
Fred Halsted
Known For
Directing
Born
1941-07-17 in Long Beach, California
Died
1989-05-09
Biography
Fred Halsted was an American gay pornographic film director, actor, escort, publisher, and sex club owner. His films Sex Garage and LA Plays Itself are the only gay pornographic movies in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, where they were screened before a capacity audience on April 23, 1974.
Most Known For

Birth of a Nation
as Self

Army of Lovers or Revolt of the Perverts
as Self

LA Plays Itself
as Himself

Erotikus: A History of the Gay Movie
as Narrator

El Paso Wrecking Corp.
as Gene

Sextool
as Boxer

Nighthawk in Leather

A Night at Halsted's

Pieces of Eight
as (segment "Raging Glory") (archive footage)

The Filth and the Fury
as (archive footage)

Revenge of the Nighthawk in Leather
as The Nighthawk

Three Day Pass
as Lt. Strong
