Peter Boyle

Boyle is best known to audiences today for his role as Frank Barone in the popular television show Everybody Loves Raymond. Leo Carrillo died of cancer in 1961 and was interred in the Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica. Boyle also gave another acclaimed dramatic performance in the 1977 television film 'Tail Gunner Joe' where he played Senator Joseph McCarthy. The Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park in Carlsbad, California is a registered California Historical Site. Boyle then achieved another hit role with 'Young Frankenstein' in 1974, directed by Mel Brooks. As a result of his service to the State, the Leo Carrillo State Park, west of Malibu on the Pacific Coast Highway, was named in his honor, And the city of Westminster, California named an elementary school for him. It was during this time that Boyle became close friends with the actress Jane Fonda, and with her he participated in many protests against the war in Vietnam. He was eventually made a goodwill ambassador by the State Governor.

The film was very controversial at the time because of the language and violence in it. A preservationist and conservationist, Carrillo served on the California Beach and Parks commission for eighteen years, and played a key role in the state's acquisition of Hearst Castle at San Simeon, the Los Angeles Arboretum, and the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. His first important film role was in 'Joe' which was released in 1970, in which Boyle played a hardhat bigot to wide acclaim. In Hollywood, he appeared in more than 90 films in which he played supporting or character roles. However, he is best remembered from the television show, the "Cisco Kid", on which he played Pancho, a role he had previously carried out in several films. Boyle was also a monk before turning to acting. A college graduate, Leo Carrillo worked as a newspaper cartoonist before turning to acting on Broadway. He served in the Army, but his military career was shortened by a nervous breakdown. Proud of his heritage, he wrote a book titled The California I Love that was published just before his death in 1961.

Boyle has won praise for playing both comic and dramatic roles. The family moved from San Diego to Los Angeles then to Santa Monica, where Leo Carrillo's father served as the city's first mayor. Peter Boyle (born October 18, 1935) is an American actor. His great-grandfather was the first provisional governor of California, and his grandfather Pedro Carrillo had been sent east to be educated in Boston. Although he played stereotypical Latinos, Leo Carrillo was part of an old and respected Los Angeles family who could trace his roots back to the conquistadores. Leo Carrillo, born August 6, 1880 in Los Angeles, California - died September 10, 1961 in Santa Monica, California, was an actor and conservationist.