Bain Boehlke obit

Bain Boehlke, visionary Minneapolis theater founder, dies at 87

His exacting artistry turned a neighborhood playhouse into a theatrical destination. 

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Actor Bain Boehlke, 87, died on Sept. 11. Boehlke was mostly known for Minneapolis-based theater; he founded the Children’s Theater Company and the Jungle Theater, also appearing in such theatrical productions as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Hamlet, The House of Blue Leaves, and A Life in the Theater. Onscreen, he played small supporting roles in Fargo, Four Boxes, and Influencer. Actress Michelle Barber said of Boehlke, “He led with his passion, and he didn’t care what you, as a fancy actor, thought. He wanted to deliver the most exquisite work he imagined.”

Actor

Influencer (2022)

Influencer

7.4

Howard

2022

 

Golden

Short

Hank

2013

 

Justin Kirk and Terryn Westbrook in Four Boxes (2009)

Four Boxes

4.5

Neighbor

2009

 

Fargo (1996)

Fargo

8.1

Mr. Mohra

1996

 

Director

Jungle Encounters

Short

Director

2013

 

Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Memories and Perspectives (1984)

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Memories and Perspectives

5.7

Director

1984

 

Producer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Memories and Perspectives (1984)

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Memories and Perspectives

5.7

producer

1984

 

Thanks

MN Original (2010)

MN Original

TV Series

special thanks

2013

1 episode

 

Self

Jungle Encounters

Short

SelfSelf - artistic director

2013

 

MN Original (2010)

MN Original

TV Series

selfSelf - The Jungle Artistic DirectorSelf - Jungle Theater founder ...

2011–2013

2 episodes

 

Archive Footage

Frances McDormand and James Gaulke in Fargo (1996)

Minnesota Nice

6.8

Video

Self (archive footage)

2003