I always thought his fabulously sassy, florid vocal should be performed by Lypsinka. On behalf our entire family we want to thank you for the tremendous outpouring of love support and prayers we have received from around the world. [quote]R18 [R10]--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? I cannot walk. He had recently broken up with his girlfriend and had been drinking on the night of his death. 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. R148, I was a friend of Gary Bond's. Later, I turned on tv and it was Oscar night. I'm 65 and sometimes I forget it ever happened. 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. Sarah Jessica Parker 'dated' Timothy Murphy, played David Oliver's wife and co-starred with Merrit Butrick. 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. Dexter Stuffins from Silver Spoons ( Franklyn Seals) died from AIDS. One of the very WORST people I have EVER had the displeasure to meet, and see in action. 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. I dont know how to move on. Warren Stevens provided the voice of the unseen Bracken. Nellie's Husband on Little House on the Prairie. So he made his mark playing Nazis in the UK. [quote]The most beautiful man in the world in the seventies, Hiram Keller. @205, Not according to IMDB. Your post irresponsible and offensive. Webwhy wasn't john ashton in beverly hills cop 3. us military base in paris france. Gee r154 if there was only someway to check. Other cast members included Elizabeth Allen, Dennis Cole, Jeanne Cooper, Peter Haskell, Linda Harrison, Karen Jensen, Madlyn Rhue, and Laraine Stephens. He told people he was on a microbiotic diet and that his weight loss was was the result of hard work. God help me, she wrote on July 6, 2022. IMDB has AIDS listed as his cause of death and Wikipedia has cancer caused by AIDS. 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? Houston Kenneth Stevenson February 25, 1995 July 5, 2022 (full service), Full service for Houston Kenneth Stevenson from St John's Shaughnessy Anglican church. I believe Tim Scott had been involved with Ian Charleson when the former was in CHORUS LINE in London. WebRonnie Stevens may refer to: Ronnie Stevens (actor), British actor. Died in December 11, 1986 the day after his 31st birthday. Bless him. 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'. 
Sexy as fuck Terry Lester, the original (and only as far as I'm concerned) Jack in Y&R. R232 is that Idolmaker remake ever happening? In 1979, Parker/Nichols became a regular cast member on 'The Edge of Night', appearing for five years as Police Chief, Derek Mallory. I'm lucky to have had any intimacy in life. 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. They were friends and occasional fuck buddies. Stephen Schwartz wrote a song about Bill Beyers' death, called "Life Goes On." Tom obviously touched a lot of people with his talent and honesty. By the way, Raul Julia was a major star not "semi-famous.". He was so good looking. So handsome. He was on Broadway in the cast of "Hair" and starred in Fellini's "Satyricon" and a dozen other European B movies. [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. On July 6, Stevenson wrote, There are no words. R90, the guy who played Al was also a longtime Solid Gold dancer who got this young gay hot week after week. On July 20, 2022, Houstons family and friends gathered to remember his life. John Hargreaves, Australian actor who was in Don's Party died of AIDS. I'm really happy that someone started this thread. 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. IIRC his first female *relations* came via Victoria Principal well into his adult years and the subsequently married a woman. It was awful. A truly beautiful man! He contracted AIDS and died from complications related to the disease shortly afterwards. A post shared by (@ronniestevenson) On July 9, 2022, the family released a formal statement. A good conversation starter. What a peculiar and erroneous notion, r111. Did you know his friend John from NY (also an old roommate)? He was rumored to have had a relationship with Frank Langella. Irresponsible, maybe. I remember Carrol O'Connor tried to save his job for him but he was on another planet. 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'??) 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. He was 47 years of age. Mr. Ronnie Stevens. So many folks lost and these are just the semi-famous folks. Ray Sharkey was so hot. He spent 20 years in the Air Force which has many gays but when Bob was in that was not allowed. The B.C. I didn't realize that BOB from "twin Peaks". According to his obituary, he died in 1986, and the cause of death was pneumonia. Veronica Stevens, American female wrestler, sometimes known as "Ronnie" Stevens. And he took off his shirt a lot on AYITL. Am I remembering correctly that he was on Bracken's World? Rue McClanahan wrote that Brad mowed her lawn and plowed her pussy. He played "Rooster" - GREAT dancer; great showman. 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. But his wife tells herself that he got it from drug use. 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. 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). I am decimated, my child how will I ever live without you. He wanted me to clean the toilet every time I used it. Ronald George Stevens, actor: born London 2 September 1925; married 1963 Ann Bristow (deceased; one son, and one son deceased); died Northwood, Middlesex 11 November 2006. [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. Dry your tears! Oh, that's so sad. The most beautiful man in the world in the seventies, Hiram Keller (Undercoffler) died of "liver cancer" at home with his family in 1997. Time will not heal me or this. ADVERTISEMENT. I used to stick their portraits on the cocktail olive toothpicks. So did Curt Dawson, who did several soaps, including Another World. Yes, 196. [quote]It's traumatic for me to read these. Even before he died, when it was obvious he was ill, he never said anything about his illness. People say grief comes in stages and eventually with time, the pain of loosing a loved one fades. Well that was true. Not an actor, but I want to add Ricky Wilson of The B-52's. 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. r55 Lypsinka performed "I've Got Your Number" from "Little Me" in a tribute to fashion designer Pauline Trigere in 1992. by Anonymous. Born in London, England, Ronald Stevens served in World War II in both the Royal Air Force and the British Army's Royal Engineers. Yeah, that video of Michael Jeter is pure joy. Kind of a psychopath. 
Apparently Keene was always bugging him for sex, promising to give him a blowjob if Robby would suck his dick too. [quote] Cookie Mueller. The series centers on a powerful head of Century Studios and a group of up-and-coming starlets. Somewhere in my kitchen. I love you with every breath I take. Most of the cast from "The Boys In the Band" (1970). [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. I loved Paper Dolls as a kid. This thread always bums me out when it resurfaces. So wonderful Holy shit, Michael Jeter's performance in "Take the Glass" from Grand Hotel, linked at R94, is freaking amazing! During the original Public Theatre run of THE NORMAL HEART, Brad was getting fuked by every hot boy who came his way. I've always wondered. You think the fantasy will equal the reality. Antony Hamilton, the hottie who replaced Jon Erik Hexum on "Cover Up". You know, it's true this is a sad thread and, yes, there are some ignorant comments here. No AIDS, and not gay, although he was very gay friendly. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. 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. Did any non-gay actors ever die of the AIDS? 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). August 16, 1993. R302 . oy, what did they all die of ? 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). Some people do get brain tumors in their 50s - and its a pretty swift decline. Paul Stevens - actor - was born on 1921-01-17. 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. Though perhaps a female studio head was considered unbelievable at the time. He didn't get AIDS from a blood transfusion. 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.". I have only ever seen Joel from the 70s and later, with the moustache. Paul Stevens, who played Brian Bancroft on Another World, died of AIDS. I was an active member of our alumni association and he passed shortly before a reunion. [quote]Lenny Baker had to withdraw from the pre-Broadway tryout of McNally's "It's Only A Play". Vanessa Redgrave's first husband, Tony Richardson (though better known as a director). (Tragically for the Murphy family, his younger brother Patrick Sean Murphy died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.) In 1984, Parker died, whether from a self-inflicted gunshot wound (a rumor) or complications from AIDS. Hello. Did Ronnie winter die? The reality is probably much more complex. WebRonnie Stevens was born on September 2, 1925 and died on November 11, 2005. and I just saw R271's post. [quote]The worst offender, may he rest in peaceherb ritts. R39 - Joel Crothers will always be Joe Haskell from Dark Shadows in my heart. Timothy Scott, 'Mistoffelees' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", February 24, 1988. But I swear I saw it once in a soap mag but never again. Ooh, you should see what Robby Benson has to say about Queen Curtis in his autobiography. 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. You know he died of LEG CANCER which is so unusual. R168 - I guess I didn't read carefully enough because I thought I waste first to mention him, at rwhatever I was. 
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. Take a look at He was bellissimo. 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. Jeffrey Mylett, of the original cast/film version of "Godspell", died in 1986 at age 36. I had no idea Howard E. Rollins died of AIDS. R199, Christopher George was not on "Bracken's World," he was on "Rat Patrol." I can not find a photo of him anywhere online, which saddens me even more. I saw Carol Channing in one of her revivals of Hello Dolly in the early 80s. I am decimated, my child how will I ever live without you. Besides, singing on Broadway, Kim Milford also toured as a vocalist with British rock/jazz guitarist Jeff Beck's band in the 1970s. who died of AIDs. On July 6, Stevenson wrote, There are no words. Houston was incredibly close to his family, including his siblings. Ronnie Stevens - actor - died on 2006-11-11. Remi Laurent -- he played the son in the original film of La Cage aux Folles (1978) and died in 1989. I must have seen IF a dozen times just for RW. Did Jonathon Scott Taylor die of aids. Davis was dying of AIDS and then the wife helped him commit suicide before the the end came naturally. One of them was the brilliant one about a gay guy who was under the mistaken impression that Frasier was, too. He said he had had sex with beautiful men and women, and had no regrets. 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. 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. 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). He was talking about suicide and arguing with people who were trying to comfort him. I'm not denying the publicist downplayed the cause of death, though. Birthday: September 2, 1925 Date of Death: November 11, 2005 Age at Death: 80 Live Live Death Statistics Worldwide and The United States Ronnie Stevens - Biography Where's the troll who always insists Jill Clayburgh died of AIDS? He died in 1995 and was 52. r319 There have always been many gays and bis in the military, independent of not allowed. R31, Tom got AIDS from his partner, who didn't reveal his HIV when they met. Light-skinned black actor -- I think his first name may have been Ray? Unless you are rich enough to keep him as a sugar daddy, you will always be third or lower on their priority list. Today is the Anniversary of Wayland Flowers death in 1988. R213 There was alot of speculation about Raul Julia. 
[quote] Was Anthony Perkins truly gay or just confused. I LOVE YOU !!! Stephen Schwartz was a good friend of Billy Byers. R150 No-- I just did a little research and found him, but it turns out he was killed by a cop. I loved her. 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. Daniel McDonald had a brain tumor. He was frequently cast in monster roles due to his extremely tall staturehe stood 7' 2" (2.20 m). English actor Ian Charleson was getting well-known and had just played Hamlet before he died. Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. Here's a clip from the MTM episode. He saw the two bright red scratches on the back of Jerry Lees hand, like a cat had gouged him from the wrist to the knuckles. Offsite Link. Casey Stevens, who played Jamie Lee Curtis' boyfriend, Nick, in Prom Night. Hi, R170. Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? by Anonymous. But thank you for posting R10 and R14, Leonard Frey was not the only Boys in the Band cast member who died of AIDS. This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. -- Theodore "Teddy" Wilson (appeared on tons of sitcoms and TV shows in the 70s and 80s, esp. He died at age 35 in 1992. Merrell Jackson, who also starred in the movie version (sang a beautiful rendition of "All Good Gifts") died at 38 in 1991; cause of death was never disclosed. 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. 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). Look at the Clintons. Swen Swenson, who introduced this number in the original Broadway production of LITTLE ME. Yes, I agree, Michael Jeter was more than semi-famous. [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. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". no Ronnie Winter is not dead. During those times they just used other illnesses to cloak the real reasons but these were sexually active gay men who died young. I never saw him drink more than 2 or 3 drinks.". 308, he is already mentioned repeatedly up thread [quote] During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. David Oliver from Another World and A Year IN the Life died at 30 in 1992. And who could ever forget Michael Jeter as Ethel Merman in "The Fisher King" ? WebRonnie Stevenson, who was one of the stars of Real Housewives of Vancouver, has taken to Instagram as she mourns the loss of her son, Houston. Was he on a wire with a harness under his tux? When was Paul Stevens - actor - born? (There is some disagreement over this, since other bios say he died of cancer from smoking.). When the second season began, Leslie Nielsen joined the cast to portray Bracken. My Beautiful Beautiful boy. WebOn August 31, 2020, Ronnie McNutt, a 33-year-old American man, committed suicide by shooting himself under the chin with a single shot rifle on a Facebook livestream, which went viral on social media platforms. People have all kinds of different personal relationships. The actress who played Billy Beyer's sister on Capitol also died from complications of AIDS. Not actors, but the founders of the fun, doomed FILMEX in LA, Gary and Gary. READ NEXT: Ozzy Osbourne Stuns Fans as He Walks After Undergoing Major Surgery, Real Housewives Star & Family Mourn After Her Son Dies Unexpectedly, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. The couple had only been married since February of this year. 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. A bit OT, Mark Lester might actually be the biological father of one, or two, of Michael Jackson's three children. r10--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? Not me, R172. He documented his slow death from AIDS in the documentary Life and Death on the A List (1996); he died the same year. I. In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. [quote]Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. More talented then I gave him credit for, then. 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. Someone please help me with this one -- I'm pretty sure he died of AIDS but I'm not positive. He was gay. Brad Davis was molested by his mother so his "plowing" of Rue was really just a "repetition compulsion" regarding his childhood trauma. Miss Amanda Blake, tho she was a bit of a household name. 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. Real Housewives of Vancouver star Ronnie Stevenson has just shared that her son, Houston Stevenson, has passed away. There is nothing like a good thread like this to cheer me up. He also did commercials and displayed his fine body in some arty photogs. 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!" We ask for your continued prayers and for the privacy of our family as we navigate through this most difficult time, the statement read. On July 6, 2022, Charis posted about her brothers death on Instagram. R181 - I had no idea about the Dan Hartman history. He was a serious actor but suddenly disappeared in 1988. For the most part I remember reading each of these in the newspaper at the time. When was Paul Stevens - actor - born? She stood at a podium on the altar and read Psalm 23. Official cause of death was an intentional overdose of narcotics (assisted suicide). Ronnie Turner died last week. He had recently broken up with his girlfriend and had been drinking on the night of his death. He appears to have died of AIDS in the mid1980s, and his partner, Gerald Mast, a film historian, died a few years later. According to a 2002 interview, German actor Arthur Brauss suggested that Diffring died of AIDS. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. Peter Coffield who was in a ton of TV series and TV movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as commercials. for your pointless bitchery needs. [all posts by tedious, racist idiot removed.]. Not an actor, but director Colin Higgins, who directed 9 to 5 (which I'm watching right now) and Foul Play. When I watch musicals of the 60's and 70's, or old television variety shows with bunches of male dancers - I'm always sad that probably most of them died of AIDS in the first wave. Either way, I thought it was tragic. I'll make sure of that. He definitely did NOT commit suicide, but died of AIDS, which was still very much a stigma in 1985. He was 47 years of age. He was linked to actor Jeremy Brett, they may have been a couple. It was heartbreaking and terrifying to read. Momma Loves you. WebRonnie Stevens was born on September 2, 1925 and died on November 11, 2005. The initial sort is by something called "STARmeter" with Rock Hudson heading the list. Irving Allen Lee, Joel Crothers, and Dennis Parker; all of The Edge of Night. Ronnie Stevenson, star of The Real Housewives of Vancouver , announced the tragic death of her son Houston at the age of 27. Real Housewives of Vancouver star Ronnie Stevenson has just shared that her son, Houston Stevenson, has passed away. 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. On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office confirmed that Stevens died of natural causes due to arteriosclerosis cardiovascular disease. and various studio groups of the time. 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 went through his illness with him and was with him the day before he passed away. (Tragically for the Murphy family, his younger brother Patrick Sean Murphy died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.) Brad Davis' wife wrote a book, based on the fact that he died of aids. Noooooooo !!!! Sharkey's daughter was just arrested for beating her boyfriend's mother to death with a baseball bat. The casket was wheeled into the church surrounded by those who were closest to Houston. I remember as a kid getting Premiere Magazine and every year they'd have a list. Cookie Mueller. How can someone mention Dan Hartman and not "Relight My Fire"?! Didn't Billy Preston die in the last decade? Dennis C. Stewart, the guy who played crater face in Grease. He was treated like a leper until his death. Lenny Baker, star of Next Stop, Greenwich Village, died of cancer which was caused by AIDS in 1982. Ryan Gosling was attached to it some time ago. 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. I still get chills. Veronica Stevens, American female wrestler, sometimes known as "Ronnie" Stevens. The shame and embarrassment that was such a force for people then. Did Ronnie winter die? 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Sexy as fuck Terry Lester, the original (and only as far as I'm concerned) Jack in Y&R. R232 is that Idolmaker remake ever happening? In 1979, Parker/Nichols became a regular cast member on 'The Edge of Night', appearing for five years as Police Chief, Derek Mallory. I'm lucky to have had any intimacy in life. 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. They were friends and occasional fuck buddies. Stephen Schwartz wrote a song about Bill Beyers' death, called "Life Goes On." Tom obviously touched a lot of people with his talent and honesty. By the way, Raul Julia was a major star not "semi-famous.". He was so good looking. So handsome. He was on Broadway in the cast of "Hair" and starred in Fellini's "Satyricon" and a dozen other European B movies. [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. On July 6, Stevenson wrote, There are no words. R90, the guy who played Al was also a longtime Solid Gold dancer who got this young gay hot week after week. On July 20, 2022, Houstons family and friends gathered to remember his life. John Hargreaves, Australian actor who was in Don's Party died of AIDS. I'm really happy that someone started this thread. 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. IIRC his first female *relations* came via Victoria Principal well into his adult years and the subsequently married a woman. It was awful. A truly beautiful man! He contracted AIDS and died from complications related to the disease shortly afterwards. A post shared by (@ronniestevenson) On July 9, 2022, the family released a formal statement. A good conversation starter. What a peculiar and erroneous notion, r111. Did you know his friend John from NY (also an old roommate)? He was rumored to have had a relationship with Frank Langella. Irresponsible, maybe. I remember Carrol O'Connor tried to save his job for him but he was on another planet. 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'??) 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. He was 47 years of age. Mr. Ronnie Stevens. So many folks lost and these are just the semi-famous folks. Ray Sharkey was so hot. He spent 20 years in the Air Force which has many gays but when Bob was in that was not allowed. The B.C. I didn't realize that BOB from "twin Peaks". According to his obituary, he died in 1986, and the cause of death was pneumonia. Veronica Stevens, American female wrestler, sometimes known as "Ronnie" Stevens. And he took off his shirt a lot on AYITL. Am I remembering correctly that he was on Bracken's World? Rue McClanahan wrote that Brad mowed her lawn and plowed her pussy. He played "Rooster" - GREAT dancer; great showman. 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. But his wife tells herself that he got it from drug use. 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. 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). I am decimated, my child how will I ever live without you. He wanted me to clean the toilet every time I used it. Ronald George Stevens, actor: born London 2 September 1925; married 1963 Ann Bristow (deceased; one son, and one son deceased); died Northwood, Middlesex 11 November 2006. [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. Dry your tears! Oh, that's so sad. The most beautiful man in the world in the seventies, Hiram Keller (Undercoffler) died of "liver cancer" at home with his family in 1997. Time will not heal me or this. ADVERTISEMENT. I used to stick their portraits on the cocktail olive toothpicks. So did Curt Dawson, who did several soaps, including Another World. Yes, 196. [quote]It's traumatic for me to read these. Even before he died, when it was obvious he was ill, he never said anything about his illness. People say grief comes in stages and eventually with time, the pain of loosing a loved one fades. Well that was true. Not an actor, but I want to add Ricky Wilson of The B-52's. 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. r55 Lypsinka performed "I've Got Your Number" from "Little Me" in a tribute to fashion designer Pauline Trigere in 1992. by Anonymous. Born in London, England, Ronald Stevens served in World War II in both the Royal Air Force and the British Army's Royal Engineers. Yeah, that video of Michael Jeter is pure joy. Kind of a psychopath. Apparently Keene was always bugging him for sex, promising to give him a blowjob if Robby would suck his dick too. [quote] Cookie Mueller. The series centers on a powerful head of Century Studios and a group of up-and-coming starlets. Somewhere in my kitchen. I love you with every breath I take. Most of the cast from "The Boys In the Band" (1970). [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. I loved Paper Dolls as a kid. This thread always bums me out when it resurfaces. So wonderful Holy shit, Michael Jeter's performance in "Take the Glass" from Grand Hotel, linked at R94, is freaking amazing! During the original Public Theatre run of THE NORMAL HEART, Brad was getting fuked by every hot boy who came his way. I've always wondered. You think the fantasy will equal the reality. Antony Hamilton, the hottie who replaced Jon Erik Hexum on "Cover Up". You know, it's true this is a sad thread and, yes, there are some ignorant comments here. No AIDS, and not gay, although he was very gay friendly. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. 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. Did any non-gay actors ever die of the AIDS? 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). August 16, 1993. R302 . oy, what did they all die of ? 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). Some people do get brain tumors in their 50s - and its a pretty swift decline. Paul Stevens - actor - was born on 1921-01-17. 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. Though perhaps a female studio head was considered unbelievable at the time. He didn't get AIDS from a blood transfusion. 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.". I have only ever seen Joel from the 70s and later, with the moustache. Paul Stevens, who played Brian Bancroft on Another World, died of AIDS. I was an active member of our alumni association and he passed shortly before a reunion. [quote]Lenny Baker had to withdraw from the pre-Broadway tryout of McNally's "It's Only A Play". Vanessa Redgrave's first husband, Tony Richardson (though better known as a director). (Tragically for the Murphy family, his younger brother Patrick Sean Murphy died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.) In 1984, Parker died, whether from a self-inflicted gunshot wound (a rumor) or complications from AIDS. Hello. Did Ronnie winter die? The reality is probably much more complex. WebRonnie Stevens was born on September 2, 1925 and died on November 11, 2005. and I just saw R271's post. [quote]The worst offender, may he rest in peaceherb ritts. R39 - Joel Crothers will always be Joe Haskell from Dark Shadows in my heart. Timothy Scott, 'Mistoffelees' in the original Broadway production of "Cats", February 24, 1988. But I swear I saw it once in a soap mag but never again. Ooh, you should see what Robby Benson has to say about Queen Curtis in his autobiography. 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. You know he died of LEG CANCER which is so unusual. R168 - I guess I didn't read carefully enough because I thought I waste first to mention him, at rwhatever I was. 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. Take a look at He was bellissimo. 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. Jeffrey Mylett, of the original cast/film version of "Godspell", died in 1986 at age 36. I had no idea Howard E. Rollins died of AIDS. R199, Christopher George was not on "Bracken's World," he was on "Rat Patrol." I can not find a photo of him anywhere online, which saddens me even more. I saw Carol Channing in one of her revivals of Hello Dolly in the early 80s. I am decimated, my child how will I ever live without you. Besides, singing on Broadway, Kim Milford also toured as a vocalist with British rock/jazz guitarist Jeff Beck's band in the 1970s. who died of AIDs. On July 6, Stevenson wrote, There are no words. Houston was incredibly close to his family, including his siblings. Ronnie Stevens - actor - died on 2006-11-11. Remi Laurent -- he played the son in the original film of La Cage aux Folles (1978) and died in 1989. I must have seen IF a dozen times just for RW. Did Jonathon Scott Taylor die of aids. Davis was dying of AIDS and then the wife helped him commit suicide before the the end came naturally. One of them was the brilliant one about a gay guy who was under the mistaken impression that Frasier was, too. He said he had had sex with beautiful men and women, and had no regrets. 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. 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. 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). He was talking about suicide and arguing with people who were trying to comfort him. I'm not denying the publicist downplayed the cause of death, though. Birthday: September 2, 1925 Date of Death: November 11, 2005 Age at Death: 80 Live Live Death Statistics Worldwide and The United States Ronnie Stevens - Biography Where's the troll who always insists Jill Clayburgh died of AIDS? He died in 1995 and was 52. r319 There have always been many gays and bis in the military, independent of not allowed. R31, Tom got AIDS from his partner, who didn't reveal his HIV when they met. Light-skinned black actor -- I think his first name may have been Ray? Unless you are rich enough to keep him as a sugar daddy, you will always be third or lower on their priority list. Today is the Anniversary of Wayland Flowers death in 1988. R213 There was alot of speculation about Raul Julia. [quote] Was Anthony Perkins truly gay or just confused. I LOVE YOU !!! Stephen Schwartz was a good friend of Billy Byers. R150 No-- I just did a little research and found him, but it turns out he was killed by a cop. I loved her. 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. Daniel McDonald had a brain tumor. He was frequently cast in monster roles due to his extremely tall staturehe stood 7' 2" (2.20 m). English actor Ian Charleson was getting well-known and had just played Hamlet before he died. Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. Here's a clip from the MTM episode. He saw the two bright red scratches on the back of Jerry Lees hand, like a cat had gouged him from the wrist to the knuckles. Offsite Link. Casey Stevens, who played Jamie Lee Curtis' boyfriend, Nick, in Prom Night. Hi, R170. Speaking of, how is Hal Rubenstein still alive? by Anonymous. But thank you for posting R10 and R14, Leonard Frey was not the only Boys in the Band cast member who died of AIDS. This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. -- Theodore "Teddy" Wilson (appeared on tons of sitcoms and TV shows in the 70s and 80s, esp. He died at age 35 in 1992. Merrell Jackson, who also starred in the movie version (sang a beautiful rendition of "All Good Gifts") died at 38 in 1991; cause of death was never disclosed. 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. 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). Look at the Clintons. Swen Swenson, who introduced this number in the original Broadway production of LITTLE ME. Yes, I agree, Michael Jeter was more than semi-famous. [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. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". no Ronnie Winter is not dead. During those times they just used other illnesses to cloak the real reasons but these were sexually active gay men who died young. I never saw him drink more than 2 or 3 drinks.". 308, he is already mentioned repeatedly up thread [quote] During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. David Oliver from Another World and A Year IN the Life died at 30 in 1992. And who could ever forget Michael Jeter as Ethel Merman in "The Fisher King" ? WebRonnie Stevenson, who was one of the stars of Real Housewives of Vancouver, has taken to Instagram as she mourns the loss of her son, Houston. Was he on a wire with a harness under his tux? When was Paul Stevens - actor - born? (There is some disagreement over this, since other bios say he died of cancer from smoking.). When the second season began, Leslie Nielsen joined the cast to portray Bracken. My Beautiful Beautiful boy. WebOn August 31, 2020, Ronnie McNutt, a 33-year-old American man, committed suicide by shooting himself under the chin with a single shot rifle on a Facebook livestream, which went viral on social media platforms. People have all kinds of different personal relationships. The actress who played Billy Beyer's sister on Capitol also died from complications of AIDS. Not actors, but the founders of the fun, doomed FILMEX in LA, Gary and Gary. READ NEXT: Ozzy Osbourne Stuns Fans as He Walks After Undergoing Major Surgery, Real Housewives Star & Family Mourn After Her Son Dies Unexpectedly, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. The couple had only been married since February of this year. 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. A bit OT, Mark Lester might actually be the biological father of one, or two, of Michael Jackson's three children. r10--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? Not me, R172. He documented his slow death from AIDS in the documentary Life and Death on the A List (1996); he died the same year. I. In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. [quote]Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. More talented then I gave him credit for, then. 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. Someone please help me with this one -- I'm pretty sure he died of AIDS but I'm not positive. He was gay. Brad Davis was molested by his mother so his "plowing" of Rue was really just a "repetition compulsion" regarding his childhood trauma. Miss Amanda Blake, tho she was a bit of a household name. 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. Real Housewives of Vancouver star Ronnie Stevenson has just shared that her son, Houston Stevenson, has passed away. There is nothing like a good thread like this to cheer me up. He also did commercials and displayed his fine body in some arty photogs. 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!" We ask for your continued prayers and for the privacy of our family as we navigate through this most difficult time, the statement read. On July 6, 2022, Charis posted about her brothers death on Instagram. R181 - I had no idea about the Dan Hartman history. He was a serious actor but suddenly disappeared in 1988. For the most part I remember reading each of these in the newspaper at the time. When was Paul Stevens - actor - born? She stood at a podium on the altar and read Psalm 23. Official cause of death was an intentional overdose of narcotics (assisted suicide). Ronnie Turner died last week. He had recently broken up with his girlfriend and had been drinking on the night of his death. He appears to have died of AIDS in the mid1980s, and his partner, Gerald Mast, a film historian, died a few years later. According to a 2002 interview, German actor Arthur Brauss suggested that Diffring died of AIDS. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. Peter Coffield who was in a ton of TV series and TV movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as commercials. for your pointless bitchery needs. [all posts by tedious, racist idiot removed.]. Not an actor, but director Colin Higgins, who directed 9 to 5 (which I'm watching right now) and Foul Play. When I watch musicals of the 60's and 70's, or old television variety shows with bunches of male dancers - I'm always sad that probably most of them died of AIDS in the first wave. Either way, I thought it was tragic. I'll make sure of that. He definitely did NOT commit suicide, but died of AIDS, which was still very much a stigma in 1985. He was 47 years of age. He was linked to actor Jeremy Brett, they may have been a couple. It was heartbreaking and terrifying to read. Momma Loves you. WebRonnie Stevens was born on September 2, 1925 and died on November 11, 2005. The initial sort is by something called "STARmeter" with Rock Hudson heading the list. Irving Allen Lee, Joel Crothers, and Dennis Parker; all of The Edge of Night. Ronnie Stevenson, star of The Real Housewives of Vancouver , announced the tragic death of her son Houston at the age of 27. Real Housewives of Vancouver star Ronnie Stevenson has just shared that her son, Houston Stevenson, has passed away. 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. On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office confirmed that Stevens died of natural causes due to arteriosclerosis cardiovascular disease. and various studio groups of the time. 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 went through his illness with him and was with him the day before he passed away. (Tragically for the Murphy family, his younger brother Patrick Sean Murphy died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.) Brad Davis' wife wrote a book, based on the fact that he died of aids. Noooooooo !!!! Sharkey's daughter was just arrested for beating her boyfriend's mother to death with a baseball bat. The casket was wheeled into the church surrounded by those who were closest to Houston. I remember as a kid getting Premiere Magazine and every year they'd have a list. Cookie Mueller. How can someone mention Dan Hartman and not "Relight My Fire"?! Didn't Billy Preston die in the last decade? Dennis C. Stewart, the guy who played crater face in Grease. He was treated like a leper until his death. Lenny Baker, star of Next Stop, Greenwich Village, died of cancer which was caused by AIDS in 1982. Ryan Gosling was attached to it some time ago. 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. I still get chills. Veronica Stevens, American female wrestler, sometimes known as "Ronnie" Stevens. The shame and embarrassment that was such a force for people then. Did Ronnie winter die? 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