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Barnard Hughes

October 15, 2023

Bernard Aloysius Kiernan Hughes (July 16, 1915 – July 11, 2006), known professionally as Barnard Hughes, was an American actor of television, theater and film. Hughes became famous for a variety of roles; his most notable roles came after middle age, and he was often cast as a dithering authority figure or grandfatherly elder.

Barnard Hughes
Hughes as Dr. Joe Bogert on Doc (1975)
Born
Bernard Aloysius Kiernan Hughes

(1915-07-16)July 16, 1915
Bedford Hills, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 11, 2006(2006-07-11) (aged 90)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1939–2000
Spouse
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(m. 1950)​
Children2
With cast of Doc. Standing, L–R: Irwin Corey and Mary Wickes. Seated: Elizabeth Wilson and Barnard Hughes (1975)

Biography Edit

Hughes was born in Bedford Hills, New York, the son of Irish immigrants Marcella "Madge" (née Kiernan) and Owen Hughes.[1][2] He attended La Salle Academy and Manhattan College in New York City. Hughes served in the United States Army during World War II. He married actress Helen Stenborg on April 19, 1950, and remained married until his death. They had two children, the theatre director Doug Hughes, and a daughter, Laura. Hughes and his wife are interred at Church of the Transfiguration, Episcopal (Manhattan) in New York City.

Hughes spoke to Dick Cavett on his show, revealing that he was inspired by seeing actor Dennis King on Broadway as Richard II in the play Richard of Bordeaux by Gordon Daviot (Elizabeth Mackintosh). Hughes changed the "e" in his first name to an "a" to help his acting career on the advice of a numerologist. Through high school and college, Hughes worked a series of odd jobs, including a stint as a dockworker and as a salesman at Macy's. He auditioned for the Shakespeare Fellowship Repertory company in New York City on the advice of a friend, and ended up joining the company for two years.

Hughes played more than 400 theatre roles, including the one for which he was perhaps most famous, in Hugh Leonard's Da. He won Broadway's 1978 Tony Award as Best Actor for his portrayal of the title role;[3] in 1988 he recreated the role for the film Da.

On screen, he appeared in the film transcription of Hamlet (1964), and also appeared in such films as Midnight Cowboy (1969), Where's Poppa? (1970), Cold Turkey (1971) The Hospital (1971), Tron (1982), Maxie (1985), The Lost Boys (1987), Da (1988) - the screen reprise of his most successful stage-role, Doc Hollywood (1991) and the big success Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993). He also played the old man who gave a ride to Felix and Oscar in The Odd Couple II (1998) and was featured in The Fantasticks (1995).[4]

Hughes appeared on TV in such series as Naked City, The Secret Storm, Dark Shadows, Love Story, Blossom, and Homicide: Life on the Street.[4] In 1973, he had a notable recurring role on All in the Family as a Roman Catholic priest, Father John Majeski, doing battle with Archie Bunker, and won an Emmy for his portrayal of a senile judge on Lou Grant.[3] Hughes made three appearances in The Bob Newhart Show as the father of Dr. Robert Hartley. He was the central character in three sitcoms: Doc, in which he played a physician; Mr. Merlin, in which he played Merlin, a magician mentoring a 20th-century teenager; and The Cavanaughs, co-starring Christine Ebersole, in which he played the family patriarch (Art Carney played his brother, and Glynis Johns made guest appearances). Hughes sang "Danny Boy" in one episode of the latter series. He also made a memorable appearance as The King (with Jim Dale as The Duke) in the PBS mini-series Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Hughes also made recurring appearances on daytime dramas including Guiding Light, The Secret Storm and As the World Turns as well as a brief appearance as a private investigator in an early episode of Dark Shadows. He also did many voice-overs for various television commercials including Kix cereal.

Death Edit

Hughes died of natural causes on July 11, 2006, five days before his 91st birthday.[5]

Selected filmography Edit

Year Title Role Notes
1954 Playgirl Durkin Uncredited
1961 The Young Doctors Dr. Kent O'Donnell
1964 Hamlet Marcellus / Priest
1967 The Borgia Stick Doctor Helm TV movie
1969 Midnight Cowboy Towny
1970 Where's Poppa? Colonel Warren J. Hendricks
1971 Dr. Cook's Garden Elias Hart TV movie
Cold Turkey Dr. Proctor
The Pursuit of Happiness Judge Vogel
The Hospital Edmund Drummond Also made an uncredited appearance as Dr. Mallory
1972 Sisters Arthur McLennen
1973 Deadhead Miles Old Man Uncredited
1972 Rage Dr. Spencer
1975 Doc Dr. Joe "Doc" Bogert TV series
1975 The UFO Incident Dr. Benjamin Simon TV movie
1977 Oh, God! Judge Baker
1979 Sanctuary of Fear Father Brown TV movie, pilot for unmade series with Kay Lenz
1981 First Monday in October Chief Justice James Jefferson Crawford
1981 Mr. Merlin Merlin TV series
1982 Tron Dr. Walter Gibbs
Best Friends Tim McCullen
1985 Maxie Bishop Campbell
1986 Where Are the Children? Jonathan Knowles
1987 The Lost Boys Grandpa
1987 A Hobo's Christmas Chance Grover
1988 Da Nick Tynan
1989 Day One Secretary of War Henry Stimson
1991 Doc Hollywood Dr. Aurelius Hogue
1991-1994 Blossom Buzz Richman TV series, 52 episodes
1993 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Father Maurice
1994 Trick of the Eye Harry Pitt TV movie
1995 The Fantasticks Henry Albertson
1998 The Odd Couple II Beaumont
1999 Cradle Will Rock Frank Marvel

Stage productions Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Barnard Hughes Biography". filmreference. 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  2. ^ "Barnard Hughes Dies at 90". Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Barnard Hughes". Internet Broadway Database. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Barnard Hughes". IMDb. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Robertson, Campbell (July 12, 2006). "Barnard Hughes, Character Actor, Dies at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bernard Aloysius Kiernan Hughes July 16 1915 July 11 2006 known professionally as Barnard Hughes was an American actor of television theater and film Hughes became famous for a variety of roles his most notable roles came after middle age and he was often cast as a dithering authority figure or grandfatherly elder Barnard HughesHughes as Dr Joe Bogert on Doc 1975 BornBernard Aloysius Kiernan Hughes 1915 07 16 July 16 1915Bedford Hills New York U S DiedJuly 11 2006 2006 07 11 aged 90 New York City New York U S OccupationActorYears active1939 2000SpouseHelen Stenborg m 1950 wbr Children2With cast of Doc Standing L R Irwin Corey and Mary Wickes Seated Elizabeth Wilson and Barnard Hughes 1975 Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 Selected filmography 4 Stage productions 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditHughes was born in Bedford Hills New York the son of Irish immigrants Marcella Madge nee Kiernan and Owen Hughes 1 2 He attended La Salle Academy and Manhattan College in New York City Hughes served in the United States Army during World War II He married actress Helen Stenborg on April 19 1950 and remained married until his death They had two children the theatre director Doug Hughes and a daughter Laura Hughes and his wife are interred at Church of the Transfiguration Episcopal Manhattan in New York City Hughes spoke to Dick Cavett on his show revealing that he was inspired by seeing actor Dennis King on Broadway as Richard II in the play Richard of Bordeaux by Gordon Daviot Elizabeth Mackintosh Hughes changed the e in his first name to an a to help his acting career on the advice of a numerologist Through high school and college Hughes worked a series of odd jobs including a stint as a dockworker and as a salesman at Macy s He auditioned for the Shakespeare Fellowship Repertory company in New York City on the advice of a friend and ended up joining the company for two years Hughes played more than 400 theatre roles including the one for which he was perhaps most famous in Hugh Leonard s Da He won Broadway s 1978 Tony Award as Best Actor for his portrayal of the title role 3 in 1988 he recreated the role for the film Da On screen he appeared in the film transcription of Hamlet 1964 and also appeared in such films as Midnight Cowboy 1969 Where s Poppa 1970 Cold Turkey 1971 The Hospital 1971 Tron 1982 Maxie 1985 The Lost Boys 1987 Da 1988 the screen reprise of his most successful stage role Doc Hollywood 1991 and the big success Sister Act 2 Back in the Habit 1993 He also played the old man who gave a ride to Felix and Oscar in The Odd Couple II 1998 and was featured in The Fantasticks 1995 4 Hughes appeared on TV in such series as Naked City The Secret Storm Dark Shadows Love Story Blossom and Homicide Life on the Street 4 In 1973 he had a notable recurring role on All in the Family as a Roman Catholic priest Father John Majeski doing battle with Archie Bunker and won an Emmy for his portrayal of a senile judge on Lou Grant 3 Hughes made three appearances in The Bob Newhart Show as the father of Dr Robert Hartley He was the central character in three sitcoms Doc in which he played a physician Mr Merlin in which he played Merlin a magician mentoring a 20th century teenager and The Cavanaughs co starring Christine Ebersole in which he played the family patriarch Art Carney played his brother and Glynis Johns made guest appearances Hughes sang Danny Boy in one episode of the latter series He also made a memorable appearance as The King with Jim Dale as The Duke in the PBS mini series Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Hughes also made recurring appearances on daytime dramas including Guiding Light The Secret Storm and As the World Turns as well as a brief appearance as a private investigator in an early episode of Dark Shadows He also did many voice overs for various television commercials including Kix cereal Death EditHughes died of natural causes on July 11 2006 five days before his 91st birthday 5 Selected filmography EditYear Title Role Notes1954 Playgirl Durkin Uncredited1961 The Young Doctors Dr Kent O Donnell1964 Hamlet Marcellus Priest1967 The Borgia Stick Doctor Helm TV movie1969 Midnight Cowboy Towny1970 Where s Poppa Colonel Warren J Hendricks1971 Dr Cook s Garden Elias Hart TV movieCold Turkey Dr ProctorThe Pursuit of Happiness Judge VogelThe Hospital Edmund Drummond Also made an uncredited appearance as Dr Mallory1972 Sisters Arthur McLennen1973 Deadhead Miles Old Man Uncredited1972 Rage Dr Spencer1975 Doc Dr Joe Doc Bogert TV series1975 The UFO Incident Dr Benjamin Simon TV movie1977 Oh God Judge Baker1979 Sanctuary of Fear Father Brown TV movie pilot for unmade series with Kay Lenz1981 First Monday in October Chief Justice James Jefferson Crawford1981 Mr Merlin Merlin TV series1982 Tron Dr Walter GibbsBest Friends Tim McCullen1985 Maxie Bishop Campbell1986 Where Are the Children Jonathan Knowles1987 The Lost Boys Grandpa1987 A Hobo s Christmas Chance Grover1988 Da Nick Tynan1989 Day One Secretary of War Henry Stimson1991 Doc Hollywood Dr Aurelius Hogue1991 1994 Blossom Buzz Richman TV series 52 episodes1993 Sister Act 2 Back in the Habit Father Maurice1994 Trick of the Eye Harry Pitt TV movie1995 The Fantasticks Henry Albertson1998 The Odd Couple II Beaumont1999 Cradle Will Rock Frank MarvelStage productions Edit Osgood Meeker in the Broadway production of Noel Coward s little known play Waiting in the Wings directed by Michael Langham this was Barnard Hughes last stage role Old Man in the Broadway production of Prelude to a Kiss directed by Norman Rene Polonius to Stacy Keach s Hamlet Marcellus in Richard Burton s 1964 Hamlet Dogberry in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Much Ado About Nothing Harry Hope in the 1985 Broadway revival of The Iceman Cometh directed by Jose Quintero Uncle Vanya directed by Mike Nichols A Doll s House Hogan s Goat Off Broadway Three Sisters The Devil s Disciple Translations Lynn Belvedere in the Tenthouse Theatre in the Round production of Gwen Davenport s Belvedere August 9 14 1948 References Edit Barnard Hughes Biography filmreference 2008 Retrieved May 28 2008 Barnard Hughes Dies at 90 Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Retrieved May 28 2008 a b Barnard Hughes Internet Broadway Database May 6 2022 Retrieved May 6 2022 a b Barnard Hughes IMDb May 6 2022 Retrieved May 6 2022 Robertson Campbell July 12 2006 Barnard Hughes Character Actor Dies at 90 The New York Times Retrieved May 6 2022 External links EditBarnard Hughes at IMDb Barnard Hughes at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Barnard Hughes at the Internet Off Broadway Database Barnard Hughes at AllMovie Barnard Hughes and Helen Stenborg papers 1880s 2011 held by Billy Rose Theatre Division New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barnard Hughes amp oldid 1177295008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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