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Powers Boothe is a Actor American born on 1 june 1948 at Snyder (USA)
Powers Allen Boothe (born June 1, 1948) is an American television and film actor. Some of his most notable roles include his Emmy-winning 1980 portrayal of Jim Jones in Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones and his turns as TV detective Philip Marlowe in the 1980s, as Cy Tolliver on Deadwood, as "Curly Bill" Brocious in Tombstone, as well as Vice-President Noah Daniels on 24 and as the voice of Gorilla Grodd in the DC Animated Universe. From 2012 to 2014 he starred as Lamar Wyatt in the ABC musical drama series Nashville.
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Birth name Powers Allen Boothe
Nationality USA
Birth 1 june 1948 at Snyder (USA)
Death 14 may 2017 (at 68 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 1 june 1948 at Snyder (USA)
Death 14 may 2017 (at 68 years)
Powers Allen Boothe (born June 1, 1948) is an American television and film actor. Some of his most notable roles include his Emmy-winning 1980 portrayal of Jim Jones in Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones and his turns as TV detective Philip Marlowe in the 1980s, as Cy Tolliver on Deadwood, as "Curly Bill" Brocious in Tombstone, as well as Vice-President Noah Daniels on 24 and as the voice of Gorilla Grodd in the DC Animated Universe. From 2012 to 2014 he starred as Lamar Wyatt in the ABC musical drama series Nashville.
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Boothe was the youngest of three boys, born on a farm in Snyder, the seat of Scurry County, Texas, to Emily Kathryn (née Reeves) and Merrill Vestal Boothe, a rancher. Boothe is the father of actress Parisse Boothe.Best films
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Extreme Prejudice (1987)
, 1h44Directed by Walter Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime, Western
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, María Conchita Alonso, Michael Ironside, Clancy Brown, Mickey Jones
Roles Cash Bailey
Rating65%
Master Sergeant Larry McRose, U.S. Army, Frankfurt, West Germany Report to Zombie Unit, El Paso, Texas
The Emerald Forest (1985)
, 1h50Directed by John Boorman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Environmental films, Indiens d'Amazonie
Actors Charley Boorman, Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, Tetchie Agbayani, Dira Paes, Átila Iório
Roles Bill Markham
Rating68%
Bill Markham is an engineer who has moved to Brazil with his family to complete the construction of a large hydro-electric dam. The construction requires large areas of forest to be cleared, even more to be flooded. Its completion will bring more people to the areas who will clear the jungle for agriculture and living space.
Red Dawn (1984)
, 1h54Directed by John Milius
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Thriller, Action
Themes Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Dystopian films, Alternate history films, Arme nucléaire, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen, Lea Thompson, Ben Johnson, Harry Dean Stanton
Roles Andy
Rating62%
An introductory text explains how the United States has gradually become strategically isolated after several European nations (except the United Kingdom) withdraw from NATO. At the same time, the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact partners aggressively expand their sphere of influence. In addition, the Ukrainian wheat harvest fails while a Communist coup d'etat occurs in Mexico.
A Breed Apart (1984)
, 1h35Directed by Philippe Mora
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Rutger Hauer, Powers Boothe, Kathleen Turner, Brion James, Donald Pleasence, John Dennis Johnston
Roles Mike Walker
Rating55%
Obsessive collector J.P. Whittier, determined to obtain specimens of a newly discovered breed of bald eagle, hires rock climber Mike Walker to pose as a photographer and win reclusive conservationist Jim Malden's confidence in order to gain access to eggs from their lofty nest. Before long, Walker is converted to Malden's cause, and with the help of storekeeper Stella Clayton and her son Adam, the two men thwart Whittier's plot.
Southern Comfort (1981)
, 1h39Directed by Walter Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action, Historical, Crime
Actors Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Peter Coyote, T. K. Carter, Brion James
Roles Hardin
Rating70%
A squad of nine Louisiana National Guard soldiers convene in a Louisiana swamp for weekend maneuvers. Joining the squad is Corporal Hardin (Boothe), a cynical transfer from the Texas National Guard, who quickly becomes disgusted with the behavior and arrogance of the men. A professional engineer and a married man in his civilian life, he wants no part of a date with prostitutes that PFC Spencer (Carradine) has arranged for the men. Nevertheless, he is befriended by the amiable Spencer, the two seeming to agree that they are the only level-headed soldiers in the squad.
Cruising (1980)
, 1h42Directed by William Friedkin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, BDSM in films, LGBT-related films, Serial killer films, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, Randy Jurgensen
Roles Hankie Salesman
Rating65%
In New York City during the middle of a hot summer, body parts of men are showing up in the Hudson River. The police suspect it to be the work of a serial killer who is picking up homosexual men at West Village bars like the Eagle's Nest, the Ramrod, and the Cock Pit, then taking them to cheap rooming houses or motels, tying them up and stabbing them to death.
, 3h12Directed by William A. Graham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about religion
Actors Powers Boothe, Ned Beatty, Brad Dourif, LeVar Burton, Colleen Dewhurst, Irene Cara
Roles Jim Jones
Rating74%
The film draws on Guyana Massacre: The Eyewitness Account and reports from The Washington Post at the time, to describe the life of Jim Jones from a 1960s idealist to the November 1978 mass murder/suicide of members of Peoples Temple in Jonestown, Guyana. In the beginning of the film, Jim Jones is seen helping minorities and working against racism. Later, after a move to San Francisco and increased power and attention, Jones becomes focused on his belief in nuclear holocaust, and moves hundreds of his followers to Guyana. Congressman Leo J. Ryan is notified that some individuals are being held against their will, and after going to investigate, the Guyana tragedy itself is depicted.
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
, 1h50Directed by Herbert Ross
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about television, Musical films
Actors Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, Paul Benedict, Powers Boothe, Barbara Rhoades
Roles Richard III Cast
Rating73%
Dancer Paula McFadden (Marsha Mason) and her ten-year-old daughter Lucy (Quinn Cummings) live in a Manhattan apartment with her married boyfriend, Tony DeForrest, until one day, he deserts her to go act in a movie in Italy. Before he left and unbeknownst to Paula, Tony subleased the apartment to Elliot Garfield (Richard Dreyfuss), a neurotic but sweet aspiring actor from Chicago, who shows up in the middle of the night expecting to move in. Though Paula is demanding, and makes clear from the start that she doesn't like Elliot, he allows her and Lucy to stay.