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Boyd Gaines

American actor
Person Human Q895921

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
May 11, 1953
Place of birth
Atlanta
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
television actor, film actor, voice actor, stage actor, actor, musician[11]
Educated at
Juilliard School[12]
Award received
Theatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor[13][14][15][16]
Spouse
Kathleen McNenny[8]
Nominated for
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Family name
Gaines[18]
Given name
Boyd[19]
Native language
English[10]
Start of work period
1978[22]
Writing language
English[23]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 50
ISNI
0000000121407588
VIAF cluster ID
78673179
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr95045612
GND ID
134863240
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Boyd Gaines 2013.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p25525
Allcinema person ID
61687
AlloCiné person ID
70276
American Film Institute person ID
256709
Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
165209284
CONOR.SI ID
254578787
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
92826
CineMagia person ID
7250
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
25770
DBC author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134863240
Discogs artist ID
941887
Evene ID
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FAST ID
366693
Fandango person ID
228129
Film.ru person ID
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Filmportal ID
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Freebase ID
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George Eastman Museum people ID
142952
HAND ID
5A9A-32FA-1365-5742-DB7C
IMDb ID
nm0301305
Internet Broadway Database person ID
41629
Internet Off-Broadway Database ID (former scheme)
2413
Ivi person ID
bojd-gejns
J9U entity ID
987007349845905171
Kinobox person ID
42850
Kinopoisk person ID
29060
LdiF person ID
86567
Movie Walker Press person ID
22893
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000343315
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2020P0534
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810705680005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
191964085
PORT person ID
137952
Plex person key
5d77682d4de0ee001fcc9e08
Prabook ID
2474881
Scope.dk person ID
27941
Sinemalar person ID
75181
Swedish Film Database person ID
92866
TMDB person ID
32389
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/4f1b1e59-ce09-4100-a132-55dd9d6d3659
ČSFD person ID
318326

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← Cast member 10
Heartbreak Ridge, Fame, The Goldfinch, Porky's, Funny Games U.S., The Sure Thing, One Day at a Time, I'm Not Rappaport +2 more
Occupation 5
actor, voice actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor
Award received 3
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Theatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
← Winner 2
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Juilliard School
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Nominated for 1
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
Place of birth 1
Atlanta
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Narrator 1
The Grass Harp
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Summary

Boyd Gaines was born on May 11, 1953[1], in Atlanta[2]. He has worked as a television actor[3], film actor[4], voice actor[5], stage actor[6], and actor[7].

FAQs

Where was Boyd Gaines born?

Boyd Gaines's place of birth was Atlanta[2].

Who was Boyd Gaines married to?

Boyd Gaines's spouses include Kathleen McNenny[8].

What did Boyd Gaines do for work?

Boyd Gaines worked as a television actor[3], film actor[4], voice actor[5], stage actor[6], and actor[7].

Where did Boyd Gaines go to school?

Boyd Gaines was educated at Juilliard School[12].

What awards did Boyd Gaines receive?

Honors received include Theatre World Award[13], Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play[14], Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical[15], and Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor[16].

Related Entities

Heartbreak Ridge United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . theatreworldawards.org. theatreworldawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . lortelaward.com. Retrieved . lortelaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 5A9A-32FA-1365-5742-DB7C
    Sinemalar person ID → 75181
    Allcinema person ID → 61687
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 61687, Matched to ボイド・ゲインズ (#322015486) in Allcinema person #mix'n"
  3. 20w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → television actor, film actor, voice actor +1
    George Eastman Museum people ID → 142952
    "Removed claim: Occupation: speaker, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782440084067; (not an occupation)"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Award received → Theatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical +1
    Given name → Boyd
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32153: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
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