Timothy Meyers (August 31, 1945 – March 14, 1989) was an American actor famous for originating the role of Kenickie in Grease and was a

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nominee for Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical. His first stage role was in 1970 as Crookfinger Jake in

Kurt Weill Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fru ...

and

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a pl ...

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The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, ''The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with music ...

''. His other stage roles include the 1980s musical ''Sidewalkin'' (Oscar), ''HotGrog'' (Blackbeard), ''The Foursome'' (Tim), '' No Place to be Somebody'' (Shanty), ''Rock Island'' (Wally), ''The Sugar Bowl'' (Pinky), ''Romeo and Jeanette'' (Lucien), ''Jack the Ripper'' (Lusk), ''

Wait Until Dark ''Wait Until Dark'' is a play by Frederick Knott, first performed on Broadway in 1966 and often revived since then. A film version was released in 1967, and the play was published in the same year. Synopsis Susy Hendrix is a blind Greenwich V ...

'' (Harry Roat), ''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or d ...

'' (Ernst Ludwig), ''

The Fantasticks ''The Fantasticks'' is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the 1894 play ''The Romancers'' (''Les Romanesques'') by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neigh ...

'' (Henry), ''Terra Nova'' (Bowers), ''

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'' (Geoffrey Thornton), '' True West'' (Saul Kimmer), ''

Curse of the Starving Class ''Curse of the Starving Class'' is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Some critics consider it part of a Family Trilogy that includes '' Buried Child'' (1979) and '' True West'' (1980).Simard, Rodney. “A ...

'' (Weston), '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (Scanlon), ''Lady of the Diamond'' (Sportscaster), ''

Write Me a Murder ''Write Me a Murder'' is a mystery play in three acts by Frederick Knott, which premiered on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre on October 26, 1961, presented by the Compass Productions, Inc., directed by George Schaefer (director), George Schaefer ...

'' (Charles Sturrock), ''

She Stoops to Conquer ''She Stoops to Conquer'' is a comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in London in 1773. The play is a favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in the English-speaking world. It is one of the few plays from the 18th ...

'' (Stingo), ''

Ah, Wilderness! ''Ah, Wilderness!'' is a comedy by American playwright Eugene O'Neill that premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on October 2, 1933. It differs from a typical O'Neill play in its happy ending for the central character, and depiction of a ...

'' (David McComber), '' Loot'' (Meadows), ''

Tartuffe ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; french: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical thea ...

'' (Damis), ''

The Caretaker ''The Caretaker'' is a play in three acts by Harold Pinter. Although it was the sixth of his major works for stage and television, this psychological study of the confluence of power, allegiance, innocence, and corruption among two brothers an ...

'' (Mick), ''

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'' (Morty), ''

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'' (Phil Murray), ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...

'' (Oswald), ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...

'' ( Puck), ''

Measure for Measure ''Measure for Measure'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604, according to available records. It was published in the ''First Folio'' of 1623. The play's plot features its ...

'' (Pompey), and ''The Greeks'' (Odysseus). His film appearances include '' The Taking of Pelham One Two Three'', ''

Night of the Juggler ''Night of the Juggler'' is a 1980 American neo-noir action crime drama exploitation thriller film starring James Brolin. Plot A former cop (James Brolin), aligns with a street smart young clerk from the New York City dog pound (Julie Carmen) ...

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I, the Jury ''I, the Jury'' is the 1947 debut novel of American crime fiction writer Mickey Spillane, the first work to feature private investigator Mike Hammer. Plot summary The novel opens as private detective Mike Hammer is called to the apartment of i ...

'', and ''To Smithereens''. His television credit is the ''

Kojak ''Kojak'' is an American action crime drama television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theodopolis "Theo" Kojak. Taking the time slot of the popular ''Cannon'' series, it ...

'' episode "Kojak's Days (1)". He also produced a play at the Lincoln Center Library in 1980 entitled ''Little Tips''. He was also a drama coach at the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the universit ...

. On March 14, 1989, he died from complications of

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Partial filmography

*'' The Taking of Pelham One Two Three'' (1974) – Plumber *''

'' (1980) – Anderson *''

'' (1982) – Blake (final film role)

External links

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meyers, Timothy 1945 births 1989 deaths University of Pittsburgh faculty AIDS-related deaths in New York (state) 20th-century American male actors