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Barnard Hughes (1915–2006)


Barnard Hughes began his acting career with the Shakespeare Fellowship Repertory company in New York City. Since then, he has played more than 400 roles on the stage alone, including "Da" which he also filmed. Among his other roles are Polonius to Stacy Keach's "Hamlet", Dogberry in the New York... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2000 Deadline (TV series)
Judge Panicio
Daniel in the Lion's Den (2000) … Judge Panicio
 
1995 Past the Bleachers (TV movie)
Ed Godfrey
 
1995 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
Sam O'Donnell
In Search of Crimes Past (1995) … Sam O'Donnell
 
1995 The Marshal (TV series)
Judge Tuttman
Twoslip (1995) … Judge Tuttman
 
1994 Trick of the Eye (TV movie)
Harry Pitt
 
1991-1994 Blossom (TV series)
Buzz Richman
Graduation (1994) … Buzz Richman
Last Tango (1994) … Buzz Richman
Paris (1993) … Buzz Richman (credit only)
Sitcom (1993) … Buzz Richman
 
1993 Miracle Child (TV movie)
Judge
 
1992 Lincoln (TV movie)
Horace Greeley (voice)
 
1991 The Emperor's New Clothes (TV short)
Treasurer (voice)
 
1991 Doc Hollywood
Dr. Aurelius Hogue
 
1990 The Incident (TV movie)
Doc Hansen
 
1989 Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (TV movie)
CIA Director William Casey
 
1989 Day One (TV movie)
Secretary of War Henry Stimson
 
1989 Home Fires Burning (TV movie)
Jake Tibbetts
 
1989 What's Under My Bed? (short)
Grandpa (voice)
 
1988 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (TV series)
Shimkin
Here's Who Ordered the Pizza (1988) … Shimkin
 
1988 Da
Da
 
1987 A Hobo's Christmas (TV movie)
 
1987 Night of Courage (TV movie)
 
1986 Where Are the Children?
Jonathan Knowles
 
1984-1986 American Playhouse (TV series)
Ludlow Whitney / The King
Under the Biltmore Clock (1984) … Ludlow Whitney
 
1984 The Sky's No Limit (TV movie)
Arthur Bennett
 
1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Joseph Stobble
 
1984 Hotel (TV series)
Joe Freilich
Passages (1984) … Joe Freilich
 
1983 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Gideon Hackles
Trick or Treat (Pilot) (1983) … Gideon Hackles
 
1983 A Caribbean Mystery (TV movie)
Mr. Rafiel
 
1982 Little Gloria... Happy at Last (TV movie)
Justice John Francis Carew
 
1981-1982 Mr. Merlin (TV series)
Max Merlin
Arrivederci Dink (1982) … Max Merlin
 
1982 A Conflict of Interest (TV movie)
Justice Jacob Balding
 
1981 First Monday in October
Chief Justice James Jefferson Crawford
 
1980 Homeward Bound (TV movie)
Harry Seaton
 
1979 Sanctuary of Fear (TV movie)
Father Brown
 
1978 See How She Runs (TV movie)
John Matusak, Betty's Father
 
1978 The World Beyond (TV movie)
Andy Borchard - Special Guest Star
 
1974-1978 The Bob Newhart Show (TV series)
Herbert Hartley
 
1977 Tell Me My Name (TV movie)
Uncle Tyler
 
1977 Lou Grant (TV series)
Judge Felix Rushman
Judge (1977) … Judge Felix Rushman
 
1977 Oh, God!
Judge Baker
 
1977 Kill Me If You Can (TV movie)
Judge Fricke
 
1977 Ransom for Alice! (TV movie)
Jess Halliday
 
1977 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Clinton Palmer
A Capitol Crime (1977) … Clinton Palmer
 
1975 Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case (TV movie)
Attorney Philip J. Madden
 
1975 The UFO Incident (TV movie)
Dr. Benjamin Simon
 
1975 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
Warren
The Two Deaths of Sean Doolittle (1975) … Warren
 
1974 Another April (TV movie)
Marion Weston
 
1973 The Borrowers (TV movie)
Mr. Crampfurl
 
1973 The Thanksgiving Treasure (TV movie)
Walter Renquist
 
1971-1973 All in the Family (TV series)
Father John Majeski
 
1973 Love Story (TV series)
Andrew Corby
All My Tomorrows (1973) … Andrew Corby
 
1973 Pueblo (TV movie)
Secretary of the Navy
 
1973 Sisters
Arthur McLennen
 
1973 Much Ado About Nothing (TV movie)
Dogberry
 
1973 Deadhead Miles
Old Man (uncredited)
 
1972 Rage
Dr. Spencer (Public Health Service)
 
1972 Look Homeward, Angel (TV movie)
Dr. McGuire
 
1972 NET Playhouse (TV series)
Speaker
Harriet (1972) … Speaker
 
1971 The Hospital
Drummond
 
1971 All the Way Home (TV movie)
Joel Lynch
 
1971 Cannon (TV series)
Jack Spicer
Dead Pigeon (1971) … Jack Spicer
 
1971 The Pursuit of Happiness
Judge Vogel
 
1971 Cold Turkey
Dr. Proctor
 
1971 Great Performances (TV series)
Jim
A Memory of Two Mondays (1971) … Jim
 
1971 Dr. Cook's Garden (TV movie)
Elias Hart
 
1970 Going Ape
Colonel Hendricks
 
1969-1970 As the World Turns (TV series)
Mr. Barton
 
1969 Midnight Cowboy
Towny
 
1968-1969 The Secret Storm (TV series)
Wilfred Hollister #1
 
1967 The Borgia Stick (TV movie)
Doctor Helm
 
1967 New York Television Theatre (TV series)
"Swan Song") / (segments "The Proposal"
The Proposal/Swan Song (1967) … (segments "The Proposal"/"Swan Song")
 
1966 Hawk (TV series)
Du Par
Death Comes Full Circle (1966) … Du Par
 
1966 Dark Shadows (TV series)
Stuart Bronson
Episode #1.27 (1966) … Stuart Bronson
 
1965-1966 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
Chief Judge / Judge
A Horse Called Destiny (1966) … Judge
No Justice for the Judge (1965) … Chief Judge
 
1965 For the People (TV series)
Gorman
The Right to Kill (1965) … Gorman
 
1964/I Hamlet
Marcellus / Priest
 
1963 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Harold Myle
Show Just Cause Why You Should Weep (1963) … Harold Myle
 
1951-1963 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Hornaday / Mr. Miller / Mr.Dubois
The Embezzler (1963) … Mr. Miller
The Secret Crime (1962)
Four Homes for Danny (1957) … Mr.Dubois
Key Witness (1951) … Hornaday
 
1962-1963 Naked City (TV series)
1st Reporter / Judge
Prime of Life (1963) … 1st Reporter
 
1962 Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series)
Inspector Henderson
Toody Undercover (1962) … Inspector Henderson
 
1960-1962 Route 66 (TV series)
Al Forrester / Doctor
Two on the House (1962) … Al Forrester
The Man on the Monkey Board (1960) … Doctor (as Bernard Hughes)
 
1961-1966 Guiding Light (TV series)
Dr. Bruce Banning #2
 
1961 The Defenders (TV series)
Mr. Swann
The Boy Between (1961) … Mr. Swann
 
1961 The Young Doctors
Dr. Kent O'Donnell
 
1961 The Million Dollar Incident (TV movie)
Wallace
 
1961 'Way Out (TV series)
Dr. Foster
William and Mary (1961) … Dr. Foster
 
1959 Look Up and Live (TV series)
A Study in Death (1959)
 
1958 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
Dog Show Judge
Bilko's Prize Poodle (1958) … Dog Show Judge
 
1957 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Leo
 
1957 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
The New World (1957)
 
1957 The Big Story (TV series)
City Manager
The Long Dark Night (1957) … City Manager
 
1954 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Papa Was a Sport (1954)
 
1954 Playgirl
Durkin (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2002 The Making of 'Tron' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The 43th Annual Writers Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 The 44th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1979 The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1979 V.I.P. Night on Broadway Benefit (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1978 The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Best Actor Winner
 
1970 Shaw vs. Shakespeare I: The Character of Caesar (documentary short)
Decius Brutus
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2006 The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1951). Stage Play: Dinosaur Wharf. Melodrama. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 2 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Bernard Hughes
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I didn't make a lot of money, but I worked all the time. I worked for writers who didn't make money. I worked for directors who didn't make money. There wasn't a basement in New York I didn't work in. - of his early years in the theater See more »

Trivia:

A member of the Tenthouse Theater, a Palm Springs, CA, repertory company which opened in 1950 and played for several years. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer