Brad Davis

American actor (1949-1991)

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Age	41 (age at death)
Birthday	6 November, 1949
Birthplace	Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Died	8 September, 1991
Place of Death	Los Angeles, California, USA
Height	5' 9" (175 cm)
Eye Color	Brown - Dark
Hair Color	Black
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Claim to Fame	Midnight Express

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Robert Creel Davis (November 6, 1949 – September 8, 1991), known professionally as Brad Davis, was an American actor. For his debut film role as Billy Hayes in the 1978 film Midnight Express, he won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor and was nominated for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, along with BAFTA Award nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles.

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Brad Davis was born on Sunday, 6 November 1949 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. His full name at birth was Robert Creel Davis. He was best known as an actor. Davis' country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Sunday, 8 September 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA at the age of 41. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. His religion is listed as Christian. He was 5' 9" (175 cm) tall with an athletic build. He had dark brown eyes and black hair (color). His net worth was reported to be $1,500,000 US dollars. His zodiac star sign was Scorpio.

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Full name at birth	Robert Creel Davis	hide	edit
Claim to fame	Midnight Express	hide	edit
Date of birth	6 November 1949	hide	edit
Place of birth	Tallahassee, Florida, USA	hide	edit
Date of death	8 September 1991	hide	edit
Age	41 (age at death)	hide
Place of death	Los Angeles, California, USA	hide	edit
Cause of death	Assisted suicide	hide	edit
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA	hide	edit
Occupation	Actor	hide	edit
Occupation category	Actor	hide	edit
Nationality	American	hide	edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height	5' 9" (175 cm)	hide	edit
Build	Athletic	hide	edit
Hair color	Black	hide	edit
Eye color	Brown - Dark	hide	edit
Gender	Male	hide	edit
Ethnicity	White	hide	edit
Sexuality	Bisexual	hide	edit
Religion	Christian	hide	edit
Zodiac sign	Scorpio	hide
Distinctive feature	Haunted Eyes, Deep Eyes. High Cheek Bones.	hide	edit
Pets	pets	hide

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Net worth	$1,500,000 USD	hide	edit
High school	high school	hide
University	university	hide
Talent agency	talent agency	hide
Political affiliation	political affiliation	hide
Political party	political party	hide

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stars Bisexual in real life, he was deemed a gay film icon for the number of gay-themed plays and films he appeared in despite the warnings that it could damage his career.
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stars Growing up, he was known as Bobby Davis (his first name was actually Robert). However, once he arrived in New York, there was already another actor named Bobby Davis, so Davis went by the name Brad Davis.
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stars Born into a southern aristocratic family, he was reportedly a direct descendant of Confederate president Jefferson Davis.
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format_quote "Hollywood is an industry that gives umpteen benefits and charity affairs with proceeds going to (AIDS) research. But in actual fact, if an actor is even rumored to have HIV, he gets no support on an individual basis. He does not work."
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