Quick Facts
Born:
1946-11-07
Birthplace:
Seattle, Washington, USA
Credits:
77 Total Roles
John Aylward
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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.
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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.
Known For
Armageddon
Dr. Banks
American Horror Story
Father Malachi
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Pastor Wilson
Gangster Squad
Judge Carter
The Mentalist
Professor Stutzer
Scorpion
Uncle Tobin
The X-Files
Dr. John Rietz
Yellowstone
Father Bob
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Nowhere Inn MOVIE | Uncle Pete |
| 2020 | The Way Back MOVIE | Father Edward Devine |
| 2020 | Briarpatch TV | Freddie Laffter |
| 2018 | Yellowstone TV | Father Bob |
| 2016 | The Architect MOVIE | Colin's Father |
| 2015 | Impastor TV | Bishop Perkins |
| 2014 | Scorpion TV | Uncle Tobin |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West MOVIE | Pastor Wilson |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad MOVIE | Judge Carter |
| 2012 | Major Crimes TV | Ted King Sr. |