Barnard Hughes
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Bedford Hills, New York, USA
Character actor of stage, screen, and television, Barnard Hughes specializes in playing authoritarians and lovable old curmudgeons. During the 1970s, Hughes won a Tony for his portrayal of a dead but still intrusive Irish father whose memory bedevils his son in the drama Da. He reprised the role in the 1988 film version starring opposite Martin Sheen as the tormented playwright/son. Though he has worked in many films, Hughes may be most recognizable for his television filmography. Over his career, he has been a regular on four soap operas, including Dark Shadows, and starred in series such as Doc (1975-1976) and The Cavanaughs (1986-1989), as well as guest starred on such series as Cannon (1971-1976), The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1978), and Lou Grant (1977-1982), where Hughes won an Emmy for playing a senile judge.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | Pete's A Pizza & More Great Kid Stories |
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— | 2008 |
64% | Cradle Will Rock |
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— | 1999 |
27% | The Odd Couple II |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | Past the Bleachers |
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— | 1995 |
48% | The Fantasticks |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | Primal Secrets |
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— | 1994 |
19% | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Miracle Child |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Lincoln: Now He Belongs to the Ages, 1865 |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Lincoln: I Want to Finish This Job, 1864 |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Lincoln: The Pivotal Year, 1863 |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Lincoln: The Making of a President, 1860-1862 |
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— | 1992 |
68% | Doc Hollywood |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | The Incident |
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— | 1990 |
No Score Yet | Day One |
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— | 1989 |
No Score Yet | Home Fires Burning |
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— | 1989 |
No Score Yet | Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North |
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— | 1989 |
70% | Da |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | A Hobo's Christmas |
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— | 1987 |
76% | The Lost Boys |
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— | 1987 |
No Score Yet | Under the Biltmore Clock |
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— | 1986 |
33% | Where Are the Children? |
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— | 1986 |
No Score Yet | Little Gloria...Happy at Last |
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— | 1984 |
No Score Yet | A Caribbean Mystery |
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— | 1983 |
62% | Best Friends |
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— | 1982 |
72% | TRON |
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— | 1982 |
No Score Yet | Little Gloria: Happy at Last |
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— | 1982 |
No Score Yet | First Monday in October |
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— | 1981 |
No Score Yet | Homeward Bound |
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— | 1980 |
No Score Yet | Sanctuary of Fear |
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— | 1979 |
No Score Yet | See How She Runs |
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— | 1978 |
73% | Oh, God! |
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— | 1977 |
No Score Yet | Kill Me If You Can |
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— | 1977 |
No Score Yet | The UFO Incident |
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— | 1975 |
87% | Sisters |
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— | 1973 |
No Score Yet | The Borrowers |
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— | 1973 |
No Score Yet | Rage |
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— | 1972 |
No Score Yet | Deadhead Miles |
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— | 1972 |
100% | The Hospital |
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— | 1971 |
60% | Cold Turkey |
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— | 1971 |
No Score Yet | A Memory of Two Mondays |
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— | 1971 |
No Score Yet | The Pursuit of Happiness |
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— | 1971 |
90% | Where's Poppa? |
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— | 1970 |
88% | Midnight Cowboy |
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— | 1969 |
No Score Yet | Hamlet |
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— | 1964 |
No Score Yet | The Young Doctors |
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— | 1961 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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58% |
Deadline
2000-2001
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91% |
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993-1999
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No Score Yet |
Blossom
1991-1995
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No Score Yet |
American Playhouse
1982-1996
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No Score Yet |
The Bob Newhart Show
1972-1978
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No Score Yet |
Lou Grant
1977-1982
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No Score Yet |
All in the Family
1971-1979
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Quotes from Barnard Hughes' Characters
Towny: | I'm in here on a paper manufacturers convention, and frankly to have a little fun. Damit. |
Grandpa: | One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach,all the damn vampires. |
Grandpa: | One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach, all the damn vampires. |
Grandpa: | There's one thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach....all the damn vampires. |
Grandpa: | Well, now, let me put it this way. If all the corpses buried around here were to stand up all at once, we'd have one hell of a population problem. |
Grandpa: | Lucy, you're the only woman I ever knew that didn't improve her situation by getting divorced. |
Grandpa: | Second shelf is mine. That's where I keep my rootbeers and my double-thick Oreo cookies. Nobody touches the second shelf but me. |