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Boyd Higginson Turgeon (December 25, 1919 – October 6, 2000) was an American film, television and theatre actor. He was perhaps best known for playing the caustic and interfering passenger "Marcus Rathbone" in the 1970 film Airport.[6]

Peter Turgeon
Born	Boyd Higginson Turgeon[1][2] (1919-12-25)December 25, 1919 Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
Died	October 6, 2000(2000-10-06) (aged 80) Stony Brook, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Film, television and theatre actor
Years active	1940–1989
Spouse	Virginia Richardson ​ ​ (m. 1954; died. 1993)​ [3][4]
Children	2[5]

Life and career

Turgeon was born in Hinsdale, Illinois.[2] He began his career in 1940, as Turgeon appeared on the touring production, titled, Life With Father.[1] He then served in the United States Army Air Corps, in which he continued his career in 1946.[1] Turgeon appeared in the stage play Call Me Mister, with also appearing in such stage plays, including, Brigadoon, The Beggar's Opera, A Thurber Carnival and Send Me No Flowers.[5][7] He was a stage manager for the Broadway play The Tender Trap.[7]

In his film and television career, Turgeon played Jack Peterson on seven episodes in the sitcom television series Mister Peepers, in which starred Wally Cox.[2] He also played Dr. Dave Woodard in the soap opera television series Dark Shadows, with also appearing in two soap operas, such as, The Edge of Night and General Hospital.[1] Turgeon guest-starred in television programs including The Phil Silvers Show, L.A. Law, The Jeffersons, The Defenders, The Patty Duke Show and Naked City.[1] He also appeared and co-starred in films such as Muscle Beach Party (as "Theodore"), Me, Natalie, Some Kind of a Nut, Dear Heart, The World of Henry Orient and The Possession of Joel Delaney.[1]

After retiring his film and television career in 1989, Turgeon worked as an actor, director and writer for the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, Connecticut, with also working at the John Drew Theatre at Guild Hall of East Hampton in East Hampton, New York.[1][5]

Death

Turgeon died in October 2000 at the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook, New York.[1][5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	The World of Henry Orient	Orchestra Member
1964	Muscle Beach Party	Theodore
1964	Dear Heart	Peterson
1968	What's So Bad About Feeling Good?	Security Expert	Uncredited
1969	Last Summer	Mr. Caudell	Uncredited
1969	Me, Natalie	Attorney
1969	Some Kind of a Nut	Thomas Allen Defoe
1970	Airport	Marcus Rathbone
1972	The Possession of Joel Delaney	Detective Brady
1973	From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler	Counterman
1980	American Gigolo	Julian's Lawyer

References

External links

• Peter Turgeon at IMDb
• Peter Turgeon at the TCM Movie Database
• Peter Turgeon at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

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