John Aylward
Born November 07, 1946 (Age: 79)
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Seattle, Washington, USA
Biography
John Aylward (November 7, 1946 – May 16, 2022) was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the former DNC chairman Barry Goodwin on the NBC television series The West Wing and for playing Dr. Donald Anspaugh on the NBC television series ER. He also supplied his voice for Dr. Arne Magnusson in Half-Life 2: Episode Two. Aylward was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. He attended St. Joseph's Grade school and went on to Prep High School, but graduated from Garfield High School in 1965. He graduated from the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of Washington in 1970. He was one of the founders, in 1973, of Seattle's Empty Space Theatre, and he worked regularly as a company member of the Seattle Repertory Theatre for 15 years until he became a television and film actor in the 1990s. Carol Flynt, co-producer of ER, first offered him an audition after seeing him in a 1996 production of "Psychopathia Sexualis" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Aylward, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
John Aylward (November 7, 1946 – May 16, 2022) was an American actor.
He is perhaps best known for playing the former DNC chairman Barry Goodwin on the NBC television series The West Wing and for playing Dr. Donald Anspaugh on the NBC television series ER. He also supplied his voice for Dr. Arne Magnusson in Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
Aylward was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. He attended St. Joseph's Grade school and went on to Prep High School, but graduated from Garfield High School in 1965. He graduated from the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of Washington in 1970. He was one of the founders, in 1973, of Seattle's Empty Space Theatre, and he worked regularly as a company member of the Seattle Repertory Theatre for 15 years until he became a television and film actor in the 1990s. Carol Flynt, co-producer of ER, first offered him an audition after seeing him in a 1996 production of "Psychopathia Sexualis" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.
Description above from the Wikipedia article John Aylward, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
The Way Back
2020
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as Father Edward Devine
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Age: 73
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
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as Pastor Wilson
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Age: 67
Gangster Squad
2013
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as Judge Carter
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Age: 66
Water for Elephants
2011
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as Mr. Erwin
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Age: 64
The Crazies
2010
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as Mayor Hobbs
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Age: 63
The Celestine Prophecy
2006
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as Dobson
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Age: 59
Monster-in-Law
2005
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as Priest (uncredited)
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Age: 58
North Country
2005
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as Judge Halsted
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Age: 58
Down with Love
2003
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as E.G.
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Age: 56
Bad Company
2002
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as Officer Ferren
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Age: 55
Just Visiting
2001
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as Byron
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Age: 54
Thirteen Days
2000
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as Orville Dryfoos
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Age: 54
Instinct
1999
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as Warden Keefer
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Age: 52
Armageddon
1998
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as Dr. Banks
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Age: 51
Eden
1998
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as Dr. Bryson
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Age: 51
Buddy
1997
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as Joe Bowman
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Age: 50
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
1993
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as Niles
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Age: 46
Three Fugitives
1989
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as Second Cop
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Age: 42