John Aylward

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-11-07 (76 years old)

Deathday

2022-05-16

Place of Birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

John Aylward

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...

Acting

2003

2010

The Crazies

as Mayor Hobbs

1997

Buddy

as Joe Bowman

2007

The Gray Man

as Capt. Ayers

2010

Norman

as Robert Bessent

2013

Gangster Squad

as Judge Carter

2021

The Nowhere Inn

as Uncle Pete

2001

1990

Child in the Night

as Dr. Wendt

2005

Monster-in-Law

as Priest (uncredited)

1999

Swing Vote

as Justice Benjamin 'Rip' Ripley

1998

Finding Graceland

as Sheriff Haynes

1999

Instinct

as Warden Keefer

1998

Armageddon

as Dr. Banks

-

Final August

as The Man

2016

The Architect

as Colin's Father

1989

Three Fugitives

as Second Cop

2011

2003

Path to War

as Dean Rusk

2000

Thirteen Days

as Orville Dryfoos

1989

2020

The Way Back

as Father Edward Devine

2002

Bad Company

as Officer Ferren

1998

Eden

as Dr. Bryson

2005

North Country

as Judge Halsted

1999

Can't Stop Dancing

as Dick McGuire

Production

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Final August

as Director

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