RonJonSurfer Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Actor Peter Boyle dead at 71 NEW YORK - Peter Boyle, the actor known for playing everything from a tap-dancing monster in "Young Frankenstein" to the curmudgeonly father in the long-running TV sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died. He was 71. Boyle died Tuesday evening at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He had been suffering from multiple myeloma and heart disease, said his publicist, Jennifer Plante. Boyle was beginning to gain notice playing hard-bitten, angry types when he took on the role of the hulking, lab-created monster in Mel Brooks' 1974 send-up of horror films. The movie's defining moment came when Gene Wilder, as scientist Frederick Frankenstein, introduced his creation to an upscale audience. Boyle, decked out in tails, performed a song-and-dance routine to the Irving Berlin classic "Puttin' On the Ritz." It showed another side of the Emmy-winning actor, one that would be exploited in countless other films and perhaps best in "Everybody Loves Raymond," in which he played incorrigible paterfamilias Frank Barone for 10 years. "He's just obnoxious in a nice way, just for laughs," he said of the character in a 2001 interview. "It's a very sweet experience having this happen at a time when you basically go back over your life and see every mistake you ever made." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 OMG...... I sometimes get annoyed watching "Raymond", but I looooove Frank Barone. I am in total shock and very sad right now RIP.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted December 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 He was perfect in Young Frankenstein...in my estimation, one of the funniest films of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I hated "Raymond" with every fiber of my being, but I adored Peter Boyle. His early work was outstanding. Puttin' on the Ritz RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yowza52 Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 young frankenstein makes me crack up R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 I loved Peter Boyle. He was friends with John Lennon. Lennon was best man at his wedding. A very unique guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Comedy lost a great figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHOcatholic Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 He will always be one of the best! From This: To This: Rest In Peace Mr. Boyle! You will surly be missed! The only reason i ever watched Everybody loves Raymond was for Him! He could make me crack up til i was in tears! Lets Drink one to Peter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Loved Peter Boyle. Great comedic actor and a damned good dramatic actor, too. Remember "Joe"? He was good in Gene Hackman's, "The Conversation", too. He will be missed. I used to watch his dad, Joe Boyle (also a Philadelphian) when he hosted the Our Gang Series on TV (AKA The Little Rascals). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted December 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Officer Joe Bolton hosted Our Gang in NYC. Gene Hackman and Peter boyle shared one of the funniest scenes in Young Frankenstein....priceless slap stick, camera mugging and laughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Very sad. He was a talented man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Gene Hackman??? Mr Boyle was a very funny guy. I will be missing his jocularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSYCHOcatholic Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Geez, he must have been a great man! John Lennon was his best man at the wedding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 ^ His wife worked for "Rolling Stone " and was very good friends with Yoko . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 RIP Mr. Boyle. Not only a talented actor, a good man. I've seen several interviews, and he seemed just that. A nice normal man, much more thoughtful and introspective than you might have thought. He's one that I think will universally be remembered fondly. From Young Fankenstein to Frank Barone, and a whole spectrum in between? Wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanAm Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Apparently, Boyle was a member of the Christian Brothers religious order who turned to acting in his twenties. The onscreen chemistry between Boyle and Doris Roberts was the only reason I occasionally watched Everybody Loves Raymond. His Putting On The Ritz routine in Young Frankenstein is a cinematic classic. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexxi Marie Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Made me very sad when seeing this on CNN.com last night . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 was my fav character on everybody loves raymond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 was my fav character on everybody loves raymond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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