Richard Locke
Biography
Richard was born to Clayton Eugene and Bessie Jewel Holt Locke, the third of four children: his older brother Clay, Jr., older sister Janet and younger brother Robert. Richard died of AIDS after battling the disease for more than thirteen years. Many people in the gay community consider Richard an "AIDS Hero" since his activism in the early years of the epidemic, soon to turn pandemic, did manage to bring illumination about the disease and how to live with it.
Known For & Full Filmography23 Titles
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • as Self
Positive Men begins as a docudrama which illustrates the impact of the AIDS epidemic on gay men in the early 1980s. Memories of New York and San Francisco are the backdrop for seven dramatic scenes which designate the intersection of community support, medical science, and gay politics that emerged in response to the AIDS epidemic. Words and images from these scenes resonate throughout the documentary portraits which follow. The interviews, conducted in Toronto and San Francisco (1993-1994), feature artists, filmmakers, AIDS community workers, writers and volunteers who have made unique contributions within the cultural and community responses to AIDS.
Movie - 1992, 2h 15m • as Self
Richard Locke was the star of the Gage Trilogy, ground-breaking feature length gay porn films made in the late seventies. This tape is a document of an erotic performance intercut with statistics of HIV transmission in North America.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Himself
At the heart of the HIV/AIDS crisis and widespread hysteria, a single number and letter designated a ward on the fifth floor of San Francisco General Hospital, the first in the country designed specifically to deal with AIDS patients. The unit's nurses' emphasis on humanity and consideration of holistic well-being was a small miracle amidst a devastating crisis and the ensuing panic about risk and infection.
Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • as Nick
When two handsome young buddies are hanging around the affluent surroundings of their backyard pool getting high and enjoying the sun, anything can happen. When the goodlooking hunk of a poolman shows up, the two ask him to join in the fun. Declaring he's straight, the poolman says he'll return later to finish his chores. Fantasies abound, as we are taken through a kaleidoscope of sexual experiences, none of which can match the fantasies inspired by the muscular poolman. Finally he returns to finish the pool, but as it turns out, it's only the beginning.
Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • as (archive footage)
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1976, 2h 15m • as Hank
Hank, a trucker, turns out new hire Joe on a long haul to the West Coast.
Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • as Daddy
New York director Edward Thompson is making his latest "all male! all action!" triple-X feature, but there's another movie running in his head -- a film of fantasies about an ex-lover, his current cast, and the two young men across the courtyard.
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Leather boys, denim queens, urban cowboys… all on the prowl, cruising down the legendary San Francisco strip.
Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • as Hank
Hank follows the man of his dreams across the country to settle down.
Movie - 1977, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Explores the fantasies of a group of men, having them articulate their desires to the camera, then allowing them to live them out in elegant, abstract, and experimental scenes.
Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • as Richard
Unable to clear his head through casual sex, Larry reads through his letters to Richard, his older lover set to be released from prison.
Movie - 1977, 2h 15m • as Hank
Hank and Gene are fired from their trucker jobs at the Kansas City Trucking Company after an alcohol-fueled brawl.
Movie - 1977, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A man with a split personality is torn between nasty, back-alley sex and his clean, straight-laced life with his lover.
Movie - 1982, 2h 15m • as Shep
On a ranch in rural Montana, Rory and his fellow ranch hands are constantly bullied and humiliated by their cruel foreman, Shep. After a night on the town opens Rory's eyes, he hatches a plan to turn the tables on Shep and gain the upper hand.
Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • as Man in baths
A closeted gay teenager finds love, community, and a political awakening when he decides to answer an older, jaded man's personal ad.
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • as Bhudda, Diamond's Manager
Diamond Kincaid is a famous gay singer who hires a bodyguard to keep his secret. Escapades occur including a sizzling pool three way with Kincaid and two pro athletes. The guard and Diamond fall in love culminating in a nude motorcycle ride and versatile lovemaking.
Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Clay Grant has sex dreams about the men he encountered the day before.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as (archive footage)
A young, smooth blond bodybuilder begins the fun by doing bicep curls for the amusement of an older bearded daddy, who is mesmerized by his every move. Daddy moves in to fondle and worship the blonde’s glorious chest, but the youngster is feigning disinterest at first. They exchange glances, sizing each other up, till the blond mop-top softens a bit and nearly cracks a smile. He relents and lets the older guy suck his dick as he stands over the weightlifting bench, lowering his sweet cock into daddy’s waiting mouth.
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as (archive footage)
"The Filth and the Fury" is a 4-hour compilation of scenes from some of HIS Studio's gay adult films over the years of 1974-1984: 501 (1982), Alley Cats (1983), The Brig (1982), California Fox (1979), Dreamer (1974), El Paso Wrecking Corp. (1977), Gayracula (1983), Heatstroke (1982), Jobsite (1984), Kansas City Trucking Co. (1976), L.A. Tool and Die (1979), Nighthawk in Leather (1982), Pieces of Eight (1980), Revenge of the Nighthawk (1983), and Sleaze (1982).
Movie - 1977, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Luke Hanson gets much more than he bargained for when he decides to drive out to Los Angeles for the weekend.
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An anthology of early shorts by Christopher Rage.
Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • as Phil
A unsatisfied lover looks for new spice by hiring Johnny X, an escort listed in the Advocate's Trader Dick personals.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as (archive footage)
This Bijou Video original compilation focuses on sex in public places where those involved could easily be caught: the Chelsea Piers, an elevator, a phone booth, a park men's room, a meat locker, dark alleys, a tunnel, and on top of a skyscraper!