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Barnard Hughes

Date of Death: July 11, 2006 (90)

Birth Place: Bedford Hills, NY, USA

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Barnard Hughes STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1999
Osgood Meeker

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1990
Old Man

[Off-Broadway]
1990
Old Man

[Broadway]
1985
Harry Hope

[Broadway]
1984
Philip Stone

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1983
Father William Doherty

[Off-Broadway]
1982
Father William Doherty

[Off-Broadway]
1981
Hughes

[Broadway]
1979
Performer

[Broadway]
1978
Da

[Broadway]
1974
Dr. Lionel Morris

[Off-Broadway]
1974
Sir John Falstaff

[Off-Broadway]
1974
Gower (Chorus)

[Broadway]
1973
Performer

[Broadway]
1973
Alexander Vladimirovich Serebryakov

[Broadway]
1972
Dogberry

[Off-Broadway]
1972
Dogberry

[Off-Broadway]
1972
Polonius

[Broadway]
1971
Fulbert

[Off-Broadway]
1971
Arnall (Line)

[Broadway]
1970
General Fitzhugh

[Broadway]
1969
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1967
Senator McFetridge

Wingate [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1964
Performer

[Broadway]
1964
Marcellus

Priest

Claudius (Understudy)

[Broadway]
1963
Bert Howell

Mike Harper (Understudy)

Victor Talsey (Understudy)

[Broadway]
1963
The Governor

[Off-Broadway]
1963
Nils Krogstad

[Broadway]
1960
August

Orrin Knox (Understudy)

[Broadway]
1959
Captain Norcross

Koichi Asano (Understudy)

[Off-Broadway]
1957
Lanty

[Broadway]
1951
Clancy

[Broadway]
1949
Martin

[Broadway]
1939
Joe Garibaldi


Barnard Hughes Movies

The Young Doctors
[ 1961 ] Dr. Kent O Donnell
Hamlet
[ 1964 ] Marcellus, Priest
Midnight Cowboy
[ 1969 ] Towny
Where's Poppa?
[ 1970 ] Colonel Hendricks
The Hospital
[ 1971 ] Drummond, Dr. Mallory
The Pursuit of Happiness
[ 1971 ] Judge Vogel
Cold Turkey
[ 1971 ] Dr. Proctor
Rage
[ 1972 ] Dr. Spencer Public Health Service
Sisters
[ 1972 ] Arthur McLennen
Oh, God!
[ 1977 ] Judge Baker
First Monday in October
[ 1981 ] Chief Justice James Jefferson Crawford
TRON
[ 1982 ] Dr. Walter Gibbs, Dumont
Best Friends
[ 1982 ] Tim McCullen
Maxie
[ 1985 ] Bishop Campbell
Where Are the Children?
[ 1986 ] Jonathan Knowles
The Lost Boys
[ 1987 ] Grandpa
Da
[ 1988 ] Da
Doc Hollywood
[ 1991 ] Dr. Hogue
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
[ 1993 ] Father Maurice
The Odd Couple II
[ 1998 ] Beaumont
Cradle Will Rock
[ 1999 ] Frank Marvel
The Fantasticks
[ 2000 ] Henry

Barnard Hughes TV Shows

All in the Family
Father Majeski, Father John Majeski
Blossom
Buzz Richman
Doc
Dr. Joe 'Doc' Bogert
Mr. Merlin
Max Merlin
The Cavanaughs
Francis 'Pop' Cavanaugh
The Trials of O'Brien
Judge, Chief Judge

Barnard Hughes Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Lifetime Achievement Award

Barnard Hughes


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1986 - Outstanding Supporting Performer, Touring Production or Prior to New York

Barnard HughesThe Iceman Cometh


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1978 - Outstanding Actor - Play

Barnard Hughes , Da


winner
Tony Awards - 1978 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Barnard Hughes , Da

Tony Awards - 1973 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Barnard Hughes, Much Ado About Nothing

Barnard Hughes News


The Washington Stage Guild Opens 37th Season With THE GOOD DOCTOR by Neil Simon and Anton Chekhov

The Washington Stage Guild will kick off its 2022-2023 season, a “Season of Transitions,” with The Good Doctor by Neil Simon, adapted from the stories of Anton Chekhov, directed by founding member Laura Giannarelli.

Photos: Rehearsals for Shakespeare in the Park's MERRY WIVES; Increased Audience Capacity

The Public Theater will begin performances of the 2021 Free Shakespeare in the Park production of MERRY WIVES on Tuesday, July 6 at The Delacorte Theater. The all-Black staging of the delightful comedy will officially open on Tuesday, July 27 and was recently extended by three weeks to now end on Saturday, September 18.

Abena, Shola Adewusi, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Pascale Armand, Susan Kelechi Watson & More to Star in Free Shakespeare in the Park's MERRY WIVES

The Public Theater announced today that Free Shakespeare in the Park will return this summer with the delightful comedy MERRY WIVES, adapted by award-winning Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director Saheem Ali.

Theater Stories: ROCK OF AGES, LOBBY HERO, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME & More About The Hayes Theater

Today's Theater Stories features the Hayes Theater! Learn about Broadway's smallest theater, which has presented shows including Rock of Ages, Lobby Hero, What the Constitution Means to Me, Grand Horizons and many more!

The Episcopal Actors' Guild and the House of the Redeemer Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL

The Episcopal Actors' Guild (EAG) and the House of the Redeemer are proud to present a joint holiday party with music and a reading of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, followed by the singing of carols and a virtual reception.

EAG And House Of The Redeemer Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL + Holiday Party

The Episcopal Actors' Guild (EAG) and the House of the Redeemer will present a joint holiday party with music and a reading of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, followed by the singing of carols and a virtual reception.

Musical Version of Cult Classic Film THE LOST BOYS Could Hit the Stage in 2021

In commemoration of the release of the cult classic film THE LOST BOYS, Grammy winner G Tom Mac, singer and songwriter of the film's hit theme song 'Cry Little Sister' is working on a musical version of the film, titled A LOST BOYS STORY. Now it has been revealed that the musical could hit the stage as early as next year.

The CW Orders Another Pilot of THE LOST BOYS Reboot

After ordering a pilot for a reboot of the 1987 film “The Lost Boys” last season, The CW has ordered another one for the 2020-2021 season.

PICT Classic Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season

PICT Classic Theatre's 2019-2020 season will consist of 3 productions beginning in November: a ghost story play written by Stephen Mallatratt, an adaptation of a Shakespeare classic, and an Irish play by Hugh Leonard. All three will be presented at WQED's Fred Rogers Studio in Oakland.

Photo Flashback: Maureen Stapleton, Christopher Plummer and Glynis Johns Pose in 1982

Today we are taking you deep into the BroadwayWorld archives with this candid shot of Maureen Stapleton, Christopher Plummer and Glynis Johns as they promote Little Gloria... Happy at Last at the Plaza Hotel on September 11, 1982 in New York City.

DECADES TV Network Presents 'Dark Shadows' Barnabas Episodes Starting Halloween Week

Relive the first gothic soap opera television series Dark Shadows when Vampire Barnabas Collins arrives on DECADES TV Network every weeknight at 12 am ET beginning Monday, October 29th.  DECADES will start airing 260 episodes of the drama featuring the guilt-ridden, 175-year-old vampire as he made his first appearance, which originally aired on April 18, 1967.

Peter Shaffer Expert to Speak at LETTICE AND LOVAGE Sunday Symposium at WCP

Alan Pally, an authority on Tony and Academy Award-winning British playwright Peter Shaffer ("Amadeus," "Equus"), will be guest speaker at the Playhouse's Sunday Symposium following the Sunday, June 4, 3 p.m. matinee performance of Shaffer's comedy "Lettice and Lovage." 

SDC Foundation's New Mason-Wilson Award Supports New York Collaborations

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDC Foundation), the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), announces that today, November 15, former SDC President and 2016 recipient of the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Marshall W. Mason (pictured, left) will announce a bequest to SDC Foundation.

SDC Foundation's New Mason-Wilson Award to Support New York Collaborations

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDC Foundation), the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), announces that on Tuesday, November 15, former SDC President and 2016 recipient of the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Marshall W. Mason will announce a bequest to SDC Foundation.

SEE IT BIG! Moving Image Screens WEST SIDE STORY, INTERSTELLAR & More on 70mm, Beginning Today

This summer, Museum of the Moving Image will present See It Big! 70mm, every weekend from August 7 through 30, featuring eight films made between 1961 and 2014 -- all of them shot in 70mm and to be shown in 70mm prints in the majestic Sumner M. Redstone Theater.

SEE IT BIG! Moving Image to Screen WEST SIDE STORY, INTERSTELLAR & More on 70mm This Summer

This summer, Museum of the Moving Image will present See It Big! 70mm, every weekend from August 7 through 30, featuring eight films made between 1961 and 2014 -- all of them shot in 70mm and to be shown in 70mm prints in the majestic Sumner M. Redstone Theater.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts to Present Montana Repertory Theatre's THE GREAT GATSBY, 4/12

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 60th Anniversary Season with Montana Repertory Theatre's new theatrical adaptation of The Great Gatsby on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 3pm. F. Scott Fitzgerald's captivating story of romance and betrayal is brought to life in Simon Levy's finely crafted adaptation for the stage. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at BrooklynCenter.org or by calling the box office at 718-951-4500 (Tue-Sat, 1pm-6pm).

Film Society of Lincoln Center Announces Line-Up for Film Comment Selects

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the lineup for the upcoming 14th edition of Film Comment magazine's essential and eclectic feast of cinephilia, Film Comment Selects, taking place from February 17-27, 2014.

Early Computer Movies, Avant-Garde and Mainstream, Set for Moving Image This Weekend

Before the clones attacked, before the Na'vi Hometree was destroyed, before Buzz Lightyear went to infinity and beyond, avant-garde film and video pioneers were expanding the bounds of the moving image by harnessing computer technology to create radical new ways of seeing. Museum of the Moving Image will present a weekend program devoted to exploring early works of computer animation, organized by guest curators Leo Goldsmith and Gregory Zinman. This series of screenings and conversations, Computer Age: Early Computer Movies, 1952-1987, will take place today, November 15 through 17, 2013. Screenings include avant-garde works ranging from oscilloscope experiments to computer-assisted psychedelia; formative digital advertising and music videos; as well as feature films that incorporated these techniques into the mainstream.

Early Computer Movies, Avant-Garde and Mainstream, Set for Moving Image, 11/15-17

Before the clones attacked, before the Na'vi Hometree was destroyed, before Buzz Lightyear went to infinity and beyond, avant-garde film and video pioneers were expanding the bounds of the moving image by harnessing computer technology to create radical new ways of seeing. Museum of the Moving Image will present a weekend program devoted to exploring early works of computer animation, organized by guest curators Leo Goldsmith and Gregory Zinman. This series of screenings and conversations, Computer Age: Early Computer Movies, 1952-1987, will take place November 15 through 17, 2013. Screenings include avant-garde works ranging from oscilloscope experiments to computer-assisted psychedelia; formative digital advertising and music videos; as well as feature films that incorporated these techniques into the mainstream.

Barnard Hughes FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Barnard Hughes been in?

Barnard Hughes has appeared on Broadway in 24 shows.

How many West End shows has Barnard Hughes been in?

Barnard Hughes has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Barnard Hughes been nominated for?

Barnard Hughes has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. These include the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Touring Production or Prior to New York at the Helen Hayes Awards for his role in "The Iceman Cometh," Outstanding Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for his performance in "Da," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Da," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Much Ado About Nothing."

What awards has Barnard Hughes won?

Barnard Hughes has won several awards throughout his career. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Drama Desk Awards. He also won the Outstanding Supporting Performer award for a touring production or prior to New York at the Helen Hayes Awards for his role in The Iceman Cometh. Hughes was recognized with the Outstanding Actor - Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for his performance in Da. Additionally, he won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his work in Da.

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