The "we can make a brooch, we can make a pteradactyl" queen from the movie AIRPLANE. Later, I turned on tv and it was Oscar night. 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. At the end of the picture, as the giant Kong sprawls dead at the base of the Empire State Building, a bystander observes that it was the airplanes that helped defeat him at last. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 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? Westwood Memorial Park; Los Angeles County . He is best known for his work on television, where he has appeared in a number of popular shows. . Daniel McDonald had a brain tumor. Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon, which made the astronaut one of the most memorable people in human history.Armstrong died in 2012 at the age of 82. . I didn't see how many pages it was, already mentioned obviously. R207 Why is the post about Raul Julia offensive? r114, what makes you think those three actors are living with AIDS? Such a huge loss of talent all around. Even before he died, when it was obvious he was ill, he never said anything about his illness. Dennis C. Stewart, the guy who played crater face in Grease. He was living in Corona, Queens, New York City when it happened. The story that Wade committed suicide is false. Rue McClanahan wrote that Brad mowed her lawn and plowed her pussy. 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 . And then there's that other role we remember Leonard Frey for, R10: People in the US know Denholm Elliott from Indiana Jones and "A Room with a View.". Wife: Ann Neale (m. 1952, div. Handsome, sensitive young actor. The founder of ZeniMax Media, who led the Company to a $7.5 billion purchase to Microsoft last September, took his last breath at a Baltimore hospital. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Paul Jabara-he wrote and won an Oscar for Last Dance sun by Donna Summer. 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). Peter Tramm the substitute dancer for Kevin Bacon in Footloose. 'I want to preserve him.'. The shame and embarrassment that was such a force for people then. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". . I'm shocked to be alive, but I feel I must never forget the fucking tragic shit show it was, nor the beautiful lives cut so short. Didn't she also date Robert Downey Jr. at one time? I find it too cutesy for words. 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. 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. Handsome Paul Keenan best known from his work on "Days of Our Lives" and "Dynasty" is notable in that he was one of the first actors to admit he was suffering from AIDS and was gay, rather than trying to cover it up. After graduating, R.G. Died: Apr 20, 1973. 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'. A good conversation starter. He delivered the film's famous final line: "It wasn't the airplanes. Where's the troll who always insists Jill Clayburgh died of AIDS? 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. I remember Carrol O'Connor tried to save his job for him but he was on another planet. My ex was best friends with Julie in the 80s/90s and she was absolutely devastated after he died. He also did a lot of Broadway, with a featured role in the original Fiddler on the Roof and later in the movie. It's just a dopey show, in my opinion. I sure would have liked to have a piece of that! I thought he had been living with AIDS for 20 years, but it's 30, which is a huge difference. I can't remember where i posted them. He died in 1996 from AIDS related Lymphoma. 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). We met when he did some fundraising via Edge of Night for the nonprofit animal welfare organization I worked for. Click episode number for show page at main site. 1972, three daughters, one son) Daughter: Daryl Armstrong Daughter: Laure Nell Daughter: Robbie Armstrong-Dunham Son: Wynn Wife: Susan Guthrie . 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. (There is some disagreement over this, since other bios say he died of cancer from smoking.). Robert Armstrong was born in . 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. Rome. It wasn't until Tom Hanks and Philadelphia that actors (and producers) clamored "I want an Oscar, get me a gay role! Some features on this site require a subscription. He was a heavy drug user definitely, but he was also a sex addict. 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.) 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. Can't remember. It always went down a treat! R173 He was such a neat freak. Ian Charleson. 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. Your post made me look them all up, sort them out, and pay my own private homage to those acting pioneers who - perhaps with the excepton of Luckinbill - got the raw end of the deal by playing gay in a gay play/film long before it was fashionable or award-worthy. For the person upthread who asked about Terry Lester, you were confusing him with the child star of the film "Oliver! Armstrong "died peacefully at 5:59 a.m. while resting in the favorite chair of his late wife, Loma," church spokesman David Hulme said. Accident. Birth Country: United States. This thread always bums me out when it resurfaces. and I just saw R271's post. Movies. He was born on May 17th, 1951 to Robert and Melba Armstrong in St. Louis, Missouri. Couldn't remmber his name. Besides, singing on Broadway, Kim Milford also toured as a vocalist with British rock/jazz guitarist Jeff Beck's band in the 1970s. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Whats Happening and Sanford and Son), -- Larry Riley was in A Soldiers Story and was fired from Knots Landing for having aids, -- Michael Westphal, ATP tennis player (ranked in the top 50), -- Joel Crothers (Somerset, Edge of Night) went to his grave denying he was gay and denying he had aids. 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. R199, Christopher George was not on "Bracken's World," he was on "Rat Patrol." His first play on Broadway, in Is Zat So, gained him the fame to sign with RKO Pathe on a longterm contract. McLinden was part inspiration for the lead character in "It's a Sin," from the pen of Russell T. Davies. The Armstrong Curse was a joke that led to moniker that took . Someone please help me with this one -- I'm pretty sure he died of AIDS but I'm not positive. Worsening health forced him to drop out of the production of "Grand Hotel" six months into the show's run. Ray Vitte was his name. You know, it's true this is a sad thread and, yes, there are some ignorant comments here. He didn't get AIDS from a blood transfusion. Gary Bond, aged 55, who died in 1995. 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 was very blonde (I saw him on stage a few times). Remi Laurent -- he played the son in the original film of La Cage aux Folles (1978) and died in 1989. He continued to make movies until his retirement 10 years ago, and he appeared in many television dramas and comedies, including the Perry Mason series. "We are heartbroken to share the news that our trumpet player . QUICK FACTS. number then drops dead, somewhere in act 2". Robert Armstrong passed away on October 16, 2021 after a valiant battle with cancer. Robert Armstrong Attorney at Law. Of the men, Im one of only 3 cast-members who was still alive in the 1990s. Last modified on Sun 5 Apr 2020 13.05 EDT. 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. However his list of gay conquests is rather substantial: Rock Hudson, Tab Hunter, Troy Donahue, Rudolf Nureyev, Paul Newman, Leonard Bernstein, James Dean, and Stephen Sondheim. As in, right now, my shoulders. "[6], Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Armstrong lived in Bay City, Michigan until about 1902 and moved to Seattle. Downtown. He wasn't mentioned in obits. Never. 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. The actress who played Billy Beyer's sister on Capitol also died from complications of AIDS. Smith died at 37 in 1994. Joe McCabe astutely portrayed the man in his eulogy on the occasion of Robert Armstrong's death: In this city, he was Mr. [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. Sadly almost six hundred entries including directors, choreographers, and even porn stars. 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. 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. 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. But it may have been suicide. I didn't realize that BOB from "twin Peaks". 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. So many folks lost and these are just the semi-famous folks. Daniel McDonald star of the musical Steel Pier. Dack Rambo. Salivary Gland Cancer. The rise of rap had nothing to do with AIDS, not to mention that rap had its AIDS deaths as well. R263 my mind always goes there, too. IIRC his first female *relations* came via Victoria Principal well into his adult years and the subsequently married a woman. In 2008, the leading cause of death for females aged 50 to 64 years changed from malignant neoplasm of breast to malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung, which accounted for 10.1% of deaths for this age group . got his first taste of movies, appearing in Garden of Eden (1954). Other cast members included Elizabeth Allen, Dennis Cole, Jeanne Cooper, Peter Haskell, Linda Harrison, Karen Jensen, Madlyn Rhue, and Laraine Stephens. *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. Beamish peerage database peerage ID. 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. R267 I don't think so. 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. The annual death rate peaked in 1995 (10.3 per 100 patients) and then declined to <2 deaths per 100 persons . I must have seen IF a dozen times just for RW. On August 27, 2020, Bob Armstrong died at the age of 80. Did you know his friend John from NY (also an old roommate)? It never does. 4 of 13 documents 1 of 13 documents View all. 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). Hope it gets off the ground this century. Rich Armstrong died on Friday, October 7, 2022, in a sudden and unexpected manner at his home. I was shocked and saddened to see that he died of AIDS at age 52 in 1997. He has that very distinct late 70s/early 80s style of comedy that I grew up with and love. 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. We all remember Rock Hudson, Liberace, Rudolf Nureyev, etc., but who are some of the semi-famous that we lost during the plague years? For the most part I remember reading each of these in the newspaper at the time. 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. He was waiting to invite you to his big debut at Carnegie Hall or some shit so we could all be proud of him. [quote]Lenny Baker had to withdraw from the pre-Broadway tryout of McNally's "It's Only A Play". He contracted AIDS and died from complications related to the disease shortly afterwards. They apparently fell in love on the set of Dallas. Everyone said, "I never knew Harry had a drinking problem. Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. 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. Shenar had a great speaking voice. R232 is that Idolmaker remake ever happening? 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