Bernard Barrow
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Bernard Barrow | |
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 Barrow in 1972. | |
| Born | Bernard Elliott Barrow[1] December 30, 1927 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 1993 (aged 65) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Bernie Barrow |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, collegiate drama professor |
| Years active | 1961–1993 |
| Spouse | Joan Kaye (1964-1993, by his death) |
Bernard Elliott "Bernie" Barrow (December 30, 1927 – August 4, 1993) was an American actor and collegiate drama professor.[2] He was best known as an actor for his role as Johnny Ryan, a publican and the patriarch of an Irish-American family on the television soap opera Ryan's Hope,[3] on which he appeared from 1975 until the show's demise in 1989.
Born in New York City, he received a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University in 1947, a master's from Columbia in 1948, and a doctorate from Yale Drama School in 1957.[4] He taught theater at Brooklyn College for three decades.[5] He directed summer stock and community theater throughout these years as well. Before starring on Ryan's Hope, he played a reporter on a February 1968 episode of The Doctors. He later had the role of "Earl Dana" on Where the Heart Is from 1969–1970, Dan Kincaid on The Secret Storm from 1970 to 1974, and Ira Paulson on The Edge of Night from 1974–1975.[6] After his 13-year run with Ryan's Hope, he was cast in 1990 in the role of Louie Slavinsky on Loving, and continued with the role even after his diagnosis with lung cancer. Barrow died at the age of 65 in New York City.
Before Ryan's Hope, Barrow had a small part in one of the most-watched TV episodes of its time. In the series Rhoda, Barrow played the judge who married Rhoda Morgenstern and Joe Gerard in the 1974 episode Rhoda's Wedding. He was nominated four times for an Emmy Award for Daytime Supporting Actor (1979, 1988, and 1992), taking the award in 1991.[7]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1968 | Rachel, Rachel | Leighton Siddley | |
| 1972 | Glass Houses | Victor | |
| 1973 | Serpico | Inspector Roy Palmer | |
| 1974 | Claudine | Mr. Winograd | |
| 1980 | Jane Austen in Manhattan | Mr. Polson | |
| 1983 | The Survivors | TV station manager | |
| 1985 | Invasion U.S.A. | Supermarket Manager | |
| 1987 | Sweet Lorraine | Mr. Rosenfeld |
References[edit]
- ^ "Bernard Barrow Biography (1927-1993)".
- ^ LA Times obituary 8/6/93
- ^ LaGuardia, Robert, "Soap World," 1983 Arbor House Press
- ^ NYTimes Obituary 8/5/93
- ^ LATimes Obituary 8/6/93
- ^ Schemering, Christopher, "Soap Opera Encyclopedia" 1987, Ballantine Books
- ^ Wagget, Gerald, "The Soap Opera Encyclopedia" 1997 Harpers Publishers
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