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Eric Boles(I)

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Eric Boles
Eric Boles was an actor with a strong presence in film throughout his Hollywood career. Boles started his acting career landing roles in films, such as the Dick Van Dyke comedy Cold Turkey (1971), the John Considine horror flick Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls (1973) and The Way We Were (1973). Boles worked in television around the start of his acting career with a role on Ark II (1976). His film career continued throughout the seventies and the eighties in productions like The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1976) and the drama Hadley's Rebellion (1983) with Griffin O'Neal. He also starred in the TV movies Charleston (1979) and The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981). He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "Live Shot" (UPN, 1995-96). He also was featured in the TV movies Dead Man's Revenge (1994) and Dead Air (1994). Boles most recently appeared in Arrested Development (2003).
BornDecember 31, 1951
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    Known for

    The Way We Were (1973)
    The Way We Were
    7.0
    • Army Corporal
    • 1973
    Blamed
    • Ed Coles
      Kris Kristofferson and Jeffrey Meek in Night of the Cyclone (1990)
      Night of the Cyclone
      4.1
      • Cop No. 4
      • 1990
      The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1976)
      The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
      5.9
      • Johnny the Bellboy
      • 1976

      Credits

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      • Blamed
        • Ed Coles
        • Pre-production



      • The Folklorist (2012)
        The Folklorist
        8.1
        TV Series
        • Investor
        • 2013
      • The Guy Who Cured Cancer
        Short
        • Dean Thomason
        • 2009
      • Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Will Arnett, Portia de Rossi, Michael Cera, David Cross, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, and Jessica Walter in Arrested Development (2003)
        Arrested Development
        8.6
        TV Series
        • Movie Passerby
        • 2005
      • Scrambled Eggs (2004)
        Scrambled Eggs
        6.8
        Short
        • Spanish Teacher
        • 2004
      • Gregory Hines and Laura Harrington in Dead Air (1994)
        Dead Air
        5.1
        TV Movie
        • Dr. Stein
        • 1994
      • Dead Man's Revenge (1994)
        Dead Man's Revenge
        5.2
        TV Movie
        • Bank Teller
        • 1994
      • Kris Kristofferson and Jeffrey Meek in Night of the Cyclone (1990)
        Night of the Cyclone
        4.1
        • Cop No. 4
        • 1990
      • C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)
        C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
        4.2
        • DCC Man
        • 1989
      • Brad Pitt, Jill Schoelen, and Donovan Leitch Jr. in Cutting Class (1989)
        Cutting Class
        4.6
        • Mr. Glynn
        • 1989
      • Gary Busey, Judith Barsi, and William Smith in Eye of the Tiger (1986)
        Eye of the Tiger
        5.6
        • Doctor (as Eric Bolles)
        • 1986
      • Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
        Santa Barbara
        5.7
        TV Series
        • Drew
        • 1986
      • Shadow Chasers (1985)
        Shadow Chasers
        7.7
        TV Series
        • Leopold Miller
        • 1985
      • Hadley's Rebellion (1983)
        Hadley's Rebellion
        7.0
        • Mr. Stevens
        • 1983
      • Dream on! (1981)
        Dream on!
        7.4
        • 1981
      • The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981)
        The Violation of Sarah McDavid
        5.8
        TV Movie
        • Rapist
        • 1981

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      • Brad Pitt, Jill Schoelen, and Donovan Leitch Jr. in Cutting Class (1989)
        Cutting Class
        4.6
        • Casting Director
        • 1989
      • Hadley's Rebellion (1983)
        Hadley's Rebellion
        7.0
        • Casting Director (casting by)
        • 1983

      Casting Department



      • Dream on! (1981)
        Dream on!
        7.4
        • casting
        • 1981

      Personal details

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      • Alternative name
        • Eric Bolles
      • Born
        • December 31, 1951
        • Manhattan, New York, USA
      • Parents
          Jim Boles
      • Relatives
          Sue Boles(Sibling)

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        Son of actors Jim Boles and Athena Lorde.

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