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Powers Allen Boothe (born June 1, 1948) is an American television and film actor. He is best-known for his Emmy-winning 1980 portrayal of Jim Jones. Boothe was born on a farm in Snyder, the seat of Scurry County in west Texas, the son of Emily Kathryn (née Reeves) and Merrill Vestal Boothe. Boothe is the father of actress Parisse Boothe. He resides in Los Angeles, where he raises racing quarter horses. Boothe is the cousin of Stephen Morgan and Kristin Morgan. He attended Texas State University (then Southwest Texas State College) in San Marcos as an undergraduate, where he joined Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and received his Master of Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 1972.

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