Name: David Rappaport
Date of Birth: 23 November 1951 Nearly died whilst filming The Bride (1985), when the circus tent caught fire and David was left suspended by a rope in the 'Big Top'. The Special Effects man, who was outside the tent, couldn't hear all the shouting and kept David high in the air as the tent was burning around him. Finally he was let down. The large tent only took four minutes to be completely destroyed. Died of gunshot wound to chest in apparent suicide in a San Fernando Valley park at age 39. Was "Minister for Foreign Affairs" of the "People's Republic of Frestonia", a collection of squats in West London that declared independence from the UK in 1977 in order to gain publicity for their (successful) fight against eviction & demolition. [See Passport to Pimlico (1949)] ... At the time of his death, he was preparing to guest star in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) episode, "The Most Toys." His death and that of Jack Purvis were the main reasons why Terry Gilliam decided to the shelve the intended sequel to Time Bandits (1981) as their characters were two of the most heavily featured in the film. Was the son of a taxi driver. Read more David Rappaport movies (actor)User Comments |
