Frederick Combs
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Frederick Combs | |
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Born | George Frederick Combs, Jr. October 11, 1935 Portsmouth, Virginia, United States |
Died | September 19, 1992 Los Angeles, California, United States | (aged 56)
Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright, director |
Frederick Combs (October 11, 1935 – September 19, 1992) was an American film, theater and television actor, playwright and director.[1]
Combs is best known for originating the role of Donald in the play The Boys in the Band and then later in the 1970 film of the same name.[1][2]
He performed extensively in theater including Franco Zeffirelli's 1963 production of The Lady of the Camellias.[1][3] He also appeared on Broadway as Geoffrey in Shelagh Delaney's play A Taste of Honey in 1960, alongside Joan Plowright and Billy Dee Williams, produced by David Merrick. and toured with the show starring Hermione Baddeley through 1961.
He died in Los Angeles in 1992 of an AIDS-related illness at the age of 56.[1]
Filmography
- The Defenders (1961)
- The Wild Wild West
- The Boys in the Band (1970)
- The Users
- Roots: The Next Generations
- David (1988)
References
- ^ a b c d Daniels, Lee A. (October 2, 1992). "Frederick Combs, An Actor, Director And Playwright, 57". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (March 18, 1970). "'Boys in the Band': Crowley Study of Male Homosexuality Opens". The New York Times. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ IBDB profile Archived October 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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