Keith Prentice (February 21, 1940 â€" September 27, 1992) 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.Prentice studied in
New York City at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His stage
musical credits include Sail Away, The Sound of Music, Paint Your
Wagon, and The King and I. In 1968, he appeared off-Broadway in the
play The Boys in the Band, a once controversial play featuring gay
characters at a dramatic birthday party - the Summer before the
Stonewall gay civil rights riots. He also appeared in the film version
of the play.In 1971, Prentice joined the cast of Dark Shadows playing
Morgan Collins in the show's 1841PT plot line. Prentice also appeared
as Nils Fowler in the 1972 film The Legend of Nigger Charley and had a
small role in the 1980 film Cruising which, like The Boys in the Band,
was directed by William Friedkin.In 1982, Keith Prentice co-founded
Kettering Theatre Under the Stars, and directed summer shows there
until the year of his death.
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.Prentice studied in
New York City at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His stage
musical credits include Sail Away, The Sound of Music, Paint Your
Wagon, and The King and I. In 1968, he appeared off-Broadway in the
play The Boys in the Band, a once controversial play featuring gay
characters at a dramatic birthday party - the Summer before the
Stonewall gay civil rights riots. He also appeared in the film version
of the play.In 1971, Prentice joined the cast of Dark Shadows playing
Morgan Collins in the show's 1841PT plot line. Prentice also appeared
as Nils Fowler in the 1972 film The Legend of Nigger Charley and had a
small role in the 1980 film Cruising which, like The Boys in the Band,
was directed by William Friedkin.In 1982, Keith Prentice co-founded
Kettering Theatre Under the Stars, and directed summer shows there
until the year of his death.
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