Powers Boothe

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Powers Boothe (2005)

Powers Allen Boothe (born June 1, 1948 in Snyder , Texas - † May 14, 2017 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .

Life and accomplishments

Powers Boothe made his debut in 1969 with a minor supporting role in Two Bandits . He became known in 1980 thanks to the lead role in the television movie The Guyana Tragedy (Guyana Tragedy: The Story Of Jim Jones) , which portrayed an authentic tragedy of the members of the sect around Jim Jones . He got an Emmy for this film . He picked up this award personally, even though the Screen Actors Guild had called for a boycott of the event.

From 1983 to 1986 Boothe appeared in numerous short films produced for HBO . He played in the films The Red Flood , Erased , Nixon , Demonic , Men of Honor , Sin City , U-Turn - No Way Back and The Last Americans , among others .

Boothe was seen as saloon operator Cy Tolliver in the award-winning HBO series Deadwood and as US Vice President Noah Daniels in the hit series 24 . Most recently, he starred in eleven episodes of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD in 2015 and 2016 . His work includes more than 69 film and television productions.

Boothe had been married to Pam Cole since 1968 and had two children, including daughter Parisse Boothe , who was born in 1983 and works as an actress. In 2008 he supported John McCain's presidential campaign with a commercial.

Powers Boothe died in his sleep on May 14, 2017 at the age of 68.

Awards

Powers Boothe received the 1980 Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role as Jim Jones in The Guyana Massacre . In 2006 he received the Golden Boot Award. He has also been nominated several times, including 2012 for the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in the television series Nashville , twice for the Screen Actors Guild Award (1996 for Nixon and 2007 for Deadwood ), twice for the CableACE Award and twice for the Gold Derby Award.

Filmography (selection)

Speaking roles

  • 2005: Area 51 (video and computer game, voice as Major Bridges )
  • 2008: Turok (video and computer game, voice as Roland Kane )
  • 2012: Hitman: Absolution (video and computer game, voice as Benjamin Travis )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Powers Boothe Biography (1949? -). In: filmreference.com. May 15, 2017, accessed May 15, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Nicole Chavez, Joe Sutton: Powers Boothe, actor in “Agents of SHIELD,” dies at 68. In: CNN.com . Turner Broadcasting System , May 15, 2017, accessed May 15, 2017 .
  3. ^ Powers Boothe Awards. In: IMDb.com . Amazon.com , May 15, 2017, accessed May 15, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Boothe, Powers
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Booth, Powers Allen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Snyder , Texas , United States
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 2017
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States