Brooklyn born US actor who attained minor cult status through his portrayal of troubled teenager "Cotton" leading a group of other teen misfits to release caged buffalo's earmarked for shooting in the film Bless the Beasts & Children (1971) based upon the Glendon Swarthout novel of the same name. His other work was restricted to a handful of ...
The first comment of the film "Bless the Beasts and Children", in which Barry Robins has the title role, is by his sister Elisabeth. It is titled "Symbolism and personal ties to this movie", and is date 12 October 2003. It gives some interesting data about his life and especially his death, in 1986, from AIDS, a disease not yet well known at the time.