Celebrities – Peter Boyle, the actor known for playing everything from a tap-dancing monster in "Young Frankenstein" to the curmudgeonly father in the long-running TV sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died. He was 71.
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Though known to a younger generation for his role on Everybody Love Raymond, which earned him seven Emmy nominations, Peter Boyle enjoyed a rich career in film and TV dating back to the 60s. IMDb has Boyle's full filmography; highlights include appearances in Medium Cool, Taxi Driver, Monster's Ball and, of course, Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein. On their blog, Premiere Magazine has posted excerpts from a 2003 interview with Boyle and Brooks about that film:
"'I said to Peter, 'I want you to take an old-fashioned vaudeville handoff. When it comes to the lyric 'Puttin' on the Ritz,' you know, just . . . take it!' [Brooks] says. Though it was a run-through, he fortuitously had the camera running when Boyle came out with his hilarious high-pitched slur: Punnondariiiiiiiiiizz! 'Thank God we got it on film.'"
Here's a clip of that scene, via You Tube:
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When Doris Roberts' domineering spouse in "Raymond" once defended herself against Boyle's husband, she said she was more than a trophy wife! Watchng Boyle wait and wait and wait while the audience laughed before asking "What contest in hell did I win?" brought it home. Rest in peace, character actor.
What a quiet legend. Young Frankenstein obviously was a big role for him but I can't believe his role as Lazlo in Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) was not even mentioned. Its a classic and man did he tear into that movie with great energy and zeal. That is the Peter Boyle that I will always remember. He was a comedic master and will be missed.
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Say hello to John. We (I) will miss your talent, grace, and class. I will remember seeing and being with you in Chicago, going to The Ambassador East (to the Pump Room) for cocktails, (remember Honor Conway playing her harp--- Macho Man?) and our trials and tribulations together at Second City--- struggling together. Those were the days my friend.... May Piper's Ally remember us both and Flannagans Pub across the street remembember our drinking cheers! I will miss you.
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Very sad, I love his sense of humor. He is great comic strip actor.