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Main Discussion Area => In Memoriam, Happy Birthday => Topic started by: RGMike on December 13, 2006, 09:50:07 AM

Title: RIP Peter Boyle
Post by: RGMike on December 13, 2006, 09:50:07 AM

From Joe, Young Frankenstein and Taxi Driver to Everybody Loves Raymond.  That's range, folks. He was 71.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/12/13/entertainment/e085140S86.DTL

Title: Re: RIP Peter Boyle
Post by: princessofcairo on December 24, 2006, 03:43:07 AM

Quote from: "RGMike"

From Joe, Young Frankenstein and Taxi Driver to Everybody Loves Raymond.  That's range, folks. He was 71.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/12/13/entertainment/e085140S86.DTL

just remembered a couple of days ago that he also played billy bob's scary racist father in monster's ball.

Title: Re: RIP Peter Boyle
Post by: RGMike on December 24, 2006, 10:58:18 AM

Quote from: "princessofcairo"

Quote from: "RGMike"

From Joe, Young Frankenstein and Taxi Driver to Everybody Loves Raymond.  That's range, folks. He was 71.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/12/13/entertainment/e085140S86.DTL

just remembered a couple of days ago that he also played billy bob's scary racist father in monster's ball.

He also famously turned down The French Connection -- after he found out that some audiences were actually cheering the scenes in Joe where his character kills hippies, he resolved to avoid violent roles. So he said "no" to FC and Gene Hackman got the part.