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Barry Primus

Birth Place: New York, NY, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1979
Menasha

[Broadway]
1964
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1959
Customer


Movies

The Brotherhood
[ 1968 ] Vido
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
[ 1970 ] Aaron Reinhardt
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
[ 1971 ] Gnossos Pappadopoulis
Von Richthofen and Brown
[ 1971 ] Hermann Goering
Boxcar Bertha
[ 1972 ] Rake Brown
The Dion Brothers
[ 1974 ] Tony
Autopsy
[ 1975 ] Father Paul Lenox
New York, New York
[ 1977 ] Paul Wilson
Avalanche
[ 1978 ] Mark Elliott
The Rose
[ 1979 ] Dennis
Heartland
[ 1979 ] Jack
Absence of Malice
[ 1981 ] Bob Waddell
The River
[ 1984 ] Roy
SpaceCamp
[ 1986 ] Brennan
Jake Speed
[ 1986 ] Lawrence
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
[ 1986 ] Lou Waltzberg
Talking Walls
[ 1987 ] Professor Hirsch
The Stranger
[ 1987 ] Sergeant Drake
Big Business
[ 1988 ] Michael
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
[ 1989 ] Ford Maddox
Torn Apart
[ 1990 ] Arie Arnon
Final Stage
[ 1990 ] Detective #1
Denial
[ 1990 ] Jay
Guilty by Suspicion
[ 1991 ] Bert Alan
Night and the City
[ 1992 ] Tommy Tessler
Mistress
[ 1992 ] writer
T-Force
[ 1994 ] producer
Flipping
[ 1996 ] Joey, Leo's Crew
Black and White
[ 1999 ] Priest
15 Minutes
[ 2001 ] Cab Driver
Life as a House
[ 2001 ] Tom
Frankie and Johnny Are Married
[ 2003 ] Barry Primus
Cross Bronx
[ 2004 ] Mary Green
When Will I Be Loved
[ 2004 ] Victor Barrie
Break a Leg
[ 2005 ] Ira Goldstein
Mustang Sally
[ 2006 ] Dr. Koshansky
Jackson
[ 2008 ] Donald
Righteous Kill
[ 2008 ] Prosky
The Legend
[ 2012 ] Arnold
Grudge Match
[ 2013 ] Joey the Bartender
American Hustle
[ 2013 ] Tellegio's Consigliere
The Longest Week
[ 2014 ] Bernard the Chauffeur
Small Time
[ 2014 ] Jerry
Bad Hurt
[ 2015 ] Marty
Joy
[ 2015 ] Rudy's Attorney
Breakable You
[ 2017 ] Dr. Chazen
The Irishman
[ 2019 ] Ewing King
Arkansas
[ 2020 ] Old Greek

TV Shows

Cagney & Lacey
Sgt. Dory McKenna

News


Theater for the New City's VILLAGE HALLOWEEN COSTUME BALL set for October 31
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 5, 2024

To delight its community and celebrate the creativity that comes with the season, Theater for the New City (TNC), 155 First Ave., will present its annual Village Halloween Costume Ball October 31. 
Theater For The New City Presents SOUP IN THE SECOND ACT By Barry Primus
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 6, 2024

Barry Primus's new play, SOUP IN THE SECOND ACT, will be presented at Theater for the New City from September 26 to October 6. Learn more about the resident theater production.
BWW Interview: Austin Pendleton of LIFE, LOVE, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE? on MetropolitanZoom
by Stephen Mosher - May 4, 2021

It's time to try a new form of acting, and that's what Austin Pendleton is all about. On May 6th he will join the MetropolitanZoom family as he and Barbara Bleier perform their first ever virtual cabaret! Not to be missed.
TEAM MARCO, QT8: THE FIRST EIGHT and More to Play at Garden State Film Festival
by Abigail Charpentier - Feb 12, 2020

Celebrating its 18th Anniversary, the artistic philosophy of the Garden State Film Festival is rooted in the celebration of the independent film genre and celebrates this spirit through dramatic screenings and unparalleled film collaborations attracting a diverse audience from around the world. From Wednesday, 25 - Sunday, 29 March 2020 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, GSFF unveils world premieres, Hollywood stars, industry panels, and as a nonprofit enterprise, serves as an added economic engine for Asbury Park's vitality through art, commerce and culture. Make your plans to be a part of intriguing panel discussions and can't miss parties, all held in numerous locations all over the city by the sea. 
Leah Nanako Winkler Earns 2018 Francesca Primus Prize
by Julie Musbach - Aug 30, 2019

Leah Nanako Winkler has been awarded the 2018 Francesca Primus Prize for her play Two Mile Hollow. Jointly sponsored by the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) and the Francesca Ronnie Primus Foundation, the Primus Prize is given annually to an emerging woman playwright in recognition of a play presented the previous year.
ATCA Names Finalists For Francesca Primus Prize
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2019

The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) has selected three finalists for the Francesca Primus Prize, sponsored by ATCA and the Francesca Ronnie Primus Foundation. The award, presented annually since 1997, recognizes the best work by an emerging woman playwright who has not yet achieved national prominence.
MY WIFE IN A CHADOR Premieres Tonight at TNC
by BWW News Desk - Nov 6, 2014

Claudio Angelini is the well-known Italian TV news anchor known as the Dan Rather of Italy. He has written a seriocomedy, 'My Wife in a Chador,' in which a Pulitzer Prize nominated author resembling Norman Mailer is recruited to run for Mayor of New York. Coincidentally the author's wife, who is half Arabic, is mugged on the mean streets and is so traumatized by the crime that she decides to return to her Islamic roots and adopt the chador (head covering). The question then becomes: can a man campaigning with an Islamic wife win the mayoralty of our city? When his main opponent is revealed to having been funded by an Emir with terrorist ties, the Mayoral race becomes more than a frolic for the writer -- and the stakes rise considerably higher. Theater for the New City will present the play's world premiere tonight, November 6 to 23, directed by Stephan Morrow.
MY WIFE IN A CHADOR to Premiere at TNC, 11/6-23
by BWW News Desk - Oct 14, 2014

Claudio Angelini is the well-known Italian TV news anchor known as the Dan Rather of Italy. He has written a seriocomedy, 'My Wife in a Chador,' in which a Pulitzer Prize nominated author resembling Norman Mailer is recruited to run for Mayor of New York. Coincidentally the author's wife, who is half Arabic, is mugged on the mean streets and is so traumatized by the crime that she decides to return to her Islamic roots and adopt the chador (head covering). The question then becomes: can a man campaigning with an Islamic wife win the mayoralty of our city? When his main opponent is revealed to having been funded by an Emir with terrorist ties, the Mayoral race becomes more than a frolic for the writer -- and the stakes rise considerably higher. Theater for the New City will present the play's world premiere November 6 to 23, directed by Stephan Morrow.
OBAMA IN NAPLES Plays Premiere Run at June Havoc Theatre, 4/25-5/6
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2012

OBAMA IN NAPLES, written by Italian Claudio Angelini, is scheduled to play its world premier at the June Havoc Theatre April 25 to May 6.
OBAMA IN NAPLES Plays Premiere Run at June Havoc Theatre, 4/25-5/6
by Mark Valdez - Mar 21, 2012

OBAMA IN NAPLES, written by Italian Claudio Angelini, is scheduled to play its world premier at the June Havoc Theatre April 25 to May 6.
Playwright Caridad Svich Wins ATCA's 2011 Francesca Primus Prize
by Lauren Wolman - Jul 9, 2011

At its annual conference, the American Theatre Critics Association today announced that playwright Caridad Svich has been awarded the $10,000 Francesca Primus Prize for The House of the Spirits. Svich will receive her check immediately and be celebrated at an upcoming ATCA conference.
TRIANGLE Comes To 59E59 Theaters, Previews 4/14
by BWW News Desk - Apr 14, 2011

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is proud to host the New York City premiere of TRIANGLE, written by Jack Gilhooley and Daniel Czitrom and directed by Stephan Morrow, which is part of Americas Off Broadway.
TRIANGLE Comes To 59E59 Theaters, Previews 4/14
by BWW News Desk - Apr 14, 2011

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is proud to host the New York City premiere of TRIANGLE, written by Jack Gilhooley and Daniel Czitrom and directed by Stephan Morrow, which is part of Americas Off Broadway.
TRIANGLE Comes To 59E59 Theaters, Previews 4/14
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 25, 2011

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is proud to host the New York City premiere of TRIANGLE, written by Jack Gilhooley and Daniel Czitrom and directed by Stephan Morrow, which is part of Americas Off Broadway.
TRIANGLE Comes To 59E59 Theaters, Previews 4/14
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 17, 2011

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is proud to host the New York City premiere of TRIANGLE, written by Jack Gilhooley and Daniel Czitrom and directed by Stephan Morrow, which is part of Americas Off Broadway.
Stars from 'Twilight,' 'Glee,' et al. Announced for BTC Young Playwrights Festival, 6/3-27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2010

'Twilight' Saga star Michael Welch, 'Glee' star Heather Morris, Jennifer Stone ('Wizards of Waverly Place', 'Harriet the Spy'), Constance Zimmer ('Entourage'), Lenny Jacobson & Mackenzie Aladjem from Showtime's 'Nurse Jackie,' Michael J. Willett from 'United States of Tara,' Scott Lowell ('Queer as Folk'), Jenna Leigh Green (Broadway's WICKED, 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch') and Larry Poindexter from MTV's upcoming series 'The Hard Times of RJ Berger' will all be starring in The Blank Theatre Company's Nationwide Young Playwrights Festival. Twelve winning plays by teenaged playwrights, aged 14 -19 from six different states, will be presented by professional actors and directors in the month-long Festival at The Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood beginning June 3, 2010.
Morris, Welch, Green et al. Set For Young Playwrights Festival 6/3-27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 3, 2010

Twelve winning plays by teenaged playwrights, aged 14 -19 from six different states, will be presented by professional actors and directors in the month-long Festival at The Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood beginning June 3, 2010.
Stars from 'Twilight,' 'Glee,' et al. Announced for BTC Young Playwrights Festival, 6/3-27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 3, 2010

'Twilight' Saga star Michael Welch, 'Glee' star Heather Morris, Jennifer Stone ('Wizards of Waverly Place', 'Harriet the Spy'), Constance Zimmer ('Entourage'), Lenny Jacobson & Mackenzie Aladjem from Showtime's 'Nurse Jackie,' Michael J. Willett from 'United States of Tara,' Scott Lowell ('Queer as Folk'), Jenna Leigh Green (Broadway's WICKED, 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch') and Larry Poindexter from MTV's upcoming series 'The Hard Times of RJ Berger' will all be starring in The Blank Theatre Company's Nationwide Young Playwrights Festival. Twelve winning plays by teenaged playwrights, aged 14 -19 from six different states, will be presented by professional actors and directors in the month-long Festival at The Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood beginning June 3, 2010.
Stars from 'Twilight,' 'Glee,' et al. Announced for BTC Young Playwrights Festival, 6/3-27
by Nicolas Coburn - May 19, 2010

'Twilight' Saga star Michael Welch, 'Glee' star Heather Morris, Jennifer Stone ('Wizards of Waverly Place', 'Harriet the Spy'), Constance Zimmer ('Entourage'), Lenny Jacobson & Mackenzie Aladjem from Showtime's 'Nurse Jackie,' Michael J. Willett from 'United States of Tara,' Scott Lowell ('Queer as Folk'), Jenna Leigh Green (Broadway's WICKED, 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch') and Larry Poindexter from MTV's upcoming series 'The Hard Times of RJ Berger' will all be starring in The Blank Theatre Company's Nationwide Young Playwrights Festival. Twelve winning plays by teenaged playwrights, aged 14 -19 from six different states, will be presented by professional actors and directors in the month-long Festival at The Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood beginning June 3, 2010.
Morris, Welch, Green et al. Set For Young Playwrights Festival 6/3-27
by Emily Faye Oakley - May 19, 2010

Twelve winning plays by teenaged playwrights, aged 14 -19 from six different states, will be presented by professional actors and directors in the month-long Festival at The Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood beginning June 3, 2010.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Barry Primus been in?

Barry Primus has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has Barry Primus been in?

Barry Primus has not appeared in the West End.

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