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Keith Prentice

Keith Prentice

Birth : 1940-02-21, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Death : 1992-09-27

History

Keith Prentice was an American TV, film and stage actor, whose most famous role was the part of Larry in both the original stage and film versions of The Boys in the Band. Prentice also appeared on the TV soap Dark Shadows during the series' final months in 1971. For a number of years, his picture was displayed on the Tasters Choice coffee label. In 1982, Keith Prentice co-founded Kettering Theatre Under the Stars, and directed summer shows there until the year of his death. Prentice died of AIDS-related cancer on September 27, 1992, in Kettering, Ohio.

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Keith Prentice

Movies

The History of 'Cruising'

The History of 'Cruising'

Self (archive footage)

Part one of the making of William Friedkin’s 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.

Exorcising 'Cruising'

Exorcising 'Cruising'

Self (archive footage)

Part two of the making of William Friedkin's 1980 thriller "Cruising" and the controversies it created.

Joey

A serial killer brutally slays and dismembers several gay men in New York's S&M and leather districts. The young police officer Steve Burns is sent undercover onto the streets as a decoy for the murderer. Working almost completely isolated from his department, he has to learn and practice the complex rules and signals of this little society.

The Boys in the Band

The Boys in the Band

Larry

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.