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Barnard Hughes

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Barnard Hughes

Born July 16, 1915 in Bedford Hills, New York, USADied July 11, 200660 films

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Bernard Aloysius Kiernan “Barnard” Hughes (July 16, 1915 – July 11, 2006) was an American actor of 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.

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Midnight Cowboy posterFirst watchMidnight Cowboy19697.5as TownyJoe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a…View film

Essential films

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The Lost Boys poster7.1The Lost Boys1987Tron poster6.6Tron1982Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit poster6.4Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit1993Doc Hollywood poster6.4Doc Hollywood1991Sisters poster6.7Sisters1973The Odd Couple II poster6.3The Odd Couple II1998Oh, God! poster6.4Oh, God!1977The Hospital poster6.6The Hospital1971

Filmography

60 films as actor
  1. 2000The FantasticksHenry
  2. 1999Cradle Will RockFrank Marvel
  3. 1998The Odd Couple IIBeaumont
  4. 1995Past the BleachersEd Godfrey
  5. 1995George Romero's Golden Tales 3
  6. 1994Trick of the EyeHarry Pitt
  7. 1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitFather Maurice
  8. 1992The Emperor's New ClothesTreasurer (voice)
  9. 1991Doc HollywoodAurelius Hogue
  10. 1990Tales from the DarksideGideon Hackles
  11. 1990The IncidentDoc Hansen
  12. 1989Day OneHenry Stimson
  13. 1989Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver NorthCIA Director William Casey
  14. 1989Home Fires BurningJake Tibbetts
  15. 1989What's Under My Bed?Grandpa (voice)
  16. 1988DaDa
  17. 1987A Hobo's ChristmasChance Grovner
  18. 1987The Lost BoysGrandpa
  19. 1987Night of CourageAbner Abelson
  20. 1986Where are the Children?Jonathan Knowles
  21. 1986The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe King
  22. 1985MaxieBishop Campbell
  23. 1985Under the Biltmore ClockLudlow Whitney
  24. 1984The Sky's No LimitArthur Bennett
  25. 1983Trick or TreatGideon Hackles
  26. 1983A Caribbean MysteryMr. Rafiel
  27. 1982Best FriendsTim McCullen
  28. 1982TronDr. Walter Gibbs / Dumont
  29. 1981First Monday in OctoberChief Justice Crawford
  30. 1980Homeward BoundHarry Seaton
  31. 1979Sanctuary of FearFather Brown
  32. 1978See How She RunsJohn Matusak
  33. 1978The World BeyondAndy Borchard
  34. 1977Tell Me My NameUncle Tyler
  35. 1977Oh, God!Judge Baker
  36. 1977Kill Me If You CanJudge Fricke
  37. 1977Ransom for Alice!Jess Halliday
  38. 1975Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder CaseAttorney Philip J. Madden
  39. 1975The UFO IncidentDr. Benjamin Simon
  40. 1975The Two Deaths of Sean DoolittleWarren
  41. 1973The BorrowersMr. Crampfurl
  42. 1973The Thanksgiving TreasureWalter Renquist
  43. 1973PuebloSecretary of the Navy
  44. 1973SistersArthur McLennen
  45. 1973Much Ado About NothingDogberry
  46. 1973The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testamentelder two
  47. 1972RageDr. Spencer
  48. 1972Look Homeward, AngelDr. McGuire
  49. 1971The HospitalDrummond
  50. 1971All the Way HomeJoel Lynch
  51. 1971The Pursuit of HappinessJudge Vogel
  52. 1971Cold TurkeyDr. Proctor
  53. 1971A Memory of Two MondaysJim
  54. 1971Dr. Cook's GardenElias Hart
  55. 1970Where’s Poppa?Colonel Hendricks
  56. 1969Midnight CowboyTowny
  57. 1968Managing Time
  58. 1967The Borgia StickDoctor Helm
  59. 1964HamletMarcellus / Priest
  60. 1961The Young DoctorsDr. Kent O'Donnell