Matthew Cowles
Vorlage:Infobox person Matthew Cowles (born 28 September 1944) was a US actor and playwright.
Matthew Cowles passed away the morning of May 22, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. [1]
Personal life
The son of actor and theatre producer Chandler Cowles, he was born in New York City.
He was first married to Kathleen Dezina, an actress, known for All My Children (1970); but the couple divorced [2]. Since 1983 he has been married to actress Christine Baranski with whom he has two daughters, Isabel (born 1984) and Lily (born 1987). In a New York Times profile of his wife, he is described as “the black sheep member of a family with ties" to Drexel banking and the Cowles Publishing Company.[3] He was an enthusiastic motorcycle rider.[4]
Work
In 1966 Cowles played the title role in Edward Albee's short-lived adaptation of James Purdy's comic novel Malcolm on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre.[5]
His first television part was Joe Czernak in the series NYPD in 1969. He was nominated for an Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series in 1978 and was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series in 1981 for his part as Billy Clyde Tuggle in All My Children, a role that he created and wrote.[4]
The first film in which he performed was the comedy drama Me, Natalie (1969) in which he played Harvey Belman. Al Pacino also made his debut in this film.
In 2010 he had a supporting role in Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island.
Movie parts
- Me, Natalie (1969) as Harvey Belman
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) as Pete
- Slap Shot (1977) as Charlie
- The World According to Garp (1982) as O. Fecteau
- Eddie Macon's Run (1983) as Ray Banes
- The Money Pit (1986) as Marty
- Stars and Bars (1988) as Beckman Gage
- White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994) as Lloyd Halverson
- The Cowboy Way (1994) as Popfly
- The Juror (1996) as Rodney
- Nurse Betty (2000) as Merle
- Shutter Island (film) (2010) as Ferry Boat Captain
Television parts
- All My Children (1977–1980, 1984, 1989-1990, 2013[6] ) as Billy Clyde Tuggle.
- Loving (1986–1987) as Eban Japes.
- Lonesome Dove (1989) as Monkey John.
- Asylum, a 1991 episode of Law & Order.
- Oz (2003) as Willy Brandt.
- Life on Mars (2008–2009) as Cowboy Dan
Theatrical parts
- Malcolm (1966) at the Schubert Theater on Broadway as Malcolm.[5]
- The Indian Wants The Bronx (1968) at the Astor Place Theatre.
- The Time of Your Life (1969) as Dudley.[5]
- Sweet Bird of Youth (1975–1976) as Tom Junior.[5]
- Dirty Jokes (1976) at the Academy Festival Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Bibliography
Plays
References
- ↑ Actor Matthew Cowles Passes Away. Broadway World, abgerufen am 24. Mai 2014.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223426/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
- ↑ Horyn, Cathy. "Main Course -Christine Baranski -'I Was Never Beautiful' ", New York Times, April 17, 2011
- ↑ a b c d e '2004 Speaker Biographies'. Samuel Dorsky Symposium on Public Monuments (2004)
- ↑ a b c d Matthew Cowles at the Internet Broadway Database
- ↑ SUPER VILLAIN ‘BILLY CLYDE TUGGLE’ RETURNS TO THE BELOVED DRAMA ‘ALL MY CHILDREN’. Abgerufen am 8. Mai 2013.