- Powers Boothe
Infobox actor
name = Powers Boothe
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birthdate = birth date and age|1948|6|1|mf=y
birthplace = Snyder,Texas , USA
spouse=Pamela Ann Boothe
children= IncludingParisse Boothe
emmyawards=Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
1980 ""Powers Allen Boothe (born
June 1 ,1948 ) is an Americantelevision andfilm actor . He is best-known for his Emmy-winning 1980 portrayal ofJim Jones .Biography
Personal life
Boothe was born on a
farm in Snyder, the seat of Scurry County in westTexas , the son of Emily Kathryn (née Reeves) and Merrill Vestal Boothe. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/14/Powers-Boothe.html Powers Boothe Biography (1949?-) ] ] Boothe is the father of actressParisse Boothe . He resides in Los Angeles, where he raises racingquarter horse s. Boothe is the cousin of Stephen Morgan andKristin Morgan . He attendedTexas State University (then Southwest Texas State College) in San Marcos as an undergraduate and received hisMaster of Fine Arts fromSouthern Methodist University in Dallas in 1972.Career
After graduation from university, Boothe joined the
repertory company of theOregon Shakespeare Festival , with roles in "Henry IV, Part 2 " (portrayingHenry IV of England ), "Troilus and Cressida ", and others. HisNew York stage debut was in the 1974Lincoln Center production of "Richard III". Five years later, hisBroadway theater debut came in a starring role in the one-act play "Lone Star", written byJames McLure . Boothe first came to national attention in 1980, playingJim Jones in theCBS -TV movie '. Boothe's portrayal of the crazedcult leader received critical acclaim. In "Times story on the production, Boothe was praised: "There is one extraordinary performance. A young actor named Powers Boothe captures all the charisma and evil of 'Dad', Jim Jones."Boothe won the
Emmy Award for his role, beating out veteransHenry Fonda andJason Robards . As theScreen Actors Guild were on strike in the fall of 1980, he was one the only actor to cross picket lines to attend the ceremonies. [ [http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/01/if-the-golden-g.html EW] ] He said at the time, "This may be either the bravest moment of my career or the dumbest."Boothe joined the ranks of
Humphrey Bogart and other actors when he portrayedPhilip Marlowe in a series ofshort film s forHBO in the 1980s. He appeared in films like "Southern Comfort", "A Breed Apart ", "Red Dawn ", "The Emerald Forest",Oliver Stone 's "Nixon" (where he played Chief of StaffAlexander Haig ), "U-Turn ", and "Extreme Prejudice", as well as HBO films like "Into The Homeland " and "By Dawn's Early Light ". He also appeared in the 1990 CBS-TV film "Family of Spies ", in which he played traitor Navy Officer John Walker. Boothe also portrayed Curly Bill Brocius in "Tombstone", as well as the disloyal senior Army officer in "Blue Sky" (oppositeJessica Lange 's Oscar-winning performance).In 2001, he starred as
Flavius Aëtius , the Roman general in charge of stopping the Hun invasion in the made-for-TV mini-series "Attila". Most recently, Boothe has played a featured role asbrothel -owner Cy Tolliver on the HBO series "Deadwood", and the seedy Senator Roark in the motion picture "Sin City". He is the voice of one of the characters in the 2005 video game "Area 51" andGorilla Grodd , the hyper-intelligenttelepathic supervillain in "Justice League" and "Justice League Unlimited ". He voiced the villain, Kane, in the 2008 video game entitled Turok.He was a special guest star on "24", where he played Vice President
Noah Daniels . He will return in the prequel to the seventh season, "". Just after taking the role as acting President, Boothe is seen exitingAir Force Two withF-15 s in the background. Boothe played a downed F-15 pilot in "Red Dawn ". In March 2008, he narrated atelevision campaign ad for SenatorJohn McCain 's presidential campaign. [ [http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/03/a-new-mccain-ad-and-texas-ties.html TRAIL BLAZERS Blog | The Dallas Morning News ] ]Boothe maintains a private
art collection which includes Western paintings of his friend and fellowactor Buck Taylor .Filmography
* "
The Goodbye Girl " (1977) as a member of Richard III's Court
* "The Cold Eye (My Darling, Be Careful) " (1980)
* "Skag" (1980 TV series) as Whalen
* "Cruising" (1980) as Hanky salesman
* "The Plutonium Incident " (1980 TV) as Dick Hawkins
* "" (1980 TV) as Rev.Jim Jones
* "A Cry for Love " (1980 TV) as Tony Bonnell
* "Southern Comfort" (1981) as Cpl. Charles Hardin
* "A Breed Apart " (1984) as Mike Walker
* "Red Dawn " (1984) as Lt. Col. Andrew Tanner
* "The Emerald Forest " (1985) as Bill Markham
* "Philip Marlowe, Private Eye " (1986 TV) as Philip Marlowe
* "Extreme Prejudice" (1987) as Cash Bailey
* "Into the Homeland " (1987 TV) as Jackson Swallow
* "Sapphire Man " (1988)
* "Stalingrad" (1989)
* "Family of Spies " (1990 TV) as John A. Walker Jr
* "By Dawn's Early Light " (1990 HBO Original Movie) as Maj. Cassidy
* "Rapid Fire" (1992) as Mace Ryan
* "Wild Card" (1992 TV) as Preacher
* "Angely Smerti " (1993)
* "Marked for Murder " (1993 TV) as Mace 'Sandman' Moutron
* "Tombstone" (1993) as"Curly Bill" Brocious
* "Web of Deception " (1994 TV) as Dr. Philip Benesch
* "Blue Sky" (1994) as Vince Johnson
* "Mutant Species " (1995) as Frost
* "Sudden Death" (1995) as Joshua Foss
* "Nixon" (1995) asAlexander Haig
* "Dalva " (1996 TV) as Sam
* "True Women " (1997 TV) as Bartlett McClure
* "U Turn " (1997) as Sheriff Virgil Potter
* "The Spree " (1998 TV) as Det. Bram Hatcher
* "Joan of Arc" (1999 TV miniseries) asJacques D'Arc
* "A Crime of Passion " (1999 TV) as Dr. Ben Pierce
* "Men of Honor " (2000) as Captain Pullman
* "Attila" (2001 TV miniseries) asFlavius Aetius
* "Frailty " (2001) as FBI Agent Wesley Doyle
* " Justice League" (2001-2004 TV series, voice) asGorilla Grodd
* "Second Nature " (2003 TV) as Kelton Reed
* "Area 51" (2005video game , voice) as Major Bridges
* "Sin City" (2005) as Senator Roark
* "Deadwood" (2004-2006HBO TV series) as Cy Tolliver
* "Justice League Unlimited " (2005-2006 TV series, voice) asGorilla Grodd
* "" (2006History Channel voice-over)
* "" (2006, voice) asLex Luthor
* "The Final Season " (2007) as Jim Van Scoyoc
* "24" (2007-2009 TV) as Vice PresidentNoah Daniels
* "" (2008 TV) as PresidentNoah Daniels
* "Sin City 2 " (2008) as Senator Roark
* "Turok (2008)" as Roland KaneReferences
External links
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* [http://www.hbo.com/deadwood/cast/actor/powersboothe.shtml Biography from HBO]
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