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Peter Boyle

Acting

Born October 18, 1935 · Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA

Died December 12, 2006

Also known as Peter Lawrence Boyle, Jr. · Peter Lawrence Boyle

Biography

Peter Lawrence Boyle, Jr. (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor, best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and as a comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein (1974). Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996 for a guest-starring role on the science-fiction drama The X-Files, won praise in both comedic and dramatic parts following his breakthrough performance in the 1970 film Joe.

Awards & recognition

  • Judith Wright Prize · 2010
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series · 1996

Filmography50+ titles

The X-Files

1993as Clyde Bruckman

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013as Self (archive footage)

Taxi Driver

1976as Wizard

Young Frankenstein

1974as Monster

Hollywood Squares

1998as Self - Panelist

Malcolm X

1992as Captain Green

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991as Self (archive footage)

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014as Joe Curran (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

1973as Dillon

The King of Queens

1998as Frank Barone

NYPD Blue

1993as Dan Breen

Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion

2025as Self (archive footage)

While You Were Sleeping

1995as Ox Callaghan

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

1987as David Dellinger

Cagney & Lacey

1982as Phillip Greenlow

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993as Bill Church

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Kid Blue

1973as Preacher Bob

Exporting Raymond

2010as Self

Monster's Ball

2001as Buck Grotowski

Everybody Loves Raymond

1996as Frank Barone

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

Hardcore

1979as Andy Mast

The Santa Clause

1994as Mr. Whittle

Challenger

1990as Roger Boisjoly

The Candidate

1972as Marvin Lucas

Tripping the Rift

2004

Walker

1987as Cornelius Vanderbilt

Outland

1981as Mark Sheppard

FTA

1972as Self

Joe

1970as Joe Curran

Hammett

1982as Jimmy Ryan

Red Heat

1988as Lou Donnelly

The Brink's Job

1978as Joe McGinnis

Diary of a Mad Housewife

1970as Man in Group Therapy Session

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

2004as Old Man Wickles

The Shadow

1994as Moe Shrevnitz

The Dream Team

1989as Jack McDermott

The Santa Clause 2

2002as Father Time (uncredited)

Where the Buffalo Roam

1980as Carl Lazlo, Esq.

All Roads Lead Home

2008as Poovey

Slither

1973as Barry Fenaka

Doctor Dolittle

1998as Calloway

Honeymoon in Vegas

1992as Chief Orman

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

2006as Father Time

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Self

A Deadly Vision

1997as Det. Salvatore DaVinci

Yellowbeard

1983as Moon

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

1991as Justin Maciah

In the Line of Duty: Street War

1992as Det. Dan Reilly