Richard David Boyle (March 26, 1942 – September 1, 2016) was a journalist, photographer, and author from the United States.
He covered the revolution in Cambodia, The Troubles in Ireland and the civil war in Lebanon.
Salvador was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Woods) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Stone and Boyle).
[1] Boyle was played in Salvador by James Woods and the cast included Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy and John Savage.
He also ran as a gadfly for public office, including for Supervisor and City Treasurer in San Francisco, the latter two runs in 1977, and for the 42nd District of the California State Assembly in 1988.