Barry Newman

Movie Actor

Barry Newman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States on November 7th, 1938 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 85, Barry Newman biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Barry Foster Newman
Date of Birth
November 7, 1938
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Age
85 years old
Zodiac Sign
Scorpio
Networth
$2 Million
Profession
Film Actor, Stage Actor, Television Actor
Barry Newman Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 85 years old, Barry Newman has this physical status:

Height
183cm
Weight
Not Available
Hair Color
Dark brown
Eye Color
Green
Build
Average
Measurements
Not Available
Barry Newman Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
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Hobbies
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Education
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Barry Newman Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
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Children
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Dating / Affair
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Barry Newman Career

Newman's first acting job was in Herman Wouk's first comedy Nature's Way, in which he played a jazz musician. New York critic Richard Watts called him "The creme of the Jesters". This role was followed by a featured part in the play Maybe Tuesday, written by Mel Tolkin.

Newman starred in the New York production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. After numerous parts on Broadway, including the musical What makes Sammy Run, Sidney Kingsley's Night Live, America Hurrah,, Newman went on to do TV and movies. While working at nights on Broadway in What Makes Sammy Run, Newman starred as attorney John Barnes in the daytime drama The Edge of Night for two years. Earlier, Newman co-starred in his first film, the gangster potboiler Pretty Boy Floyd (1960), and he made his breakthrough with his first starring role in The Lawyer (1970). Newman starred in the 1971 cult movie Vanishing Point, followed by starring roles in 20th Century Fox's Salzburg Connection and Paramount's Fear Is the Key. In 1974, Petrocelli, a TV series created around the character Newman first played in The Lawyer, debuted on NBC and ran two seasons.

After Petrocelli, Newman starred in the film City on Fire with Henry Fonda and Ava Gardner, then in Disney's Amy. He starred or co-starred in more than 20 TV movies of the week, including ABC's King Crab, which won the ABC Theater Award. He also co-starred in several miniseries, including Fatal Vision. Variety called Newman "The Spencer Tracy of the 80s".

In 1989, Barry Newman starred with Suzanne Pleshette in the television series Nightingales. In the early 1990s, Newman starred in the BBC's production of The Mirror Cracked. During the 1990s, Newman co-starred in Daylight, Bowfinger, and The Limey.

Director Richard C. Sarafian's original choice for the role of Kowalski was Gene Hackman, but 20th Century Fox insisted on using Newman. The film was not initially a success in the United States when it first opened in 1971, but received critical acclaim and was a commercial success in Europe. Since its release it has developed a cult following.

Newman's success with the TV movie Night Games, based on the 1970 movie The Lawyer, led to the TV series Petrocelli, starring Newman as a lawyer who lives and works in the fictional town of San Remo, Arizona (filmed in Tucson, Arizona). He was nominated for an Emmy in 1975 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and in 1976, for a Golden Globe.

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Barry Newman Awards
  • 1975, Petrocelli, Emmy for Best Actor, nominated
  • 1976, Petrocelli, Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Series, nominated

Barry Newman - best known for his roles in Vanishing Point and Petrocelli - dies at 92

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 5, 2023
Barry Newman, an actor, died at the age of 92 at New York-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City. According to Angela of The Hollywood Reporter, the Boston-born entertainer best known for his role as Kowalski in the 1971 crime thriller Vanishing Point, died on May 11.