While there, he was frequently performing on stage with the Carolina Playmakers. Last known rank . The rise of rap had nothing to do with AIDS, not to mention that rap had its AIDS deaths as well. Daniel McDonald star of the musical Steel Pier. Died in 1992 at the age of 30. In addition to details about the death, they can contain birth information, family origins, cause of death, and more. Richard Warwick portrayed Uncas in the 1971 tv series The Last of the Mohicans. Movies. Robert Armstrong was born in Saginaw, Mich., but attended school in Seattle, where his parents moved. r77 This is the first I've heard of it. His wife Vida had passed away earlier in the year and Armstrong is . He was the son of wrestler Bob Armstrong and brother to professional wrestlers Steve, Scott and Brian. Born to Brainard Leroy and Evelyn (Martin) Arm He was 95. He and his kind are the reason I have not got rid of the mountain of antique porn on VHS. Ray Sharkey deserves his own thread. Rogers. Know his, Estimated Net Worth, Age, Biography Wikipedia Wiki Anyway, most of these people (Southerns, Mid-Westerns) just COULDN'T" WAIT to see Disney's musical, "Alladin". Anybody got any info on him? Robert (Bob) L. Armstrong, passed away from heart related causes on May 14th, 2020. Birth date: December 5, 1839. I loved Dan Hartman's Instant Replay and remember Billy Preston well from The Beatles era - didnt realise they had died of Aids. I'm sure they liked each other a lot. In the 1950s, he appeared as Sheriff Andy Anderson on Rod Cameron's syndicated western-themed television series, State Trooper. He doesn't mention him by name, but calls him a much older, Tony-winning actor in the show. Either youre too young or your memory is failing you, but clearly you forget what it was (and in some instances, still is) like to be an actor of color in 1981. Robert Armstrong, Jr. passed away on February 21, 2023 in Petersburg, Virginia. I had such a mad crush on David Oliver. Name: Robert Dale Armstrong Date Born: February 4, 1950 From: Fayetteville, TN War: Vietnam War Service Branch: US Marine Corps Rank: Lance Corporal Specialty: Rifleman Service Group: Force Logistical Command, 3rd Military Police Battalion, 1st Force Service Rgt, H S Company Date Death: January 16, 1969 Cause of Death:. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Not an actor, but director Colin Higgins, who directed 9 to 5 (which I'm watching right now) and Foul Play. And he still looks healthy. Lenny Baker, star of Next Stop, Greenwich Village, died of cancer which was caused by AIDS in 1982. 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. What an evil, evil tragedy AIDS wrought on our artistic community. I'm reading this thread alongside the "People Who Lived Through the AIDS Onset" and it's been an education, tragic and moving. He played small parts at first and then moved into lead roles in road shows touring the country. However, lots and lots of men in their 30s and 40s died unusually young from cancer or pneumonia :P A high school friend, a talent musician, died of aids. Armstrong studied to be a lawyer but gave it up to manage his uncle's touring companies. Billy Preston, of Beatles fame and later a solo artist, died of AIDS. 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. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. 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. Interesting, never knew there were porn stars who crossed over to soaps - or vice-versa. Rollins was wonderful. According to a report by the New York Times, Armstrong's family received $6 million in a wrongful death settlement from a Cincinnati Hospital. r225 wandered in from Pleasantville I think. Lord Snowdon obituary (British . Anthony Perkins admitted he had AIDS In his last couple of months. Louis Armstrong, Jazz Trumpeter and Singer, Dies By ALBIN KREBS. That's horrible. Robert Armstrong (actor), better known by the Family name Robert William Armstrong, was a popular Actor. QUICK FACTS. Downtown. Needless to say, I wasn't surprised to find out that a gay man directed those movies. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn . I've always wondered. "Twas beauty killed the beast," he said at the close of that now iconic film. Rue was an even bigger slut than Blanche. Ian Charleson. 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. Hello and thank you for registering. . (Tragically for the Murphy family, his younger brother Patrick Sean Murphy died in the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.). How about John Matuszak? 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). 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 . Rita M. Armstrong Death. Westwood Memorial Park; Los Angeles County . The gayest HORROR ever! Dexter Stuffins from Silver Spoons ( Franklyn Seals) died from AIDS. Did you know his friend John from NY (also an old roommate)? r57, here's another pic of Timothy Patrick Murphy: I had to look up his name admittedly, but Tom Villard - he guested on The Golden Girls last season (he was Dorothy's former student who gave her that high paying job that she quit) and he was also on Pyramid often. Hello. He may not have been born into the nobility, but no one could say that Antony Armstrong-Jones' family was anything less than upper-class. He Was Born With A Silver Spoon. Rich Armstrong Cause Of Death? Oh, hey there R169. But at the end of the day, his immune system was compromised.". I thought the whole show godawful at the time. Some features on this site require a subscription. R132 Anton Diffring was gay? According to his sister Stephanie, survivors include his parents Robert and Lisa, his sisters Brittany, Krystal, and Stephanie, and his grandmother Joanne. 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. For the person upthread who asked about Terry Lester, you were confusing him with the child star of the film "Oliver! 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.". Armstrong first started acting in the stage in 1919 with the production of Boys Will Be Boys. It was awful. He appears to have died of AIDS in the mid1980s, and his partner, Gerald Mast, a film historian, died a few years later. Funeral Home Services for Robert are being provided by J M Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc. - Petersburg. Thank you, R35 and R36. Yes, 196. R240 What kind of idiot puts dust in a "dessert"? He was chairman or president of every major board or organization that worked for the betterment of the city. Later in that decade, Armstrong played another Carl Denham-like leading character role as "Max O'Hara" in 1949's Mighty Joe Young. . Played "Johnny" in the Airplane movies. Did any non-gay actors ever die of the AIDS? Though perhaps a female studio head was considered unbelievable at the time. [You do realize that this is a troll, right? They claimed it was "kidney failure." The grave site of Robert Armstrong. Their athletic dancing went on for 20 minutes, and they were all magnificent. What about Jim Henson? He also did a lot of Broadway, with a featured role in the original Fiddler on the Roof and later in the movie. There, I witnessed a tragic accident involving an old cable that snapped and resulted in the death and injuries of several hard-working men. He would go on to appear in 80 movies and three television series in his career, and guest-starred in 90 television series, many of them Westerns, often as a tough sheriff or a rugged land baron. As in, right now, my shoulders. R263 my mind always goes there, too. This got me to thinking about lesser-known actors (or writers, athletes, etc.) John Abineri portrayed Chingachgook (say that three times fast). Our town was rocked when one of the leading businessmen went into rehab, and this was back when rehab was a big deal. TENNESSEE DEATH RECORD Name: Robert Harrison Armstrong Event Type: Death Event Date: 07 May 1953 Event Place: Wartrace, Bedford, Tenn Gender: Male Marital Status: Widowed Race: White . There is nothing like a good thread like this to cheer me up. [quote]What about Jim Henson? [quote]The worst offender, may he rest in peaceherb ritts. In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. 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 . Didn't she also date Robert Downey Jr. at one time? He was gay. R199, Christopher George was not on "Bracken's World," he was on "Rat Patrol." 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. [quote]In one of entertainment's most bizarre career moves, he went straight from the Oscar nom to a role on the soap Another World. Charles Lee Ward, the tall blond dancer in the same production, also died far too young, and I am sure other men in that company did as well. date of death. I. [citation needed], Armstrong died of cancer in Santa Monica, California. It's sad if someone is doing that but I doubt it's his Foundation or his publicist? He begins at 3:50. [quote]For years, I thought that Keene Curtis died of AIDS. R267 I don't think so. Ron Vawter - Supporting actor in films and member of the Wooster group. A starring role in the short-lived prime-time soap Glitter (1984-85) followed, as did guest spots on The Love Boat and Hotel. 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. Patrick Kennedy, son of John F. & Jackie Kennedy was born prematurely. Armstrong's silver screen career began in 1927 when he appeared in Path's silent drama The Main Event. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. August 16, 1993. For the most part I remember reading each of these in the newspaper at the time. I have the book right here in my bookcase. R302 . oy, what did they all die of ? He was gay and eccentric. My ex was best friends with Julie in the 80s/90s and she was absolutely devastated after he died. R181 - I had no idea about the Dan Hartman history. Choreographers, playwrights, dancers, actors. I googled this and his publicist did say this to gay press soon after Ritts' death: "Herb was HIV-positive, but this particular pneumonia was not PCP (pneumocystis pneumonia), a common opportunistic infection of AIDS. Armstrong died at age 95 of natural causes in Studio City, California on July 27, 2012. He died in 1994. I must have seen IF a dozen times just for RW. An English photographer and filmmaker by the name of Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, GCVO, FRSA, RDI wed Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II's sister, for ten years, from 1960 until 1978. Light-skinned black actor -- I think his first name may have been Ray? Take a look at title. Robert "Bob, Army" ArmstrongRobert " Bob, Army" Armstrong 1950-2021. Although Robert Armstrong starred in more than 100 adventure movies of all varieties, it was this line, spoken as an obituary to a slain 50 foot gorilla, that survived as his most famous film utterance. Agreed! Age at Death: 82. It's something I do now when a friend dies. Prolific character actor: portrayed Orson Welles in The Night That Panicked America, as well as drug lord Alejandro Sosa in Scarface. He attended law college at the University of Washington but dropped out in senior year to seize what appeared to be a temporary opportunity to tour with a vaudeville company. Robert Armstrong (actor) Death: and Cause of Death. Brad Armstrong's Sudden Death. Antony Armstrong-Jones wed Princess Margaret, Queen Elizabeth II's sister, for ten years, from 1960 . No, poor Jim just wouldn't go to the doctor until it was too late. He got off at 88 St and I wondered, "WTF is he doing in this neighborhood at night? Abscess. If you can't find the email you can resend it here. In 1937, Armstrong starred in With Words and Music (also referred to as The Girl Said No), released by Grand National Films Inc. Jeffrey's big number, "We Beseech Thee", which was cut from the movie version, Anton Diffring (German actor who played Nazis in many post-World War II films), Bill Beyer, who played Wally on the soap "Capitol". 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. After his death, all these years later, his family have never commented on Julia's cause of death. Robert William Armstrong[note 1][2][3][4][5] (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. Do you know something the rest of us don't? Robert Armstrong died in 1834, and was buried . Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. Date of Death: April 20, 1973. Plot #3545253. You might be interested to know more about Robert Armstrong. 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'. end cause. R173 He was such a neat freak. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. He . Peter Coffield who was in a ton of TV series and TV movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as commercials. How the hell could he throw himself around like a rag doll that way? Davis was dying of AIDS and then the wife helped him commit suicide before the the end came naturally. Cause of Death. A collection of cardboard tombstones, bound together with a rubber band. 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. You think the fantasy will equal the reality. His obit says it was lymphoma which can be AIDS related. Sad to see that Baltimora "Tarzan Boy" and comedian Frank Maya both died of AIDS. The "official" story back then was cancer of the throat caused by his inexperience as a singer in "A Love My Wife", which is the lousiest cover story I'd ever heard. You hit an exterior keypad with your destination floor and it routes you to one of the 14 elevators;no more sardine-cans). But I also remember there was quite a bit of speculation about he died. (There is some disagreement over this, since other bios say he died of cancer from smoking.). cancer; Cemetery. Robert and his family were well acquainted with Abraham Lincoln, who came to their neighborhood a few years before Robert's death. 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). 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