Barnard Hughes

Age: 90 (passed away Jul. 11th, 2006)
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Birth Place: Bedford Hills, New York, USA
Born: Jul. 16th, 1915

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Barnard Hughes' Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Blossom	Buzz Richman
Mr. Merlin	Max Merlin
The Cavanaughs	Pop Francis 'Pop'&hellip

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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 Shakespeare Festival production of "Much Ado About Nothing" and off-Broadway performances in "Uncle Vanya" (directed by Mike Nichols (I)), "A Doll's House", "Hogan's Goat", "The Three Sisters", "The Devil's Disciple" and "Translations".

On Broadway, he appeared in the hit play "Prelude to a Kiss" after completing a run of "You Can't Take It With You" at Dublin's Abbey Theatre. On screen, he created his first big impact in Midnight Cowboy (1969). Since then, his films have included The Lost Boys (1987), First Monday in October (1981), _Tron (1982)_ and The Hospital (1971). Among his television credits are the series "The Cavanaughs" (1986), "Mr. Merlin" (1981) and "Doc" (1975).

TRIVIA:

Children: Douglas and Laura.
From an Irish-American family
Served in the Army during World War II.
His son is Tony Award winning (Doubt) director Doug Hughes.
A member of the Tenthouse Theater, a Palm Springs, CA, repertory company which opened in 1950 and played for several years.
Went to Manhattan College.
Father of actress 'Laura Hughes (I)' (qv).
Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors Branch)

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