ACTOR
Powers Boothe
- Known for
- Sudden Death (1995), Nixon (1995), Hatfields & McCoys (2012), Southern Comfort (1981)
16 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
Powers Boothe is an actor best known for Sudden Death, Nixon and Hatfields & McCoys.
All facts (16)
- #001
Powers Boothe was named after a friend of his father's who was killed in World War II.
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During the 1980 actors' boycott, Powers Boothe was one of the few nominees who attended the Emmy Awards ceremony, and he was the only winner who accepted his award in person.
- #003
For his role in Tombstone (1993), Powers Boothe was trained by the famous Hollywood gun coach Thell Reed, who also trained actors such as Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Bill Paxton, Sam Elliot, Michael Biehn, Brad Pitt, Girard Swan and Leonardo DiCaprio.
- #004
In September 1980, as an act of defiance, Powers Boothe attended the Emmy Awards ceremony to collect the award he had won for his role as Jim Jones. Screen Actors Guild was in the middle of a strike and its members boycotted the ceremony until the strike was resolved. He was the only winner in an acting category to appear. The incident was referenced in James L. Brooks's comedy film I'll Do Everything (1994).
- #005
Powers Boothe was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in Austin, Texas.
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Powers Boothe earned his master's degree in fine arts from Southern Methodist University and became a resident actor at the Oregon Shakespeare Company.
- #007
Powers Boothe's family lived in the American South for many generations and is generally of British Isles (English) descent.
- #008
Powers Boothe's favorite role was in the science fiction horror film Mutant Species (1994).
- #009
Powers Boothe lived in Los Angeles, California, where he bred racehorses.
- #010
Powers Boothe had two children: Parisse Boothe and Preston Boothe.
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Powers Boothe was buried in the Deadwood Cemetery in Deadwood, Texas.
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Powers Boothe was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at Southwest Texas State University.
- #013
The youngest of Merrill Vestal Boothe and Emily Kathryn Reeves's three sons, Powers Boothe had family roots in the American South going back many generations. The family is generally of British Isles (English) origin.
- #014
Powers Boothe was a lifelong Republican.
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Powers Boothe received a Western Star Walk of Fame star on Main Street in Newhall, California.
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Powers Boothe earned a bachelor's degree in arts from Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University).
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