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| 2 | ->''"In live stage, the actor lives."'' |
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| 4 | Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor, probably best-known for his roles as the Monster in ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'' and Frank Barone on the long-running sitcom ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond''. Though primarily remembered for his comedy work, Boyle had a diverse career as both a leading man and character actor. |
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| 6 | Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Boyle studied for three years to become a monk at La Salle University, but ultimately left the novitiate as he did not feel a religious calling. After a stint in the Navy, Boyle moved to New York and became an actor, joining a touring company of Neil Simon's ''Theatre/TheOddCouple''. He relocated to Chicago and joined Creator/TheSecondCity improv group, for whom he performed as a comedian in the late '60s. |
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| 8 | Boyle appeared in several films in the late '60s, including a bit part in ''Film/MediumCool'', but achieved his StarMakingRole in John G. Avildsen's ''Film/Joe1970'', playing a PoliticallyIncorrectHero who fantasizes about murdering hippies (and ultimately gets to live his fantasies). While Boyle and the filmmakers had intended for Joe to be unsympathetic, audiences cheered his killing spree at the film's end, making Boyle into a star and an unlikely cultural icon. Boyle was dismayed by the response to his performance and turned down a number of similar roles, notably Popeye Doyle in ''Film/TheFrenchConnection'', as a result. |
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| 10 | Boyle continued playing dramatic roles in movies like ''Film/TheFriendsOfEddieCoyle'' and ''Film/TaxiDriver''; he also earned an UsefulNotes/EmmyAward nomination for playing UsefulNotes/JosephMcCarthy in the made-for-TV movie ''Tail Gunner Joe''. He also showed his range playing a sensitive child psychologist in ''The Man Who Could Talk to Kids''. Boyle became more associated with comedy, however, after Creator/MelBrooks cast him in ''Young Frankenstein'', and his playful, completely against-type performance as the Monster earned him wide acclaim, helping to soften his previously coarse screen image. |
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| 12 | Boyle continued performing regularly in films, television and stage roles across a variety of genres through the '80s, but a stroke in the early '90s temporarily slowed his career. He made [[CareerResurrection a major comeback]] in 1996, after his guest appearance on ''Series/TheXFiles'', as the title character in the episode "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose"; his performance earned him an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. |
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| 14 | Shortly afterwards, Boyle was cast as the title character's cranky father, Frank Barone, in ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', a role he played for the entirety of the show's run. Boyle's performance is a comic take on his previous typecasting, a bigoted, vulgar JerkWithAHeartOfGold who bickers with his wife Marie while alternately mocking and trying to connect with his sons, Ray and Robert. Boyle earned seven Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, but never won for this show. Boyle continued acting until his death in December 2006. |
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| 16 | Though often typecast as bigoted or rough-edge characters, he was known as a very kind and warm-hearted man; Mel Brooks remembered him as exceedingly gentle and with a playful sense of humor, and Creator/RayRomano came to consider him a mentor during their work on ''Raymond''. In equal contrast to his screen image, Boyle was also a political progressive who campaigned for Democratic politicians, and was a close friend of Music/JohnLennon and Music/BruceSpringsteen. |
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| 19 | !!Selected Filmography |
| 20 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 22 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
| 23 | * ''Film/MediumCool'' (1969): Gun Clinic Manager |
| 24 | * ''Film/{{Joe|1970}}'' (1970): Joe Curran |
| 25 | * ''Film/TheCandidate'' (1972): Marvin Lucas |
| 26 | * ''Film/TheFriendsOfEddieCoyle'' (1973): Dillon |
| 27 | * ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'' (1974): The Monster |
| 28 | * ''Film/TaxiDriver'' (1976): Wizard |
| 29 | * ''Film/{{Swashbuckler}}'' (1976): Lord Durant |
| 30 | * ''Film/{{FIST}}'' (1978): Max Graham |
| 31 | * ''Film/{{Hardcore}}'' (1979): Andy Mast |
| 32 | * ''Film/BeyondThePoseidonAdventure'' (1979): Frank Mazzetti |
| 33 | * ''Film/WhereTheBuffaloRoam'' (1980): Carl Lazlo |
| 34 | * ''Film/{{Outland}}'' (1981): Max B. Sheppard |
| 35 | * ''Film/{{Hammett}}'' (1982): Jimmy Ryan |
| 36 | * ''Film/{{Yellowbeard}}'' (1983): Moon |
| 37 | * ''Film/JohnnyDangerously'' (1984): Jocko Dundee |
| 38 | * ''Film/Turk182'' (1985): Det. Ryan |
| 39 | * ''Film/{{Walker}}'' (1987): Cornelius Vanderbilt |
| 40 | * ''Film/RedHeat'' (1988): Lou Donnelly |
| 41 | * ''Film/TheDreamTeam'' (1989): Jack [=McDermott=] |
| 42 | * ''Film/{{Challenger}}'' (1990): Roger Boisjoly |
| 43 | * ''Film/SolarCrisis'' (1990): Arnold Teague |
| 44 | * ''Film/MalcolmX'' (1992): Capt. Green (cameo) |
| 45 | * ''Film/HoneymoonInVegas'' (1992): Chief Orman |
| 46 | * ''Film/TheShadow'' (1994): Moe Shrevnitz |
| 47 | * ''Film/TheSantaClause1'' (1994): Mr. Whittle |
| 48 | * ''Film/WhileYouWereSleeping'' (1995): Ox |
| 49 | * ''Film/ThatDarncat'' (1997): Pa |
| 50 | * ''Film/SpeciesII'' (1998): Dr Herman Cromwell (uncredited) |
| 51 | * ''Film/DrDolitte'' (1998): Calloway |
| 52 | * ''Film/MonstersBall'' (2001): Buck Grotowski |
| 53 | * ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPlutoNash'' (2002): Rowland |
| 54 | * ''Film/TheSantaClause2'' (2002): Father Time (uncredited) |
| 55 | * ''Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed'' (2004): Old Man Wickles |
| 56 | [[/folder]] |
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| 58 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
| 59 | * ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (1 episode, 1976): [[AsHimself Himself]] (host) |
| 60 | * ''Literature/FromHereToEternity'' (3 episodes, 1979): Fatso Judson |
| 61 | * ''Joe Bash'' (1986): Joe Bash; short-lived comedy series featuring Boyle as a policeman. |
| 62 | * ''Series/CagneyAndLacey'' (1 episode, 1988): Phillip Greenlow |
| 63 | * ''Series/MidnightCaller'' (3 episodes, 1989–91): J.J. Killian |
| 64 | * ''Poochinski'' (1990): Stanley Poochinski (voice)[[note]] unsold pilot involving his character, a detective, being killed and coming back to life as a dog; produced by ''Creator/HannaBarbera'', under the name of [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Bedrock]] Productions [[/note]] |
| 65 | * ''Series/NYPDBlue'' (5 episodes, 1994–95): Dan Breen |
| 66 | * ''Series/LoisAndClark'' (2 episodes, 1994-95): Bill Church |
| 67 | * ''Series/TheXFiles'' ([[Recap/TheXFilesS03E04ClydeBruckmansFinalRepose 1 episode]], 1995): Clyde Bruckman |
| 68 | * ''Series/TheSingleGuy'' (2 episodes, 1996–97): Walter Elliot |
| 69 | * ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' (1996–2005): Frank Barone |
| 70 | ** ''Cosby'' (1 episode, 1997) |
| 71 | ** ''Series/TheKingOfQueens'' (1 episode, 1998) |
| 72 | * ''WesternAnimation/TrippingTheRift'' (1 episode, 2005): Marvin (voice) |
| 73 | [[/folder]] |
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