Peter Boyle dies (1935 – 2006)

December 13th, 2006 // 75 Comments
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Peter Boyle, the dad on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” died yesterday night at the age of 71. He had been suffering from multiple myeloma and heart disease.


  1. angusparvo

    God bless you Peter Boyle, thanks for the laughs.

  2. BarbadoSlim

    RIP old school dude, you and your gigantic head.

    Too soon?

  3. Pointandlaugh

    RIP Peter. You were great, and will be missed.

    “Puttin’ on the Ritz!”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGN2aa3oQRM

  4. funnyinmyhead

    One of the greats has left us, he will be deeply missed.

  5. damon2020

    I wonder what would Britney do.

  6. jojo

    I was so shocked to see this on here….I love this guy! Very sad.

  7. BarbadoSlim

    Oh, god help us!! get ready for the “grieving” incoherent blackberry eulogy from Lohan. I’m sure he must passed her on some hallway, which of course means that in her coke created reality he’s like, the father she never had.

  8. *required field

    Clyde Bruckman: You know, there are worse ways to go, but I can’t think of a more undignified way than autoerotic asphyxiation.

    Mulder: Why are you telling me that?

    Clyde Bruckman: Look, forget I mentioned it. It’s none of my business.

  9. polypam

    Nooooooo! So sad. :(

    “HOLY CRAP!”

  10. mudspot440

    sad, but not superficial

  11. Me + Jocko Dundee = Forever Love

    xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

  12. Pointandlaugh

    I think the great philosopher Lohan said it best.

    “grieve not. Rather, BE ADEQITE.”

    so so true.

  13. biatcho

    Right there with ya #15, good Old Jocko!

    “Looks like Johnny must be gettin’ laid”.

  14. KatBar

    Igor: What is this?
    Dr. Frankenstein: Schwartzwald Kirchetort.
    The Monster: [off-screen] MMMMMMM!
    Dr. Frankenstein: Oh, do you like it? I’m not partial to desserts myself, but this is excellent.
    Igor: Who are you talking to?
    Dr. Frankenstein: To you. You just made a yummy sound, so I thought you liked the dessert.
    Igor: I didn’t make a yummy sound, I just asked you what it is.
    Dr. Frankenstein: But you did. I just heard it.
    Igor: It wasn’t me.
    Inga: It wasn’t me.
    Dr. Frankenstein: Well, now look here. If it wasn’t you, and it wasn’t you…
    The Monster: [off-camera] Mmmmmm!

    You made us laugh, Peter! Rest in peace!

  15. BigJim

    It’s funny when people die.

  16. helena handbasket

    RIP old feller. But for the record: I, for one, do NOT love Raymond. I resent the assumption.

  17. Nando

    Aw crap. That sucks. :(

  18. Dcrew220

    He was pretty much the only good thing about that show …

    http://www.
    1000′s of hints and cheats for Xbox360, PS3, PSP and Wii

  19. JungleRed

    Bon Voyage, Frankenstein. Say hello to Madeleine.
    “Oh, sweet mystery of life, at last I’ve found ye.”

  20. GooniesNeverSayDie

    This man showed us what dreams were and could be. He was a turning point in my career.

    I want to write this because of the obvious impact I have in today’s society.

    Al Gore will help us all if we just ask, people. If we just ASK.

    Remember, I am just a phone call away.

    Be Adequite.

  21. ImaCracka

    Rest in peace buddy…..

    You always made me laugh….

  22. Denimpetal

    My condolences (even though I’m prety sure I spelt that wrong), my favourite character, as Helana said “I do NOT love Raymond”, I loved you though baldy. Keep us laughing. Rest in Peace old man. Love ya. xxxx

  23. This sucks. Arguably the funniest part of Everybody Loves Raymond. Great in movie roles. This put a damper on my day. Rest in peace.

  24. Jenster

    lol #9, yes! here comes the coke fuled black
    berry message. I betcha firecrotch is furiously typing away right now, completely
    devoid of any puncuation.

    I can’t believe the guys dead. That rots more than paris’s cooter

  25. 21st century digital boy

    I never loved Raymond, nor ever will I.

  26. breetai3

    Umm, relegating Peter Boyle to being “the dad on ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’” is a smack in the face to his brilliant career. He was so much more than that one character.

  27. Boyle was so hilarious on Everybody Loves Raymond; he’s one of the main reasons that the show is one of my favorites now. RIP.

  28. PapaHotNuts

    From Lindsay Lohan’s Blackberry:

    It’s an emotional time in my life, the rain is chalky and Raymond’s dad is lifeless.

    This man taught me what it means to be a welder, connecting lives with acting and concern.

    His charm was respected by the community of wolves in which we feed, and I write this so my soul can fly with penguins.

    Please weep for his family , smile for his orphaned children, and shrug at his knowledge of this crazy ride we call pandamonium.

    Al Gore be his guide, Mr. Romana his jury, and our lord and savior Jesus as his life mechanic.

    Call me if you can hear my thoughts.

    - Lindsay Lohan

  29. wedgeone

    BigJim – that’s just wrong man. The only thing funny about death is when it’s chronicled in the annual Darwin Awards E-Mail that comes out ever year.

    For those of you who say that you don’t like Ray Romano, you must at least give props to Peter Boyle, because, as Frank Barone, Peter was the funniest, most irreverent person on television. Peter Boyle was a true acting talent, and we’ll be begging for more actors like him after getting JLo, LiLo, Jess, and the rest of today’s ilk shoved down our collective throats for the next 10 years.

    Peace to you Peter. God rest your spirit & bring you home. After all, your the next headliner on His big stage.

    P.S. TCLTC.

  30. wedgeone

    Papa – that’s got to be the funniest post I’ve seen about LiLo in a long time. Your mind is that of a true genius. I am humbled by your presence.

  31. LoneWolf

    “If you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to then why don’t you go where fashion sits (tap tap tap)

    ‘PUTTIN ON DA RIIIIIIIIIIIIITZ!!’”

    I think of that scene every time I hear that song.

  32. +/-

    ELR was one of the lamest shows ever. unforgivable. if that stingray had returned my calls, this would have happened months ago.

  33. Mumbles

    I was shocked when I read this at IMDB. Almost as sad as when Johnny Carson died. And to #9–I thought the same thing.

  34. Where’s the part where you crack a joke. Death is funny!

    http://www.celebslam.com

  35. PapaHotNuts

    @34- Word

  36. ToiletDuck

    C’mon, this is The Superficial – can’t anyone find someone NASTY to say about this guy???

  37. shanonorato

    Peter Boyle was a truly gifted actor and will be sorely missed. This is a sad day :(

  38. RichPort

    Someone already said it but it bears repeating:

    HOLY CRAP!!!

  39. BarbadoSlim

    “jesus as his life mechanic”

    Gold!

    It’s like he got into her head, like a profiler, let’s just hope he can get back from that.

  40. Italian Stallion

    @32 you’re on a roll today asswipe……..

    I hope they have a good toupee guy in heaven……

  41. LL

    Damn, several people beat me to the Lohan punch, but as a consolation, I enjoyed every one of the references.

    Yeah, this sorta blows. He was awesome. That X-Files episode of his is one of the Top 5 ever, in my opinion. And he’ll always be Frankentstein to me.

    Anyway, thanks for laughs…

  42. Papa: I laughed so hard I saw Jesus. Nice!

  43. spatz

    papa, i just cant stop laughing, although your spelling and grammar were a little too good for lilo but i digress. magical.

  44. thanks for laughs…
    i will always remeber you

    http://rumorficial.com/

  45. simon134

    R.I.P. Peter!!!

    You were fucking hilarious! I will miss you and watch all of your reruns!

    Thanks for making me laugh!

    “Puttin’ on the Ritz!!!”

  46. PapaHotNuts

    You guys rock

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