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Born April 26, 1952 Died February 23, 1991 (38) Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list Photos Known for Godspell 6.5 Merrell 1973 Credits IMDbPro Actor Previous 1 Godspell Merrell 1973 Soundtrack Previous m l xl . In his testimony, Michael Jackson's personal physician Conrad Murray said he found the singer in bed and not breathing on the afternoon of June 25, 2009. An incredibly nice man. Died in 1994 at age 45. The gayest HORROR ever! According to Wiki, he died from complications from open heart surgery. Hal Rubenstein won't die, because he IS THE UNDEAD! He died in 1996 from AIDS related Lymphoma. 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. Ron Vawter - Supporting actor in films and member of the Wooster group. Remi Laurent -- he played the son in the original film of La Cage aux Folles (1978) and died in 1989. 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). Gee r154 if there was only someway to check. Ron Richardson, of "Big River", as well as Howard Rollins. [quote]The most beautiful man in the world in the seventies, Hiram Keller. There is nothing like a good thread like this to cheer me up. I find it too cutesy for words. I always suspected that Gregory Hines did not die of liver cancer, as was reported. 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. I don't think anyone's mentioned Kevin Peter Hall: [quote]Kevin Peter Hall was an actor famous for his roles as Dr. Elvin Lincoln in Misfits of Science (1985), the 'monsters' in Prophecy (1979), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), Predator (1987), and Predator 2 (1990). Denholm Elliott wouldn't be famous to most Americans, right? I can't remember where i posted them. ", Paul Reeves, of the West End "Starlight Express.". Brett was gay after his marriage to Anna Massey. (Frank Silva) died from AIDS. Ray Sharkey continued to have sex with and infect women with HIV after he was diagnosed. I still get chills. She noticed that he spent a lot of time with gay male "friends" but just chalked it up to his being very "gay friendly." Dennis C. Stewart, the guy who played crater face in Grease. He died on 23 February 1991. I've always wondered. Howard Rollins he played Virgil Tibbs in "In The Heat Of The Night" tv series. Kenny Sacha- He played the Rose drag queen in The Rose among other things. There is no cause of death listed for Merrell. 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. Stephen Schwartz wrote a song about Bill Beyers' death, called "Life Goes On." While Joe Jackson was married to Katherine Jackson and raising 10 children, he had a secret relationship with Cheryle . Most depressing thread ever. He died of a brain tumor. Strange that they didn't just make Bracken a woman and have Eleanor Parker play that. A collection of cardboard tombstones, bound together with a rubber band. He auditioned for the Chicago production of "Godspell" in May 1972, but was cast in the movie version instead. He married 227 actress Alaina Reed in 1989 after appearing on the program. 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. You think she was lying? In April 2011, the sudden disappearance of a teenager had the authorities scrambling for leads. Someone please help me with this one -- I'm pretty sure he died of AIDS but I'm not positive. The first Chicago stage production opened on Sept. 19, 1972, but Jackson was not in the opening cast. I knew him in the 70s and early 80s. R63 Daniel McDonald was married, had 2 kids and reportedly died of brain cancer. He was on Broadway in the cast of "Hair" and starred in Fellini's "Satyricon" and a dozen other European B movies. On June 25, 2009, American singer Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 50.His physician, Conrad Murray, said that he found Jackson in his room at his North Carolwood Drive home in the Holmby Hills area of the city not breathing and with a weak pulse; he administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to no avail, and . Anyway, most of these people (Southerns, Mid-Westerns) just COULDN'T" WAIT to see Disney's musical, "Alladin". Sounds like the wiki in r228 is revising history. At the time of his death he survived by his large extended friends and family. Merrell E Smith's bio. Ray Vitte was his name. Earl Colloway, "Merrell Jackson wins music scholarship to Wolftrap". I don't know if she tried it herself, but it obviously didn't save her life. 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). And I was thinking exactly what you were thinking. His work for the Ritchie Family was all over the map with LP's like 'African Queens' rating quite high and ones like 'American Generation' quite low. You hit an exterior keypad with your destination floor and it routes you to one of the 14 elevators;no more sardine-cans). I had such a mad crush on David Oliver. Just checked the Wikipedia page for Brad Davis and it contradicts the commonly held belief he died of AIDS. Merrell's innocence, playfulness, joy and enthusiasm jump out at you throughout the movie and stay in your heart for a very long time. 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. Such Darwinism. Merrells income mostly comes from and basic source was being a successful American singer and actor (1952-1991). This thread always bums me out when it resurfaces. Musical theatre for anyone with a brain died with AIDS. 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. Of the men, Im one of only 3 cast-members who was still alive in the 1990s. Recently watched the movie If. (1968) and was struck by actor Richard Warwick; I was sure Id seen him in something else and sure enough he also appeared in Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) and Sebastiane (1976) interestingly, in all 3 films, his character was implied to be or definitely was gay. Earl Calloway, "Merrell Jackson wins 'best trouper' award". On February 23, 1991, Merrell Jacksondied of non-communicable disease. Sad. Merrell E Smith Merrell Smith (1927 - 2002) . That first guy was smoking hot..to bad he got a dirty load. After his death, all these years later, his family have never commented on Julia's cause of death. When the second season began, Leslie Nielsen joined the cast to portray Bracken. The series centers on a powerful head of Century Studios and a group of up-and-coming starlets. The shame and embarrassment that was such a force for people then. When. Robert Drivas' wonderful ass in "The Illustrated Man". He and his wife had two children. I believe Tim Scott had been involved with Ian Charleson when the former was in CHORUS LINE in London. Daniel McDonald had a brain tumor. ", Broadway was more tolerant but not all that much earlier (A Chorus Line - and only nominations for the gay roles). After her doctors warned her of the exhaustion being brought on by her demanding itineraries, Mahalia Jackson made fewer public appearances in the last five years of her life. For years, I thought that Keene Curtis 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. Dexter Stuffins from Silver Spoons ( Franklyn Seals) died from AIDS. I loved her. Interestingly enough, three of the boys were all born on the same day! Several of A Chorus Line original cast members, too. But I swear I saw it once in a soap mag but never again. I just saw IF. again for the first time in years and thought the same thing: Richard Warwick was so handsome. Apparently Keene was always bugging him for sex, promising to give him a blowjob if Robby would suck his dick too. He was bellissimo. Except the people that talk to it.]. 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. He doesn't mention him by name, but calls him a much older, Tony-winning actor in the show. [quote]I had no idea Howard E. Rollins died of AIDS. . Darryl Hinton Merrell Jackson (April 26, 1952 - February 23, 1991) was an actor who played one of the apostles in the film Godspell (1973). Such a huge loss of talent all around. He was Alfonso Ribeiro's dad on the show. r331, in another thread, somebody claimed that it was Timothy Patrick Murphy, mentioned at r2, who unknowingly infected Fuccello. Anthony Perkins admitted he had AIDS In his last couple of months. A good conversation starter. If there were more than a few, then I suppose it's a subject for another thread. We all remember Rock Hudson, Liberace, Rudolf Nureyev, etc., but who are some of the semi-famous that we lost during the plague years? I always thought his fabulously sassy, florid vocal should be performed by Lypsinka. for your pointless bitchery needs. 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. In fact, I didn't know that he'd died. Irresponsible, maybe. Ray Sharkey was so gorgeous. Rue was an even bigger slut than Blanche. [You do realize that this is a troll, right? Prolific character actor: portrayed Orson Welles in The Night That Panicked America, as well as drug lord Alejandro Sosa in Scarface. 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 started going out on location wearing a wig and women's clothes. R267 I don't think so. - Susan Brooks. August 16, 1993. He was mainly known for his disco hit 'Like An Eagle'. 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. Did you know his friend John from NY (also an old roommate)? site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, What a tragic story: John Megna, who played nerdy little Dilli in To Kill a Mockingbird. [quote] Cookie Mueller. with lot of social media fan he often posts many personal photos and videos to interact with her huge fan base social media plateform. I'm not denying the publicist downplayed the cause of death, though. 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. They sang together as the "Soulful Three." . The newest episode of Lifetime's 'Sleeping With a Killer' delves into what happened to Seath Jackson in Florida and the cold-blooded plot to murder him at a [] So babygays heard it at the same time you did. And he took off his shirt a lot on AYITL. It appears his mother and ex-wife kept AIDS out of his obituary to protect his young daughter's memory of him. [quote]Musical theatre for anyone with a brain died with AIDS. I'm 65 and sometimes I forget it ever happened. Where's the troll who always insists Jill Clayburgh died of AIDS? R213 There was alot of speculation about Raul Julia. He was frequently cast in monster roles due to his extremely tall staturehe stood 7' 2" (2.20 m). [11], Jackson then joined Nell Carter in the Chicago cast of the musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope. He always pinged to me even though he was married and had a son. I had to go to IMDB to find out what happened to him. 308, he is already mentioned repeatedly up thread [quote] During those hell years I cut out every obit concerning an aids related death. Micheal Jeter From Evening Shade died of Aids. Dan Hartman, singer/musician. [quote]R18 [R10]--how can you POSSIBLY have left out mention of Frey as Harold in "The Boys in the Band"? Maybe for mud-pie? Nellie's Husband on Little House on the Prairie. Thanks for that link, r44. But his wife tells herself that he got it from drug use. As in, right now, my shoulders. Robert Drivas - interesting young American actor, also naked in "The Illustrated Man" with Rod Steiger, and in "Where Its At" with David Janssson and DL fave Brenda Vacarro, he also had a small part in "Cool Hand Luke". He was treated like a leper until his death. Cookie Mueller. He was replaced by Brent Barrett, the handsome gentleman in the video linked at R94, but managed to nab a Tony nomination for his performance. Died in December 11, 1986 the day after his 31st birthday. I'm shocked that no one's mentioned Legit Actor/Porn Actor/Singer, Dennis Parker aka Wade Nichols yet. He contracted AIDS and died from complications related to the disease shortly afterwards. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. IMDb has a sortable database entitled "Most Popular Males Who Died Of "aids." During a 1971 European tour, Jackson suffered severe chest pains, and a US military aircraft flew her to Chicago. r4 Lenny Baker was str8 and died of throat cancer. Unless you are rich enough to keep him as a sugar daddy, you will always be third or lower on their priority list. The many people lost to AIDS should never be forgotten. Rick Meadows- gorgeous man from revival of On Your Toes. I have the book right here in my bookcase. He tries to restrain his gayness but it makes him seem even faggier. Shame about drag queen Craig "Outrageous" Russell, Larry Kert, with Liza in "New York New York". r123, he made hot porn. Let's not forget he was also Johnny Slash on "Square Pegs," with a very young SJP. I was an active member of our alumni association and he passed shortly before a reunion. And who could ever forget Michael Jeter as Ethel Merman in "The Fisher King" ? Here we are updating just estimated networth of Merrell Jackson salary, income and assets. The critics HATED it. Ooh, you should see what Robby Benson has to say about Queen Curtis in his autobiography. Here we are updating just estimated networth of Merrell Jackson salary, income and assets. Anyone remember partner's name? 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. What a peculiar and erroneous notion, r111. [quote]Strange that they didn't just make Bracken a woman and have Eleanor Parker play that. Ray Sharkey, of "The Idolmaker" & "Wiseguy". He also starred as rich, evil Alan Spaulding in "GL" in the late 70's and 80's. Do you know something the rest of us don't? 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. That DALLAS actor was so young and beautiful. He definitely did NOT commit suicide, but died of AIDS, which was still very much a stigma in 1985. Love R&B, love gospel, love many other areas where Blacks have made a great contribution to music. I think it's the perfect kind of "interesting failure" type of film that is ripe for a remake. Please scroll down to see information about Merrell Jackson Social media profiles. 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. Sarah Jessica Parker 'dated' Timothy Murphy, played David Oliver's wife and co-starred with Merrit Butrick. I remember telling my photography teacher soon after Ritts' death that it was because of AIDS so I had read about it pretty soon after. The other clip shows him in a bizarre scene seemingly about to shove his dick into Barnabas's mouth. It was awful. The late 70's early 80's were the height of whoredome with the bath houses filled to capacity. 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. Interesting, never knew there were porn stars who crossed over to soaps - or vice-versa. Billy Preston, of Beatles fame and later a solo artist, died of AIDS. 0. We decided wed start a scholarship fund in his honor. Merrell was a phenomenal celebrity influencer. But thank you for posting R10 and R14, Leonard Frey was not the only Boys in the Band cast member who died of AIDS. and I just saw R271's post. He was a dear friend, and I miss him to this day. r77 This is the first I've heard of it. Even before he died, when it was obvious he was ill, he never said anything about his illness. He was a smart and lovely guy. r195, do you mean Playgirl's own Chris George? Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? [There is nothing more tedious than a race baiting troll. Reed Jones, 'Skimbleshanks, in the original Broadway production of "Cats", June 19, 1989. Smith died at 37 in 1994. Hi, R170. I saw Carol Channing in one of her revivals of Hello Dolly in the early 80s. She had been very upset by Carolyn Jones' death. Died at 49 in 1989 - GREAT actor, so sad to lose him (used to see him around the UWS when I lived in NYC in the 80's.). R306, there *is* an F&F button. I really, truly believe that's why we have such a shitty generation of music that is so repetitive, of pop culture that keeps feeding on itself, why we have a lack of new ideas.because our beautiful artists and creators all died in the AIDS holocaust, while Reagan (and others) sat by and watched. 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. The very talented actor Franklyn Seales, co-star of The Onion Field (1979) and star of many stage productions, died of AIDS at age 37. Timothy Scott was the boyfriend of Norman Buckley, Betty Lynn's brother. Her last performance was in 1971 in Munich Germany. However his list of gay conquests is rather substantial. "'Cope' has greater expression with new stars", Earl Calloway,"Services Held for Singer Jackson,", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Merrell_Jackson&oldid=1084721930, This page was last edited on 26 April 2022, at 05:23. I ask at IMDb but apparently it's some big mystery. So many beautiful young men snatched away before their time. He was also on some (I think syndicated) sitcom called We Got It Maid. So, essentially, this is a list of closeted b list bottoms. He played Damien. [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. 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. During those times they just used other illnesses to cloak the real reasons but these were sexually active gay men who died young. 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. Merrell Jackson was born on April 26, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Rue McClanahan wrote that Brad mowed her lawn and plowed her pussy. I doubt his HIV-status when he died is secret to anyone. 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'??) Then it hit me - he was going to the Oscar party at Elaine's, the only non-dangerous place in the neighborhood back in the glory days of homelessness and crack. [quote]The worst offender, may he rest in peaceherb ritts. 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