Powers Boothe Biography (1949?-)

Full name, Powers Allen Booth; born June 1, 1949 (some sources cite 1948), inSnyder, TX; son of Merrill V. and Emily K. Booth; married Pamela Cole, 1968;children: Parisse Ashley (an actress), Preston Allen. Addresses: Agent: Paradigm, 360 North Crescent Dr., North Building, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, painter
Birth Details: June 1, 1949?; Snyder, Texas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Bolivian, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
Actor in Richard III cast, The Goodbye Girl (also known asNeil Simon's "The Goodbye Girl"), Warner Bros., 1977
David, The Cold Eye (My Darling, Be Careful) (also known as TheCold Eye), Artistic License Films/Berlin Cinematheque, 1980
Hanky salesperson, Cruising (also known as William Friedkin's "Cruising"), United Artists, 1980
Rifleman Charles Hardin, Southern Comfort, Twentieth Century-Fox,1981
Colonel Andy Tanner, Red Dawn, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1984
Michael Walker, A Breed Apart, Orion, 1984
Bill Markham, The Emerald Forest, Embassy Pictures/Films Incorporated, 1985
Cash Bailey, Extreme Prejudice, TriStar, 1987
Stalingrad, Warner Bros./Mosfilm/Grio Entertainment Group, 1990
Lieutenant Mace Ryan, Rapid Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Curly Bill Brocius, Tombstone, Buena Vista, 1993
Angely smerti, Ganemfilm/MF Svak-Bank/Mosfilm/Vakhdat, 1993
Vince Johnson, Blue Sky, Orion, 1994
Frost, Bio-Force I (also known as Mutant Species), WT Entertainment, 1995
General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Nixon, Buena Vista, 1995
Joshua Foss, Sudden Death, Universal, 1995
Sheriff Virgil Potter, U-Turn (also known as Stray Dogs andU Turn--Ici commence l'enfer), TriStar, 1997
Captain Pullman, Men of Honor (also known as Men of Honourand Navy Diver), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
FBI agent Wesley Doyle, Frailty (also known as Damonisch and Nessuno e al sicuro), Lions Gate Films, 2001
Senator Roark, Sin City (also known as Frank Miller's "Sin City"), Dimension Films, 2005
Film Work
Set designer, The Cold Eye (My Darling, Be Careful) (also known asThe Cold Eye), Artistic License Films/Berlin Cinematheque, 1980
Creator of paintings, Fear, Anxiety, and Depression, Samuel Goldwyn, 1989
Director, Overture, 1990
Television Appearances
Series
Jim Whalen, Skag, NBC, 1980
Title role and narrator, Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, HBO, 1983, 1986

Cy Tolliver, Deadwood, HBO, 2004-
Miniseries
Reverend Jim Jones, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (also known as The Mad Messiah), CBS, 1980
John A. Walker, Jr., Family of Spies: The Walker Spy Ring (also known as A Family of Spies), CBS, 1990
Bartlett McClure, True Women, CBS, 1997
Jacques d'Arc, Joan of Arc (also known as Jeanne d'Arc), CBS, 1999
Flavius Aetius, Attila (also known as Attila the Hun), USANetwork, 2001
Movies
Dick Hawkins, The Plutonium Incident, CBS, 1980
Tony Bonnell, A Cry for Love, NBC, 1980
Jackson Swallow, Into the Homeland (also known as Swallows ComeBack and When the Swallows Come Back), HBO, 1987
Major Cassidy, By Dawn's Early Light (also known as The Grand Tour), HBO, 1990
"Sapphire Man," Showtime 30-Minute Movie, Showtime, 1991
Preacher, Wild Card (also known as Preacher), USA Network,1992
Mace "Sandman" Moutron, Marked for Murder (also known as Hard Time and The Sandman), NBC, 1993
Dr. Phillip Benesch, Web of Deception (also known as Mind overMatter), NBC, 1994
Sam Creekmouth, Dalva, ABC, 1996
Bram, The Spree, The Movie Channel, 1998
Ben Pierce, A Crime of Passion, CBS, 1999
Kelton Reed, Second Nature, TNT, 2003
Specials
Narrator, "Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas," National Geographic Specials, PBS, 1992
Attila: The Making of an Epic Miniseries (documentary), USA Network, 2001
Himself, Making "Deadwood": The Show Behind the Show (documentary), HBO, 2004
Himself, Making "Deadwood": Season Two (documentary), HBO, 2005
Awards Presentations
Himself, The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1980
Episodic
"Jessica Lange: On Her Own Terms," Biography (also known as A & E Biography: Jessica Lange), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Voice of Gorilla Grodd, "The Brave and the Bold: Parts 1 & 2," Justice League (animated; also known as JL, JLA, and Justice League of America), Cartoon Network, 2002
Himself, "Frailty," Anatomy of a Scene, Sundance Channel, c. 2002
Voice of Gorilla Grodd, "Secret Society: Parts 1 & 2," Justice League (animated; also known as JL, JLA, and Justice Leagueof America), Cartoon Network, 2003
Voice of Gorilla Grodd, "I Am Legion," Justice League: Unlimited (animated; also known as JL, JLA, Justice League, and Justice League of America), Cartoon Network, beginning 2005
Voice of Gorilla Grodd, "To Another Shore," Justice League: Unlimited (animated; also known as JL, JLA, Justice League, and Justice League of America), Cartoon Network, beginning 2005
Pilots
Jim Whalen, Skag, NBC, 1980
Cy Tolliver, "Deadwood," Deadwood, HBO, 2004
Stage Appearances
Herbert, citizen, guard, and lord, Richard III, New York Shakespeare Festival, Lincoln Center, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, New York City, 1974
Roderigo, Othello, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1978
Roy, Lone Star [and] understudy for Natwick, Pvt. Wars (double-bill; produced as Lone Star & Pvt. Wars), Century Theatre, NewYork City, 1979
RECORDINGS
Videos
(Uncredited) Himself, The Making of "Frailty" (documentary), LIVEHome Video, 2002
Video Games
Voice of Major Bridges, Area 51, Midway Manufacturing Corporation,2005

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Shock Cinema, issue 29, 2005, pp. 8-10, 46

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