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Acting

John Boylan

Born
Jan 31, 1912 · Aged 82
Died
Nov 16, 1994
Place of birth
Canton, Ohio, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
6
TV credits
1
Also known as (1)
  • John J. 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…