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flat5 · 12-13-2006, 04:44 PM

The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070077/

was one of my favorite Peter Boyle movies.
I read the book first, in about 1973. Both are good.

Peter was also great in 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Taxi Driver'.

I understand he was also in some hit TV shows.

mixedmedia · 12-13-2006, 04:52 PM

I was very saddened to hear this a little while ago. I re-watched Taxi Driver a week or so ago - his part in that is small but memorable. I saw Young Frankenstein in the theater back in the day - unforgettable. Hardcore - anyone remember that one! Saw that one in the theater, too. He was great in that. I enjoyed watching him in Everybody Loves Raymond occasionally, as well. He was one of the great film personalities.

cyrnel · 12-13-2006, 05:27 PM

I was very saddened to see this on the news. He was too young, though I wasn't aware of the conditions he was fighting.

My first memory of him was in Young Frankenstein. It never quite wore off.

Keep puttin' it on, Peter...

ChrisJericho · 12-13-2006, 06:26 PM

I was saddened too. His memorable role for me was his guest role in the X-Files where he was the psychic who could predict other people's death.

Brewmaniac · 12-13-2006, 07:22 PM

We will miss you Peter! Putting on the Ritz...

Charlatan · 12-14-2006, 04:12 AM

I will always remember him as Jocko Dundee in Johnny Dangerously.

I love that film.

Bill O'Rights · 12-14-2006, 06:07 AM

Holy crap!

Mister Coaster · 12-14-2006, 06:25 AM

Charlatan, YES!! "I'm standin' heer wit my DORK in my hand."

Very good charictor actor, he'll be missed.

Charlatan · 12-14-2006, 06:57 AM

That's exactly the line I was thinking about!

Cheers!

guthmund · 12-14-2006, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brewmaniac

We will miss you Peter! Putting on the Ritz...

Don't you mean...?

PUDDIN' ON DA RIIIIIIITZ!!!

I liked Peter Boyle a lot. I seem to remember he looked pretty sick there at the end of his run on Raymond, but I didn't know he was as bad off as he was.

God of Thunder · 12-14-2006, 09:29 AM

During the third season of "Raymond" Peter dressed as Frankenstein for the Halloween episode. I'm not sure how much of the show's fan base got the reference, but I thought it was hilarious.

According to IMDB.com, he was the only actor who didn't win an Emmy during the run of the show. That's sad because Frank was my favorite character in that show.

Peter will be missed very much.

m0rpheus · 12-14-2006, 06:31 PM

Personally I'll always think of him as Carl Lazlo in Where the Buffalo Roam opposite Bill Murray's Hunter S Thompson.

12-13-2006, 04:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	Peter Boyle has died The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070077/ was one of my favorite Peter Boyle movies. I read the book first, in about 1973. Both are good. Peter was also great in 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Taxi Driver'. I understand he was also in some hit TV shows. Last edited by flat5; 12-13-2006 at 04:48 PM..

12-13-2006, 04:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	I was very saddened to hear this a little while ago. I re-watched Taxi Driver a week or so ago - his part in that is small but memorable. I saw Young Frankenstein in the theater back in the day - unforgettable. Hardcore - anyone remember that one! Saw that one in the theater, too. He was great in that. I enjoyed watching him in Everybody Loves Raymond occasionally, as well. He was one of the great film personalities. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

12-13-2006, 05:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
cyrnel Adequate Location: In my angry-dome.	I was very saddened to see this on the news. He was too young, though I wasn't aware of the conditions he was fighting. My first memory of him was in Young Frankenstein. It never quite wore off. Keep puttin' it on, Peter... __________________ There are a vast number of people who are uninformed and heavily propagandized, but fundamentally decent. The propaganda that inundates them is effective when unchallenged, but much of it goes only skin deep. If they can be brought to raise questions and apply their decent instincts and basic intelligence, many people quickly escape the confines of the doctrinal system and are willing to do something to help others who are really suffering and oppressed." -Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, p. 195

12-13-2006, 06:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
ChrisJericho eat more fruit Location: Seattle	I was saddened too. His memorable role for me was his guest role in the X-Files where he was the psychic who could predict other people's death. __________________ "A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows us that faith proves nothing." - Friedrich Nietzsche

12-13-2006, 07:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Brewmaniac Searching for the perfect brew!	We will miss you Peter! Putting on the Ritz... __________________ "That's a joke... I say, that's a joke, son"

12-14-2006, 04:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I will always remember him as Jocko Dundee in Johnny Dangerously. I love that film. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

12-14-2006, 06:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	Holy crap! __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

12-14-2006, 06:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mister Coaster Big & Brassy Location: The "Canyon"	Charlatan, YES!! "I'm standin' heer wit my DORK in my hand." Very good charictor actor, he'll be missed. __________________ If you have any poo... fling it NOW!

12-14-2006, 06:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	That's exactly the line I was thinking about! Cheers! __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

12-14-2006, 09:29 AM	#11 (permalink)
God of Thunder Talk nerdy to me Location: Flint, MI	During the third season of "Raymond" Peter dressed as Frankenstein for the Halloween episode. I'm not sure how much of the show's fan base got the reference, but I thought it was hilarious. According to IMDB.com, he was the only actor who didn't win an Emmy during the run of the show. That's sad because Frank was my favorite character in that show. Peter will be missed very much. __________________ I reject your reality, and substitute my own -- Adam Savage

12-14-2006, 06:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
m0rpheus bad craziness Location: Guelph, Ontario	Personally I'll always think of him as Carl Lazlo in Where the Buffalo Roam opposite Bill Murray's Hunter S Thompson. __________________ "it never got weird enough for me." - Hunter S. Thompson