About
John Aylward (November 7, 1946 – May 16, 2022) was an American actor. He is perhaps 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 supplied his voice for Dr. Arne Magnusson in Half-Life 2: Episode Two. 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 for 15 years until he became a television and film actor in the 1990s. Carol Flynt, co-producer of ER, first offered him an audition after...
Known for
Ally McBealSeries • 1997
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
The MentalistSeries • 2008
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000
American Horror StorySeries • 2011
Stargate SG-1Series • 1997
The X-FilesSeries • 1993
The West WingSeries • 1999
YellowstoneSeries • 2018
FringeSeries • 2008
Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993
ERSeries • 1994
Mad MenSeries • 2007
Without a TraceSeries • 2002
Boston LegalSeries • 2004
ScorpionSeries • 2014
Cold CaseSeries • 2003
Nip/TuckSeries • 2003
The PracticeSeries • 1997
Judging AmySeries • 1999
3rd Rock from the SunSeries • 1996
Brothers and SistersSeries • 2006
EverwoodSeries • 2002
Major CrimesSeries • 2012