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He also did a brilliant guest spot on The X-Files. Good actor. RIP.
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I wasn't a fan of Everybody Love Raymond, but I loved his character. RIP
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Is it irrational for me to cry about a man I never knew? The parental characters in Everybody Loves Raymond are a peek into my parents' personas. I just lost my dad in July, at age 71. Now my TV dad is gone, too.
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I teared up a little bit too, Roadie. I really liked several of the characters I saw Peter Boyle play. He seemed like a great guy.
This is a tough time of year to lose a loved one, no matter how full a life they led.
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quote:Originally posted by Roadie: Is it irrational for me to cry about a man I never knew? The parental characters in Everybody Loves Raymond are a peek into my parents' personas. I just lost my dad in July, at age 71. Now my TV dad is gone, too.
It's a compliment to him that he was able to invoke a "real" person so well.
Doris Roberts' character on Raymond is much like my MIL, and so I can relate to what you're saying.
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Another saddened by the lost of a funny guy. He will be missed.
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quote:Originally posted by AdmiralDinty: Holy Crap!
Great character.
I just read the story and John Freakin' Lennon was the best man at Boyle's wedding!
Did anyone know that? I sure as hell didn't.
I think I'll pop in "Taxi Driver" when I get home tonight.
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How eerie. For no real reason I threw on the DVD of Hardcore last night. He was great in that. And god knows how many times I've seen Taxi Driver. An amazing comedic actor to be sure, but Boyle also had some serious dramatic chops.
He'll be missed.
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Anyone else remember him in a (fairly weak) pirate-theme movie, "Swashbuckler?" He was the villain. At one point, the heroine sneers at him, "Pederast!" And he responds with a subtle, elegant, understated little twitch of a smile, funnier than anything he could have said.
Like Marty Feldman and Gene Wilder, he had a face that lent itself to broad physical comedy...but (like both of them) he was capable of subdued comedy, where jokes are more hinted-at than slammed home.
He was a true professional, and gave a full effort to every role. He could take a weak role and wring the most from it...and make a strong role shine.
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quote:Originally posted by Lainie: He also did a brilliant guest spot on The X-Files. Good actor. RIP.
Wow! That's the first thing I thought of, too. How sad!
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Man, that just sucks. I loved him in Young Frankenstien, and he was always good in "Raymond". Another actor who will sorely be missed.
RIP
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I may have to scour my house when I get home for my copy of Young Frankenstein...
RIP Mr. Boyle...I hope that you won't be disappointed in your theatrical counterpart when "Young Frankenstein" opens on Broadway.
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He was older than I thought he was, but much too young to die.
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The episode of the X-Files that Boyle appeared in was called "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose". Boyle was the titular character, a man who possessed a unqiue psychic gift - he could predict how and when a person would die, including himself. The episode was simultaneously sad and funny and disturbing and touching, thanks to some excellent writing and thanks even more to the amazing performance by Boyle.
He won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for the performance, and it was well deserved. The delicate balance of humor and pathos in the role (imagine the psychological toll such a "gift" would have on someone!) was something that few actors could have played.
I've been a fan of his since I saw that episode.
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Wow, he really looked thin in that AP photo. Anyone else remember him from the obscure (it's obscure to me) 70s film "Hardcore" with George C. Scott?
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This is sad news. Suprised nobody mentioned the film Joe. Boyle played a reactionary suburban redneck. He came across like a homicidal Archie Bunker. IMHO Young Frankenstein was the best film he ever done. Can't hear Puttin on the Ritz without thinking of him. Where the Buffalo Roam was a pretty poor film about Hunter S. Thompson. It was Boyles role that actually makes the film watchable.
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quote:Originally posted by chillas: Sorry, I just feel like elaborating...
The episode of the X-Files that Boyle appeared in was called "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose". Boyle was the titular character, a man who possessed a unqiue psychic gift - he could predict how and when a person would die, including himself. The episode was simultaneously sad and funny and disturbing and touching, thanks to some excellent writing and thanks even more to the amazing performance by Boyle.
He won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for the performance, and it was well deserved. The delicate balance of humor and pathos in the role (imagine the psychological toll such a "gift" would have on someone!) was something that few actors could have played.
I've been a fan of his since I saw that episode.
That was a spectacular episode.
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As much as I loved Peter Boyle, I could not watch "Raymond" because the MIL reminded me too much of my MIL. I watch TV to suspend reality, not confirm it.
He was absolutely wonderful in everything I have seen him in, sometimes the only watchable thing in the whole project.
The "X-Files" episode was one of my absolute favorites.
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quote:Originally posted by chillas: Sorry, I just feel like elaborating...
The episode of the X-Files that Boyle appeared in was called "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose". Boyle was the titular character, a man who possessed a unqiue psychic gift - he could predict how and when a person would die, including himself. The episode was simultaneously sad and funny and disturbing and touching, thanks to some excellent writing and thanks even more to the amazing performance by Boyle.
He won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for the performance, and it was well deserved. The delicate balance of humor and pathos in the role (imagine the psychological toll such a "gift" would have on someone!) was something that few actors could have played.
I've been a fan of his since I saw that episode.
The best part of the eppie was when he looked at Mulder and said something about autoerotic asphxiation -- the implication being he had foreseen Mulder's kinky demise.
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I was saddened to hear this today. He was hilarious as Frank Barone on Raymond.
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Funny exchange from Raymond.
Frank Barone: You know, Robert gets the jealousy thing from me. Ray Barone: Oh, yeah? Frank Barone: Yeah, one time I drove my fist through a Cadillac, on account of your mother. Ray Barone: Really? Frank Barone: Yeah. She started talking about marriage, and I told her to go to hell. I remember hearing through the grapevine, that your mother was going to have dinner at Chuck Pacarello's. Now, your mother's cooking, that's something... special. And, I figured, she was only gonna cook like that for me. So, I went to Chuck Pacarello's and punched the headlights off of his car. I spent the night in the hospital, picking glass out of my arm. Ray Barone: Wow, dad, I never thought there was a story like that behind you and mom. It's almost romantic. Frank Barone: Yeah, I know. I don't tell that story a lot, though. Ray Barone: How come? Frank Barone: Because it doesn't have a happy ending.
quote:Originally posted by TheBobo: This is sad news. Suprised nobody mentioned the film Joe. Boyle played a reactionary suburban redneck.
The OP article talked about it at some length. I'm not surprised none of the posters have mentioned it; it's a bit of a period piece. Until this thread, the last I'd heard of it was a Mad magazine parody I read as a child.
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quote:Originally posted by smackmac: As much as I loved Peter Boyle, I could not watch "Raymond" because the MIL reminded me too much of my MIL. I watch TV to suspend reality, not confirm it.
YOMANK!
Note my previous comment about her being much like my own MIL.
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My favorite part of the Clyde Bruckman X-Files was Clyde's profession. He sold life insurance.
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quote:Originally posted by tribrats: Hubby and I loved him in "The Dream Team".
Oh, yeah, he was fabulous in that! I really need to get my hands on a copy.
Sad to see him go, but glad we had him. He was a true artist.
Nonny
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