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Barnard Hughes

Barnard Hughes
Barnard Hughes
Born: Jul 16, 1915 in Bedford Hills, New York
Died: Jul 11, 2006 in New York, New York
Occupation: Actor
Active: '70s-'90s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: The Hospital, Da, Where's Poppa?
First Major Screen Credit: Hamlet (1964)
15 Videos for Barnard Hughes
The Odd Couple II (1998) Day One (1989) Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1984)
Past the Bleachers (1995) Da (1988) Best Friends (1982)
The Fantasticks (1995) The Lost Boys (1987) First Monday in October (1981)
Primal Secrets (1994) Maxie (1985) Oh, God! (1977)
Doc Hollywood (1991) Where Are the Children? (1985) Midnight Cowboy (1969)
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Biography:

Character actor of stage, screen, and television, Barnard Hughes specializes in playing authoritarians and lovable old curmudgeons. During the 1970s, Hughes won a Tony for his portrayal of a dead but still intrusive Irish father whose memory bedevils his son in the drama Da. He reprised the role in the 1988 film version starring opposite Martin Sheen as the tormented playwright/son.

Though he has worked in many films, Hughes may be most recognizable for his television filmography. Over his career, he has been a regular on four soap operas, including Dark Shadows, and starred in series such as Doc (1975-1976) and The Cavanaughs (1986-1989), as well as guest starred on such series as Cannon (1971-1976), The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1978), and Lou Grant (1977-1982), where Hughes won an Emmy for playing a senile judge.

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide.