John Aylward

{{Infobox person

| name = John Aylward

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|11|7}}

| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|5|16|1946|11|7}}

| death_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1976–2020

}}

John Aylward (November 7, 1946 – May 16, 2022) was an American actor.

He was 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/john-aylward-dead-er-west-wing-actor-1235150604/|title=John Aylward, Actor on 'ER' and 'The West Wing,' Dies at 75|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=19 May 2022 }} He also provided the voice for Dr. Arne Magnusson in Half-Life 2: Episode Two.

Life and career

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.[https://drama.washington.edu/people/john-aylward John Aylward] 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.[https://www.seattlerep.org/about-us/who-we-are/timeline/1983-2/ 1983—1993] He appeared in dramas by David Mamet, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. 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.

He appeared in numerous television shows, including Northern Exposure, 3rd Rock from the Sun, The West Wing, ER and Mad Men, among others. He played Father Edward Devine in the 2020 sports drama movie The Way Back.

Aylward died in Seattle on May 16, 2022, at the age of 75.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2022-05-19 |title=John Aylward Dies: 'ER', 'West Wing' Actor Was 75 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/john-aylward-dead-er-west-wing-actor-1235028354/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1988 \| Seven Hours to Judgment \| Taxi Driver \|
1989 \| Three Fugitives \| Second Cop \|
1993 \| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III \| Niles \|
1997 \| Buddy \| Mr. Joe Bowman \|
rowspan=2\|1998 \| Armageddon \| Dr. Banks \|
Finding Graceland \| Sheriff Haynes \|
rowspan=2\|1999 \| Can't Stop Dancing \| Dick McGuire \|
Instinct \| Warden Keefer \|
2000 \| Thirteen Days \| Orvil Dryfoos \|
2001 \| Just Visiting \| Byron \|
2002 \| Bad Company \| Officer Ferren \|
2003 \| Down with Love \| E.G. \|
rowspan=2\|2005 \| Monster-in-Law \| Priest \| Uncredited
North Country \| Judge Halsted \|
2006 \| The Celestine Prophecy \| Dobson \|
2007 \| The Gray Man \| Captain Ayers \|
2009 \| Crimes of the Past \| Clay Covington \|
rowspan=2\|2010 \| The Crazies \| Mayor Hobbs \|
Norman \| Robert Bessent \|
2011 \| Water for Elephants \| Mr. Erwin \|
2013 \| Gangster Squad \| Judge Carter \|
2014 \| A Million Ways to Die in the West \| Pastor Wilson \|
rowspan=2\|2020 \| The Nowhere Inn \| Uncle Pete \|
The Way Back \| Father Edward Devine \| Final film role

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1988

| Seven Hours to Judgment

| Taxi Driver

1989

| Three Fugitives

| Second Cop

1993

| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

| Niles

1997

| Buddy

| Mr. Joe Bowman

rowspan=2|1998

| Armageddon

| Dr. Banks

Finding Graceland

| Sheriff Haynes

rowspan=2|1999

| Can't Stop Dancing

| Dick McGuire

Instinct

| Warden Keefer

2000

| Thirteen Days

| Orvil Dryfoos

2001

| Just Visiting

| Byron

2002

| Bad Company

| Officer Ferren

2003

| Down with Love

| E.G.

rowspan=2|2005

| Monster-in-Law

| Priest

| Uncredited

North Country

| Judge Halsted

2006

| The Celestine Prophecy

| Dobson

2007

| The Gray Man

| Captain Ayers

2009

| Crimes of the Past

| Clay Covington

rowspan=2|2010

| The Crazies

| Mayor Hobbs

Norman

| Robert Bessent

2011

| Water for Elephants

| Mr. Erwin

2013

| Gangster Squad

| Judge Carter

2014

| A Million Ways to Die in the West

| Pastor Wilson

rowspan=2|2020

| The Nowhere Inn

| Uncle Pete

The Way Back

| Father Edward Devine

| Final film role

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1989 \| Third Degree Burn \| Lomas \| Television film
1990 \| Child in the Night \| Dr. Wendt \| Television film
1990-1992 \| Northern Exposure \| Charles 'Red' Murphy \| 4 episodes
1996; 2000 \| 3rd Rock from the Sun \| Registrar / Chancellor \| 2 episodes
1996-2008 \| ER \| Dr. Donald Anspaugh \| Recurring role, 74 episodes
1996 \| Ink \| Advertiser #1 \| 1 episode
1997 \| Grace Under Fire \| Ralph \| 1 episode
1997-2002 \| The Practice \| Various \| 4 episodes
1998 \| From the Earth to the Moon \| Dr. Ray Pemberton \| Miniseries, 1 episode
1998 \| Creature \| Ben Madiera \| Miniseries, 2 episodes
1999 \| Swing Vote \| Justice Benjamin 'Rip' Ripley \| Television film
2000 \| The Others \| Albert McGonagle \| Main role, 9 episodes
2000 \| Secret Agent Man \| Dr. Phil Etherington \| 1 episode
2000-2001 \| The Fugitive \| Matthes Ross \| Recurring role, 5 episodes
2000-2001 \| Family Law \| Judge Lester Burger \| Recurring role, 5 episodes
2001-2006 \| Alias \| Jeffrey Davenport \| 3 episodes
2001 \| Diagnosis Murder \| Captain Woodruff \| 1 episode
2002 \| Ally McBeal \| Owen Cobb \| 1 episode
2002 \| Dharma & Greg \| Kevin Kincaid \| 1 episode
2002 \| The X-Files \| Dr. John Rietz \| Episode: "Sunshine Days"
2002 \| Path to War \| Dean Rusk \| Television film
2002 \| Everwood \| Walter Cunningham \| 1 episode
2002 \| The Agency \| Senator Davies \| 1 episode
2003 \| Judging Amy \| Father Jack Monroe \| 1 episode
2003 \| Good Morning, Miami \| Mr. Fowler \| 1 episode
2004 \| Nip/Tuck \| Father Malley \| 1 episode
2004 \| Jack & Bobby \| Victor Sable \| 1 episode
2005 \| Carnivàle \| Bishop MacNaughton \| 2 episodes
2005 \| Surface \| Government Panel Suit \| 1 episode
2005 \| Law & Order \| Reverend Harlan Dwyer \| 1 episode
2005-2006 \| The West Wing \| Barry Goodwin \| Recurring role, 6 episodes
2006 \| Boston Legal \| Tom Orchard \| 1 episode
2006 \| Stargate SG-1 \| President Nadal \| 1 episode
2006 \| Cold Case \| Norman Campbell \| 1 episode
2007 \| Without a Trace \| Bernard Fields \| 1 episode
2007 \| Cavemen \| Dorouchey \| 1 episode
2007 \| My Boys \| Brent \| 1 episode
2007 \| Big Shots \| Larry Cooper \| 1 episode
2008 \| The Mentalist \| Professor Stutzer \| 1 episode
2009 \| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation \| Dr. Paul Anton \| 1 episode
2010 \| Brothers & Sisters \| Joe Rawling \| 3 episodes
2010 \| Mad Men \| Geoffrey Atherton \| 2 episodes
2010 \| The Whole Truth \| Judge Jeremiah Studley \| 2 episodes
2011 \| Harry's Law \| \| 1 episode
2012 \| Fringe \| Dr. Owen Frank \| Episode: "A Better Human Being"
2012 \| Fairly Legal \| Sam Childs \| 1 episode
2012 \| House of Lies \| K. Warren Dale \| 3 episodes
2012 \| American Horror Story \| Father Malachi \| Episode: "Tricks and Treats"
2013 \| Major Crimes \| Ted King Sr. \| 1 episode
2015-2016 \| Impastor \| Bishop Perkins \| 2 episodes
2016 \| Scorpion \| Uncle Tobin \| 1 episode
2016 \| Shameless \| Bill Darrgen \| 1 episode
2018 \| Nobodies \| Curtis \| Recurring role, 5 episodes
2018 \| Yellowstone \| Father Bob \| 2 episodes
2019-2020 \| Briarpatch \| Freddie Laffter \| Recurring role, 5 episodes

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1989

| Third Degree Burn

| Lomas

| Television film

1990

| Child in the Night

| Dr. Wendt

| Television film

1990-1992

| Northern Exposure

| Charles 'Red' Murphy

| 4 episodes

1996; 2000

| 3rd Rock from the Sun

| Registrar / Chancellor

| 2 episodes

1996-2008

| ER

| Dr. Donald Anspaugh

| Recurring role, 74 episodes

1996

| Ink

| Advertiser #1

| 1 episode

1997

| Grace Under Fire

| Ralph

| 1 episode

1997-2002

| The Practice

| Various

| 4 episodes

1998

| From the Earth to the Moon

| Dr. Ray Pemberton

| Miniseries, 1 episode

1998

| Creature

| Ben Madiera

| Miniseries, 2 episodes

1999

| Swing Vote

| Justice Benjamin 'Rip' Ripley

| Television film

2000

| The Others

| Albert McGonagle

| Main role, 9 episodes

2000

| Secret Agent Man

| Dr. Phil Etherington

| 1 episode

2000-2001

| The Fugitive

| Matthes Ross

| Recurring role, 5 episodes

2000-2001

| Family Law

| Judge Lester Burger

| Recurring role, 5 episodes

2001-2006

| Alias

| Jeffrey Davenport

| 3 episodes

2001

| Diagnosis Murder

| Captain Woodruff

| 1 episode

2002

| Ally McBeal

| Owen Cobb

| 1 episode

2002

| Dharma & Greg

| Kevin Kincaid

| 1 episode

2002

| The X-Files

| Dr. John Rietz

| Episode: "Sunshine Days"

2002

| Path to War

| Dean Rusk

| Television film

2002

| Everwood

| Walter Cunningham

| 1 episode

2002

| The Agency

| Senator Davies

| 1 episode

2003

| Judging Amy

| Father Jack Monroe

| 1 episode

2003

| Good Morning, Miami

| Mr. Fowler

| 1 episode

2004

| Nip/Tuck

| Father Malley

| 1 episode

2004

| Jack & Bobby

| Victor Sable

| 1 episode

2005

| Carnivàle

| Bishop MacNaughton

| 2 episodes

2005

| Surface

| Government Panel Suit

| 1 episode

2005

| Law & Order

| Reverend Harlan Dwyer

| 1 episode

2005-2006

| The West Wing

| Barry Goodwin

| Recurring role, 6 episodes

2006

| Boston Legal

| Tom Orchard

| 1 episode

2006

| Stargate SG-1

| President Nadal

| 1 episode

2006

| Cold Case

| Norman Campbell

| 1 episode

2007

| Without a Trace

| Bernard Fields

| 1 episode

2007

| Cavemen

| Dorouchey

| 1 episode

2007

| My Boys

| Brent

| 1 episode

2007

| Big Shots

| Larry Cooper

| 1 episode

2008

| The Mentalist

| Professor Stutzer

| 1 episode

2009

| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

| Dr. Paul Anton

| 1 episode

2010

| Brothers & Sisters

| Joe Rawling

| 3 episodes

2010

| Mad Men

| Geoffrey Atherton

| 2 episodes

2010

| The Whole Truth

| Judge Jeremiah Studley

| 2 episodes

2011

| Harry's Law

| 1 episode

2012

| Fringe

| Dr. Owen Frank

| Episode: "A Better Human Being"

2012

| Fairly Legal

| Sam Childs

| 1 episode

2012

| House of Lies

| K. Warren Dale

| 3 episodes

2012

| American Horror Story

| Father Malachi

| Episode: "Tricks and Treats"

2013

| Major Crimes

| Ted King Sr.

| 1 episode

2015-2016

| Impastor

| Bishop Perkins

| 2 episodes

2016

| Scorpion

| Uncle Tobin

| 1 episode

2016

| Shameless

| Bill Darrgen

| 1 episode

2018

| Nobodies

| Curtis

| Recurring role, 5 episodes

2018

| Yellowstone

| Father Bob

| 2 episodes

2019-2020

| Briarpatch

| Freddie Laffter

| Recurring role, 5 episodes

=Video games=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2007 \| Half-Life 2: Episode Two \| Dr. Arne Magnusson \| Voice only

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2007

| Half-Life 2: Episode Two

| Dr. Arne Magnusson

| Voice only

References

External links

{{IMDb name|43891|John Aylward}}
{{webarchive |date=2013-01-25 |url=https://archive.today/20130125113250/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/John_Aylward/1123610 |title=Hollywood.com, John Aylward}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160620031753/http://industrycentral.net/content/actors/aylward.html Industry Central, John Aylward]
{{YouTube|id=p3sjn7bsZ7g&t|title=John Aylward Interview (2021)}}

Category:1946 births

Category:2022 deaths

Category:American male film actors

Category:American male television actors

Category:American male voice actors

Category:20th-century American male actors

Category:21st-century American male actors

Category:Male actors from Seattle

Category:University of Washington School of Drama alumni