Powers Boothe was born on June 1, 1948 in Snyder, Texas. He studied at Texas State University-San Marcos and acquired his degree in fine arts from South Methodist University. He began his acting profession on Broadway in the production of Lone Star. This was followed by numerous projects which subsequently earned him an Emmy Award. His film credits included The Goodbye Girl, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, A Cry for Love, Extreme Prejudice, Stalingrad, and Sudden Death to name a few. In addition, he also appeared on many television series such as Into the Homeland, Family of Spies, Marked for Murder, Web of Deception and Second Nature. Ultimately, he became part of the television series Deadwood as Cy Tolliver.
Cy Tolliver is the owner of Bella Union and arch-rival of
Al Swearengen . She has a long-term relationship with Joanie Stubbs, a former prostitute who previously worked at Bella Union but later formed her own cathouse. Unfortunately, he gets stabbed in the stomach by Andy Cramed.