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Barry Morrow

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Actor
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MEET THE REAL BILL SACKTER - Trailer for new feature length documentary by Lane Wyrick - an inspiring look at the man that forever changed the way society looks at people with disabilities. Voted "#1 Audience Favorite" - Kansas Int'l Film Festival.
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A Friend Indeed: The Bill Sackter Story (2008)
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Barry Morrow is an Emmy and Academy Award winning writer/producer best known for his original story and screenplay for the 1988 Best Picture, "Rain Man (1988)". Morrow's autobiographical story, "Bill (1981)", starring Dennis Quaid and the late Mickey Rooney, was hailed by the New York Times as Rooney's most enduring role in his 90 year career.
BornJune 12, 1948
BornJune 12, 1948
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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Dennis Quaid, Barry Morrow, and Bill Sackter

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Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)
Rain Man
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1988
Darren Criss and Mãdãlina Ghenea in All You Ever Wished For (2018)
All You Ever Wished For
4.7
  • Writer
  • 2018
Bill (1981)
Bill
7.9
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1981
Race the Sun (1996)
Race the Sun
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1996

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Writer

  • Darren Criss and Mãdãlina Ghenea in All You Ever Wished For (2018)
    All You Ever Wished For
    • written by
    • 2018
  • Remember Sunday (2013)
    Remember Sunday
    • teleplay
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Martin Sheen and Renée Estevez in Mercy of the Sea (2003)
    Mercy of the Sea
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Race the Sun (1996)
    Race the Sun
    • written by
    • 1996
  • Gospa (1995)
    Gospa
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Fred Savage and Hume Cronyn in Christmas on Division Street (1991)
    Christmas on Division Street
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • The Karen Carpenter Story (1989)
    The Karen Carpenter Story
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988)
    Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)
    Rain Man
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1988
  • A Conspiracy of Love (1987)
    A Conspiracy of Love
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1987
  • Bill (1981)
    Bill: On His Own
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Bill (1981)
    Bill
    • story by
    • TV Movie
    • 1981

Producer

  • The Feeling of Greatness: The Moe Norman Story
    • producer
    • In Production
  • Darren Criss and Mãdãlina Ghenea in All You Ever Wished For (2018)
    All You Ever Wished For
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Donald Sutherland, Mary McDonnell, Matthew Fox, and Bradley Whitford in Behind the Mask (1999)
    Behind the Mask
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Race the Sun (1996)
    Race the Sun
    • producer
    • 1996
  • The Disappearance of Vonnie (1994)
    The Disappearance of Vonnie
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Fred Savage and Hume Cronyn in Christmas on Division Street (1991)
    Christmas on Division Street
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • Ariana Richards, Bonnie Bedelia, and Brian Kerwin in Switched at Birth (1991)
    Switched at Birth
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1991

Actor

  • Fred Savage and Hume Cronyn in Christmas on Division Street (1991)
    Christmas on Division Street
    • Homeless Person (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • Bill (1981)
    Bill: On His Own
    • Narrator (voice, uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Bill (1981)
    Bill
    • Narrator (voice, uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
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Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 12, 1948
    • Austin, Minnesota, USA
  • Children
    • Clay Morrow
  • Other works
    His one man stage performance "Bill For Short" was released on CD by Gang of Seven.
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    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Portrayals

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    Met Kim Peek, his inspiration for Rain Man (1988), while attending a disabilities conference in Arlington, Texas, in 1984.

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