Celebrities Lost To HIV/AIDS.

1. Cazuza

Soundtrack | Closer

Cazuza was born on April 4, 1958 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor and composer, known for Closer (2004), The Emerald Forest (1985) and Ashes of Paradise (1997). He died on July 9, 1990 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2. Peter Adair

Director | The AIDS Show

Peter Adair was born on November 25, 1943 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was a director and cinematographer, known for The AIDS Show (1986), Absolutely Positive (1991) and In the 1st Degree. He died on June 27, 1996 in San Francisco, California, USA.

3. Alvin Ailey

The Turning Point

Ailey was born in the rural town of Rogers, Texas, USA. His childhood memories and experiences often informed his choreography; the most notable of his works was "Blues Suite", "Cry" (choreographed for Judith Jamison), and "Revelations", a ballet based on Ailey's observations and experiences in ...

4. Néstor Almendros

Cinematographer | Days of Heaven

One of the highest appraised contemporary cinematographers. He was born in Spain but moved to Cuba by age 18 to join his exiled anti-Franco father. In Havana, he founded a cineclub and wrote film reviews. Then, he went on to study in Rome at the Centro Sperimentale. He directed six shorts in Cuba ...

5. Emile Ardolino

Director | Dirty Dancing

Emile Ardolino was born on May 9, 1943 in Maspeth, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Dirty Dancing (1987), Great Performances: Dance in America (1976) and He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983). He died on November 20, 1993 in Bel Air, California, USA.

6. Arthur Ashe

Self | Wimbledon Official Film 1975

Arthur Ashe grew up in segregated Richmond, Virgina where he decided to make a career out of tennis where he won his first U.S. Open in 1968, the first ever won by a black player. Ashe firmly established his stardom in 1975 after beating Jimmy Connors to take the Wimbledon title. As a tennis ...

7. Howard Ashman

Soundtrack | Beauty and the Beast

A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Howard Ashman moved to New York City in 1974 and began writing plays while working as an editor in a publishing house. His work attracted attention and he became WPA Theatre's artist director in 1977. In 1982, Ashman collaborated with composer Alan Menken on the ...

8. Isaac Asimov

Writer | I, Robot

Isaac Asimov was born Isaak Judah Ozimov, on January 2, 1920, in Petrovichi shtetl, near Smolensk, Russia. He was the oldest of three children. His father, named Judah Ozimov, and his mother, named Anna Rachel Ozimov (nee Berman), were Orthodox Jews. Ozimov family were millers (the name Ozimov ...

9. Amanda Blake

Actress | Gunsmoke

Amanda Blake was born in Buffalo, NY, of English and Scottish descent. She and her parents moved to Claremont, California, while Amanda was still in high school, and she graduated from Claremont High. She enrolled at Pomona College but, due to her avid participation in community and theater ...

10. Jorge Bolet

Music_department | À la place du coeur

Jorge Bolet was born on November 15, 1914 in Havana, Cuba. He is known for À la place du coeur (1998), Song Without End (1960) and Music for You (1951). He died on October 16, 1990 in Mountain View, California, USA.

11. Leigh Bowery

Actor | The Ghosts of Oxford Street

Leigh Bowery was born on March 26, 1961 in Sunshine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Ghosts of Oxford Street (1991), The Fall: Mr. Pharmacist (1986) and Lana Pellay: Pistol in My Pocket (1986). He was married to Nicola Bowery. He died on December 31, 1994 in London, ...

12. Arthur J. Bressan Jr.

Director | Forbidden Letters

One of the pioneers of independent gay cinema in the 1970s and '80s, Arthur J. Bressan, Jr. is best known for his 1985 drama, Buddies (the first feature film about AIDS). Working across multiple genres including documentary, narrative, adult and short form filmmaking, Bressan's boldness and ...

13. Merritt Butrick

Actor | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Merritt Butrick was an American actor from Gainesville, Florida. He is primarily remembered for portraying Dr. David Marcus in the science fiction films "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" (1982) and "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" (1984). His character was depicted as a son of the Starfleet ...

14. Michael Callen

Actor | Philadelphia

Michael Callen was born on April 11, 1955 in Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Philadelphia (1993), Zero Patience (1993) and The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017). He died on December 27, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

15. Bobbi Campbell

Self | Horizon

Bobbi Campbell was born on January 28, 1952 in Columbus, Georgia, USA. He died on August 15, 1984 in San Francisco, California, USA.

16. Ian Charleson

Actor | Chariots of Fire

Being born and raised in Edinburgh, Charleson attended the Royal High School and then went on to attend Edinburgh University. He initially studied architecture but switched to an MA degree after cultivating an interest in acting. He won a place at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art after ...

17. Tina Chow

Actress | Grace Jones: I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)

Tina Chow was born Bettina Louise Lutz to a Japanese mother and a German-American father in 1951. In her teens, she and her sister, Adelle Lutz, enjoyed success as models for Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido's advertising campaign. This was a primer for Tina's future status as a major fashion icon...

18. Roy M. Cohn

Self | Do Not Enter: The Visa War Against Ideas

Roy M. Cohn was born on February 20, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on August 2, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

19. Robbin Crosby

Soundtrack | The Wrestler

Robbin Crosby was born on August 4, 1959 in La Jolla, California, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for The Wrestler (2008), That's My Boy (2012) and Super Troopers 2 (2018). He was married to Laurie Ann Carr. He died on June 6, 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

20. Brad Davis

Actor | Midnight Express

Born in Florida in 1949, Brad Davis moved to Georgia after graduating from high school to pursue an acting career. From there, he moved to New York City, twice, to find work. By the early 1970s Davis was acting in off-Broadway plays while studying acting at the Academy of Dramatic Arts. His stage ...

21. Bobby DeBarge

Soundtrack | Shaft

Bobby DeBarge was born on March 5, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Shaft (2019), Punky Brewster (1984) and American Bandstand (1952). He was married to Teri DeBarge. He died on August 16, 1995 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

22. Paul Delph

Soundtrack | No Small Affair

Paul Delph was born on February 28, 1957 in Norwood, Ohio, USA. Paul is known for No Small Affair (1984), North Shore (1987) and Gone Surfin' (1987). Paul died on May 21, 1996 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

23. Robert Drivas

Actor | Cool Hand Luke

Actor-turned-director Robert Drivas showed dark, brooding power and strong potential on the 60s stage, film and TV but, in the long run, did not achieve the kind of success he deserved. Born on November 21, 1935, the Coral Gables, Florida native initially studied his craft at the Universities of ...

24. Denholm Elliott

Actor | A Room with a View

Denholm entered RADA at the age of 17, but dropped out after a year having hated every minute being there. He joined the RAF in 1940, trained as a gunner/radio operator, and was shot down over Germany in 1942. In the POW camp he and his fellow prisoners staged various productions in a theatre ...

25. Perry Ellis

Costume_department | Communion

Perry Edwin Ellis was born in 1940 in Portsmouth, Virginia, an only child. Until the age of nine, he and his parents lived with his grandmother in a huge old house which was filled with vintage clothing that belonged to Perry's aunts, which he found fascinating just looking at them. After ...

26. Kenny Everett

Actor | Bloodbath at the House of Death

Kenny Everett was born on December 25, 1944 in Seaforth, Liverpool, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) and Dateline Diamonds (1965). He was married to Lee Middleton. He died on April 4, 1995 in London, England, UK.

27. Wayland Flowers

Actor | Madame's Place

Wayland Flowers was born on November 26, 1939 in Dawson, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Madame's Place (1982), Old Is Somebody Else: Aging, Everybody Is Doing It (1974) and Norman... Is That You? (1976). He died on October 11, 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

28. Althea Flynt

Althea Flynt was born on November 6, 1953 in Marietta, Ohio, USA. She was married to Larry Flynt. She died on June 27, 1987 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA.

29. Tom Fogerty

Soundtrack | Café de Flore

Tom Fogerty was born on November 9, 1941 in Berkeley, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Café de Flore (2011), The Vow (2020) and Creedence Clearwater Revival: I Put a Spell on You (1969). He was married to Patricia Suzanne Clapper and Loretta Gail Skinner. He died on September 6, ...

30. Richard Frank

Actor | Amadeus

Richard Frank was born on January 4, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Amadeus (1984), Remington Steele (1982) and Falcon Crest (1981). He died on August 27, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

31. Andy Fraser

Soundtrack | Wild

Andy Fraser was born on July 3, 1952 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was a composer and writer, known for Wild (2014), American Beauty (1999) and The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015). He was married to Henrietta (Ri). He died on March 16, 2015 in Temecula, California, USA.

32. Leonard Frey

Actor | Fiddler on the Roof

Leonard Frey originally wanted to become an artist, but in college he became interested in acting. He made his stage debut in an off-Broadway production of "Little Mary Sunshine" and his film debut as a celebrant in Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake (1966), but he first rose to prominence ...

33. Tom Fuccello

Actor | Dallas

Tom Fuccello was born on December 11, 1936 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Dallas (1978), Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1967) and Mac and Me (1988). He died on August 16, 1993 in Van Nuys, California, USA.

34. Alison Gertz

Self | Good Morning America

Alison Gertz was born on February 27, 1966 in New York City, New York, USA. She died on August 8, 1992 in Westhampton Beach, Long Island, New York, USA.

35. Paul Giovanni

Soundtrack | The Wicker Man

Paul Giovanni was born on June 2, 1933. He was an actor and writer, known for The Wicker Man (1973), Hostel (2005) and Michael and Claire: A Portrait of Love and Dreams (2004). He died on June 17, 1990 in New York City, New York, USA.

36. Elizabeth Glaser

And the Band Played On

Elizabeth Glaser was born on November 11, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for And the Band Played On (1993), Convention '92 (1992) and Wogan (1982). She was married to Paul Michael Glaser. She died on December 3, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

37. Howard Greenfield

Soundtrack | Deadpool

Howard Greenfield was born on March 15, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and writer, known for Deadpool (2016), Transsiberian (2008) and Grease 2 (1982). He died on March 4, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

38. Kevin Peter Hall

Actor | Predator 2

This African American actor attended Penn Hills High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He started his junior year at 6' 5" and finished it at 6' 9"! He played basketball throughout his high-school years and won a scholarship. He averaged 18 points a game and 10 rebounds! He played basketball ...

39. Halston

Costume_department | God Told Me To

Born Roy Frowick Halston on April 23, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa, Halston was a product of America's heartland. He led a classic Iowa childhood playing in soap box derby races, fishing, visiting farms, and the like. Halston took an interest in sewing from his mother, and from an early age he showed a...

40. Keith Haring

Art_department | Beautiful Boy

Keith Haring was born on May 4, 1958 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director, known for Beautiful Boy (2018), Love Is Strange (2014) and Tokyo Pop (1988). He died on February 16, 1990 in New York City, New York, USA.

41. Dan Hartman

Soundtrack | Oliver & Company

Dan Hartman was born on December 8, 1950 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Oliver & Company (1988), Scrooged (1988) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995). He died on March 22, 1994 in Westport, Connecticut, USA.

42. Ofra Haza

Actress | The Prince of Egypt

Ofra Haza was born on November 19, 1957 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was an actress and composer, known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), American Psycho (2000) and Head-On (2004). She was married to Doron Ashkenazi. She died on February 23, 2000 in Ramat Gan, Israel.

43. Anthony Holland

Actor | All That Jazz

Anthony Holland was born on March 3, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for All That Jazz (1979), Klute (1971) and The Lonely Lady (1983). He died on July 9, 1988 in New York City, New York, USA.

44. John Holmes

Actor | The Jade Pussycat

Born John Curtis Estes on August 8, 1944, in rural Pickaway County, Ohio, the youngest of four children, porn legend John Holmes was raised by a religious fanatic mother named Mary and an abusive alcoholic stepfather named Harold Bowman. He was a bible student, but at the age of 16 dropped out of ...

45. Rock Hudson

Actor | Giant

Rock Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. in Winnetka, Illinois, to Katherine (Wood), a telephone operator, and Roy Harold Scherer, an auto mechanic. He was of German, Swiss-German, English, and Irish descent. His parents divorced when he was eight years old. He failed to obtain parts in school ...

46. Richard Hunt

Actor | The Muppet Show

Richard Hunt did not have a face known to many -- his voice was known more than anything else. He was a major stronghold behind Jim Henson's "Muppets". 'Scooter', 'Janice', 'Sweetums' and a few others, were some of the "Muppets" that Richard was a performer and puppeteer of. He helped pave the way ...

47. Paul Jabara

Soundtrack | Thank God It's Friday

Paul Jabara was born on January 31, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Thank God It's Friday (1978), Eraser (1996) and All Good Things (2010). He died on September 29, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

48. Sylvester

Soundtrack | Hit and Run

Sylvester was born on September 6, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Hit and Run (2012), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) and Trading Places (1983). He died on December 16, 1988 in San Francisco, California, USA.

49. Michael Jeter

Actor | Open Range

Michael Jeter was an American actor from Tennessee. His best known roles were that of math teacher and assistant football coach Herman Stiles in the sitcom "Evening Shade" (1990-1994) and "Mr. Noodle's brother, Mister Noodle" in "Sesame Street", a role he played from 2000 to 2003. He specialized in...

50. Jobriath Boone

Soundtrack | Desire Will Set You Free

Jobriath Boone was born on December 14, 1946 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for Desire Will Set You Free (2015), Mapplethorpe (2018) and Marc Almond: Be Still (2013). He died on August 3, 1983 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

51. Larry Kert

Soundtrack | New York, New York

Larry Kert was born on December 5, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for New York, New York (1977), Parade of Stars (1983) and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). He died on June 5, 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.

52. Fela Kuti

Soundtrack | The Harder They Fall

Fela Kuti was born on October 15, 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. He was a composer and writer, known for The Harder They Fall (2021), Queen & Slim (2019) and Run Fatboy Run (2007). He died on August 2, 1997 in Lagos, Nigeria.

53. Rémi Laurent

Actor | La Cage aux folles

Rémi Laurent was born on October 12, 1957 in Suresnes, France. He was an actor and composer, known for La Cage aux Folles (1978), The Plouffe Family (1981) and Tous vedettes! (1980). He was married to Emöke Masznyik. He died on November 14, 1989 in Paris, France.

54. Irving Allen Lee

Actor | The Edge of Night

Irving Allen Lee was born on November 21, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Edge of Night (1956), Ryan's Hope (1975) and As the World Turns (1956). He died on September 5, 1992 in New York City, New York, USA.

55. Liberace

Soundtrack | Behind the Candelabra

Most remembered for his extravagant costumes and trademark candelabra placed on the lids of his flashy pianos, Liberace was loved by his audiences for his music talent and unique showmanship. He was born as Wladziu Valentino Liberace on May 16, 1919, into a musical family, in Wisconsin. His mother, ...

56. Robert Mapplethorpe

Breathless

Robert Mapplethorpe was born on November 4, 1946 in Queens, New York, USA. He was a director, known for Breathless (1983), Lady (1984) and Patti Smith: Still Moving (1978). He died on March 9, 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

57. Tom McBride

Actor | Friday the 13th Part 2

Tom McBride was born on October 7, 1952 in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) and As the World Turns (1956). He died on September 24, 1995 in New York City, New York, USA.

58. Baltimora

Soundtrack | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

Baltimora was born on May 23, 1957 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK. He was an actor, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) and Hot Summer Nights (2017). He died on March 29, 1995 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK.

59. James Medina

Actor | Class of 1999

James Medina was born on March 2, 1962 in Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for Class of 1999 (1990), Quantum Leap (1989) and White Squall (1996). He died on October 16, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

60. John Megna

Actor | To Kill a Mockingbird

John Megna was born on November 9, 1952 in Queens, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Cannonball Run (1981) and Police Woman (1974). He died on September 5, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

61. Freddie Mercury

Soundtrack | Flash Gordon

Freddie Mercury was born on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, sent him off to a private school in India, from 1955 til 1963. In 1964, he and his family flew to England. In 1966 he started his education at the Ealing College of Art, where he graduated in 1969. He ...

62. Jacques Morali

Soundtrack | Can't Stop the Music

Jacques Morali was born on July 4, 1946 in France. He was a composer and producer, known for Can't Stop the Music (1980), The Nutty Professor (1996) and Blast from the Past (1999). He died on November 15, 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.

63. Tommy Morrison

Actor | Rocky V

He was a heavyweight professional boxer who held the WBO heavyweight title in 1993. He made national news Thursday, Feb. 15, 1996, when he announced that he was HIV positive. He then retired from boxing. He was suspended from worldwide boxing when he tested positive prior to a boxing match against ...

64. Cookie Mueller

Actress | Pink Flamingos

Dorothy Karen "Cookie" Mueller was born 2 March, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland. The daughter of Frank Lennert Mueller and Anne Mueller, Cookie had two siblings: brother Michael and sister Judy. Mueller grew up in the suburbs of Baltimore and acquired the nickname 'Cookie' when she was a baby. Cookie ...

65. Timothy Patrick Murphy

Actor | The Love Boat

Timothy Patrick Murphy was born on November 3, 1959 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for The Love Boat (1977), Dallas (1978) and Sam's Son (1984). He died on December 6, 1988 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.

66. Rudolf Nureyev

Actor | Valentino

He was an ethnic Tatar. He was educated at the Leningrad Ballet School and starred with Kirov Ballet. His first film was a USSR short Le Corsaire (1958). While performing in Paris in 1961 he defected to the West. He then performed internationally, becoming an Austrian citizen in 1982. The English/...

67. Brad O'Hare

Actor | American Playhouse

Brad O'Hare was born on October 13, 1950 in Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for American Playhouse (1980), Longtime Companion (1989) and Crossing Delancey (1988). He died on October 1, 1994 in New York City, New York, USA.

68. David Oliver

Actor | Night of the Creeps

David Oliver was born on January 31, 1962 in Concord, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Night of the Creeps (1986), A Year in the Life (1987) and A Year in the Life (1986). He died on November 12, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

69. Dennis Ott

Actor | Runaway Train

Dennis Ott was born on June 13, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Runaway Train (1985), Road House (1989) and Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989). He was married to Louise. He died on November 3, 1994 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

70. Anthony Perkins

Actor | Psycho

Anthony Perkins was born April 4, 1932 in New York City, to Janet Esselstyn (Rane) and Osgood Perkins, an actor of both stage and film. His father died when he was five. Anthony's paternal great-grandfather was engraver Andrew Varick Stout Anthony. Perkins attended the Brooks School, the Browne & ...

71. Michael Peters

What's Love Got to Do with It

Michael Peters was born on August 6, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983) and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993). He died on August 29, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

72. Lonnie Pitchford

Soundtrack | A Love Song for Bobby Long

Lonnie Pitchford was born on October 8, 1955 in Lexington, Mississippi, USA. He died on November 8, 1998 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA.

73. 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, ...

74. Kurt Raab

Actor | Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe

Kurt Raab was born on July 20, 1941 in Bergreichenstein, Sudetenland [now Kasperské Hory, Czech Republic]. He was an actor and production designer, known for Tenderness of the Wolves (1973), Satan's Brew (1976) and Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970). He died on June 28, 1988 in Hamburg, West Germany.

75. Dack Rambo

Actor | Gunsmoke

Dack (given name Norman) and identical twin brother, Dirk Rambo (Orman), were born in sunny California in 1941. Dack's noticeable difference was a mole on his left cheek. Both happened upon an acting career, at age 21, after being discovered by Loretta Young for her TV show, while sitting in a ...

76. Gene Anthony Ray

Actor | Fame

Born on May 24, 1962, in Harlem. Attended Julia Richmond High School, where he performed in a dance class, and later auditioned for Louis Falco, the choreographer for the film Fame (1980). Actually attended New York's High School of the Performing Arts for a year, before being kicked out. He was, ...

77. Sharon Redd

Soundtrack | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sharon Redd was born on October 19, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978), Fear City (1984) and Sharon Redd: Never Give You Up (1982). She died on May 1, 1992 in Westchester County, New York, USA.

78. Robert Reed

Actor | The Brady Bunch

Robert Reed was an American actor, mostly known for television roles. His most famous role was that of pater familias Michael Paul "Mike" Brady in the popular sitcom "The Brady Bunch" (1969-1979). He returned to this role in several of the sitcom's sequels and spin-offs.

Reed was born under the name...

79. Tony Richardson

Director | Tom Jones

The son of a Shipley chemist he was initially connected with the stage first with the post war Shipley Young Theatre then with the Bradford Civic Theatre where he came into contact with the Bradford born author J B Priestley who recognising his potential commissioned him to write a TV documentary. ...

80. Tim Richmond

Actor | Stroker Ace

The inspiration for the movie Days of Thunder (1990), Tim Richmond earned the nickname Hollywood Tim because of his passion to become an actor, a bug that bit him during a cameo appearance in the movie Stroker Ace (1983) with Burt Reynolds.

But Richmond became most famous for his explosive rise and ...

81. Larry Riley

Actor | Knots Landing

Larry D Riley was born June 20 1952. He is the son of George C Bass Sr and Corrine Riley. He started acting around 1975. He moved to New York and was in a lot of plays.

He was cremated and ashes where spread on the beach in Malibu, California.

82. Barry Robins

Actor | Bless the Beasts & Children

Brooklyn born US actor who attained minor cult status through his portrayal of troubled teenager "Cotton" leading a group of other teen misfits to release caged buffaloes earmarked for shooting in the film Bless the Beasts & Children (1971) based upon the Glendon Swarthout novel of the same ...

83. Max Robinson

Self | ABC Evening News

Max Robinson was born in Richmond, VA on May 1, 1939 to Maxie and Doris Robinson. His siblings are sisters Jewell and Jean, and brother Randall. In 1959, at the age of 20, Max Robinson beat out four white applicants for a position at a local TV station in Portsmouth, VA where he read the news on ...

84. Howard E. Rollins Jr.

Actor | Ragtime

Howard E. Rollins Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1950. He was the youngest of four children born to Howard E. Rollins Sr. (steelworker) and Ruth R. Rollins (domestic worker). Rollins graduated from Towson State College, where he studied theater. His first break into acting came when a ...

85. Steve Rubell

Self | Dracula Bites the Big Apple

Steve Rubell was known as the co-founder and co-owner of the world famous New York nightclub Studio 54. Born and raised in New York, Rubell and his business partner Ian Schrager operated a number of restaurants and offices before deciding to create the ultimate nightclub. Renting a vacant theater ...

86. Kenny Sacha

Actor | Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Kenny Sacha was born on January 22, 1953 in New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Simon & Simon (1981) and Madame's Place (1982). He died on August 1, 1992 in Hollywood, California, USA.

87. Fred Sadoff

Actor | The Poseidon Adventure

Fred Sadoff was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 21, 1926 to Henry Sadoff from Philadelphia and Bertha Leib Sadoff from Russia. He was the youngest in the family, his older brother Robert having been born in 1921. He served a year in the military from 1943-1944 and, when he got out, decided to...

88. Marcelino Sánchez

Actor | The Warriors

Born Marcelino Sánchez on December 5, 1957, in Cayey, Puerto Rico, he died of AIDS-related cancer in his Hollywood home on November 21, 1986. Sanchez began acting in the late 1970s. His third film role was that of Rembrandt, a young, naïve gang member with a flair for spray painting in The Warriors...

89. Sean Sasser

Self | The Real World

Sean Sasser was born on October 25, 1968 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Sean was married to Michael Kaplan. Sean died on August 7, 2013 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

90. Gil Scott-Heron

Soundtrack | State of Play

Gil Scott-Heron was born on April 1, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for State of Play (2009), Dope (2015) and Undercover Brother (2002). He was married to Brenda Sykes. He died on May 27, 2011 in New York, New York, USA.

91. Franklyn Seales

Actor | Southern Comfort

Franklyn Seales was a stage and television actor best remembered for playing the finicky business manager Dexter Stuffins on the NBC sit-com "Silver Spoons." He also appeared in films, most notably as the real-life cop killer in "The Onion Field."

One of eight children, Seales was born in 1952 on ...

92. Tommy Sexton

Actor | Codco

Tommy Sexton was born on July 3, 1957 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Codco (1986), Cod on a Stick (1974) and Dolly Cake (1976). He died on December 13, 1993 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

93. Ray Sharkey

Actor | The Idolmaker

Ray Sharkey was born on November 14, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Idolmaker (1980), Wiseguy (1987) and Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989). He was married to Carole Graham and Rebecca Wood. He died on June 11, 1993 in New York City, New York, ...

94. Paul Shenar

Actor | Scarface

Attractive, dark-featured character actor with a voice like thunder, and eyes like a wolf, who was featured in less than sympathetic roles throughout his career. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Albert Paul Shenar attended the University of Wisconsin. Soon after graduation, he relocated to ...

95. Randy Shilts

Writer | And the Band Played On

Randy Shilts was born on August 8, 1951 in Davenport, Iowa, USA. He was a writer, known for And the Band Played On (1993), Pride, Prejudice and Gay Politics (1982) and 60 Minutes (1968). He died on February 17, 1994 in Guerneville, California, USA.

96. Hugo Soto

Actor | Hombre mirando al sudeste

Hugo Soto was born on January 15, 1953 in Corrientes, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Man Facing Southeast (1986), Lo que vendrá (1988) and The Loves of Kafka (1988). He died on August 2, 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

97. Dennis Stewart

Actor | Grease

Dennis Stewart was born on July 29, 1947 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Grease (1978), Grease 2 (1982) and Moonlighting (1985). He died on April 20, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

98. Jermaine Stewart

Soundtrack | Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Jermaine Stewart was born on September 7, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Weekend at Bernie's (1989) and She-Devil (1989). He died on March 17, 1997 in Homewood, Illinois, USA.

99. Michael Sundin

Actor | Return to Oz

Michael Sundin was an English actor, puppeteer, dancer, and trampolinist from Low Fell, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. He was better known as one of the presenters of the children's program "Blue Peter" from 1984 to 1985. He was fired under controversial circumstances.

Sundin initially became known as a ...

100. Stephen Stucker

Actor | Airplane!

Stephen Stucker was a marvelously wild and dynamic free-spirited actor who specialized in deliciously broad portrayals of memorably outrageous characters in a handful of comedies made in the 70's and 80's. Stucker was born on July 2, 1947 in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended Lincoln School in Alameda, ...