Powers Boothe

Boothe worked between 1948 and 2017 across art collector, voice actor, film actor, stage actor and television actor and 1 further recorded occupations. This article rests on 1 published texts and 9 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

Powers Boothe studied at Texas State University, Southern Methodist University and Snyder High School. The recorded working language is English. Residence is recorded at Texas. Distinctions recorded are Golden Boot Awards and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.

• Name — Powers Boothe • Birth Name — Powers Allen Boothe • Born — 1 June 1948 • Birthplace — Snyder, Texas, U.S. • Died — 14 May 2017 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Education — * Texas State University (BA) • Southern Methodist University (MFA) • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1974–2017 • Children — 2

Boothe, the youngest of three boys, was born June 1, 1948, at home on a cotton farm in Snyder, Texas, to Merrill Vestal Boothe, a rancher, and his wife Emily (née Reeves) Boothe. His father named him after his best friend, who had been killed in World War II. Boothe attended Snyder High School, where he played football and appeared in school plays. He was the first in his family to go beyond high school, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, and earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in Drama from Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas.

After graduating from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, Boothe joined the repertory company of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, with roles in Henry IV, Part 2 (portraying Henry IV of England), Troilus and Cressida, and others. His New York City stage debut was in the 1974 Lincoln Center production of Richard III. Five years later, his Broadway theater debut came in a starring role in the one-act play Lone Star, written by James McLure. Boothe first came to national attention in 1980, playing Jim Jones in the CBS TV film Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones. Boothe's portrayal of the crazed cult leader received critical acclaim. In Time story on the production, Boothe was praised: "There is one extraordinary performance. A young actor named Powers Boothe captures all the charisma and evil of 'Dad', Jim Jones." Boothe won the Emmy Award for his role, beating out veterans Henry Fonda and Jason Robards. As the Screen Actors Guild were on strike in the fall of 1980, he was the only actor to cross picket lines to attend the ceremonies and accept his award, saying at the time, "This may be either the bravest moment of my career or the dumbest." Boothe portrayed Philip Marlowe in a TV series based on Raymond Chandler's short stories for HBO in the 1980s. He appeared in such films as Southern Comfort, A Breed Apart, Red Dawn, The Emerald Forest, Rapid Fire and Extreme Prejudice, as well as the HBO films Into the Homeland and By Dawn's Early Light. In 1989, Boothe appeared in the Mosfilm production of "Stalingrad", in which he played the role of General Chuikov, commander of the Soviet 62nd Army. Additionally, he appeared in the 1990 CBS-TV film Family of Spies, in which he played traitor Navy Officer John Walker. Boothe portrayed Curly Bill Brocius in the hit 1993 Western Tombstone, the disloyal senior Army officer in Blue Sky (opposite Jessica Lange's Oscar-winning performance), and the sinister lead terrorist in Sudden Death. He was also part of the large ensemble casts for Oliver Stone's Nixon (as Chief of Staff Alexander Haig) and U Turn (as the town sheriff). In 2001, he starred as Flavius Aëtius, the Roman general in charge of stopping the Hun invasion in the made-for-TV miniseries Attila. Boothe played a featured role as brothel-owner Cy Tolliver on the HBO series Deadwood, and the corrupt senator Ethan Roark in the motion picture Sin City (2005), as well as its sequel, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014). He is the voice of one of the characters in the 2005 video game Area 51 and of Gorilla Grodd, the hyper-intelligent telepathic supervillain in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. He voiced the villain, Kane, in the 2008 video game Turok. He was a special guest star on 24, where he played Vice President Noah Daniels. He returned in the prequel to the seventh season, 24: Redemption. Just after taking the role as acting President, Boothe is seen exiting Air Force Two with F-15s in the background. Boothe played a downed F-15 pilot in Red Dawn. In March 2008, he narrated a television campaign ad for Senator John McCain's presidential campaign. In 2012, Boothe appeared in Joss Whedon's The Avengers as Gideon Malick, a shadowy governmental superior to S.H.I.E.L.D. From 2015–16, he reprised the role in the ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Boothe appeared in the 2012 miniseries Hatfields & McCoys as Judge Valentine "Wall" Hatfield. Boothe was also cast as Lamar Wyatt in the ABC musical drama series Nashville. Boothe also lent his voice to Hitman: Absolution, a 2012 video game developed by IO Interactive, voicing the character of Benjamin Travis.

Boothe married his college sweetheart Pam Cole in 1969 and they remained married until his death. They had two children, Parisse and Preston. Boothe was a member of the Friends of Abe.

Boothe died in Los Angeles, on the morning of May 14, 2017, from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by pancreatic cancer, aged 68.

• Year — Title — Role — Venue — Notes • 1974 — Richard III — Ensemble member — Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Off-Broadway • 1978 — Othello — Roderigo — Roundabout Stage I, Off-Broadway • 1979 — Pvt. Wars — Natwick (understudy) — Century Theatre, Broadway — Broadway debut • Lone Star — Roy

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1980 — Skag — Whalen — 6 episodes • The Plutonium Incident — Dick Hawkins — Television film • Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones — Jim Jones • A Cry For Love — Tony Bonnell • 1983–1986 — Philip Marlowe, Private Eye — Philip Marlowe — 11 episodes • 1987 — Into the Homeland — Jackson Swallow — Television film • 1990 — Family of Spies — John A. Walker Jr. — 2 episodes • By Dawn's Early Light — Major Cassidy — Television film • 1992 — Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas — Narrator (voice) — Documentary • Wild Card — Preacher — Television film • 1993 — Marked for Murder — Mace "Sandman" Moutron • 1994 — Web of Deception — Dr. Philip Benesch • 1996 — Dalva — Sam • 1997 — True Women — Bartlett McClure • 1998 — The Spree — Detective Bram Hatcher • 1999 — Joan of Arc — Jacques d'Arc — 3 episodes • A Crime of Passion — Dr. Ben Pierce — Television film • 2001 — Attila — General Flavius Aetius — 2 episodes • 2002–2003 — Justice League — Gorilla Grodd (voice) — 4 episodes • 2003 — Second Nature — Kelton Reed — Television film • 2004–2006 — Deadwood — Cy Tolliver — 34 episodes • 2005–2006 — Justice League Unlimited — Gorilla Grodd (voice) — 5 episodes • 2006 — National Geographic: Lions v. Hyenas — The Narrator — Voice; documentary • 2007 — 24 — Noah Daniels — 14 episodes • 2008 — 24: Redemption — Television film • 2009 — Ben 10: Alien Force — Sunder (voice) — Episode: "Singlehanded" • 2010 — Ben 10: Ultimate Alien — Episode: "The Transmogrification of Eunice" • 2011 — Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated — Dead Justice (voice) — Episode: "Dead Justice" • The Looney Tunes Show — Leslie Hunt (voice) — 2 episodes • 2012 — Hatfields & McCoys — Judge Valentine "Wall" Hatfield — 3 episodes • 2012–2014 — Nashville — Lamar Wyatt — 26 episodes • 2015–2016 — Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. — Gideon Malick — 11 episodes • 2015 — Moonbeam City — Eo Jaxxon (voice) — Episode: "Glitzotrene: One Town's Seduction"

• Year — Title — Voice role — Notes • 2005 — Area 51 — Major Bridges • 2008 — Turok — Roland Kane • 2010 — Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction — Sunder • 2012 — Hitman: Absolution — Benjamin Travis

Powers Boothe was born on 1 June 1948 in Snyder. Boothe held the nationality of United States. Boothe was educated at Texas State University, Southern Methodist University and Snyder High School. Boothe worked as art collector, voice actor, film actor and stage actor, and the authority record catalogues a further 2 occupations under the same name, among them television actor and actor. Boothe was active from 1977. Boothe worked in English.

• Year — Award — Category — Project — Result • 1980 — Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie — Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones • 1983 — CableACE Award — Best Actor in a Dramatic Presentation — Philip Marlowe, Private Eye • 1987 — Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries — Into the Homeland • 1995 — Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture — Nixon • 2007 — Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series — Deadwood • 2012 — Satellite Award — Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film — Nashville