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Barnard Hughes Biography (1915-)

First name is pronounced "Bar-nid"; born July 16, 1915, in Bedford Hills, NY;son of Owen and Madge (maiden name, Kiernan) Hughes; married Helen Stenborg(an actress), April 19, 1950; children: Douglas, Laura (an actress).

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

July 16, 1915

Bedford Hills, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Haberdasher, The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare Fellowship Company, New York City, 1934
• (Broadway debut) The Cat and the Canary, Majestic Theatre, 1937
• Joe, Please, Mrs. Garibaldi, Belmont Theatre, New York City, 1939
• Herself, Mrs. Patrick Crowley, Wilmington, DE, 1939
• Martin, The Ivy Green, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1949
• Clancy, Dinosaur Wharf, National Theatre, New York City, 1951
• Captain McLean, The Teahouse of the August Moon, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1956
• Major Joppolo, A Bell for Adano, Equity Library Theatre, Lennox Hall Playhouse, New York City, 1957
• T. J., Home of the Brave, Equity Library Theatre, Lennox Hall Playhouse, 1957
• Lantry, The Will and the Way, Theatre East, New York City, 1957
• Dr. Genoni, Enrico IV, Erlanger Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1958
• Inspector Norcross, A Majority of One, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1959
• Senator Tom August, Advise and Consent, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1960
• Peter Mortensgaard, Rosmersholm, Fourth Street Theatre, New York City, 1962
• Nils Krogstad, A Doll's House, Theatre Four, New York City, 1963
• The Governor, The Advocate, American National Theatre and AcademyTheatre, New York City, 1963
• Bert Howell, Nobody Loves an Albatross, Lyceum Theatre, 1963
• Marcellus and priest, Hamlet, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1964
• Father Frank Feeley, I Was Dancing, Lyceum Theatre, 1964
• Jim Bolton, Generation, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1965
• Father Stanislas Coyne, Hogan's Goat, American Place Theatre, NewYork City, 1965
• Senator McFetridge, How Now, Dow Jones, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1967
• Judge Belknap, The Wrong-Way Light Bulb, John Golden Theatre, NewYork City, 1969
• General Fitzhugh, Sheep on the Runway, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1970
• Arnall, Line, Theatre De Lys, New York City, 1971
• Fulbert, Abelard and Heloise, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1971
• Various roles, Older People, New York Shakespeare Festival, PublicTheatre, New York City, 1972
• Polonius, Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1972
• Dogberry, Much Ado about Nothing, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, then Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, both 1972
• Alexander Serebryakov, Uncle Vanya, Circle in the Square/Joseph E.Levine Theatre, New York City, 1973
• The Voice (recorded), Edgar Allan Poe, Alice Tully Hall, New YorkCity, 1973
• Various roles, The Good Doctor, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1973
• Sir John Falstaff, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Gower, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, both New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, 1974
• Dr. Lionel Morris, All Over Town, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1974
• Voice of newspaper (recorded), Edgar Allan Poe: A Condition of Shadowwith Jerry Rockwood, URGENT Theatre, New York City, 1975
• Tchebutykin, The Three Sisters, Brooklyn Academy of Music Playhouse, Brooklyn, NY, 1977
• Reverend Anthony Anderson, The Devil's Disciple, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1977, then Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House, Brooklyn, NY, 1978
• Title role, Da, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, then MoroscoTheatre, both 1978
• Homeward Bound, 1980
• Hugh, Translations, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1981
• Orgon, Tartuffe, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1982
• Father William Doherty, Angels Fall, Circle Repertory Theatre, NewYork City, 1982, then Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1983
• Philip Stone, End of the World, Music Box Theatre, New York City,1984
• The Sky Is No Limit, 1984
• Harry Hope, The Iceman Cometh, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1985
• The Iceman Cometh, American National Theatre, c. 1986
• You Can't Take It With You, Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, 1989
• Old Man, Prelude to a Kiss, Helen Hayes Theatre, 1990-1991
• Da, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 1993
• Da, 1999
• Osgood Meeker, Waiting in the Wings, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 1999-2000
• Major Tours
• Captain McLean, The Teahouse of the August Moon, U.S. cities, 1954-1956
• Jim Bolton, Generation, U.S. cities, 1966
• Title role, Da, U.S. cities, 1979-1980
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Playgirl, 1954
• Dr. Kent O'Donnell, The Young Doctors, United Artists, 1961
• Marcellus and priest, Hamlet, Warner Bros., 1964
• Towny, Midnight Cowboy, United Artists, 1969
• Colonel Hendriks, Where's Poppa? (also known as Going Ape),United Artists, 1970
• Dr. Proctor, Cold Turkey, United Artists, 1971
• Edmund Drummond, The Hospital, United Artists, 1971
• Judge Vogel, The Pursuit of Happiness, Columbia, 1971
• Dr. Spencer, Rage, Warner Bros., 1972
• Mr. Arthur McLennen, Sisters (also known as Blood Sisters),American International, 1973
• Judge Baker, Oh, God!, Warner Bros., 1977
• Chief Justice Crawford, First Monday in October, Paramount, 1981
• Tim McCullen, Best Friends, Warner Bros., 1982
• Old man, Deadhead Miles, filmed in 1970, released by Paramount, 1982
• Dr. Walter Gibbs and Dumont, Tron, Buena Vista, 1982
• Bishop Campbell, Maxie (also known as Free Spirit), Orion,1985
• Jonathan Knowles, Where Are the Children?, Columbia, 1986
• Grandpa, The Lost Boys, Warner Bros., 1987
• Title role, Da, FilmDallas, 1988
• Dr. Aurelius Hogue, Doc Hollywood, Warner Bros., 1991
• Father Maurice, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Buena Vista, 1993
• Treasurer, The Emperor's New Clothes, 1993
• Beaumont, The Odd Couple II (also known as Neil Simon's The OddCouple II), Paramount, 1998
• Frank Marvel, Cradle Will Rock, Buena Vista, 1999
• Henry Albertson, The Fantasticks, United Artists, 2000
• Himself, The Making of "Tron," 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Second Dr. Bruce Banning, The Guiding Light, CBS, 1961-1966
• Stuart Bronson, Dark Shadows, 1966
• First Wilfred Hollister, The Secret Storm, CBS, 1968-1969
• Mr. Barton, As the World Turns, 1969-1970
• "Doc" Joe Bogert (title role), Doc, CBS, 1975-1976
• Max Merlin (title role), Mr. Merlin, CBS, 1981-1982
• Francis "Pop" Cavanaugh, The Cavanaughs, CBS, 1986-1987
• Buzz Richman, Blossom, NBC, 1991-1993
• Miniseries
• Justice John Francis Carew, Little Gloria ... Happy at Last, NBC,1982
• CIA Director William Casey, Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (also known as The Rise and Fall of Oliver North), CBS, 1989
• Movies
• Dr. Helm, The Borgia Stick, NBC, 1967
• Elias Hart, Dr. Cook's Garden, ABC, 1971
• Joel Lynch, All the Way Home, 1971
• Dr. Benjamin Simon, The UFO Incident (also known as InterruptedJourney), NBC, 1975
• Attorney Philip J. Madden, Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard MurderCase, NBC, 1975
• The Two Lives of Sean Doolittle, 1975
• Judge Fricke, Kill Me if You Can (also known as The Caryl Chessman Story), NBC, 1977
• Uncle Tyler, Tell Me My Name, CBS, 1977
• John Matusak, Betty's father, See How She Runs, CBS, 1978
• Harry Seaton, Homeward Bound, CBS, 1980
• A Conflict of Interest, 1982
• Mr. Rafiel, Agatha Christie's "A Caribbean Mystery" (also known asA Caribbean Mystery), CBS, 1983
• Arthur Bennett, The Sky's No Limit (also known as The Sky's theLimit), CBS, 1984
• Ludlow Whitney, Under the Biltmore Clock, PBS, 1986
• Chance Carson, A Hobo's Christmas, CBS, 1987
• Abner Ableson, Night of Courage, ABC, 1987
• Doc Hansen, The Incident, CBS, 1990
• Judge, Miracle Child, NBC, 1993
• Harry Pitt, Trick of the Eye (also known as Primal Secrets), CBS, 1994
• Ed Godfrey, Past the Bleachers, ABC, 1995
• Specials
• (Television debut) Bob Cratchit, A Christmas Carol, 1946
• Mr. Wallace, The Million Dollar Incident, CBS, 1961
• Secretary of the Navy, "Pueblo" (also known as "Pueblo Affair"), ABC Theatre, ABC, 1973
• Dogberry, Much Ado about Nothing, 1973
• Mr. Crampfurl, "The Borrowers," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1973
• Jim, "A Memory of Two Mondays," Great Performances, PBS, 1974
• Himself, The 32nd Annual Tony Awards, 1978
• Presenter, The 33rd Annual Tony Awards, 1979
• The Magic of David Copperfield, CBS, 1981
• Night of 100 Stars, 1982
• "The 75th," The Booth, PBS, 1985
• Jake Tibbits, "Home Fires Burning," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1989
• Himself, The 44th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1990
• Voice of Horace Greeley, Lincoln (documentary), ABC, 1992
• Also appeared in Look Homeward, Angel.
• Pilots
• Mr. Rhenquist, The Thanksgiving Treasure, CBS, 1973
• Marion Weston, Another April, CBS, 1974
• "Doc" Joe Bogert, Doc, CBS, 1975
• Jess Halliday, Ransom for Alice!, NBC, 1977
• (As Barney Hughes) Andy Borchard, The World Beyond (also known asThe Mud Monster), CBS, 1978
• Father John Brown, Sanctuary of Fear (also known as Girl in thePark, Father Brown, Detective, and Sanctuary of Death), NBC, 1979
• Gordon Hackles, "Trick or Treat," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1983
• Colonel Henry L. Stimson, Day One, CBS, 1989
• Grandpa, Blossom, NBC, 1990
• Episodic
• "Papa Was a Sport," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1954
• Mr. Dubois, "Four Homes for Danny," Armstrong Circle Theatre, NBC,1957
• Leo, "Little Charlie Don't Want a Saddle," The U.S. Steel Hour, ABC, 1957
• Dr. Foster, "William and Mary," Way Out, 1961
• "The Boy Between," The Defenders, CBS, 1961
• Al Forrester, "Two on the House," Route 66, 1962
• Harold Myle, "Show Just Cause Why You Should Weep," The Nurses, CBS, 1963
• Chief judge, "No Justice for Judge," The Trials of O'Brien, 1965
• Judge, "A Horse Called Destiny," The Trials of O'Brien, 1966
• Lathrop Hyde, "The Trap of Solid Gold," ABC Stage 67, 1967
• Father Majeski, "Edith's Accident," All in the Family, CBS, 1971
• Jack Riker, "Dead Pigeon," Cannon, 1971
• Father John Majeski, "Edith Flips Her Wig," All in the Family, CBS, 1972
• Andrew Corby, "All My Tomorrows," Love Story, 1973
• Father John Majeski, "Edith's Conversion," All in the Family, CBS,1973
• Herb Hartley, "An American Family," The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1974
• Herb Hartley, "Making Up Is the Thing to Do," The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1974
• Clinton Palmer, "A Capitol Crime," Hawaii Five-0, 1977
• Judge Felix Ruthman, "Judge," Lou Grant, CBS, 1977
• Herb Hartley, "Grizzly Emily," The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1978
• Joe Freilich, "Passages," Hotel, 1984
• "Ace in the Hole/Uncle Joey's Song/Father in the Cradle," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984
• The King, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," American Playhouse, PBS, 1986
• Lester Simmons, "Here's Who Ordered the Pizza," The Days and Nights ofMolly Dodd, NBC, 1988
• Judge Tuttman, "Twoslip," The Marshal, ABC, 1995
• Sam O'Donnell, "In Search of Crimes Past," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as Homicide and H: LOTS), NBC, 1995
• Judge Panicio, "Daniel in the Lion's Den," Deadline, NBC, 2000
• Also appeared in Robert Montgomery Presents, NBC; Hawkins Falls, Pop. 6,200, NBC; Hollywood Screen Test, ABC; Naked City,ABC; Car 54, Where Are You?, NBC; Nova, PBS; Dupont Show ofthe Week, CBS; as voice of treasurer, "Emperor's New Clothes," Long Ago and Far Away, PBS.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Playbill, December 28, 1999