Gay Actors Who Have Passed
by dmclaughlinabq | created - 22 May 2013 | updated - 7 months ago | Public
101. Harry Andrews
Actor | The Hill
British character actor Harry Andrews had the sort of massive granite face and square jaw that would stamp that career, but he set himself apart with brilliant stage and screen work. He had graduated from Wrekin College in Shropshire and then moved on to the stage, appearing with Liverpool ...
----The Battle Of Britain-- --The Ruling Class-- --Equus-- --Superman--
102. Monty Woolley
Actor | The Man Who Came to Dinner
Large and hearty Monty Woolley was born to privilege on August 17, 1888, the son of a hotel proprietor who owned the Marie Antoinette Hotel on Broadway. A part of Manhattan's elite social circle at a young age, he studied at both Yale (Master's degree) and Harvard and returned to Yale as an English...
--The Man Who Came to Dinner-- --Night And Day-- --The Bishop's Wife-- --Holy Matrimony--
103. Craig Slocum
Actor | Dark Shadows
Craig Slocum was born on November 14, 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Dark Shadows (1966). He died on September 12, 1978 in New York City, New York, USA.
--Dark Shadows-- --Riot In Juvenile Prison-- --The Young Captives-- --Unwed Mother--
104. Richard Haydn
Actor | The Sound of Music
London-born character actor George Richard Haydon was noted for his put-on nasal delivery and pompous, fussy manner. Haydn had a laborious start to his show business career, selling tickets in the box office of London's Daly Theatre. This was followed by an unsuccessful stint with a comedy act in ...
--The Sound Of Music-- --Young Frankenstein-- --Mutiny On The Bounty-- --Please Don't Eat The Daisies--
105. George Grizzard
Actor | Flags of Our Fathers
In retrospect, he was considered an actor's actor to be sure. Renowned theater performer George Grizzard would make his biggest impact under the Tony-winning Broadway lights in a career spanning over five decades. Born an only child on April 1, 1928, in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, George Cooper...
--Advise And Consent-- --Seems Like Old Times-- --Bachelor Party-- --Happy Birthday, Wanda June-- --Comes A Horseman--
106. Robert Helpmann
Actor | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Robert Murray Helpmann was born in Mount Gambier, Australia, as the eldest of three children born to stock and station agent James Murray Helpman and Mary Gardiner.
After the family moved to Adelaide in 1914, Helpmann was educated at Prince Alfred's College, but he soon left school at the age of 14 ...
--Chitty Chitty Bang Bang-- --Henry V-- --The Red Shoes-- --Iron Petticoat--
107. Leslie Cheung
Actor | Ah fei jing juen
Leslie Cheung was the youngest of 10 children. His father was tailor to the late William Holden. Leslie's parents divorced when he was young, and he claims this is one reason for his disinterest in marriage. Following graduation from secondary school, he studied at Leeds University in Great Britain...
--Farewell My Concubine-- --Happy Together-- --A Better Tomorrow-- --Days Of Being Wild--
108. Jean-Claude Brialy
Director | Églantine
One of the most popular and respected actors to come from the French "New Wave" film movement, Jean-Claude Brialy was born to a military family, which included one brother, in French colonial Algeria on March 30, 1933. Residing in various places while his father, a colonel with the French Army, ...
--Claire's Knee-- --The Bride Wore Black--
109. Ivor Novello
Writer | Downhill
While his special gifts seemed to lie in music and composing, the dapper, multi-talented Welsh actor Ivor Novello (ne David Ivor Davies), with his leading-man good looks, had a strong affinity for the camera.
Born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1893, he was the son of a tax-collector father and a well-known ...
--The Lodger-- --When Boys Leave Home-- --The Vortex--
110. Stanley Kamel
Actor | Domino
Stanley Kamel was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on January 1, 1943 and was raised in South River, New Jersey. He attended high school at Rutgers Prepatory School (graduated 1961) in Somerset, New Jersey and received his college degree from the Boston University School of Fine Arts in 1965. ...
--Inland Empire-- --Domino-- --Monk: TV Series--
111. Robert Arthur
Actor | Ace in the Hole
Robert Arthur was born on June 18, 1925 in Aberdeen, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Ace in the Hole (1951), Twelve O'Clock High (1949) and Mother Wore Tights (1947). He died on October 1, 2008 in Aberdeen, Washington, USA.
--12 O'Clock High-- --Yellow Sky-- --Green Grass Of Wyoming-- --Ace In The Hole--
112. Joel Crothers
Actor | Dark Shadows
Joel Crothers was born on January 28, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Dark Shadows (1966), The Edge of Night (1956) and Rescue 8 (1958). He died on November 6, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
--Dark Shadows: TV soap-- --The Edge Of Night-- --Santa Barbara-- --First Ladies Diaries--
113. Ernest Thesiger
Actor | Bride of Frankenstein
Although he made nearly 60 films in a 50-year acting career, it is for the two he made with director James Whale that Ernest Thesiger will be best remembered. Born Ernest Frederic Graham Thesiger in London on January 15, 1879, he was the grandson of the first Baron of Chelmsford. Educated at ...
--The Bride Of Frankenstein-- --Sons And Lovers-- --The Man In The White Suite-- --They Drive By Night--
114. Ray Stricklyn
Actor | Young Jesse James
Born in Houston, Texas just prior to the beginning of the Great Depression, Ray Stricklyn felt the urge to perform from his earliest years. From stage roles in his hometown, to parts in regional theater and Broadway, Ray made the jump from the stage to acting on both the large and small screens ...
--The Lost World-- --Young Jesse James-- --The Return Of Dracula-- --The Catered Affair--
115. Roger Rees
Actor | Frida
Like a number of British actors of the same generation (John Hurt and Alan Rickman, to name two), Roger Rees originally trained for the visual arts. He was born on May 5 1944 in Aberystwyth, Wales, and acted in church and Boy Scouts stage productions while growing up in South London, but studied ...
--Cheers: TV Series-- --The Prestige-- --The Scorpion King--
116. Richard Cromwell
Actor | The Wrong Road
With smooth, boyish good looks, Richard Cromwell had the makings of a Hollywood star while talking movies were in their infancy. Falling far short of that goal, some of which was his own doing, he is hardly remembered today. The equivalent back then in fresh-faced, fair-haired appeal to 60s Dr. ...
--Emma-- --Young Mr. Lincoln-- --Jezebel--
117. Roy Stuart
Actor | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Bronx-born veteran character actor, who launched his career in New York, performed in nightclubs, theater and films, and appeared in more than 100 commercials in the 1970s. He is best known for role as Cpl. Chuck Boyle, the eager-beaver aide to Frank Sutton's Sgt. Vince Carter, on the beloved ...
--Gomer Pyle: USMC (1965-1968)-- --The Love God-- --General Hospital-- --Eye of the Stranger--
118. Gordon Heath
Actor | Animal Farm
Gordon Heath was born on September 20, 1918 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Animal Farm (1954), Asterix in Britain (1986) and Othello (1955). He died on August 27, 1991 in Paris, France.
--Othello (1955)-- --My Baby Is Black-- --Staircase--- --Storm Over Jamaica--
119. Craig Russell
Actor | Outrageous!
Craig Russell was born on January 10, 1948 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Outrageous! (1977), Too Outrageous! (1987) and The Streets of San Francisco (1972). He was married to Lori Jenkins. He died on October 30, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
--Outrageous!-- --Too Outrageous-- --Nothing Personal-- --Trapper John, M.D. /Straight And Narrow--
120. Frederick Combs
Actor | The Boys in the Band
Frederick Combs was born on October 11, 1935 in Canton, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Boys in the Band (1970), The Wild Wild West (1965) and The Silent Lovers (1980). He died on September 19, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
--The Boys In The Band-- --David-- --The Silent Lovers-- --Another Woman's Child--
121. Keith Prentice
Actor | Cruising
Keith Prentice is probably best remembered for his role in Boys in the Band, a film whose title makes it sound like a musical, but in fact it was a dark, mostly negative portrayal of a group of gay men living in the 1960s, and it was anything but upbeat (and was not a musical at all). However, ...
--The Boys In The Band-- --Cruising-- --Dark Shadows (TV Series)-- --The Legend Of *beep* Charlie--
122. Nicholas Cortland
Actor | Bear Island
Nicholas Cortland was born on October 10, 1940 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Bear Island (1979), Frogs (1972) and Mannix (1967). He died on August 21, 1988 in New York City, New York, USA.
--Frogs-- --Bear Island-- --As The World Turns-- --Day Of The Locust--
123. Tab Hunter
Music_department | Ravenous
Tab Hunter is known for Ravenous (1999) and Grand Designs (1999).
--Damn Yankees-- --Polyester-- --That Kind Of Woman-- --Lust In The Dust-- --The Burning Hills--
124. Brian Bedford
Actor | Nixon
Brian Bedford was born on February 16, 1935 in Morley, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Nixon (1995), Robin Hood (1973) and Grand Prix (1966). He was married to Tim MacDonald. He died on January 13, 2016 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
—Grand Prix— —The Pad (And How To Use IT— —Nixon— —Robin Hood—
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