Barnard Hughes
Barnard Hughes was born in Westchester County, New York, United States on July 16th, 1915 and is the Stage Actor. At the age of 90, Barnard Hughes biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Bernard Aloysius Kiernan "Barnard" Hughes (July 16, 1915 – July 11, 2006) 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.
Personal life
Hughes was born in Bedford Hills, New York, the son of Irish immigrants Marcella "Madge" (née Kiernan) and Owen Hughes. He attended La Salle Academy and Manhattan College in New York City. Hughes served in the United States Army during World War II. Hughes was married to actress Helen Stenborg. They married on April 19, 1950, and remained married until his death. Hughes was five days shy of his 91st birthday when he died. The Hugheses 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.
Career
Hughes converted the "e" in his first name to a "a" to support his acting career, according to a numerologist's suggestion. Hughes worked a variety of odd jobs, including stints as a dockworker and as a Macy's salesman. He applied for the Shakespeare Fellowship Repertory company in New York City on the recommendation of a friend and then spent two years with the company.
Hughes appeared in more than 400 theatre performances, including one for which he was perhaps most well-known in Hugh Leonard's Dancing. In 1978, he received the Tony Award for his portrayal of the title role; in 1988, he reprised the role in the film Da.
Where's Poppa? On film, he appeared in Hamlet's transcription (1964) and later appeared in films as Midnight Cowboy (1969). (1971), Cold Turkey (1971), Tron (1982), Maxie (1985), The Lost Boys (1988), Da (1989), Die Brute (1990), The Hospital (1981), Leo Varadkar (1991), The Hospital (1988), The Lost Boys (1987), The Lost Boys (1990) - the film revival of his most popular stage-role, Doc Hollywood (1991) and the great success Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993). In The Odd Couple II (1998), he appeared as the old man who gave a ride to Felix and Oscar, as well as in The Fantasticks (1995).
In television shows including Naked City, The Secret Storm, Dark Shadows, Love Story, Blossom, and Life on the Street, Hughes appeared on television. Father John Majeski, a Roman Catholic priest, who fought Archie Bunker, claimed an Emmy for his portrayal of a senile judge on Lou Grant in 1973. Hughes appeared in three different ways in The Bob Newhart Exhibition as the father of Dr. Robert Hartley. He was the central character in three sitcoms: Doc, in which he starred as a physician; Mr. Merlin, a magician training 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 appeared on guest appearances). In one episode of the new series, Hughes sang "Danny Boy." In the PBS mini-series Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he made a memorable appearance as The King (with Jim Dale as The Duke).
In an early episode of Dark Shadows, Hughes made regular appearances on daytime dramas, including Guiding Light and As the World Turns, as well as a brief appearance as a private investigator. He also did voice-overs for television commercials promoting Kix cereal.