| Birth: | Nov. 6, 1949
Tallahassee
Florida, USA | | Death: | Sep. 8, 1991 | 
Actor. Began his career as a stage actor off Broadway in New York. Worked in television, guest starring on such shows as "Marcus Welby, M.D" and "The Streets of San Francisco". He gave an impressive performance in "Sybil" (1976)(TV) and had a role in the epic miniseries "Roots"(1977). His big break, and his most famous role, came in "Midnight Express" (1978). He played a young american imprisoned in Turkey for drugsmuggling. Davis was praised by film critics for his performance and won a Golden Globe award. Other notable roles include: "Chariots of Fire" (1981), "Querelle" (1982), "Chiefs" (1983) (miniseries), "Robert Kennedy & His Times" (1985) (miniseries), "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" (1988) (TV) and "Rosalie Goes Shopping"(1989). Brad Davis contracted AIDS in 1979. Because of the AIDS hysteria at the time, he kept his illness a secret for many years. In his later years, he revealed that he had AIDS and became a passionate AIDS activist. He committed assisted suicide at the age of 41. (bio by: Solitary Man)
Cause of death: AIDS related
Search Amazon for Brad Davis | | | Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Plot: Court of Remembrance/Columbarium of Valor, G64054
GPS (lat/lon): 34.1292, -118.32022 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1901 |
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