Matthew Cowles (September 28, 1944 – May 22, 2014) was an American actor and playwright.
Early life The son of actor and theatre producer Chandler Cowles, he was born in New York City.
Career In 1966 Cowles played the title role in Edward Albee's short-lived adaptation of James Purdy's comic novel Malcolm on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre.
In 1968, he appeared with Al Pacino and John Cazale in Israel Horovitz's The Indian Wants the Bronx.Lortel Archives
In 1983, Cowles joined The Mirror Theater Ltd's Mirror Repertory Company for their first repertory season, performing in Paradise Lost, Rain, Inheritors, and The Hasty Heart.
Cowles' first television part was Joe Czernak in the series NYPD in 1969. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series in 1978 and as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series in 1981, both for his part as Billy Clyde Tuggle in All My Children, a role that he created and wrote.
Cowles' first film was the comedy drama Me, Natalie (1969) in which he played Harvey Belman. Al Pacino also made his debut in this film.
In 2010, Cowles played a supporting role in Martin Scorsese's film Shutter Island.
Cowles also starred in three short plays for the public radio show and podcast Playing on Air.
Personal life In 1983, he married actress Christine Baranski with whom he had two daughters, Isabel (born 1984) and Lily (born 1987). In a New York Times profile of his wife, he was described as "the black sheep member of a family with ties to Cowles publishing and Drexel banking". He was an enthusiastic motorcycle rider.'2004 Speaker Biographies'. Samuel Dorsky Symposium on Public Monuments (2004)
Cowles was a devout Catholic and taught religious education at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Connecticut.
Death Matthew Cowles died from congestive heart failure on May 22, 2014.
Filmography Film
Me, Natalie (1969) as Harvey Belman The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) as Pete The Happy Hooker (1975) as Albert Ruffleson Slap Shot (1977) as Charlie The World According to Garp (1982) as O. Fecteau Eddie Macon's Run (1983) as Ray Banes The Money Pit (1986) as Marty Stars and Bars (1988) as Beckman Gage White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994) as Lloyd Halverson The Cowboy Way (1994) as Popfly The Juror (1996) as Rodney Nurse Betty (2000) as Merle Shutter Island (2010) as Ferry Boat Captain
Television
+ Year Title Role Notes 1977–2011 All My Children Billy Clyde Tuggle Regular cast (1977–1980, 1984, 1989–1990, 2011) 1983 As the World Turns Lonnie 1985 Love on the Run Yancy TV movie 1986, 1987 Loving Eban Japes 2 episodes 1987 The Equalizer Rapist #2 Episode: "Nightscape" 1989 Lonesome Dove Monkey John TV miniseries 1991 Law & Order Christian 'Lemonhead' Tatum Episode: "Asylum" 1997 The Bold and the Beautiful Curtis Love 13 episodes 2003 Oz Willy Brandt 3 episodes 2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Cyrus Wert Episode: "Undercover" 2008–2009 Life on Mars Cowboy Dan 4 episodes
Stage credits Malcolm (1966) Broadway as Malcolm. The Indian Wants the Bronx (1968), Astor Place Theatre The Time of Your Life (1969) as Dudley Sweet Bird of Youth (1975–1976) as Tom Junior Dirty Jokes (1976) at the Academy Festival Theatre in Chicago, Illinois
Bibliography Plays Mexican Standoff at Fat Squaw Springs Our Daily Bread Noblesse Oblige
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