John Barrowman.
Victor Buono
Raymond Burr
Jack Cassidy
Richard Chamberlain.
Montgomery Clift
James Coco
Jaye Davidson (Stargate 1994)
Harris Glen Milstead (Divine)
Will Geer (The Waltons)
Sir John Gielgud
Charles Gray (Diamonds are Forever)
Merv Griffin
Neil Patrick Harris
Nigel Hawthorne
Sherman Hemsley (The Jeffersons, Love at First Bite)
Rock Hudson (Really)
Tab Hunter (Damn Yankees)
Leslie Jordan
Paul Lynde
Roddy McDowall (Fright Night)
George Maharis (The Satan Bug)
Kerwin Mathews (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad)
Sal Mineo (Rebel without a Cause)
James Mitchell
Jim Nabors*
George Nader (The Robot Monster)
Anthony Perkins (Pyscho)
Tryone Power (Witness for the Prosecution)
Dack Rambo (Gunsmoke)
Tony Randall (The Odd Couple)
Robert Reed (The Brady Bunch)
Howard E. Rollins Jr. (Ragtime)
Cesar Romero (Batman 1966, Batman the Movie)
Dick Sargent (Bewitched)
George Takei (Duh)
Rudolph Valentino (The Sheik)
Paul Winfield
Here, I’m breaking from the list to list two men who never had the chance to become stars. One was accidental death and the other from a virus no one cares about today, HIV.
Number one.
The late Jon-Erik Hexum. He died on the set of Cover-Up. This left an opening for another fine actor to start out.
Number 2
Antony Hamilton. He also made a name for himself with Cover-Up and then Mission: Impossible (1988) but the talent-less Tom Cruz took over and added special effects.
As I have said before, I grew up around gay men. The men I watched on TV and in theaters were often gay. Most of the singers I listened to were gay. These were role models for the gay community, even if they couldn’t be openly gay because of stupidity.
These men should be honored and set up as role models for today’s gay population. Instead, most aren’t even remembered.