Of all the actors who've played
Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled private Philip Marlowe over the years,
Humphrey Bogart,
Dick Powell and
Powers Boothe have been the hands-down audience favorites. Boothe came in late in the game, essaying the role in the five-part 1983 HBO miniseries Philip Marlowe: Private Eye. In 1986, five more hour-long episodes were added to the HBO manifest. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide