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John Aylward(1946-2022)

  • Actor
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Writer
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John Aylward in ER (1994)
Briarpatch: A Twisted Tale
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John Aylward was born on 7 November 1946 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Armageddon (1998), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) and Instinct (1999). He was married to Mary L Fields. He died on 16 May 2022 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
BornNovember 7, 1946
DiedMay 16, 2022(75)
BornNovember 7, 1946
DiedMay 16, 2022(75)
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Known for

Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
Armageddon
6.7
  • Dr. Banks
  • 1998
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
4.8
  • Niles
  • 1993
Anthony Hopkins in Instinct (1999)
Instinct
6.5
  • Warden Keefer
  • 1999
Charlize Theron in North Country (2005)
North Country
7.3
  • Judge Halsted
  • 2005

Credits

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Actor

  • Briarpatch (2019)
    Briarpatch
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Freddie Laffter
    • 2019–2020
  • Ben Affleck in The Way Back (2020)
    The Way Back
    6.7
    • Father Edward Devine
    • 2020
  • The Nowhere Inn (2020)
    The Nowhere Inn
    5.6
    • Uncle Pete
    • 2020
  • Yellowstone (2018)
    Yellowstone
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Father Bob
    • 2018
  • Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf, and Rachel Ramras in Nobodies (2017)
    Nobodies
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Curtis
    • 2018
  • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
    Shameless
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Bill Darrgen
    • 2016
  • Scorpion (2014)
    Scorpion
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Uncle Tobin
    • 2016
  • Michael Rosenbaum in Impastor (2015)
    Impastor
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Bishop Perkins
    • 2015–2016
  • The Architect (2016)
    The Architect
    4.8
    • Drew's Father
    • 2016
  • Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, and Seth MacFarlane in A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
    A Million Ways to Die in the West
    6.1
    • Pastor Wilson
    • 2014
  • Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Tony Denison, Robert Gossett, Jon Tenney, Phillip P. Keene, and Kearran Giovanni in Major Crimes (2012)
    Major Crimes
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Ted King Sr.
    • 2013
  • Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone in Gangster Squad (2013)
    Gangster Squad
    6.7
    • Judge Carter
    • 2013
  • Final August
    Short
    • The Man
    • 2012
  • Emma Roberts in American Horror Story (2011)
    American Horror Story
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Father Malachi
    • 2012
  • Don Cheadle in House of Lies (2012)
    House of Lies
    7.4
    TV Series
    • K. Warren McDale
    • 2012

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Final August
    Short
    • camera operator
    • gaffer
    • video operator
    • 2012

Writer

  • Final August
    Short
    • story
    • writer
    • 2012

Videos6

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Crimes of the Past
Trailer 1:39
Crimes of the Past
Crimes of the Past
Trailer 1:39
Crimes of the Past
Forfeit
Trailer 1:46
Forfeit
Briarpatch: A Twisted Tale
Trailer 0:59
Briarpatch: A Twisted Tale
Briarpatch: Who Killed My Sister?
Trailer 0:29
Briarpatch: Who Killed My Sister?
Eden
Trailer 1:53
Eden

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • John J. Aylward
  • Born
    • November 7, 1946
    • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • May 16, 2022
    • Seattle, Washington, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Mary L FieldsMarch 17, 1986 - May 16, 2022 (his death)
  • Other works
    Played Chorus Leader 1 in Agamemnon, directed and adapted by Stephen Wadsworth. (Getty Villa, Los Angeles)

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  • Trivia
    He was awarded the 1996 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "Psychopathia Sexualis" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

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