Keith McDermott (born September 28, 1953) is an American actor, theater director, and writer.

Contents

• 1 Life and career
• 2 Filmography
• 3 Theater
• 4 Bibliography
• 5 See also
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Life and career

McDermott was born September 28, 1953 in Houston, Texas, the son of Betty Ray (Rees) and James E. McDermott. McDermott graduated Ohio University Theatre School. In the 1970s, he lived with author Edmund White in New York City, and appeared as Alan Strang in Equus on Broadway opposite Richard Burton. He directs theater productions, and is particularly known for his direction of Off-Off-Broadway comedies penned by avant garde playwright Jim Neu. McDermott appeared in the Hollywood movie Without a Trace, as well as in numerous independent films, including as half the *le role in Ignatz & Lotte and a small but very important role in the cult horror Tourist Trap. His novel Acqua Calda was inspired by his long-term friendship and collaboration with director Robert Wilson, and his memoir of former long-time boyfriend Joe Brainard appeared in the anthology Loss Within Loss. His other memoir and fiction has appeared in periodicals, as well as in the anthology Boys Like Us

Filmography

Theater

Bibliography

• Acqua Calda, Carroll & Graf Publishers
• Lessons from Our Fathers, Durban House Publishing, due Oct 2006

See also

• LGBT culture in New York City
• List of LGBT people from New York City

References

• Review and photo at gaycitynews.com
• Interview
• Bio bits at Innerart.com

External links

• Keith McDermott at IMDb
• Keith McDermott at the Internet Broadway Database