Barry Primus

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New York, New York (1977)

Righteous Kill (2008)

The Rose (1979)

Life as a House (2001)

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2013 The Next Cassavetes (in production)
Fire Marshal

2012 The Legend (completed)
Arnold

2012 The Undercard (short)
Tony Salerno

2011 The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks (TV series)
George

2011/I Good Intentions (short)
Bernard

2008 Righteous Kill
Prosky

2008 Jackson
Donald

2007 After Midnight (video)
Marty Cole

2007 Boston Legal (TV series)
Professor Jeffrey Benoit

– The Object of My Affection (2007) … Professor Jeffrey Benoit

2007 A Relationship in Four Days (short)
Therapist

2007 Price (short)
Michael

2006 Mustang Sally
Dr. Koshansky

2006 Big Guns (video)
Will Fox

2005 Break a Leg
Ira Goldstein

2004 When Will I Be Loved
Victor Barrie

2004 Cross Bronx
Mary Green

2003 Frankie and Johnny Are Married
Barry Primus

2002 Arli$$ (TV series)
Benny

– All That Glitters (2002) … Benny

2001 Life as a House
Tom

2001 James Dean (TV movie)
Nicholas Ray

2001 15 Minutes
Cab Driver

2000 Providence (TV series)
Gordon

– The Kiss (2000) … Gordon

1999/II Black and White
Priest

1998 The Practice (TV series)
Porn Film Director Goodwin

– Ties That Bind (1998) … Porn Film Director Goodwin

1997 Gold Coast (TV movie)
Ed Grossi

1997 Flipping
Joey, Leo's Crew

1996 Crime of the Century (TV movie)
Ellis Parker

1995 Trade-Off (TV movie)
Detective Gold

1995 SeaQuest 2032 (TV series)
Frobe Ernst

– Lostland (1995) … Frobe Ernst

1995 The Women of Spring Break (TV movie)
Frank Blair

1994 L.A. Law (TV series)
Jack Lambert

– Silence Is Golden (1994) … Jack Lambert

1994 Picket Fences (TV series)
Rabbi Levin

– Squatter's Rights (1994) … Rabbi Levin

1994 Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine (Video Game)
Tully Bodine

1993 The X-Files (TV series)
Robert Dorlund

– Shadows (1993) … Robert Dorlund

1993 Law & Order (TV series)
Gary Silver

– Extended Family (1993) … Gary Silver

1992 Night and the City
Tommy Tessler

1991 Guilty by Suspicion
Bert Alan

1990 Hunter (TV series)
Andy McBride

– The Incident (1990) … Andy McBride

1990 Desperate Hours (uncredited)

1990 Torn Apart
Arie Arnon

1990 Final Stage
Detective #1

1990 Denial
Jay

1989 21 Jump Street (TV series)
Judge Warren Briggs

– Loc'd Out: Part 2 (1989) … Judge Warren Briggs

1989 Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
Ford Maddox

1988 Miami Vice (TV series)
FBI Agt. Daley

– Line of Fire (1988) … FBI Agt. Daley

1988 Big Business
Michael

1987 The Stranger
Sergeant Drake

1987 Talking Walls
Professor Hirsch

1987 Stillwatch (TV movie)
Toby Wilson

1986 SpaceCamp
Brennan

1986 Jake Speed
Lawrence

1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Len Berger

– Menace, Anyone? (1986) … Det. Sgt. Len Berger

1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Lou Waltzberg

1986 The Equalizer (TV series)
Walter Wesley

– Out of the Past (1986) … Walter Wesley

1985 Brotherly Love (TV movie)
Detective Trelska

1985 MacGruder and Loud (TV series)
Sam

– The Very Scary Man (1985) … Sam

1985 Hotel (TV series)
Russ McMullen

– Identities (1985) … Russ McMullen

1982-1985 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Sgt. Dory McKenna

– Con Games (1985) … Sgt. Dory McKenna

– Happily Ever After (1985) … Sgt. Dory McKenna

– Out of Control (1984) … Sgt. Dory McKenna

– Hooked (1984) … Sgt. Dory McKenna

– Thank God It's Monday (1984) … Sgt. Dory McKenna

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1984 The River
Roy

1983 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Martin Colson

– Undercover Affair (1983) … Martin Colson

1983 Heart of Steel (TV movie)
Amendola

1983 Knots Landing (TV series)
Mitch Casey

– The People vs. Gary Ewing (1983) … Mitch Casey

1983 I Want to Live (TV movie)
Al Matthews

1982 Lou Grant (TV series)
Sergeant Stapler

– Victims (1982) … Sergeant Stapler

1982 CBS Afternoon Playhouse (TV series)
Andrew Cotter

– The Shooting (1982) … Andrew Cotter

1982 Paper Dolls (TV movie)
Alan

1982 Portrait of a Showgirl (TV movie)
Dennis Philips

1981 Absence of Malice
Waddell

1981 Les uns et les autres (TV mini-series)

1981 Bolero

1981 Macbeth (video)
Banquo

1980 Night Games
Jason St. John

1979 The Rose
Dennis

1979 Heartland
Jack

1978 Avalanche
Mark Elliott

1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Peter Abrams

– Sole Survivor (1978) … Peter Abrams

1977 Washington: Behind Closed Doors (TV mini-series)
Joe Wisnovsky

– Part 6 (1977) … Joe Wisnovsky

– Part 5 (1977) … Joe Wisnovsky

– Part 3 (1977) … Joe Wisnovsky

– Part 1 (1977) … Joe Wisnovsky

1977 New York, New York
Paul Wilson

1977 Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target (TV movie)
Harry Jaworsky

1977 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Inspector Dave Lambert, SFPD

– A Good Cop... But (1977) … Inspector Dave Lambert, SFPD

1975 Autopsy
Father Paul Lenox

1974 The Gravy Train
Tony

1974 Big Rose: Double Trouble (TV movie)
Ed Mills

1974 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
Charlie Mariette

– The Book of Murder (1974) … Charlie Mariette

1973 Incident at Vichy (TV movie)
Bayard, A Railroad Worker

1973 Medical Center (TV series)
Dr. Sam Nevins

– Woman for Hire (1973) … Dr. Sam Nevins

1972 Boxcar Bertha
Rake Brown

1971 Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Gnossos 'Paps' Pappadopoulis

1971 Von Richthofen and Brown
Hermann Goering

1971 Talking with Thoreau (video short)
Henry David Thoreau

1970 Puzzle of a Downfall Child
Aaron Reinhardt

1967-1969 N.Y.P.D. (TV series)
Christopher Adler

– The Body in the Trunk (1969) … Christopher Adler

– The Boy Witness (1967) … Christopher Adler

1968 The Brotherhood
Vido

1966 The Virginian (TV series)
Johnny Younce

– The Mark of a Man (1966) … Johnny Younce

1965 For the People (TV series)
Bob

– Act of Violence: Part 2 (1965) … Bob

1963 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Walter Johnson

– Go Fight City Hall (1963) … Walter Johnson

1962 The Defenders (TV series)
Douglas Gillis / Hoodlum #1

– The Tarnished Cross (1962) … Douglas Gillis

– The Iron Man (1962) … Hoodlum #1

1962 When I'm Old Enough... Good-Bye! (short)
Doug Miller

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(May 2002): Plays Victor Franz in "The Price" play by Arthur Miller (Odyssey Theater Ensemble, West Los Angeles, California, USA).

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Up 3,576 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Barry Primus Actor \| Director \| Writer Trivia: Taught acting and directing classes at the American Film Institute, The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, the UCLA campus, and at The Workshop in Maine. See more trivia » Born: February 16, 1938 in New York City, New York, USA
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