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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. 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. 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. 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

1. ^ "John Aylward, Actor on 'ER' and 'The West Wing,' Dies at 75". The Hollywood Reporter. 19 May 2022.
2. John Aylward
3. 1983—1993
4. Petski, Denise (2022-05-19). "John Aylward Dies: 'ER', 'West Wing' Actor Was 75". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

External links

• John Aylward at IMDb
• John Aylward at AllMovie
• Hollywood.com, John Aylward at archive.today (archived 2013-01-25)
• Industry Central, John Aylward
• John Aylward Interview (2021) on YouTube

• 1946 births
• 2022 deaths
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• American male voice actors
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• Male actors from Seattle
• University of Washington School of Drama alumni