Brad Davis Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Born in Florida in 1949, Brad Davis moved to Georgia after graduating from high school to pursue an acting career. From there, he moved to New York City, twice, to find work. By the early 1970s Davis was acting in off-Broadway plays while studying acting at the Academy of Dramatic Arts. His stage work led to his movie debut and to television shows ...
Full Name
Brad Davis
Net Worth
$6 Million
Salary
265,000 USD
Date Of Birth
November 6, 1949
Died
September 8, 1991, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Height
1.75 m
Weight
77 kg
Profession
Actor
Education
Saint Louis University, Chaminade College Preparatory School
Nationality
American
Spouse
Susan Bluestein
Children
Alexandra Davis
Parents
Eugene Davis, Anne Davis
Siblings
Eugene M. Davis
IMDB
Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actor
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Movies
Midnight Express, Querelle, Chariots of Fire, Rosalie Goes Shopping, A Small Circle of Friends, The Plot to Kill Hitler, Cold Steel, The Habitation of Dragons, Child of Darkness, Child of Light, Hangfire, Blood Ties, A Rumor of War, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy, Uns...
TV Shows
Sybil, Firehouse, Roots
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Quote
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Hollywood is an industry that gives umpteen benefits and charity affairs with proceeds going to (AIDS) research. But in actual fact, if an actor is even rumored to have HIV, he gets no support on an individual basis. He does not work.
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Fact
1
Pat McNamara, Annabella Price, Ebbe Roe Smith, Priscilla Smith and he were awarded the 1982 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Ensemble for "Metamorphosis" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
2
He was considered for the role of Kane in Alien (1979).
3
Married casting director Susan Bluestein in 1979 and had one child, Alexandra. In 1979, Davis, a former intravenous drug user, contracted HIV, by 1985 it had developed into AIDS, a condition the couple kept secret until just prior to his death by assisted suicide. Shortly after his passing she wrote the memoir "After Midnight: The Life and Death of Brad Davis" with Hilary De Vries. His widow continues to be an AIDS activist.
4
Born in Tallahassee, Florida to Eugene Davis, a dentist, and his wife, the former Anne Creel. His brother, Gene Davis, is also an actor.
5
According to an article in The New York Times published in 1987, the actor's mother sexually abused him. His father was an alcoholic whose dental practice declined as a result. As an adult, Brad was both an alcohol and drug user before becoming sober in 1981.
6
At seventeen, after winning a music talent contest, Davis worked at Theatre Atlanta before moving to New York City.
7
Bisexual in real life, he was deemed a gay film icon for the number of gay-themed plays and films he appeared in despite the warnings that it could damage his career.
8
Growing up, he was known as Bobby Davis (his first name was actually Robert). However, once he arrived in New York, there was already another actor named Bobby Davis, so Davis went by the name Brad Davis.
9
Born into a southern aristocratic family, he was reportedly a direct descendant of Confederate president Jefferson Davis.
10
Davis took a professional risk by accepting the title role as a gay sailor in Querelle (1982), Rainer Werner Fassbinder's screen adaptation of a novel by Jean Genet. Associates in the entertainment industry warned Davis that taking this part, especially after performances in other gay-themed theatrical works such as Larry Kramer's "Sissies' Scrapbook" (1973) and Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" (1981), would be detrimental to his career. Nevertheless, Davis chose to work with Fassbinder on what would turn out to be the director's last film. Unfortunately, Querelle (1982) was a commercial failure and generally not well-received by critics.
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In 1985 Davis won critical acclaim for his portrayal of the lover of a man dying of AIDS in Larry Kramer's play "The Normal Heart". Still, his film career foundered...the only film in which he starred after this was Percy Adlon's comedy Rosalie Goes Shopping (1989).
