Peter Lawrence Boyle was an American character actor most prominently known for his role as Frank Barone in the sitcom ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' spoof film ‘Young Frankenstein’. A native of Pennsylvania, Boyle hailed from a Catholic family. Following his high school graduation, he served as a seminarian with the De La Salle Brothers before making his departure from the order as he was not keen to adhere to a religious life. Boyle began his acting career on stage and later made his screen debut in the 1966 film ‘Medium Cool’. His portrayal of the titular character in the drama film ‘Joe’ served as the breakthrough role in his career. Over the course of his four-decade-long career, he had accumulated 94 film and TV credits. He was nominated for ten Emmy Awards and won one in 1996 in the category Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance as Clyde Bruckman in ‘The X-Files’ episode ‘Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose’. Boyle passed away in 2006, at the age of 71.
