His daughter was also great in Deadwood. Loved Frailty as well.
Along with his work, I’ll never forget back when there was a strike in Hollywood in 1980 and for the Emmy Awards that year none of the Actors nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series crossed the picket lines, except one.
Boothe beat Jason Robards, Henry Fonda & Tony Curtis for his portrayal of Jim Jones. When he accepted his award he said: “I might be committing professional suicide by showing up,” in his acceptance speech.
It was season six. I only made it halfway through that season, because the show got so goddamn stupid, so I’m not aware of any redeeming qualities that might have happened to Boothe’s character later in the show; however, considering he was directly involved in a plot to assassinate the President that seems like a very high bar to cross. Indeed, when the [above spoiler] took place, I actually shouted at the screen: “That’s what you get for appointing POWERS FUCKING BOOTHE as your Vice President!!!”
I wondered how many folks remembered his showing up like that. Guess his career didn’t suffer after all!
Nobody has mentioned his work in the Sin City movies yet? Amazing stuff.
It’s been a while since I watched that season (and yeah, it was pretty stupid). I stand corrected.
RIP Powers. You will be missed.
It was five to one. He got four.
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Hell, being eaten by a bear is natural cause. :rolleyes:
Loved him since Southern Comfort.
I remember him from ‘Extreme Prejudice’, among many other roles. He was great as the crazy, over-the-top villain facing off against Nick Nolte as a Texas Ranger.
I find it a little disturbing that I woke up from a dream that somehow included him two days before he died. I have no idea what the dream was about, I just remember waking up and thinking “Powers Boothe, that’s a real actor’s name, right?” in connection to whatever I’d just been dreaming.
Hard time for the Boothe family. Two months later, his brother, Tommy Boothe, has died.
A talented character actor; just the guy the studios would go to when they needed a tall, rangy guy with a serious expression and a deep voice. Rest in peace, Mr. Boothe.