Dark, intense, and wielding an imposing physique and manner, Boothe is an underutilized resource of American films and TV. His breakthrough theatrical performance was in the Broadway production of James McClure's one-act comedy, "Lone Star". Impressively convincing as ambiguous patriarchs, Boothe appropriately gained widespread notice playing the Reverend Jim Jones in the two-part CBS docudrama, "Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones" (1980). Boothe won a richly deserved Emmy for his towering performance as the charismatic minister who led the settlers of Jonestown, Guyana to mass suicide in
