A former monk in the Christian Brothers order, Peter Boyle became a member of the Second City comedy troupe... (Learn more)
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Peter Boyle’s Milestones
| Had a recurring role as Jack Killian (Gary Cole)'s con man father JJ on the NBC drama series "Midnight Caller" | |
| Had a recurring role as the father of Tea Leoni's character on the Fox sitcom "Flying Blind" | |
| Member of Second City troupe | |
| Moved to Manhattan to pursue an acting career | |
| Was a member of the Christian Brothers during part of the 1950s | |
| Was featured in a recurring role as the head of an international crime organization on the ABC series "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" | |
| 1961 | Early NYC stage appearance, "Shadow of Heroes" |
| 1965 - 1967 | Toured in "The Odd Couple" as understudy for Oscar Madison role |
| 1968 | Film debut, "The Virgin President" |
| 1970 | Acted on Broadway in "Paul Sills' Story Theatre" |
| 1970 | Breakthrough feature film, "Joe"; had title role |
| 1970 | TV series debut as regular on "Comedy Tonight" (CBS) |
| 1973 | Racked up feature credits in the comedies "Ghost in the Noonday Sun", "Steelyard Blues", "Kid Blue" and "Slither" and the gangster dramas "The Friends of Eddie Coyle" and "Crazy Joe" |
| 1973 | TV-movie debut, "The Man Who Could Talk to Kids" (ABC) |
| 1974 | Had an unforgettable turn as the titular scientist's monster in Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" |
| 1976 | Had a featured supporting role in Martin Scorcese's "Taxi Driver" |
| 1977 | Played Senator Joseph McCarthy in "Tail Gunner Joe" (NBC) |
| 1978 | Co-starred with Peter Falk in the period comedy "The Brink's Job"; played a powerful Teamster boss in the drama "F.I.S.T." |
| 1979 | Appeared as Fatso Judson in miniseries and series remakes of "From Here to Eternity" |
| 1980 | Co-starred with Bill Murray in the comedy "Where the Buffalo Roam" |
| 1980 | Starred with "Young Frankenstein" co-star Marty Feldman in "In God We Trust" |
| 1982 | Acted in the detective drama "Hammett", an homage to the famed novelist |
| 1983 | Featured in Feldman's last film, "Yellowbeard" |
| 1984 | Had a pivotal supporting role in the gangster comedy "Johnny Dangerously", starring Michael Keaton |
| 1986 | Starred in short-lived series "Joe Bash" (ABC), playing a veteran NYPD patrolman |
| 1989 | Reteamed with Keaton in "The Dream Team" |
| 1990 | Suffered slight stroke, resumed work after rehab |
| 1991 | Featured in "Kickboxer II" |
| 1993 | Acted in the quirky comedy "Nervous Ticks", starring Bill Pullman |
| 1994 | Had a supporting role in the holiday comedy "The Santa Clause" |
| 1995 | Guest starred on an episode of "The X-Files"; was awarded an Emmy for his memorable peformance |
| 1995 | Had recurring role as the father of a schizophrenic man in several poignant episodes of ABC's "NYPD Blue" |
| 1995 | Played Ox, the head of the Callaghan clan that Sandra Bullock's lonely Lucy wants desperately to marry into in the romantic comedy "While You Were Sleeping", co-starring Pullman |
| 1996 | Played the owner of a retro candy shop in the children's comedy "That Darn Cat" |
| 1996 - 2005 | Returned to series TV as regular on the CBS sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond", playing Frank Barrone, the title character's ornery father; earned 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005 Emmy nominations and a SAG nomination in 2004 |
| 1998 | Guest starred on CBS' "King of Queens", playing Frank Barrone |
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