Legend
Before Everybody Loves Raymond, there were many other excellent performances by acting legend Peter Boyle, who died today, aged 71.I was always very taken with his performance in Taxi Driver, but he was also great in The X Files and, more recently, Monster's Ball. It's been so long since I last saw Young Frankenstein that I didn't even realize that he played the monster: who can forget the outstanding "Putting on the Ritz" scene?
He brought a smile to my face on many occasions, and his name in the credits of a show or film was always cause for a little "hooray". He will be missed.
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Sad news. One of my favorite funny films is Young Frankenstein, and I had not realized it was Peter Boyle until your post. I will watch it tonight in memory of Boyle.
I just saw this over on Imdb. Very sad indeed. He'll definately be missed.
That Puttin on the Ritz scene cracks me up now, just thinking about it. I don't think I realized it was the same guy as Everyone Loves Raymond. Whatta bummer.
Young Frankenstein is one of the best comedies ever made. I think the character of the Frankenstein "monster" in the film is wonderful. Who can forget the tuxedo dance, with walking sticks an' all?
Instantly recognisable.
I read up on him and apparently he trained to be a monk for 3 years of his life. Good thing he changed his mind, then.
Bugger I only just found out about this. He will be sadly missed, I loved him.
Who did he play in Taxi Driver? I don't recognise him even though I've seen that film loads.
I always loved him as Wizard in Taxi Driver
Ahhh Wizard!
i LOVE young frankenstein... far and away one of my very favorite comedies of all time. and he was great in taxi driver, i agree. he will certainly be missed...
so glad you posted this :)
I only heard this news today. I am so sad. I've siad this before, but I think it's sadder when a comdedian dies because they make us laugh...it's a bigger hole in the universe of the living.
The X-Files episode where he plays a psychic is one of top five favourite X-Files episodes EVER. That is where he predicts that Muldar will die of eroticasphyiation...hilarious!
He was very good friends with John Lennon, in fact, his wife and him were the witnesses when John and Yoko got married.
He was brilliant in Monsters Ball..so disturbing. I own that one of dvd by the way...when BBT's character stand sup for his girlfriend against Boyle's fathe ris one of the most satifying moments in movie history for me. The sex scene is not bad either.
:)
he certainly was a classic.
I love this guy... he was my favorite... but was he really in the Xfiles? I didn't know.. i'll check it out...
education never stops with you, does it!
thanks mate.
shit, fuck, bugger, wank, cunting crap!
see what happens when you have a couple of days away from blogging?
he will indeed be missed.
THE reason to watch raymond, and my role model for when i reach that age! (living by the peter griffin rules at the mo)
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