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John Boylan est un Acteur Américain né le 31 janvier 1912 à Canton (Etats-Unis)
John J. Boylan (January 31, 1912 – November 16, 1994) was an American film, television, and theatrical actor. One of three children born in Canton, Ohio to an Irish-American immigrant family, he began acting in 1932 when he helped found the Players' Guild for a local community theater. His working life was spent in the Ohio and Pennsylvania steel industries, but he continued acting whenever the opportunity arose, often travelling to Greenwich Village in New York City the 1930s and 1940s when regular employment was scarce. It was during these periods spent in New York that he performed on Broadway, becoming acquainted with fellow actors Burgess Meredith and John Ireland while there.
After over 40 years working in the steel industry, he retired in 1975, with his last job being the works manager at the Milton Manufacturing Company in Pennsylvania. Three years later he moved to Washington state, where he quickly established himself in the local repertory circuit, acting with the Seattle Repertory Theatre, the Bathhouse Theater, The Empty Space, and the Tacoma Actors Guild.
With more time to devote to his craft Boylan's acting career enjoyed an Indian summer, as he began carving out a successful niche in film and television with his silver-haired, moustached appearance. He played opposite John Travolta in The Experts (1989), opposite Jeff Bridges in American Heart (1992), and most notably in Twin Peaks, where he was cast as the mayor of the titular town in David Lynch's award-winning television series. He had been working in a repertory production of Much Ado About Nothing when he was spotted for the role, but was unwilling to quit just for the show. Instead, the 79-year-old Boylan would fly to Los Angeles every Sunday night after the final stage performance of the evening, spend all day Monday filming his part, before returning to Seattle in time for the Tuesday matinee, as if he had never been away.
His final film role was in 1993's Sleepless in Seattle, as an elevator operator at the Empire State Building, a role that took his life full circle; it was at the Empire State Building sixty years before that he had met his wife Jeanne.
A lifelong smoker, he died of lung cancer and pneumonia in Bellevue, Washington, leaving behind his wife, son John, daughter Kathy, and two grandchildren. Ironically, his "signature" performance, for which he had won a Best of Festival award at New City Theater's annual directors' festival in 1986, was in Anton Chekhov's one-man comedy On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco. His son later admitted that even while performing in this play, he had been "smoking on the sly".
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Nom de naissance John J. Boylan
Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 31 janvier 1912 à Canton (Etats-Unis)
Mort 16 novembre 1994 (à 82 ans) à Bellevue (Etats-Unis)
Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 31 janvier 1912 à Canton (Etats-Unis)
Mort 16 novembre 1994 (à 82 ans) à Bellevue (Etats-Unis)
After over 40 years working in the steel industry, he retired in 1975, with his last job being the works manager at the Milton Manufacturing Company in Pennsylvania. Three years later he moved to Washington state, where he quickly established himself in the local repertory circuit, acting with the Seattle Repertory Theatre, the Bathhouse Theater, The Empty Space, and the Tacoma Actors Guild.
With more time to devote to his craft Boylan's acting career enjoyed an Indian summer, as he began carving out a successful niche in film and television with his silver-haired, moustached appearance. He played opposite John Travolta in The Experts (1989), opposite Jeff Bridges in American Heart (1992), and most notably in Twin Peaks, where he was cast as the mayor of the titular town in David Lynch's award-winning television series. He had been working in a repertory production of Much Ado About Nothing when he was spotted for the role, but was unwilling to quit just for the show. Instead, the 79-year-old Boylan would fly to Los Angeles every Sunday night after the final stage performance of the evening, spend all day Monday filming his part, before returning to Seattle in time for the Tuesday matinee, as if he had never been away.
His final film role was in 1993's Sleepless in Seattle, as an elevator operator at the Empire State Building, a role that took his life full circle; it was at the Empire State Building sixty years before that he had met his wife Jeanne.
A lifelong smoker, he died of lung cancer and pneumonia in Bellevue, Washington, leaving behind his wife, son John, daughter Kathy, and two grandchildren. Ironically, his "signature" performance, for which he had won a Best of Festival award at New City Theater's annual directors' festival in 1986, was in Anton Chekhov's one-man comedy On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco. His son later admitted that even while performing in this play, he had been "smoking on the sly".
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Terrain d'entente (2005)
, 1h43Réalisé par Frères Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Genres Drame, Comédie, Comédie romantique, Romance
Thèmes Le thème de l'éducation, Sport, Baseball, Films pour enfants
Acteurs Drew Barrymore, JoBeth Williams, Jimmy Fallon, KaDee Strickland-Behr, Jason Spevack, Jack Kehler
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Escape Clause (1996)
, 1h43Réalisé par Brian Trenchard-Smith
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Thriller
Acteurs Andrew McCarthy, Paul Sorvino, Connie Britton, Kenneth Welsh, Kate McNeil, Peter Donaldson
Rôle Pathologist
Note55%
Nuits Blanches à Seattle (1993)
, 1h45Réalisé par Nora Ephron
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie, Comédie romantique, Romance
Thèmes Film sur un écrivain, La famille, Journalisme, Radio
Acteurs Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman, Rosie O'Donnell, Rob Reiner, Ross Malinger
Rôle Elevator Man
Note67%
Annie Reed, journaliste à Baltimore, s'émeut quand elle entend à la radio l'histoire de Sam Baldwin, un architecte de Seattle qui vit seul avec son fils Jonah depuis le décès sa femme et qui ne parvient pas à en faire le deuil. Touchée par cette histoire, elle tente d'entrer en contact avec Sam, malgré l'approche de son mariage avec Walter et la distance qui sépare Seattle de Baltimore. C'est le début d'une course à l'amour...
American Heart (1992)
, 1h53Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Policier
Acteurs Jeff Bridges, Edward Furlong, Lucinda Jenney, John Boylan, Donald Patrick Harvey II, John Boylan
Rôle Janitor
Note66%
Jack Kelson sort d'une longue peine de prison et retrouve à Seattle son fils Nick, jusqu'alors sans foyer stable car sa mère est morte depuis plusieurs années. Bien qu'ils ne se connaissent presque pas, Jack se sent des obligations envers Nick alors que celui-ci a besoin d'une famille. Jack rêve de partir en Alaska mais doit échapper à ses vieux démons.
Waiting for the Light (1990)
, 1h34Réalisé par Christopher Monger
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie
Acteurs Teri Garr, Vincent Schiavelli, Shirley MacLaine, Clancy Brown, Jack McGee, Hillary Wolf
Rôle Old Man at Diner
Note60%
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Les Experts (1989)
, 1h34Réalisé par Dave Thomas
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Action
Thèmes Politique
Acteurs John Travolta, Arye Gross, Kelly Preston, James Keach, Deborah Foreman, Jan Rubes
Rôle Old Timer
Note49%
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Kidco (1984)
, 1h44Réalisé par Ronald F. Maxwell
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie
Acteurs Scott Schwartz, Charles Hallahan, Clifton James, Vincent Schiavelli, Tristine Skyler, Margaret Blye
Note61%
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St. Helens (1981)
, 1h30Réalisé par Ernest Pintoff
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Thriller, Action
Thèmes Film catastrophe, Film catastrophe américain
Acteurs Art Carney, David Huffman, Albert Salmi, Ron O'Neal, Tim Thomerson, Bill McKinney
Rôle Reporter #2
Note60%
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King Solomon's Treasure (1979)
, 1h28Réalisé par Alvin Rakoff
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Drame, Fantasy, Aventure
Thèmes Afrique post-coloniale, Mise en scène d'un animal, Dinosaure, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques
Acteurs John Colicos, David McCallum, Patrick Macnee, Véronique Béliveau, Britt Ekland, Wilfrid Hyde-White
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Note38%
Deux solitudes (1978)
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Acteurs Jean-Pierre Aumont, Stacy Keach, Chris Wiggins, Claude Jutra, John Boylan, Raymond Cloutier
Note60%
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