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Powers Boothe

Powers Boothe
Powers Boothe
Born: Jun 01, 1949 in Snyder, Texas
Occupation: Actor
Active: '80s-2000s
Major Genres: Crime, Drama
Career Highlights: The Emerald Forest, Southern Comfort, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
First Major Screen Credit: Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
21 Videos for Powers Boothe
24: Season 06 (2007) True Women (1997) Extreme Prejudice (1987)
The Final Season (2007) U-Turn (1997) Philip Marlowe, Private Eye: Smart Aleck Kill (1985)
Deadwood: Season 02 (2005) Sudden Death (1995) The Emerald Forest (1985)
Deadwood: Season 01 (2004) Blue Sky (1994) A Breed Apart (1984)
Frailty (2002) Tombstone (1993) Red Dawn (1984)
Men of Honor (2000) Rapid Fire (1992) Cruising (1980)
Joan of Arc (1999) By Dawn's Early Light (1989) The Goodbye Girl (1977)
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Biography:

American character actor Powers Boothe was born in Texas and studied at Southern Methodist University before spending several years in regional theater. He began showing up in films and TV during the '80s. He won an Emmy for his intense portrayal of the Reverend Jim Jones, a minister who led a mass suicide in the two-part CBS miniseries Guyana Tragedy.

In 1983, Boothe joined the distinguished company of Dick Powell, Robert Montgomery, and Humphrey Bogart when he stepped into the role of cool private eye Philip Marlowe for a series of HBO specials. Throughout the rest of the '80s, he played authority figures in action movies like Red Dawn, Extreme Prejudice, Rapid Fire, and Tombstone. However good at being a tough guy, Boothe excelled at his dramatic opportunities as well.

In 1987 he played a father searching for his son in John Boorman's The Emerald Forest. In 1995, he portrayed Alexander Haig in Oliver Stone's biopic Nixon. Boothe then re-teamed with the director for his next film, U-Turn. In 2000 he starred as Navy mentor Captain Pullman in Men of Honor with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert De Niro.

The next year he portrayed the Roman General Flavius Aetius in the USA network original miniseries Attila. After returning to his home state of Texas to play Agent Wesley Doyle in Bill Paxton's directorial debut, Frailty, Boothe joined the cast of the 2004 HBO Western series Deadwood.

~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide.