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Also known as Peter Lawrence Boyle

American actor (1935–2006)

Film & TV

Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA

Peter Lawrence Boyle, Jr. (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor, best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and as a comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein (1974). Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996 for a guest-starring role on the science-fiction drama The X-Files, won praise in both comedic and dramatic parts…

Known for

  • Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion — Self (archive footage)2025
  • AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star — Self2020
  • The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault — (archive footage)2020
  • Mel Brooks: Unwrapped — Self (archive footage)2018
  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films — Joe Curran (archive footage) (uncredited)2014
  • Mel Brooks: Make a Noise — Self (archive footage)2013
  • Exporting Raymond — Self2011
  • All Roads Lead Home — Poovey2008
  • The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause — Father Time2006
  • Mind of Mencia2005

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Key facts

Born
Peter Richard Boyle , ( 1935-10-18 ) October 18, 1935, Norristown, Pennsylvania , U.S.
Died
December 12, 2006 (2006-12-12) (aged 71), New York City, U.S.
Resting place
Green River Cemetery , Springs, New York , U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1956 – 2006
Spouse
Loraine Alterman ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Peter
Family name
Boyle
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Norristown
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
voice actor
Genre
Western
Military branch
United States Navy
Military rank
military officer
Image
Peter Boyle (cropped).jpg
Number of children
2
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medical condition
multiple myeloma
Commons category
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date of birth
1935-10-18
date of death
2006-12-12
cause of death
multiple myeloma
manner of death
natural causes
Commons gallery
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different from
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start of work period
1965-00-00
end of work period
2006-00-00
name in native language
Peter Boyle
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Encyclopedic overview

Peter Richard Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. He is known for his work as a character actor on film and television and received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

He is known for his role as the patriarch Frank Barone on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond from 1996 to 2005. For his role he received seven nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. For his role as Clyde Bruckman in the Fox science-fiction drama The X-Files in 1996 he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

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