Peter Boyle has lost his battle against bone marrow cancer and heart disease
and died in a New York hospital yesterday (11th December) aged 71.
Boyle was a diverse and talented actor who was able to
successfully span his career across all genres of film and television. Some of
his most memorable comedy film roles include The Monster in Mel Brooks'
Young Frankenstein (1974), joining an eclectic comedic cast in
Python-lite Yellowbeard (1983), cast as a man who believed he was Jesus
in The Dream Team (1989) and as Sandra Bullock's eccentric potential
father-in-law in While you were Sleeping (1995). Boyle can be currently
seen (sort of) as Father Time in Tim Allen's The Santa Clause 3
.
Most notable must be his portrayal of Ray Barone's
father, Frank, in 201 episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond
.
RIP.
