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Powers-Boothe

Powers Allen Boothe was an American actor. He portayed Senator Roark.

Biography[]

Powers was born June 1, 1948, in Snyder, Texas. Leading man of the American stage, TV, and films. He made a strong presence in some films in the 80s, but he was most successful on TV. He won an Emmy award as Best Actor for his performance in the TV movie Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980). He died on May 14, 2017, in Los Angeles, California from pancreatic cancer.

Trade Mark[]

  • Frequently plays authority figures, military or government agents or clergy
  • Deep, gravelly voice and long face
  • Piercing "villain" eyes

Trivia[]

  • He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at Southwest Texas State University.
  • In September of 1980, in an act of defiance, he showed up at the Emmy Awards ceremony to collect the award he had won for playing Jim Jones. The Screen Actors Guild was in the middle of a strike and members boycotted the ceremony until the strike was settled. He was the only winner in an acting category who showed up. The incident was referenced in the James L. Brooks film, I'll Do Anything (1994).

Personal Quotes[]

  • "This is either the most courageous moment of my career or the stupidest...I also thought long and hard whether or not I would attend, but I came here because this is America and one must do what one believes. I believe in the Academy. I also believe in my fellow actors in their stand." - accepting his Emmy, 1980.

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Cast and Crew
Crew Robert Rodriguez - Frank Miller - Elizabeth Avellan - Graeme Revell - John Debney - Carl Thiel - Quentin Tarantino
Cast Alan Rackley - Alexa PenaVega - Alexis Bledel - Arie Verveen - Benicio del Toro - Brittany Murphy - Bruce Willis - Carla Gugino - Christopher Lloyd - Christopher Meloni - Clark Middleton - Clive Owen - Dennis Haysbert - Devon Aoki - Elijah Wood - Eloise DeJoria - Emmy Robbin - Eva Green - Helen Kirk - Jaime King - Jamie Chung - Jason Douglas - Jason McDonald - Jeremy Piven - Jesse De Luna - Jessica Alba - Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Josh Brolin - Josh Hartnett - Jude Ciccolella - Julia Garner - Juno Temple - Kimberly Cox - Lady Gaga - Lawrence Varnado - Lisa Marie Newmyer - Lucina Paquet - Makenzie Vega - Marley Shelton - Marton Csokas - Michael Clarke Duncan - Michael Madsen - Mickey Rourke - Nick Offerman - Nick Stahl - Nicky Katt - Patricia Vonne - Powers Boothe - Ray Liotta - Rick Gomez - Rosario Dawson - Rutger Hauer - Ryan Rutledge - Samantha Inoue Harte - Stacy Keach - Tommy Flanagan - Tommy Nix
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