Richard Locke

Richard Locke

Actor · Director

Oakland, California, USA
June 11, 1941

Biography

Richard was born to Clayton Eugene and Bessie Jewel Holt Locke, the third of four children: his older brother Clay, Jr., older sister Janet and younger brother Robert. Richard died of AIDS after battling the disease for more than thirteen years. Many people in the gay community consider Richard an "AIDS Hero" since his activism in the early years of the epidemic, soon to turn pandemic, did manage to bring illumination about the disease and how to live with it.

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Representative Works

Positive Men
Positive Men
No Rating Yet
/ English
5B
5B
5.9
/ English
An Evening With Richard Locke
An Evening With Richard Locke
No Rating Yet
/ English
Take One
Take One
9.5
/ English
The Diamond Stud
The Diamond Stud
9.0
/ English
Gemini
Gemini
9.0
/ English
Heatstroke
Heatstroke
9.0
/ English
Daddy Dearest
Daddy Dearest
8.3
/ English
Passing Strangers
Passing Strangers
7.6
/ English
Forbidden Letters
Forbidden Letters
7.5
/ English
L.A. Tool & Die
L.A. Tool & Die
6.6
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Positive Men
1995Nominee

Best Performance

Positive Men

5B
2018Nominee

Best Performance

5B

An Evening With Richard Locke
1992Nominee

Best Performance

An Evening With Richard Locke

Career Highlights

Take One
1977Highlight

Best Performance

Take One

The Diamond Stud
1995Highlight

Best Performance

The Diamond Stud