He was an actor in films, television and stage, even appearing in video games.
And Boothe voiced video game characters in Area 51 and Hitman: Absolution.
Boothe was born in 1948 in Snyder, Tex., the son of a rancher.
Actor Powers Boothe may have worn cowboy hats in several of his most prominent roles, but he also played everything from presidents to cult leaders to famous fictional detectives, as well as various varieties of comic book characters.