Brad Davis

Brad Davis Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: November 6, 1949

Death Date: September 8, 1991

Birth Place: Tallahassee, Florida

Versatile male lead who made a compelling film debut as an American drug-smuggler incarcerated in a Turkish prison in Alan Parker's "Midnight Express" (1978). Davis's relatively sparse screen roles include off-beat gems such as American Olympic runner Jackson Scholz in "Chariots of Fire" (1981); the title character--a gay sailor--in Fassbinder's "Querelle" (1982); and the eccentric pilot in Percy Adlon's "Rosalie Goes Shopping" (1989).

A risk-taking stage actor, Davis won acclaim as Ned Weeks, alter ego of playwright and Gay Men's Health Crisis founder Larry Kramer, in Kramer's harrowing AIDS drama "The Normal Heart" (1985). He also starred in Steven Berkoff's avant-garde adaptation of Kafka's "Metamorphosis" at the Mark Taper Forum. Davis, who had been suffering with complications from AIDS, reportedly committed suicide at age 41.

Credits

The Habitation of Dragons

Actor
George Tolliver
Movie
1992

Hangfire

Actor
Sheriff Ike Slayton
Movie
1991

Child of Darkness, Child of Light

Actor
Dr. Phinney
Movie
1991

Ces mots imprononçables

Actor
Movie
1990

Actos Inconfesables

Actor
Movie
1990

Unspeakable Acts

Actor
Joseph Braga
Movie
1990

The Plot to Kill Hitler

Actor
Count Claus von Stauffenberg
Movie
1990

Rosalía Va de Compras

Actor
Movie
1989

Rosalie Goes Shopping

Actor
Ray `'Liebling'` Greenspace
Movie
1989

Rosalie Va de Compras

Actor
Movie
1989

The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialStream

Actor
Lt. Cmdr. Phillip Francis Queeg
Movie
1988

The Caine Mutiny

Actor
Movie
1988

The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy

Actor
Neil Travers
Movie
1988

Heart

Actor
Eddie
Movie
1987

Cold Steel

Actor
Johnny Modine
Movie
1987

Un Tranvía Llamado Deseo

Actor
Movie
1987

Acero Frío

Actor
Movie
1987

When the Time Comes

Actor
Dean
Movie
1987

Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo

Actor
Tony Cimo
Movie
1986

Blood Ties

Actor
Julian Salina
Movie
1986

The Twilight Zone

Actor
Series
1985

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Actor
Show
1985

Robert Kennedy and His Times

Actor
Show
1985

The Hitchhiker

Actor
Show
1983

Chiefs

Actor
Sonny Butts
Movie
1983

Querelle

Actor
Querelle
Movie
1982

Chariots of FireStream

Actor
Jackson Scholz
Movie
1981
83%

A Rumor of War

Actor
Lt. Philip `'Phil'` Caputo
Show
1980

A Small Circle of Friends

Actor
Leonardo DaVinci Rizzo
Movie
1980

Midnight ExpressStream

Actor
Billy Hayes
Movie
1978
90%

The Secret Life of John Chapman

Actor
Andy Chapman
Movie
1976

Sybil

Actor
Richard
Movie
1976

La vie secrète de John Chapman

Actor
Movie
1976

The Streets of San FranciscoStream

Guest Star
Del Berry
Series
1972

The Rookies

Guest Star
Series
1972