John Boylan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-01-31 (82 years old)

Deathday

1994-11-16

Place of Birth

Canton, Ohio, USA

John Boylan

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John J. Boylan (January 31, 1912 – November 16, 1994) was an American film, television, and theatrical actor. One of three children born in Canton, Ohio to an Irish-American immigrant family, he began acting in 1932 when he helped found the Players' Guild for a local community theater.His working life was spent in the Ohio and Pennsylvania steel industries, but he continued acting whenever the opportunity arose, often travelling to Greenwich Village in New York City the 1930s and 1940s when regular employment was scarce. It was during these periods spent in New York that he performed on Broadway, becomi...

Acting

1992

American Heart

as Janitor

1990

Waiting for the Light

as Old Man at Diner

1989

Twin Peaks

as Dwayne Milford

1989

The Experts

as Old Timer

1993

Sleepless in Seattle

as Elevator Man

1997

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