World AIDS Day
A couple of years ago on World AIDS Day, I had a post which showed the number of celebrities in the world who have tested positive for HIV. I thought it would be interesting to post some names off the list and encourage you to go to Wiki right here and view the entire list. It is amazing how long it is and some of the names you forget about and some of the names you probably didn't know. It is good to remember and to bring attention to a disease that although is now manageable in some parts of the world still ravages other parts of the world.
Acting (film and television)
Amanda Blake - American actress best remembered for her role as Kitty Russell in the television series Gunsmoke. Her death was initially reported as being caused by HIV but her doctor said that was not the reason she died.
Jim J. Bullock - American actor who starred in the sitcom Too Close for Comfort.
Merritt Butrick - American actor best remembered for playing Captain Kirk's son in the films Star Trek II and III.
Ian Charleson - British actor whose best-known role was the part of athlete Eric Liddell in the film Chariots of Fire.
Brad Davis - American actor, played the part of Billy Hayes in the film Midnight Express.
Denholm Elliott - British actor; won three BAFTA awards as best supporting actor for Trading Places, A Private Function and Defence of the Realm, as well as an Academy Award nomination for A Room with a View.
Richard Frank - American television and motion picture actor best known as Father Vogler in the film Amadeus
Leonard Frey - American Broadway and film actor, earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof.
Tom Fuccello - American actor, known for his role as Dave Culver in the television series Dallas.
Kevin Peter Hall - American actor, played in Predator and Harry and the Hendersons.
Christian Haren - American actor and model best known for portraying the Marlboro Man in print advertisements.
Rock Hudson - American actor, first major American celebrity to publicly disclose HIV status.
Tom McBride - American actor and model; best known for his role in Friday the 13th Part 2 and for his modeling stint as the Marlboro Man.
John Megna - American former child actor, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Cookie Mueller - American actor and writer who featured in many of filmmaker John Waters' early films.
Timothy Patrick Murphy - American actor, played the role of Mickey Trotter in the television series Dallas
David Oliver - American actor, played in Another World and A Year in the Life
Anthony Perkins - American actor best known for his role as Norman Bates in the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho.
Dack Rambo - American actor who played Jack Ewing in the television series Dallas.
Gene Anthony Ray - American actor and dancer; best known for his portrayal of the street smart dancer Leroy in the 1980 motion picture Fame and the television spin-off.
Robert Reed - American actor; played the role of Mike Brady on The Brady Bunch.
Tony Richardson - British film director; received two Academy Awards (Best Director and Best Picture) for Tom Jones
Larry Riley - American actor; played the role of Frank Williams in the soap opera Knots Landing
Howard Rollins - American actor, nominated for the 1981 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Ragtime
Tommy Sexton - Canadian actor and comedian.
Ray Sharkey - American actor; won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in The Idolmaker.
