Frederick Combs

Frederick Combs

Born: October 11, 1935
Died: September 19, 1992
in Virginia, USA
Combs is best known for originating the role of Donald in the play The Boys in the Band and then later in the 1970 film of the same name.

He performed extensively in theater including Franco Zeffirelli's 1963 production of The Lady of the Camellias. He also appeared on Broadway as Geoffrey in Shelagh Delaney's play A Taste of Honey in 1960, alongside Joan Plowright and Billy Dee Williams, produced by David Merrick. and toured with the show starring Hermione Baddeley through 1961.

He died in Los Angeles in 1992 of an AIDS-related illness at the age of 56.

Movies for Frederick Combs...

David
Title: David
Character: Ken Curtis
Released: October 25, 1988
Type: Movie
The true story of David Rothenberg whose disturbed father set him on fire.
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Another Woman's Child
Title: Another Woman's Child
Character: Doctor
Released: January 18, 1983
Type: Movie
Mike and Terry DeBray are a happily married couple whose lives change when the young daughter that Tony fathered out of wedlock suddenly appears and comes into their lives.
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The Silent Lovers
Title: The Silent Lovers
Character: Howard Strickling
Released: May 20, 1980
Type: Movie
The story of the ill-fated romance between Greta Garbo and John Gilbert.
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The Users
Title: The Users
Character: Editor
Released: October 1, 1978
Type: Movie
A beautiful girl from a small town with dreams of making it in Hollywood marries an actor whose career is fading, then schemes to get him back into the big time - and her with him.
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Bad Marien's Last Year
Title: Bad Marien's Last Year
Character: Boyfriend
Released: May 9, 1971
Type: Movie
Andy Warhol superstar Holly Woodlawn teams up with jazz superstar Asha Puthli for a weekend romp in the Hamptons, in which they play two angels rescuing a bored, wayward heiress from herself.
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The Boys in the Band
Title: The Boys in the Band
Character: Donald
Released: March 16, 1970
Type: Movie
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.