Actor Barnard Hughes has died, at age 90

[mcscajun]

days shy of his 91st birthday, actually.

I was fortunate enough to see Barnard Hughes in "Da" on Broadway many years ago (Martin Sheen had the role of his son in the movie adaptation; that was a pretty good performance by Hughes, also.) He was a serious working actor; you'd seen him in everything from "All in the Family" to "The Bob Newhart Show", from "Tales of the Darkside" to "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd". Every performance was a treat to watch.

RIP, sir.

Barnard Hughes, Tony-Winning Actor of Da and Prelude to a Kiss, Dead at 90

The kind-eyed actor, who seemed to slide inside the skin of any of the various characters he played, might be best remembered for his humane performance as an Irish father in Hugh Leonard's Da (1978).

For his turn as the curmudgeonly father — "da," for short — haunting the memory of his playwright son, he won the Best Actor Tony Award and Outstanding Actor Drama Desk Award. He later played the role in the film version.

Mr. Hughes held jobs as a dock checker in New York harbor, a Macy's salesman and a Wall Street copyreader before auditioning for the stage on a dare from a friend. His career, which began in 1934 with one line in the Shakespeare Fellowship Repertory Company production of The Taming of the Shrew, spanned seven decades and over 400 roles on Broadway, and in television and films, appearing opposite such varied stars as Richard Burton, Robert Preston, George C. Scott, Alfred Drake, Lillian Gish, Christopher Plummer, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Nicol Williamson, Bill Murray, Glenn Close, Kiefer Sutherland, Michael J. Fox, Jon Voight, Vanessa Redgrave, Rosemary Harris, Walter Matthau and Whoopi Goldberg.

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His film credits include "Hamlet" with Richard Burton, "Midnight Cowboy," "The Hospital," "Cold Turkey," "Where's Poppa?," "First Monday in October," "Oh, God!," "Tron," "Maxie," "The Lost Boys," "Doc Hollywood," "Sister Act 2" and "Cradle Will Rock."

His career included guest star roles on "All in the Family," "The Bob Newhart Show" and his 1977 Emmy Award-winning performance on "Lou Grant." Other TV credits included "Playhouse 90," Kraft Theatre," "Armstrong Circle Theatre," "The Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns." He starred in the television series "Doc," "Mr. Merlin" and "The Cavanaughs," and played a recurring role on the series "Blossom."

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/100817.html

[Botany]

1. All the world's a stage...

Shakespeare Quotes |

All the world's a stage...

"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages."

--From As You Like It (II, vii, 139-143)


Thank you for posting this mcscajun

[renate]

2. I remember watching "Doc"

Barnard Hughes seemed like a sweetie pie.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. I remember 'Doc' as a very funny show. RIP, Mr. Hughes.

Apparently he was a cello player as well. They did one episode where he and three other doctors formed a string quartet. At their first public performance each of the other three doctors was called away, one by one, as their pagers went off in the middle of the performance. 'Doc' was left playing a very boring cello line, and after a few moments of discombobulation, switched over and played the schmaltzy song he had originally wanted to play instead.

[XanaDUer]

3. And a good liberal, I'll bet

usually good actors are.

RIP.

[Uncle Joe]

4. He was a good actor.

Rest In Peace Barnard.

[Sydnie]

5. RIP Barnard

You gave us many hours of enjoyment. May you find just as many hours of enjoyment waiting for you now!

[bbinacan]

7. What a shame. n/t

[Vidar]

8. RIP Mr. Merlin

[im10ashus]

9. A long and storied career.

One any actor would be proud of. May he rest in peace.

[brook]

10. Awwwwwwwwww...

:cry:

I had the honor of working with him on The Lost Boys. Sweet, funny, the ultimate professional.

I would have loved seeing him in Da.

Sweet Peace, Barnard.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

11. Goodbye Barnard.

Thank you.

[Generic Brad]

12. These things go in threes

Bernard Hughes. Then Sid Barrett. Who is next?

[mcscajun]

15. We already have our Third -- June Allyson died Saturday

Actress June Allyson Dies at 88
June Allyson, the perenially perky actress who played wife, girlfriend and girl-next-door to a long line of leading men in the 40s and 50s, died Saturday at her home in Ojai, California; she was 88.

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In the 50s, Allyson most often played the steadfast wife, most famously opposite previous co-star Stewart in The Glenn Miller Story and Strategic Air Command. Other films during the decade included Executive Suite (with William Holden), The Opposite Sex, The Shrike (a rare unsympathetic role), Interlude, and a remake of My Man Godfrey alongside David Niven.

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Her later career consisted mainly of TV movies and guest star appearances on shows ranging from The Love Boat to The Incredible Hulk...

http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-07-11/

[Gabi Hayes]

13. Where's Poppa! hahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaa

Rob Reiner played a yipster who cut off Hughes' toe so he couldn't kill any more "gooks"

what a scene, recounted in a courtroom, in which George Segal played his very distracted lawyer

I urge you all resolutely to go out and rent that movie

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

14. I loved that movie...

along with everything else Ruth Gordon ever did.

[Gabi Hayes]

17. I'm LingMAO right now:

[CBGLuthier]

16. excellent brilliant actor

Was watching The Hospital the other day where he plays two roles and he was just wonderful.

And he stole The Lost Boys with his final line.

We are losing some greats. :-(