Keith Prentice
Keith Prentice (born February 21, 1940 in Dayton , Ohio , † September 27, 1992 in Kettering , Ohio) was an American actor .
Life
Prentice trained as an actor at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City from the age of 18 . He mainly worked in various roles in the Broadway theaters operate: Sail Away , The Sound of Music , Paint Your Wagon and The King and I . In the US film Die Harten und die Zarten he played the role of the gay Larry, which he had previously played on stage. With William Friedkin , the director of Die Harten und die Zarten , he worked again in 1980 on the gay thriller Cruising , where he played the small role of Joey. On television, Prentice starred in the hit series Dark Shadows in the recurring role of Morgan Collins .
In 1982, Prentice founded the Kettering Theater Under The Stars in his home state of Ohio , where he worked as a director and actor for the next decade until his death in 1992. He died of AIDS at the age of 52 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1970: Die Harten und die Zarten (The Boys in the Band)
- 1971: Dark Shadows (TV series, 40 episodes)
- 1972: The Legend of Nigger Charley
- 1980: Cruising
Web links
- Keith Prentice in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- New York Times: Screen: 'Boys in the Band': Crowley Study of Male Homosexuality Opens
- Gay.it: The Boys in the Band, dopo 50 anni la commedia cult a tematica gay arriva anche in Italia
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prentice, Keith |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dayton , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 1992 |
| Place of death | Kettering , Ohio |