John Aylward

John Aylward Movies and TV Shows

John Aylward (November 7, 1946 – May 16, 2022) was an American actor. He is perhaps 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 supplied his voice for Dr. Arne Magnusson in Half-Life 2: Episode Two. 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 for 15 years until he became a television and film actor in the 1990s. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Aylward, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 07/11/1946 (78 years old)
  • Place of birth: Seattle, Washington, USA
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
The Way Back
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Father Edward Devine
2020

Drama

6.7
66%
Briarpatch
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 71%
role:
Freddie Laffter
2020

Crime

Drama

Mystery

6.6
71%
The Architect
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 45%
role:
Colin's Father
2016

Comedy

Drama

4.8
45%
2014

Comedy

Western

6.1
60%
Gangster Squad
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 63%
role:
Judge Carter
2013

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.7
63%
2011

Drama

Romance

6.9
70%
Norman
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
Robert Bessent
2010

Comedy

Drama

6.4
62%
The Crazies
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 62%
role:
Mayor Hobbs
2010

Action

Horror

Mystery

6.5
62%
2003

Comedy

Romance

6.3
61%
Bad Company
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 54%
role:
Officer Ferren
2002

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Thriller

5.6
54%
2001

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
46%
Thirteen Days
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Orville Dryfoos
2000

Thriller

7.3
70%
Instinct
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 64%
role:
Warden Keefer
1999

Thriller

6.5
64%
Armageddon
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 68%
role:
Dr. Banks
1998

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
68%
1997

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.3
81%
1993

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.8
54%
Three Fugitives
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 67%
role:
Second Cop
1989

Comedy

6.2
67%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving John Aylward are, for example, The Way Back, The Architect and A Million Ways to Die in the West.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Google Play and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are Thirteen Days (7.2), Water for Elephants (7.0) and Armageddon (6.8).