David James Carroll Net Worth
David James Carroll Net Worth is
$2 Million
David James Carroll Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
David Carroll (30 July 1950—11 March 1992), sometimes billed as David James Carroll, was an American actor whose last, and best remembered, role was that of Baron Felix von Gaigern in Grand Hotel: The Musical.Carroll was born in Rockville Center, New York, grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and graduated from Dartmouth College, where he was an active member of the Dartmouth Players. While at Dartmouth Carroll had star roles in several college musicals and in community theater.He was nominated for two Tony Awards as Best Actor in a Musical: in 1988 for Chess and again in 1990 for Grand Hotel. Carroll also received three Drama Desk Awards nominations as an Outstanding Actor in a Musical: La bohème (1984), Chess (1988), and Grand Hotel (1990). The Original Broadway Cast recording of Chess received a 1988 Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Cast Show album. On the big screen, he had a brief scene with John Ritter in the movie Hero at Large.Suffering from AIDS, he died of a pulmonary embolism in the bathroom of the New York City BMG/RCA studio while attempting to record the cast album for Grand Hotel. The album had been delayed for years because of rights issues and legal disputes over the score. For the cast recording Brent Barrett ultimately performed the role of the Baron, but Carroll was featured on a bonus track: singing the Baron's solo number "Love Can't Happen", recorded during his cabaret performance at Steve McGraw's on 14 February 1991 with Wally Harper at the piano. | Date Of Birth | July 30, 1950, Rockville Centre, New York, United States |
| Died | March 11, 1992, New York City, New York, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Rockville Center, New York, USA |
| Profession | Actor |
| Education | Dartmouth College |
| Nominations | Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Died at the BMG/RCA Recording Studio in Manhattan where he had been recording the cast album of "Grand Hotel". The official cause of death was a pulmonary embolism, but this was a complication from AIDS. His longtime companion was Robert Homma. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Splendor in the Grass | 1981 | TV Movie | Johnny Masterson |
| The Big Stuffed Dog | 1981 | TV Movie | Grandson (as David-James Carroll) |
| The Secret War of Jackie's Girls | 1980 | TV Movie | David (as David-James Carroll) |
| The Promise of Love | 1980 | TV Movie | Chuck Wakemore |
| The Seduction of Miss Leona | 1980 | TV Movie | Borgland |
| To Race the Wind | 1980 | TV Movie | Jerry Baker |
| Hero at Large | 1980 | Actor on Bus | |
| Knots Landing | 1980 | TV Series | David Crane |
| CHiPs | 1979 | TV Series | Chuck |
| The Rockford Files | 1979 | TV Series | Randy Smith |
| Paris | 1979 | TV Series | Donald Perth |
| Ball Four | 1976 | TV Series | Bill Westlake |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musical Chairs | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
Known for movies
The Promise of Love (1980)
as Chuck Wakemore
Splendor in the Grass (1981)
as Johnny Masterson
To Race the Wind (1980)
as Jerry Baker
The Seduction of Miss Leona (1980)
as Borgland