Peter Boyle (1935-2006) — R.I.P.
Peter Boyle passed away yesterday in New York City at age 71 and had been suffering from multiple myeloma and heart disease. Obviously he is best known for his long-running character of Frank Barrone on the television series “Everybody Loves Raymond” and playing the monster in the movie “Young Frankenstein.” One of his movie roles that I particularly enjoyed was that of attorney Carl Lazlo in the movie “Where The Buffalo Roam.” That movie starred Bill Murray as Hunter S. Thompson and even though Murray captured the spirit and essence of Thompson and was quite funny, Boyle pretty much stole the movie due to his acting chops in the scenes he shared with Murray. Another lesser known movie worth checking out is “Joe” where Boyle plays Joe Curran, a factory worker who hates hippies, blacks and anyone who he sees as “different.” His character in the movie is dark and brooding but Boyle gives the character great depth. It’s definitely worth searching for at your local movie rental store. He also appeared in one of my favorite X-Files episodes, “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose” in which he played Clyde Bruckman, a reluctant psychic whose flashes of future events inevitably revolve around an individual’s demise. FBI agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) enlists Bruckman’s help in finding a killer known as “the Puppet,” another man with psychic powers. This episode is highlighted by Boyle’s sad performance as a man who can’t escape his visions of death. Boyle won an Emmy in 1996 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Clyde Bruckman.
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December 13th, 2006 at 2:52 pm
The Way Forward
Over the past few days there has been some talk about what President Bush was going to do in the wake of the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, leading Generals, both active and inactive and what “the way forward” would entail.
December 14th, 2006 at 12:24 am
I really liked watching him act. I miss him on Everybody Loves Raymond when the show went off the air. He and Doris Roberts just made the show.