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Peter Boyle

ACTOR · BORN 1935 · DIED 2006

Peter Boyle

Born
18 October 1935
Died
12 December 2006
Known for
Taxi Driver (1976), Doctor Dolittle (1998), Outland (1981), The Shadow (1994)

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Peter Boyle (18 October 1935 – 12 December 2006) was an actor best known for Taxi Driver, Doctor Dolittle and Outland.

16 Interesting Facts About Peter Boyle

Interesting Facts (5)

  1. #001

    In October 1990, Peter Boyle suffered a near-fatal stroke that left him completely mute and immobile for nearly six months. He also had a heart attack on set in 1999 while filming an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond (1996). After angioplasty surgery he recovered quickly and returned to the series.

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  2. #002

    Peter Boyle's father hosted a popular lunchtime cartoon show in Philadelphia in the 1950s called "Lunch with Uncle Pete."

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  3. #003

    When Peter Boyle hosted Saturday Night Live (1975) in the 1970s, he showed off his fine singing voice.

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  4. #004

    In the late 1960s, Peter Boyle was a member of an improvisational trio with Trent Gough and Judd Hirsch that performed at Hilly's On The Bowery (run by Hilly Kristal, famous for CBGB), located on 9th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues in Greenwich Village.

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  5. #005

    Peter Boyle was buried in Green River Cemetery in Long Island, New York.

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Behind the Scenes (6)

  1. #006

    My father hosted a popular lunchtime cartoon show in Philadelphia in the 1950s called "Lunch with Uncle Pete."

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  2. #007

    He was the only actor in the cast of Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) who never won an Emmy for his work on the comedy series.

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  3. #008

    He commuted between Los Angeles, California and his home in New York City for the filming of Everybody Loves Raymond (1996).

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  4. #009

    He was friends with Doris Roberts.

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  5. #010

    He appeared in four films selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Medium Cool (1969), Young Frankenstein (1974), Taxi Driver (1976) and Malcolm X (1992).

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  6. #011

    He studied drama at Herbert Berghof's HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.

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Characters & Cast (2)

  1. #012

    While trying to make it to the audition for Everybody Loves Raymond (1996), Peter Boyle got lost because his wife kept asking him whether he knew where he was going. The frustration of not knowing eventually made him angry and quick-tempered when he finally arrived, and as a result he was cast as the grumpy and irritable Frank Barone.

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  2. #013

    After seeing people cheer his role in Joe (1970), Peter Boyle turned down the lead in The French Connection (1971) and other roles that glorified violence.

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Career & Awards (1)

  1. #014

    Before deciding to continue his acting career, Peter Boyle was a monk in the Christian Brothers order.

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Life & Family (2)

  1. #015

    Peter Boyle's wife, Loraine Alterman Boyle, was a reporter for Rolling Stone magazine when they first met; he was in full makeup for Young Frankenstein (1974). Through her friendship with Yoko Ono, Peter met former Beatle John Lennon, and the two became best friends. Lennon served as best man at their wedding. Their first child, Lucy, was born in 1980, two days after Lennon's murder.

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  2. #016

    In The in Crowd (1988), Peter Boyle played his own father, Philadelphia TV star Pete Boyle.

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Reference databases

  • Wikipedia English Wikipedia article
  • IMDb IMDb name page (biography and trivia)

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