Actor Peter Boyle Dies

Peter Boyle, best known to today’s television viewers as Raymond’s cranky father on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has died. He was 71.

The actor died Tuesday evening at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He had been suffering from multiple myeloma and heart disease, said his publicist, Jennifer Plante.

Boyle, whose lovably rude exclamation of “Holy Crap!” was his signature line on the hit sitcom, had a long career in Hollywood.

Though nominated eight times for an Emmy Award for his work on Raymond, he was the only cast member not to have won. He did win an Emmy for a guest starring appearance on The X Files in 1996.

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