Acting
Peter Boyle
Born 1935-10-18
Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Peter Lawrence Boyle, Jr. (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor, best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and as a comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein (1974). Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996 for a guest-starring role on the science-fiction drama The X-Files, won praise in both comedic and dramatic parts following his breakthrough performance in the 1970 film Joe.
Known For
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Taxi Driver
1976
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The X-Files
1993
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Young Frankenstein
1974
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Doctor Dolittle
1998
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Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2004
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The Santa Clause
1994
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While You Were Sleeping
1995
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Malcolm X
1992
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Red Heat
1988
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (115 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2025 |
 | AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault | (archive footage) | Movie | 2020 |
 | Mel Brooks: Unwrapped | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Joe Curran (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Exporting Raymond | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | All Roads Lead Home | Poovey | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Father Time | Movie | 2006 |
 | Mind of Mencia | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV Series | 2005 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self | TV Series | 2004 | |
 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Old Man Wickles | Movie | 2004 |
 | Tripping the Rift | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story | Howard Hanssen | Movie | 2002 |
 | Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story | Howard Hanssen | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Santa Clause 2 | Father Time (uncredited) | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Rowland | Movie | 2002 |
 | Monster's Ball | Buck Grotowski | Movie | 2001 |
 | Making 'Taxi Driver' | Self | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The King of Queens | Frank Barone | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Doctor Dolittle | Calloway | Movie | 1998 |
 | Species II | Dr. Herman Cromwell | Movie | 1998 |
 | The View | Self | TV Series | 1997 |
 | A Deadly Vision | Det. Salvatore DaVinci | Movie | 1997 |
 | That Darn Cat | Pa | Movie | 1997 |
 | Milk & Money | Belted Galloway | Movie | 1996 |
 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Frank Barone | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Sweet Evil | Jay Glass | Movie | 1996 |
 | More Secrets of the X-Files | Self | Movie | 1996 |
 | In the Lake of the Woods | Tony Carbo | Movie | 1996 |
 | Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein | Frankenstein's Monster (archive footage) | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Single Guy | Walter Eliot | TV Series | 1995 |
 | While You Were Sleeping | Ox Callaghan | Movie | 1995 |
 | Born to Be Wild | Gus Charnley | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Surgeon | Lt. McEllwaine | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Santa Clause | Mr. Whittle | Movie | 1994 |
 | Killer | George | Movie | 1994 |
 | Royce | Huggins | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Shadow | Moe Shrevnitz | Movie | 1994 |
 | NYPD Blue | Dan Breen | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Bill Church | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The X-Files | Clyde Bruckman | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Taking the Heat | Judge | Movie | 1993 |
 | Cuentos de Borges | Erik Lonnrot | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Malcolm X | Captain Green | Movie | 1992 |
 | In the Line of Duty: Street War | Det. Dan Reilly | Movie | 1992 |
 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Chief Orman | Movie | 1992 |
 | Solar Crisis | Arnold Teague | Movie | 1992 |
 | Death and the Compass | Lonnrot | Movie | 1992 |
 | Nervous Ticks | Ron Rudman | Movie | 1992 |
 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1991 |
 | Kickboxer 2: The Road Back | Justin Maciah | Movie | 1991 |
| Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | The Monster (archive footage) | Movie | 1991 | |
 | The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story | Fred Ford | Movie | 1990 |
 | Men Of Respect | Matt Duffy | Movie | 1990 |
 | Poochinski | Stanley Poochinski | Movie | 1990 |
 | Challenger | Roger Boisjoly | Movie | 1990 |
| 27 Wagons Full of Cotton | Jake | Movie | 1990 | |
 | Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North | Adm. John Poindexter | Movie | 1989 |
 | Speed Zone | Chief Edsel | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Dream Team | Jack McDermott | Movie | 1989 |
 | Disaster at Silo 7 | Gen. Sanger | Movie | 1988 |
 | Red Heat | Lou Donnelly | Movie | 1988 |
 | Funny | Self | Movie | 1988 |
 | Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel | Jimmy Malone | Movie | 1988 |
 | The In Crowd | "Uncle Pete" Boyle | Movie | 1988 |
 | Walker | Cornelius Vanderbilt | Movie | 1987 |
 | Echoes in the Darkness | Sgt. Joe Van Nort | Movie | 1987 |
 | Echoes in the Darkness | Sgt. Joe Vannort | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Surrender | Jay | Movie | 1987 |
 | Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 | David Dellinger | Movie | 1987 |
 | ScreenPlay | Lonnrot | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Joe Bash | Joe Bash | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Turk 182! | Det. Ryan | Movie | 1985 |
 | Johnny Dangerously | Dundee | Movie | 1984 |
 | Yellowbeard | Moon | Movie | 1983 |
 | Group Madness | Self | Movie | 1983 |
 | Hammett | Jimmy Ryan | Movie | 1982 |
 | Cagney & Lacey | Phillip Greenlow | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Outland | Mark Sheppard | Movie | 1981 |
 | In God We Tru$t | Dr. Sebastian Melmoth | Movie | 1980 |
 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Carl Lazlo, Esq. | Movie | 1980 |
 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure | Frank Mazzetti | Movie | 1979 |
 | From Here to Eternity | Fatso Judson | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Hardcore | Andy Mast | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Brink's Job | Joe McGinnis | Movie | 1978 |
 | F.I.S.T. | Max Graham | Movie | 1978 |
 | Tail Gunner Joe | Joseph McCarthy | Movie | 1977 |
 | Swashbuckler | Lord Durant | Movie | 1976 |
 | Taxi Driver | Wizard | Movie | 1976 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Young Frankenstein | Monster | Movie | 1974 |
 | Crazy Joe | Joe | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Man Who Could Talk to Kids | Charlie Datweiler | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Friends of Eddie Coyle | Dillon | Movie | 1973 |
 | Slither | Barry Fenaka | Movie | 1973 |
 | Steelyard Blues | Eagle Thornberry | Movie | 1973 |
 | Kid Blue | Preacher Bob | Movie | 1973 |
 | Ghost in the Noonday Sun | Ras Mohammed | Movie | 1973 |
 | FTA | Self | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Candidate | Marvin Lucas | Movie | 1972 |
 | T.R. Baskin | Jack Mitchell | Movie | 1971 |
 | Diary of a Mad Housewife | Man in Group Therapy Session | Movie | 1970 |
 | Joe | Joe Curran | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Monitors | Production Manager | Movie | 1969 |
 | Medium Cool | Gun Clinic Manager | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Virgin President | Gen. Heath | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |