{{Short description|American film and television actor (1923–2022)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Ray Boyle | image = Ray Boyle in The Mickey Rooney Show.jpg | caption = Boyle in ''The Mickey Rooney Show'', 1954 | other_names = Dirk London | birth_name = Raymond Cornelius Boyle | birth_date = {{birth date|1923|06|28}} | birth_place = Lisbon, North Dakota, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|01|06|1923|06|28}} | death_place = Burbank, California, U.S. | occupation = Film and television actor | years_active = 1952–2022 | spouse = {{marriage|Jan Shepard|1954}}<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/raymond-boyle-obituary?id=36218797|title=Raymond Boyle Obituary (1923-2022)|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 14, 2022|access-date=September 26, 2022|via=Legacy.com}}</ref> | children = 1<ref name="a" /> }}
'''Raymond Cornelius Boyle''' (June 28, 1923 – January 6, 2022), also known as '''Dirk London''',<ref name="book">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CZGyDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA50|title=Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946–Present|page=50|first=Douglas|last=Brode|publisher=University of Texas Press|date=October 15, 2009|isbn=9780292718494|via=Google Books}}</ref> was an American film and television actor. He was best known for playing Wyatt Earp's brother Morgan Earp in the American western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp''.<ref name="a" /><ref name="book" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X95kAAAAMAAJ|title=Television Western Players of the Fifties: A Biographical Encyclopedia of All Regular Cast Members in Western Series, 1949-1959|page=328|first=Everett|last=Aaker|date=1997|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786402847|via=Google Books}}</ref>
== Life and career == Boyle was born in Lisbon, North Dakota, the son of Cornelius Hugh Boyle and Elma Mae Harrison. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. After his discharge, he worked as a model. He began his screen career in 1952, appearing in the film ''Zombies of the Stratosphere''.<ref name="a" /> In the same year, he appeared in the television programs ''The Web'', ''Celanese Theatre'', ''Gang Busters'', ''Rocky King Detective'' and ''Captain Video and His Video Rangers''. In 1954, he played as Bruce Matthews in an episode of the western television series ''Death Valley Days''.<ref name="c">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eWVZAAAAMAAJ|title=Western and Frontier Film and Television Credits 1903-1995: Section I. Actors and actresses. Section II. Directors, producers, and writers|page=93|first=Harris|last=Lentz|publisher=McFarland|date=1996|isbn=9780786401581 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
Later in his career, in 1956, Boyle starred as Wyatt Earp's brother Morgan Earp in the ABC western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', starring along with Hugh O'Brian, Morgan Woodward, Douglas Fowley and John Anderson. After the series ended in 1961, he guest-starred in numerous television programs including ''Gunsmoke'', ''Perry Mason'', ''Lawman'', ''The Millionaire'', ''ER'', ''Tales of the Texas Rangers'', ''Harbor Command'', ''Navy Log'', ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'' and ''Highway Patrol''.<ref name="a" /> He also appeared in films such as ''Ride Clear of Diablo'', ''Prisoner of War'', ''Return from the Sea'' and ''The Bridges at Toko-Ri''. During his screen career, he ran an actors' workshop,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/04/09/archives/george-is-ready-for-his-seven-year-itch-george-grizzard-is-ready.html|title=George Is Ready for His 'Seven Year Itch'|first=Chris|last=Chase|work=The New York Times|date=April 9, 1972|access-date=September 26, 2022}}</ref> and was a production designer for two films.<ref name="a" />
[[File:Ray Boyle as Morgan Earp.webp|thumb|upright=0.8|Boyle as Morgan Earp in ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', 1961]]
Boyle retired from acting in 1995, last appearing in the Fox teen drama television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. After retiring from acting, in 1996, he appeared in the syndicated comedy television talk show ''Night Stand with Dick Dietrick''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0IeBCwAAQBAJ|title=The Ear of the Heart: An Actress' Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows|first=Hart|last=Mother Dolores O.S.B.|page=|date=April 16, 2013|publisher=Ignatius Press|isbn=9781681491479|via=Google Books}}</ref>
== Personal life and death == In 1951, Boyle met actress Jan Shepard. They married on February 6, 1954. Their marriage lasted until Boyle's death in 2022.<ref name="a" /> His wife Shepard died in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jan-shepard-king-creole-tv-westerns-1236118906/|title=Jan Shepard, Actress in 'King Creole' and a Wagonful of TV Westerns, Dies at 96|first=Mike|last=Barnes|date=January 27, 2025|access-date=July 21, 2025}}</ref>
Boyle died on January 6, 2022, in Burbank, California, at the age of 98.<ref name="a" /> He was buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/north-hollywood-ca/raymond-boyle-10531699|title=Raymond C. Boyle|work=Dignity Memorial|date=January 26, 2022|access-date=September 26, 2022}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0102318}} *{{TCMDb name|759731%7C0}} *[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ray_boyle/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]
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