Powers Boothe
Powers Boothe | |
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 Boothe at the premiere of Sin City, March 22, 2005 | |
| Born | Powers Allen Boothe June 1, 1948 Snyder, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse | Pam Cole (1969–present) |
| Children | Parisse Boothe, Preston Boothe |
Powers Allen Boothe (born June 1, 1948) is an American television and film actor. Some of his most notable roles include his Emmy-winning portrayal of Jim Jones in Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones and his turns as TV detective Philip Marlowe in the 1980s, Cy Tolliver on Deadwood, "Curly Bill" Brocious in Tombstone, Gideon Malick in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Vice-President and subsequently President Noah Daniels on 24, Lamar Wyatt in Nashville, and the voice of Gorilla Grodd in the DC Animated Universe.
Personal life
Boothe, the youngest of three boys, was born on a farm in Snyder, the seat of Scurry County, Texas, to Emily Kathryn (née Reeves) and Merrill Vestal Boothe, a rancher.[1] He has been married to his college sweetheart Pam since 1969, and as of 2012, they lived in Los Angeles with their two children, Parisse and Preston.[2]
Career
After graduating from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, Boothe joined the repertory company of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, with roles in Henry IV, Part 2 (portraying Henry IV of England), Troilus and Cressida, and others. His New York stage debut was in the 1974 Lincoln Center production of Richard III. Five years later, his Broadway theater debut came in a starring role in the one-act play Lone Star, written by James McLure.
Boothe first came to national attention in 1980, playing Jim Jones in the CBS-TV movie Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones. Boothe's portrayal of the crazed cult leader received critical acclaim. In Time's 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 veterans Henry Fonda and Jason Robards. As the Screen Actors Guild were on strike in the fall of 1980, he was the only actor to cross picket lines to attend the ceremonies, saying at the time, "This may be either the bravest moment of my career or the dumbest."[3]
Powers Boothe made an appearance during the 1987 Celebrity Golf Challenge for Charity where he made the current long drive record for celebrities of 490 yards. For these efforts, Boothe was awarded the Golden Pumpkin, but, because of scheduling conflicts, he could not receive the award in person.
Boothe joined the ranks of Humphrey Bogart and other actors when he portrayed Philip Marlowe in a series of short films for HBO in the 1980s. He appeared in such films as Southern Comfort, A Breed Apart, Red Dawn, The Emerald Forest and Extreme Prejudice, as well as the HBO films Into the Homeland and By Dawn's Early Light. Additionally, he appeared in the 1990 CBS-TV film Family of Spies, in which he played traitor Navy Officer John Walker. Boothe portrayed Curly Bill Brocius in the hit 1993 Western Tombstone, the disloyal senior Army officer in Blue Sky (opposite Jessica Lange's Oscar-winning performance), and the sinister lead terrorist in Sudden Death. He was also part of the large ensemble casts for Oliver Stone's Nixon (as Chief of Staff Alexander Haig) and U Turn (as the town sheriff).
In 2001, he starred as Flavius Aëtius, the Roman general in charge of stopping the Hun invasion in the made-for-TV miniseries Attila. Boothe played a featured role as brothel-owner Cy Tolliver on the HBO series Deadwood, and the seedy Senator Roark in the motion picture Sin City (2005), as well as its sequel, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014). He is the voice of one of the characters in the 2005 video game Area 51 and of Gorilla Grodd, the hyper-intelligent telepathic supervillain in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. He voiced the villain, Kane, in the 2008 video game Turok.
He was a special guest star on 24, where he played Vice President Noah Daniels. He returned in the prequel to the seventh season, 24: Redemption. Just after taking the role as acting President, Boothe is seen exiting Air Force Two with F-15s in the background. Boothe played a downed F-15 pilot in Red Dawn. In March 2008, he narrated a television campaign ad for Senator John McCain's presidential campaign.[4] He maintains a private art collection which includes Western paintings of his friend and fellow actor Buck Taylor.
In 2012, Boothe appeared in Joss Whedon's The Avengers in a secretive role as a shadowy governmental superior to S.H.I.E.L.D. in 2015-16, he reprised the role, now named Gideon Malick, in ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Boothe appeared in the 2012 miniseries Hatfields & McCoys as Judge Valentine "Wall" Hatfield. Boothe was also cast as Lamar Wyatt in the ABC musical drama series Nashville.[5] Boothe also lent his voice to Hitman: Absolution, a 2012 video game developed by IO Interactive, voicing the character of Benjamin Travis.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Goodbye Girl | Richard III Cast | |
| 1980 | Cruising | Hankie Salesman | |
| 1980 | The Cold Eye (My Darling, Be Careful) | ??? | |
| 1981 | Southern Comfort | Hardin | |
| 1984 | A Breed Apart | Mike Walker | |
| 1984 | Red Dawn | Lt. Col. Andrew 'Andy' Tanner | |
| 1985 | The Emerald Forest | Bill Markham | |
| 1987 | Extreme Prejudice | Cash Bailey | |
| 1988 | Sapphire Man | Ryan | short |
| 1989 | Stalingrad | General Cuikov | |
| 1992 | Rapid Fire | Mace Ryan | |
| 1993 | Tombstone | Curly Bill Brocius | |
| 1994 | Blue Sky | Vince Johnson | |
| 1995 | Mutant Species | Frost | |
| 1995 | Sudden Death | Joshua Foss | |
| 1995 | Nixon | Alexander Haig | Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 1997 | Con Air | Officer at Leaving Ceremony | voice |
| 1997 | U Turn | Sheriff Potter | |
| 2000 | Men of Honor | Captain Pullman | |
| 2001 | Frailty | FBI Agent Wesley Doyle | |
| 2005 | Sin City | Senator Roark | |
| 2006 | Superman: Brainiac Attacks | Lex Luthor | voice |
| 2007 | The Final Season | Jim Van Scoyoc | |
| 2008 | Edison and Leo | George T. Edison | voice |
| 2010 | MacGruber | Col. Jim Faith | |
| 2011 | Guns, Girls and Gambling | The Rancher | |
| 2012 | The Avengers | Gideon Malick | |
| 2013 | Straight A's | Father | |
| 2014 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Senator Roark |
Television
Video games
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Area 51 | Major Bridges | voice |
| 2008 | Turok | Roland Kane | voice |
| 2012 | Hitman: Absolution | Benjamin Travis | voice |
References
- ^ "Powers Boothe Film Reference bio". Filmreference.com. 1949-06-01. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ^ "Powers Boothe Reflects on Texas Upbringing, Life in Nashville - American Profile". americanprofile.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ Wells, Jane (2007-12-13). "Writers' Strike: Any One Gonna Cross Picket Line To Get A GG?". CNBC. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS Blog: ''The Dallas Morning News''". Trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ^ Matt Webb Mitovich, Fall TV First Impression: ABC's Nashville Sings, TVLine, August 14, 2012
External links
- 1948 births
- Living people
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- Male actors from Texas
- Texas State University alumni
- People from Scurry County, Texas
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- American art collectors
- Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Primetime Emmy Award winners
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors