Jack Wrangler

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Jack Wrangler (* 11. July 1946 in Beverly Hills as John Robert Stillman , † 7. April 2009 in New York City ) was an American actor , porn actor and film director .

Life

Wrangler's father was film producer Robert Stillman , who made films such as Between Women and Ropes , Boots and Saddles , Second Chorus, and Home of the Brave , and produced television series such as Bonanza . His mother was Ruth Clark Stillman, a musical dancer. Wrangler began his film career as a child on the television series The Faith of Our Children . Wrangler claims to have noticed his homosexuality when he was ten . After finishing school in California, Wrangler studied acting at Northwestern University , Evanston , Illinois .

During the 1970s, Wrangler appeared in various films and plays. He also appeared under his pseudonym Jack Wrangler as a porn actor in several gay films, such as Kansas City Trucking Co. , Hot House , Sex Machine or A Night At The Adonis . As a porn actor, he was also active in straight porn films such as Jack and Jill , Roommates and The Devil in Miss Jones 2 . Through his films as a porn actor, he became an icon of the gay civic movement in the United States in the 1970s. In 1985 Wrangler wrote the book for the musical I Love You, Jimmy Valentine . In the 1980s, Wrangler starred in the comedy Soul Survivor .

In 2008 a documentary called Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon was published about the life and career of Wrangler.

Wrangler was married to the American singer Margaret Whiting .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1976: Kansas City Trucking Co.
  • 1977: Heavy Equipment
  • 1978: A Night at the Adonis
  • 1979: Jack and Jill
  • 1979: Gemini
  • 1980: A Night At The Adonis
  • 1981: Roommates
  • 1982: The Devil in Miss Jones 2
  • 1983: In Love
  • 1988: Hot House

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Dennis Hevesi: Jack Wrangler, Actor in Sex Films and Producer, Dies at 62. In: The New York Times , April 8, 2009.
  2. ^ Robert Simonson: Jack Wrangler, Producer, Actor and Spouse of Margaret Whiting, Dies at 62. ( Memento from April 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) In: Playbill , April 9, 2009.
  3. ^ Advocate: The Anatomy of Jack Wrangler. ( Memento from February 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  4. Mike Ramone, Tim Connelly, Peter Stokes, and Acme Anderson: The AVN Guide to the 500 Greatest Adult Films of All Time. Thunder's Mouth Press, Jackson TN 2005, ISBN 1-56025-719-9 .
  5. Stephen Holden : Melodies, Memories and Whiting At Freddy's. In: The New York Times , November 22, 1985; Enid Nemy: On Stage. In: The New York Times , February 26, 1988.
  6. ^ Eleanor Charles: Westchester Guide. In: The New York Times , June 4, 1995.
  7. Jack Wrangler dies at 62; 1970s gay porn star. In: The Los Angeles Times , April 9, 2009.
  8. ^ After Three Marriages Crooner margaret Whiting Lands Her Ideal in X-Rated Star Jack Wrangler. ( Memento from April 14, 2005 in the Internet Archive )

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