Matthew Cowles
Matthew Cowles | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | September 28, 1944
Died | May 22, 2014 New York City, U.S. | (aged 69)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1969–2014 |
Spouse(s) | Kathleen Dezina (m. 1980; divorced) |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Chandler Cowles (father) |
Matthew Cowles (September 28, 1944 – May 22, 2014) was an American actor and playwright.
Early life
The son of actor and theatre producer Chandler Cowles, he was born in New York City.
Career
In 1966 Cowles played the title role in Edward Albee's short-lived adaptation of James Purdy's comic novel Malcolm on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre.[1]
In 1968, he appeared with Al Pacino and John Cazale in Israel Horovitz's The Indian Wants the Bronx.[2]
In 1983, Cowles joined The Mirror Theater Ltd's Mirror Repertory Company for their first repertory season, performing in Paradise Lost, Rain, Inheritors, and The Hasty Heart.[3]
Cowles' first television part was Joe Czernak in the series NYPD in 1969. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series in 1978 and as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series in 1981, both for his part as Billy Clyde Tuggle in All My Children, a role that he created and wrote.[4]
Cowles' first film was the comedy drama Me, Natalie (1969) in which he played Harvey Belman. Al Pacino also made his debut in this film.
In 2010, Cowles played a supporting role in Martin Scorsese's film Shutter Island.
Cowles also starred in three short plays for the public radio show and podcast, Playing On Air.[5][6][7][8]
Personal life
In 1980, he married actress Kathleen Dezina, his All My Children co-star.
In 1983 he married actress Christine Baranski with whom he had two daughters, Isabel (born 1984) and Lily (born 1987). In a New York Times profile of his wife, he was described as “the black sheep member of a family with ties" to Drexel banking and the Cowles Publishing Company.[9] He was an enthusiastic motorcycle rider.[4] Matthew Cowles died from congestive heart failure on May 22, 2014.[10]
Cowles was a devout Roman Catholic[11] and taught religious education at the Church of the Nativity.[12]
Filmography
Film
- Me, Natalie (1969) as Harvey Belman
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) as Pete
- Slap Shot (1977) as Charlie
- The World According to Garp (1982) as O. Fecteau
- Eddie Macon's Run (1983) as Ray Banes
- The Money Pit (1986) as Marty
- Stars and Bars (1988) as Beckman Gage
- White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994) as Lloyd Halverson
- The Cowboy Way (1994) as Popfly
- The Juror (1996) as Rodney
- Nurse Betty (2000) as Merle
- Shutter Island (2010) as Ferry Boat Captain
Television
- All My Children (1977–1980, 1984, 1989-1990, 2013[13] ) as Billy Clyde Tuggle.
- As the World Turns (1983) as Lonnie.
- Love on the Run (1985) as Yancy
- Loving (1986–1987) as Eban Japes.
- Lonesome Dove (1989) as Monkey John.
- Asylum, a 1991 episode of Law & Order.
- The Bold and the Beautiful (1997) as Curtis Love.
- Oz (2003) as Willy Brandt.
- Life on Mars (2008–2009) as Cowboy Dan.
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2007 Season 9 episode 15) as Cyrus Wert
Stage credits
- Malcolm (1966) Broadway as Malcolm.[1]
- The Indian Wants the Bronx (1968) Astor Place Theatre
- The Time of Your Life (1969) as Dudley[1]
- Sweet Bird of Youth (1975–1976) as Tom Junior[1]
- Dirty Jokes (1976) at the Academy Festival Theatre in Chicago, Illinois
Bibliography
Plays
References
- ^ a b c d League, The Broadway. "Matthew Cowles – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ Lortel Archives
- ^ Gussow, Mel. "THEATER: MIRROR REP, IN A REVIVAL OF 'RAIN'." The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 Mar. 1984. Web. 10 Jan. 2017. <https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/11/arts/theater-mirror-rep-in-a-revival-of-rain.html>.
- ^ a b c d e '2004 Speaker Biographies'. Samuel Dorsky Symposium on Public Monuments (2004) Archived January 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PlayingOnAir (December 8, 2014). "Matthew Cowles". Playing On Air. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
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- ^ "Actor Matthew Cowles Passes Away". Broadway World. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ Salfen, Ronald P. (February 20, 2008). "An Interview with Christine Baranski". Faith in Films.
- ^ "Matthew Cowles was not like his evil soap character - Archives". archives.rep-am.com.
- ^ "SUPER VILLAIN 'BILLY CLYDE TUGGLE' RETURNS TO THE BELOVED DRAMA 'ALL MY CHILDREN'" (PDF). Retrieved May 8, 2013.