# John Aylward

John Aylward (November 7, 1946 – May 16, 2022) was an American actor.
He was 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 provided the voice for Dr. Arne Magnusson in Half-Life 2: Episode Two.

## Life and career

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. He appeared in dramas by David Mamet, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. 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.
He appeared in numerous television shows, including Northern Exposure, 3rd Rock from the Sun, The West Wing, ER and Mad Men, among others. He played Father Edward Devine in the 2020 sports drama movie The Way Back.
Aylward died in Seattle on May 16, 2022, at the age of 75.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Seven Hours to Judgment | Taxi Driver | |
| 1989 | Three Fugitives | Second Cop | |
| 1993 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III | Niles | |
| 1997 | Buddy | Mr. Joe Bowman | |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Dr. Banks | |
| 1998 | Finding Graceland | Sheriff Haynes | |
| 1999 | Can't Stop Dancing | Dick McGuire | |
| 1999 | Instinct | Warden Keefer | |
| 2000 | Thirteen Days | Orvil Dryfoos | |
| 2001 | Just Visiting | Byron | |
| 2002 | Bad Company | Officer Ferren | |
| 2003 | Down with Love | E.G. | |
| 2005 | Monster-in-Law | Priest | Uncredited |
| 2005 | North Country | Judge Halsted | |
| 2006 | The Celestine Prophecy | Dobson | |
| 2007 | The Gray Man | Captain Ayers | |
| 2009 | Crimes of the Past | Clay Covington | |
| 2010 | The Crazies | Mayor Hobbs | |
| 2010 | Norman | Robert Bessent | |
| 2011 | Water for Elephants | Mr. Erwin | |
| 2013 | Gangster Squad | Judge Carter | |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Pastor Wilson | |
| 2020 | The Nowhere Inn | Uncle Pete | |
| 2020 | The Way Back | Father Edward Devine | Final film role |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Third Degree Burn | Lomas | Television film |
| 1990 | Child in the Night | Dr. Wendt | Television film |
| 1990-1992 | Northern Exposure | Charles 'Red' Murphy | 4 episodes |
| 1996; 2000 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Registrar / Chancellor | 2 episodes |
| 1996-2008 | ER | Dr. Donald Anspaugh | Recurring role, 74 episodes |
| 1996 | Ink | Advertiser #1 | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Grace Under Fire | Ralph | 1 episode |
| 1997-2002 | The Practice | Various | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Dr. Ray Pemberton | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Creature | Ben Madiera | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Swing Vote | Justice Benjamin 'Rip' Ripley | Television film |
| 2000 | The Others | Albert McGonagle | Main role, 9 episodes |
| 2000 | Secret Agent Man | Dr. Phil Etherington | 1 episode |
| 2000-2001 | The Fugitive | Matthes Ross | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2000-2001 | Family Law | Judge Lester Burger | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2001-2006 | Alias | Jeffrey Davenport | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Diagnosis Murder | Captain Woodruff | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Ally McBeal | Owen Cobb | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Dharma & Greg | Kevin Kincaid | 1 episode |
| 2002 | The X-Files | Dr. John Rietz | Episode: "Sunshine Days" |
| 2002 | Path to War | Dean Rusk | Television film |
| 2002 | Everwood | Walter Cunningham | 1 episode |
| 2002 | The Agency | Senator Davies | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Judging Amy | Father Jack Monroe | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Good Morning, Miami | Mr. Fowler | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Nip/Tuck | Father Malley | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Jack & Bobby | Victor Sable | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Carnivàle | Bishop MacNaughton | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Surface | Government Panel Suit | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Law & Order | Reverend Harlan Dwyer | 1 episode |
| 2005-2006 | The West Wing | Barry Goodwin | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | Tom Orchard | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Stargate SG-1 | President Nadal | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Cold Case | Norman Campbell | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Without a Trace | Bernard Fields | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Cavemen | Dorouchey | 1 episode |
| 2007 | My Boys | Brent | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Big Shots | Larry Cooper | 1 episode |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Professor Stutzer | 1 episode |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Paul Anton | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Brothers & Sisters | Joe Rawling | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Mad Men | Geoffrey Atherton | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | The Whole Truth | Judge Jeremiah Studley | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Fringe | Dr. Owen Frank | Episode: "A Better Human Being" |
| 2012 | Fairly Legal | Sam Childs | 1 episode |
| 2012 | House of Lies | K. Warren Dale | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | American Horror Story | Father Malachi | Episode: "Tricks and Treats" |
| 2013 | Major Crimes | Ted King Sr. | 1 episode |
| 2015-2016 | Impastor | Bishop Perkins | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Scorpion | Uncle Tobin | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Shameless | Bill Darrgen | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Nobodies | Curtis | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Yellowstone | Father Bob | 2 episodes |
| 2019-2020 | Briarpatch | Freddie Laffter | Recurring role, 5 episodes |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Half-Life 2: Episode Two | Dr. Arne Magnusson | Voice only |