John Aylward

Born: 1946-11-07 in Seattle, Washington, USA

Died: 2022-05-16

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2021

The Nowhere Inn as Uncle Pete

2020

The Way Back as Father Edward Devine
Briarpatch as Freddie Laffter

2018

Yellowstone as Father Bob

2016

The Architect as Colin's Father

2015

Impastor as Bishop Perkins

2014

Scorpion as Uncle Tobin
A Million Ways to Die in the West as Pastor Wilson

2013

Gangster Squad as Judge Carter

2012

Major Crimes as Ted King Sr.
House of Lies as K. Warren McDale

2011

American Horror Story as Father Malachi
Harry's Law
Water for Elephants as Mr. Erwin

2010

Norman as Robert Bessent
The Crazies as Mayor Hobbs

2009

Crimes of the Past as Clay Covington

2008

The Mentalist as Professor Stutzer
Fringe as Dr. Owen Frank

2007

Mad Men as Geoffrey Atherton
Forfeit
Big Shots as Larry Cooper
The Gray Man as Capt. Ayers

2006

Brothers and Sisters as Joe Rawling
The Celestine Prophecy as Dobson

2005

North Country as Judge Halsted
Monster-in-Law as Priest (uncredited)
Surface as Government Panel Suit

2004

Boston Legal as Tom Orchard
Jack & Bobby as Victor Sable

2003

Cold Case as Norman Campbell
Nip/Tuck as Father Malley
Carnivàle as Bishop McNaughton
Path to War as Dean Rusk
Down with Love as E.G.

2002

Without a Trace as Bernard Fields
Everwood as Walter Cunningham
Good Morning, Miami as Mr. Fowler
Bad Company as Officer Ferren

2001

Just Visiting as Byron
The Agency as Senator Davies
Alias as Jeffrey Davenport

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Dr. Paul Anton
Thirteen Days as Orville Dryfoos
The Others as Albert McGonagle

1999

The West Wing as Barry Goodwin
Judging Amy as Father Jack Monroe
Family Law as Judge Lester Burger
Swing Vote as Justice Benjamin 'Rip' Ripley
Instinct as Warden Keefer
Can't Stop Dancing as Dick McGuire

1998

From the Earth to the Moon as Dr. Ray Pemberton
Armageddon as Dr. Banks
Eden as Dr. Bryson
Finding Graceland as Sheriff Haynes
Creature as Ben Madiera

1997

Stargate SG-1 as President Nadal
The Practice as Center Panelist in Rydell Hearing
Dharma & Greg as Kevin Kincaid
Ally McBeal as Owen Cobb
Buddy as Joe Bowman

1996

3rd Rock from the Sun as Registrar

1994

ER as Donald Anspaugh

1993

The X-Files as Dr. John Rietz
Diagnosis: Murder as Captain Woodruff
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III as Niles

1990

Law & Order as Harlan Dwyer
Northern Exposure as Charles 'Red' Murphy
Child in the Night as Dr. Wendt