Powers Boothe

Powers Boothe ( born June 1, 1948 in Snyder, Texas ) is an American actor.

Life and achievements

Powers Boothe made ​​his debut with a small supporting role in the film Two bandits. 1980, it was thanks to the starring role in the TV movie Guyana Tragedy: The Story Of Jim Jones, who represented an authentic tragedy of the members of the sect to Jim Jones, known. For this film, he received an Emmy. This is the price he picked personally, although the Screen Actors Guild had called for a boycott of the event.

In the years 1983-1986 Boothe appeared in numerous short films produced for HBO. He played under the other in the films Red Dawn, Fallout, Nixon, Frailty, Men of Honor, Sin City, U-Turn - No way back and the last Americans.

Boothe was seen as a saloon owner Cy Tolliver in the award winning HBO series Deadwood as well as U.S. Vice President Noah Daniels on the hit series 24.

Boothe is married to Pam Cole since 1968 and has a daughter born in 1983, Parisse Boothe, who works as an actress. In 2008, he supported the presidential campaign of John McCain with a television commercial.

Filmography (selection)

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