alexander. You think she was lying? 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. Getentrepreneurial.com: Resources for Small Business Entrepreneurs in 2022. He was a very sexy man. [quote]The worst offender, may he rest in peaceherb ritts. Steven Gelfer, 'Carbucketty' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", December 26, 1988. 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. April 26, 1951 (Leonard Jr), 1952 (Merrell) and 1955 (Dwayne). Sad to see that Baltimora "Tarzan Boy" and comedian Frank Maya both died of AIDS. not the AIDS. 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. He was only 37 years old. Learn How much net worth Merrell was in this year and how he spend his expenses? [quote]The most beautiful man in the world in the seventies, Hiram Keller. The first Chicago stage production opened on Sept. 19, 1972, but Jackson was not in the opening cast. Choreographers, playwrights, dancers, actors. But I swear I saw it once in a soap mag but never again. Hope it gets off the ground this century. Peter Coffield who was in a ton of TV series and TV movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as commercials. He also appeared in a number of TV productions, including Silver Spoons and Hill Street Blues. Sad. The handsome Tom Fuccello, who played Sen. Dave Culver on "Dallas." 0. And I was thinking exactly what you were thinking. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". This got me to thinking about lesser-known actors (or writers, athletes, etc.) Kenny Sacha- He played the Rose drag queen in The Rose among other things. I remember he was on E.T. 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. Makes me sad even to mention it but Lance Baker was a cute actor kid from New Zealand we managed who died really young. 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. Merrell E Smith's bio. 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. 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!" Well that was true. IIRC his first female *relations* came via Victoria Principal well into his adult years and the subsequently married a woman. 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 said he had had sex with beautiful men and women, and had no regrets. 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. He was a model for Yves St. Laurent and others. and various studio groups of the time. I can't remember where i posted them. What a peculiar and erroneous notion, r111. One of the very WORST people I have EVER had the displeasure to meet, and see in action. r10--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? Dry your tears! Even more depressing: the thought of the hundreds of actors, writers, comedians, etc. The rise of rap had nothing to do with AIDS, not to mention that rap had its AIDS deaths as well. I didn't see how many pages it was, already mentioned obviously. Some features on this site require registration. R63 Daniel McDonald was married, had 2 kids and reportedly died of brain cancer. While Joe Jackson was married to Katherine Jackson and raising 10 children, he had a secret relationship with Cheryle . Jonathon Scott Taylor apparently retired from acting took a law degree and is living somewhere in England. Anyone remember partner's name? Life. ", Broadway was more tolerant but not all that much earlier (A Chorus Line - and only nominations for the gay roles). Later on he speaks of what a good man Hal Linden was and how much he admires hm, so it's clearly not Linden. Jackson graduated from Chicago's Calumet High School in 1971, where he was a soloist for the a cappella chorus, and had leading roles in two stage productions for which he won the "best actor" award. But his wife tells herself that he got it from drug use. Yes, I agree, Michael Jeter was more than semi-famous. I ask at IMDb but apparently it's some big mystery. I must have seen IF a dozen times just for RW. I don't know if she tried it herself, but it obviously didn't save her life. If you want to know details about him, we are here to help you. R182 Wow! 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). Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. It's dangerous." R148, I was a friend of Gary Bond's. He joined Chicago's Goodman Theater in 1971. r4 Lenny Baker was str8 and died of throat cancer. Kenny Everett. Jeffrey Mylett, of the original cast/film version of "Godspell", died in 1986 at age 36. Remi Laurent -- he played the son in the original film of La Cage aux Folles (1978) and died in 1989. Here's a clip from the MTM episode. 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). It always went down a treat! So handsome. The guy who played Al in the Chorus Line movie. I had to move out and move on. Paul Jabara-he wrote and won an Oscar for Last Dance sun by Donna Summer. Merrell Jackson's Biography Merrell was born to Patricia and Leonard Jackson, the second child of five; four boys and one girl, Stephanie. I have the book right here in my bookcase. I met good people from all over while in the elevators (new technology, no buttons inside the elevator. "'Godspell': A Vibrant Message of Joy and Love". R173 He was such a neat freak. I just checked his bio, and it says he died of Alzheimers. r225 wandered in from Pleasantville I think. Did it hurt when you pulled that out of your ass, r302? He infected comedian Corbett Monica's daughter (Corbett Monica used to tour with Rat Packers as an opening act) and she sued his estate. If he died in Illinois, a death certificate is not obtainable until twenty years after the death unless one is a member of his immediate family or has a legal reason. Very good threadbut r2's link was bad! Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? R232 is that Idolmaker remake ever happening? Now it's all amusement park Disney crap with unimaginative staging. Some people do get brain tumors in their 50s - and its a pretty swift decline. Walloon 14:41, 29 October 2007 (UTC) [ reply] And boy, did they! He had issues, R175. What a tragic story: John Megna, who played nerdy little Dilli in To Kill a Mockingbird. Didn't Billy Preston die in the last decade? His mother stood a top height of 6'2" and his father stood 6'6." 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. 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. George Pesatura who replaced Sammy Williams in ACL. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. I sure would have liked to have a piece of that! 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. Irresponsible, maybe. On February 23, 1991, Merrell Jacksondied of non-communicable disease. Oh, that's so sad. You know, it's true this is a sad thread and, yes, there are some ignorant comments here. Stephen Stucker. I loved her. Let's not forget he was also Johnny Slash on "Square Pegs," with a very young SJP. Reed Jones, 'Skimbleshanks, in the original Broadway production of "Cats", June 19, 1989. Cause of Death: Stillborn . He contracted AIDS and died from complications related to the disease shortly afterwards. Not me, R172. It never does. I also appeared in a successful Off Broadway production in the 80s. 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). R306, there *is* an F&F button. Also learn about how he was rich at the age of 49 years old? I'm not denying the publicist downplayed the cause of death, though. Sounds like the wiki in r228 is revising history. I have only ever seen Joel from the 70s and later, with the moustache. The pop legend had been rehearsing past midnight on the night of June 24, 2022 ahead of a series of comeback concerts at the London . 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. He married 227 actress Alaina Reed in 1989 after appearing on the program. [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. . He always had his bicycle with him. More talented then I gave him credit for, then. 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. This thread always bums me out when it resurfaces. Died in 198g. Really appreciate this effort to remember these fellas. I've always wondered. [all posts by tedious, racist idiot removed.]. Died of AIDS - early 90s, I think. I thought he had been living with AIDS for 20 years, but it's 30, which is a huge difference. Interesting, never knew there were porn stars who crossed over to soaps - or vice-versa. [9] He joined the Chicago production in November, but was called back to New York for additional location shots[10] and then continued in the cast until the show's run ended in August 1973. Singer And Actor (1952-1991) Peter Tramm the substitute dancer for Kevin Bacon in Footloose. Merrell Jackson was born on April 26, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Merrell Jackson was born on 26 April 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. I remember your story! Apparently Keene was always bugging him for sex, promising to give him a blowjob if Robby would suck his dick too. Later, Warwick played Judi Denchs brother-in-law in the sitcom A Fine Romance (1981-84). 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