Occupation Actor Parents Chandler Cowles Role Actor | Name Matthew Cowles Years active 1969–2014 | |
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Born September 28, 1944 ( 1944-09-28 ) New York City, New York Died May 22, 2014, New York City, New York, United States Spouse Christine Baranski (m. 1983–2014) Children Lily Cowles, Isabel Cowles Movies and TV shows Shutter Island, Slap Shot, White Fang 2: Myth of the White, Loving, The Juror Similar People Christine Baranski, Kathleen Dezina, George Roy Hill, Nancy Dowd, Ken Olin | ||
A tribute to matthew cowles
Matthew Cowles (September 28, 1944 – May 22, 2014) was an American actor and playwright.
Contents
- A tribute to matthew cowles
- BREAKING NEWS Actor MATTHEW COWLES passes away at 6
- Personal life
- Work
- Theatre
- Filmography
- References
BREAKING NEWS Actor MATTHEW COWLES passes away at 6
Personal life
The son of actor and theatre producer Chandler Cowles, he was born in New York City.
In 1980, he married actress Kathleen Dezina, his All My Children co-star.
In 1983 he married actress Christine Baranski with whom he had two daughters, Isabel (born 1984) and Lily (born 1987). In a New York Times profile of his wife, he was described as “the black sheep member of a family with ties" to Drexel banking and the Cowles Publishing Company. He was an enthusiastic motorcycle rider. Matthew Cowles died from congestive heart failure on May 22, 2014.
Cowles taught religious education at the Church of the Nativity.
Work
In 1966 Cowles played the title role in Edward Albee's short-lived adaptation of James Purdy's comic novel Malcolm on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre.
In 1968, he appeared with Al Pacino and John Cazale in Israel Horovitz's The Indian Wants the Bronx.
In 1983, Cowles joined The Mirror Theater Ltd's Mirror Repertory Company for their first repertory season, performing in Paradise Lost, Rain, Inheritors, and The Hasty Heart.
Cowles' first television part was Joe Czernak in the series NYPD in 1969. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy as Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series in 1978 and as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series in 1981, both for his part as Billy Clyde Tuggle in All My Children, a role that he created and wrote.
Cowles' first film was the comedy drama Me, Natalie (1969) in which he played Harvey Belman. Al Pacino also made his debut in this film.
In 2010, Cowles played a supporting role in Martin Scorsese's film Shutter Island.
Cowles also starred in three short plays for the public radio show and podcast, Playing On Air.