Leonard Frey

Leonard Frey

Birth : 1938-09-04, Brooklyn, New York City, New York

Death : 1988-08-24

History

Brooklyn-born Leonard Frey won raves as Harold, the self-described "32-year-old, ugly, pockmarked Jew fairy," in the movie The Boys in the Band. The actor went on to play Motel the tailor in the movie Fiddler on the Roof for which he received an Oscar nomination. He died of AIDS in 1988 at the age of 49.

Profile

Leonard Frey

Movies

Bride of Boogedy
Neil Witherspoon
In this sequel to the made-for-television Disney family classic, Mr. Boogedy, the Davis family deals with the return of Mr. Boogedy and his never-ending hunt for Widow Marion as well as a rival gag-store competitor who really has it out for Carleton. Meanwhile, the town of Lucifer Falls is planning a big carnival which the mean Mr. Lynch seeks to ruin- if Boogedy doesn't see to that first.
Tattoo
Halsey
Karl Kinsky, an unbalanced tattoo artist, becomes obsessed with Maddy, a model he meets when he is hired to body-paint several women for a photo shoot, making the women look like they have large tattoos. As Kinsky grows more obsessed with Maddy, he becomes increasingly determined that Maddy should bear his "mark" -- forever.
Where the Buffalo Roam
Desk Clerk
Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
Shirts/Skins
Jerry Axelrod
Six businessmen who have a weekly after-hours basketball game get caught up in a bet about a hide-and-seek contest.
Fiddler on the Roof
Motel
In a small Jewish community in a pre-Revolutionary Russian village, a poor milkman, determined to find good husbands for his five daughters, consults the traditional matchmaker – and also has words with God.
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Guiles
Junie Moon is in the hospital after her face has been disfigured by her deranged boyfriend. There she meets two other patients — Arthur, an epileptic, and Warren, who is gay and uses a wheelchair. The unlikely trio of outcasts decides to move in together and manages to enjoy a series of adventures as they endure various forms of prejudice and struggle with their own issues.
The Boys in the Band
Harold
A witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and Michael's demand that the group participate in a devious telephone game, unleashing dormant and unspoken emotions.
The Magic Christian
Laurence Faggot
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought.
The Fat Black Pussycat
A detective investigates the murders of three young women, searching for the killer with a fetish for high heels.