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Robert La Tourneaux (August 10, 1940 – June 3, 1986) was an American actor best known for his role of Cowboy, the good-natured but dim hustler hired as a birthday present for a gay man, in the original Off-Broadway production and 1970 film version of The Boys in the Band.
Robert La Tourneaux (1941-1986) was an American actor who appeared in The Boys in the Band, Von Richthofen and Brown, and The Doctors. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and died of AIDS in New York City.
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May 17, 2018 · Robert La Tourneaux plays Michael's lover, Larry, in the 50th anniversary production of The Boys in the Band on Broadway. He talks about the challenges and rewards of playing a character who struggles with monogamy and identity in a gay-only world.
- Diane Anderson-Minshall
Robert La Tourneaux was born on 22 November 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Boys in the Band (1970), Von Richthofen and Brown (1971) and The Doctors (1963). He died on 3 June 1986 in New York City, New York, USA.
- November 22, 1941
- June 3, 1986
Jan 21, 2024 · Robert La Tourneaux was an American actor best known for his role of Cowboy, the good-natured but dim hustler hired as a birthday present for a gay man, in the original Off-Broadway production and 1970 film version of The Boys in the Band.
The ensemble cast, all of whom also played the roles in the play's initial stage run in New York City, includes Kenneth Nelson, Peter White, Leonard Frey, Cliff Gorman, Frederick Combs, Laurence Luckinbill, Keith Prentice, Robert La Tourneaux, and Reuben Greene.
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Robert La Tourneaux was an openly gay actor who played a gay hustler in The Boys in the Band. He had a troubled career and died of AIDS in 1986.
