Portrait of Fred Halsted

Fred Halsted

Directing

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.

Born: July 17, 1941

Place of Birth: Long Beach, California

Filmography

2004
The Filth and the Fury

as (archive footage)

1981
Three Day Pass

as Lt. Strong

1980
Pieces of Eight

as (segment "Raging Glory") (archive footage)

1975
Sextool

as Boxer

1972
LA Plays Itself

as Himself