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US actor Peter Boyle dies aged 71 | US actor Peter Boyle dies aged 71 |
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Emmy award-winning actor Peter Boyle, best known as the curmudgeonly father in the US sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, has died at the age of 71. | Emmy award-winning actor Peter Boyle, best known as the curmudgeonly father in the US sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, has died at the age of 71. |
Boyle came to fame in 1974 playing a tap-dancing monster in Mel Brook's spoof horror movie Young Frankenstein. | Boyle came to fame in 1974 playing a tap-dancing monster in Mel Brook's spoof horror movie Young Frankenstein. |
He has also been seen in Malcolm X, Taxi Driver and, most recently, The Santa Clause Three. | He has also been seen in Malcolm X, Taxi Driver and, most recently, The Santa Clause Three. |
He had been suffering from cancer of the bone marrow and heart disease and died in a New York hospital on Tuesday. | He had been suffering from cancer of the bone marrow and heart disease and died in a New York hospital on Tuesday. |
Educated in Roman Catholic schools in Philadelphia, Boyle spent three years in a monastery before abandoning his studies there. | Educated in Roman Catholic schools in Philadelphia, Boyle spent three years in a monastery before abandoning his studies there. |
He later described the experience as similar to "living in the Middle Ages". | He later described the experience as similar to "living in the Middle Ages". |
Typecast | Typecast |
After studying under German-born acting teacher Ute Hagen in New York, he began to get work in the theatre, and received his big break in film with the 1970 movie Joe. | After studying under German-born acting teacher Ute Hagen in New York, he began to get work in the theatre, and received his big break in film with the 1970 movie Joe. |
He won acclaim for his role as a burly, angry, construction worker - but quickly began to feel he was being typecast in violent blue-collar roles, which led him to sign up for Young Frankenstein. | He won acclaim for his role as a burly, angry, construction worker - but quickly began to feel he was being typecast in violent blue-collar roles, which led him to sign up for Young Frankenstein. |
The movie's defining moment saw Boyle's monster in top hat and tails dancing to Putting on the Ritz in front of a startled upmarket audience. | The movie's defining moment saw Boyle's monster in top hat and tails dancing to Putting on the Ritz in front of a startled upmarket audience. |
It was on the set of Young Frankenstein, while still in his character make-up, that Boyle met his future wife, Rolling Stone reporter Loraine Alterman. | It was on the set of Young Frankenstein, while still in his character make-up, that Boyle met his future wife, Rolling Stone reporter Loraine Alterman. |
She was a friend of Yoko One and, through her, Boyle came to know John Lennon, who was best man at the couple's wedding in 1977. | |
In the same year, he won his first Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Senator Joe McCarthy in the TV film Tail Gunner Joe. | In the same year, he won his first Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Senator Joe McCarthy in the TV film Tail Gunner Joe. |
Boyle also continued to appear on the big screen, playing the cabbie-philosopher Wizard, who counselled Robert De Niro's violent Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver. | Boyle also continued to appear on the big screen, playing the cabbie-philosopher Wizard, who counselled Robert De Niro's violent Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver. |
He also took roles in Johnny Dangerously, While You Were Sleeping and Monster's Ball. | He also took roles in Johnny Dangerously, While You Were Sleeping and Monster's Ball. |
Obnoxious | Obnoxious |
In 1990, Boyle suffered a stroke and could not talk for six months, but he soon returned to work and, in 1996, finally won an Emmy for a cameo role on The X Files. | In 1990, Boyle suffered a stroke and could not talk for six months, but he soon returned to work and, in 1996, finally won an Emmy for a cameo role on The X Files. |
He made his debut in Everybody Loves Raymond the same year, playing the long-suffering Frank Barone. | He made his debut in Everybody Loves Raymond the same year, playing the long-suffering Frank Barone. |
"He's just obnoxious in a nice way, just for laughs," he said of the character in a 2001 interview. | "He's just obnoxious in a nice way, just for laughs," he said of the character in a 2001 interview. |
The show's creator, Phil Rosenthal, said Boyle was "nothing like Frank Barone, and that makes his performance even more impressive". | The show's creator, Phil Rosenthal, said Boyle was "nothing like Frank Barone, and that makes his performance even more impressive". |
In 1999, Boyle had a heart attack on the set of the sitcom, but made a speedy recovery and stayed with the series until it ended. | |
The sitcom was a constant fixture on US TV and 32 million people watched the finale in May 2005. | |
Boyle picked up a further seven Emmy nominations during his nine years on the show, but lost on more than one occasion to his co-star Brad Garrett. | |
Despite his work in Everybody Loves Raymond and other Hollywood productions, Boyle made New York City his home. | Despite his work in Everybody Loves Raymond and other Hollywood productions, Boyle made New York City his home. |
He and his wife had two daughters, Lucy and Amy. | He and his wife had two daughters, Lucy and Amy. |