Raymond J. Barry
Raymond J. Barry | |
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 Raymond J. Barry with his wife and two of their children (2011) | |
| Born | Raymond John Barry March 14, 1939[1] |
| Education | [2] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Spouse | Robyn Mundell |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | raymondjbarry |
Raymond John Barry (born March 14, 1939) is an American film, television, and stage actor. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film Steel City.
Personal life[edit]
Raymond John Barry was born in Hempstead, New York. He is married to writer Robyn Mundell. Together they have four children, Oona, Raymond, Liam and Manon.[3]
His father, Raymond Barry, worked in sales.[4][5] His mother, Barbara Constance Barry (née Duffy), was also an actor, known professionally as B. Constance Barry (April 29, 1913 – October 22, 2006). Her final role in 2001, was in the film L.I.E.[3] Barry's mother was of Canadian, Irish, and Swedish descent, and Barry's paternal grandparents were from Ireland.[3]
A three-letter athlete at Lynbrook High School in Lynbrook, New York, Barry graduated from Brown University in 1962. While there, he earned his degree in Philosophy.[2] Afterwards, he completed the Yale Drama School.[2]
Career[edit]
Before appearing in films he appeared in more than 75 plays. Barry is known for his roles in the film Interview with the Assassin,[4] portraying Walter Ohlinger, a man who claimed to be the second shooter on the Grassy Knoll in the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and as Ron Kovic's father in the Academy Award-winning film Born on the Fourth of July. Barry also played Pa Cox, known for his character's continuous quote, "The wrong kid died!" in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.[4]
Other films in which he appeared include: Dead Man Walking,[4] Cool Runnings, K2,[4] The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Falling Down, and Training Day.[4]
On television, he has appeared as Jack Shephard's grandfather in Lost,[4] as Fox Mulder's congressional patron, Senator Richard Matheson, in The X-Files,[4] and as Lilly Rush's father in CBS series Cold Case.[4] He had a recurring role on Justified as Arlo Givens, the father of main character Raylan Givens.[4]
Barry appeared in two films focusing on the death penalty, Dead Man Walking and The Chamber, both with actor Robert Prosky.[4]
Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Sur Faces | ||
| Between the Lines | Herbert Fisk | ||
| The Goodbye Girl | Richard III Cast | ||
| 1978 | An Unmarried Woman | Edward Thoreaux | |
| 1980 | Christmas Evil | Detective Gleason | |
| 1985 | Insignificance | Ballplayer's Father | |
| Year of the Dragon | Louis Bukowski | ||
| 1986 | Slow Burn | Gerald McMurty | |
| Out of Bounds | Hurley | ||
| Playing for Keeps | Mr. Hatcher, Chloe's Father | ||
| 1987 | Three for the Road | Senator Kitteredge | |
| 1988 | Cop | Captain Fred Gaffney | |
| Daddy's Boys | Daddy | ||
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Mr. Kovic | |
| 1991 | December Bride | Petey | |
| Nothing but Trouble | Mark | ||
| K2 | Phillip Claiborne | ||
| 1992 | The Turning | Mark Harnish | |
| Rapid Fire | FBI Agent Frank Stewart | ||
| 1993 | Falling Down | Captain Bill Yardley | |
| Cool Runnings | Kurt Hemphill | ||
| 1994 | The Ref | Lieutenant Huff | |
| 1995 | Sudden Death | US Vice President Daniel Binder | |
| Dead Man Walking | Earl Delacroix | ||
| Headless Body in Topless Bar | The Man | ||
| 1996 | The Chamber | Rollie Wedge / Donnie Cayhall | |
| 1997 | Best Men | Agent Hoover | |
| Mad City | FBI Special Agent Dobbins | ||
| Flubber | Chester Hoenicker | ||
| 1998 | Return to Paradise | Sheriff's Father | uncredited |
| 2001 | Recoil | uncredited | |
| The Deep End | Carlie Nagel | ||
| Training Day | Captain Lou Jacobs | ||
| New Port South | Edwards | ||
| 2002 | Interview with the Assassin | Walter Ohlinger | |
| 2003 | Just Married | Mr. Leezak | |
| The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story | Stephen Figura | ||
| The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp | Stephen Figura | ||
| 2004 | The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea | Stephen Figura | |
| 2006 | Steel City | Vic Lee | |
| Slumberland | Harry | ||
| Little Children | Bob "Bullhorn Bob" | ||
| 2007 | Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane | Captain Banyon | |
| The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Stanley | ||
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Pa Cox | ||
| 2008 | Seducing Spirits | Dr. Joel Sheinbaum | |
| The Dot Man | General Boyt | ||
| American Crude | Mr. Grand | ||
| Hotel California | Dmitri Debartolla | ||
| 2009 | Set Apart | Will Lantis | |
| 2012 | Charlie Valentine | Charlie Valentine | |
| The Order | uncredited | ||
| The Shortcut | Ivor Hartley | ||
| The Yellow Wallpaper | Dr. Jack Everland | ||
| 2014 | 3 Days to Kill | CIA Director | |
| 2016 | The Purge: Election Year | Caleb Warrens | |
| Brave New Jersey | Captain Ambrose P. Collins | ||
| 2018 | Desolation | Father Bill | |
| 2023 | Filthy Animals | Lester |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Mr. Lyon's Friend | "The Sudden Storm" | |
| 1978 | Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This | Tony | TV movie | |
| 1983 | The Face of Rage | TV movie | ||
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Captain Ted Ronson | "J. Edgar's Ghost" | |
| 1987 | It's a Living | Gangster | "Ginger's Baby" | |
| 1987–1988 | The Oldest Rookie | Lieutenant Marco Zaga | Main cast | |
| 1990 | Drug Wars: The Camarena Story | Jack Lawn | Main cast | Miniseries |
| 1992 | Tales from the Crypt | Joe Garrett | "King of the Road" | |
| L.A. Law | "Love on the Rox" | |||
| Two-Fisted Tales | Garrett | Segment: "King of the Road" | TV Movie | |
| 1993 | Between Love and Hate | Charles Templeton | TV movie | |
| Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert | Jack Graves | TV movie | ||
| 1994 | Frasier | "You Can't Tell a Crook by His Cover" | ||
| Melrose Place | Vince Connors | "No Strings Attached" | ||
| Hyperion Bay | Frank Sweeney | "The Rope" | ||
| 1994–1999 | The X-Files | Senator Richard Matheson | 3 episodes | |
| 1998 | Four Corners | Sam Haskell | ||
| 1999 | Wasteland | 2 episodes | ||
| 2002 | UC: Undercover | Nathan Dubinsky | "Teddy C" | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Phillip Gerard | "The Accused is Entitled" | ||
| Push, Nevada | D'Wight Sloman / Dwight Sloman | "The Letter of the Law" | ||
| 2003 | Dragnet | Sergeant Gil Thorn | "The Little Guy" | |
| 2004 | Alias | Senator George Reed | 2 episodes | |
| 2005 | Crossing Jordan | Mr. Nicholas | "Luck Be a Lady" | |
| Law & Order | Robert Dolan | "Ghosts" | ||
| 2006 | Mystery Woman: Redemption | Reverend Tucker | TV movie | |
| 2008 | Welcome to The Captain | The General | 2 episodes | |
| 2008–2009 | Cold Case | Paul Cooper | 6 episodes | |
| The Cleaner | Bill Banks | 2 episodes | ||
| 2009 | Lost | Ray Shephard | "316" | |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Travis Hankett | "Wannabe" | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Branston Cole / Bernstrom Kohl | 2 episodes | ||
| The Will: Family Secrets Revealed | Joey Bishop | "The Estate of Joey Bishop" | ||
| 2010–2015 | Justified | Arlo Givens | Recurring role (seasons 1–4, 6) |
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| 2011 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Johnny Eames | "The Last Street in Manhattan" | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Arvin Thorpe | 3 episodes | ||
| 2012 | New Girl | Older Nick | "Katie" | |
| 2013 | Axe Cop | Bad Santa | "Birthday Month" | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Gene Steers | "Puttin' on the Ritz" | ||
| 2014–2015 | The 100 | Dante Wallace | Recurring role (season 2) |
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| 2016 | Ray Donovan | Dmitri Sokolov | 2 episodes | |
| 2017 | Feud: Bette and Joan | Hal LeSueur | "Hagsploitation" | |
| Gotham | The Shaman / Sensei | Recurring role (season 3) |
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| Training Day | Captain Lou Jacobs | "Elegy" | reprised his role from the 2001 film | |
| You're the Worst | Burt | "It's Been: Part 1" | ||
| The Gifted | Otto Strucker | "threat of eXtinction" | ||
| 2018 | Shooter | August Russo | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | 13 Reasons Why | Harrison Chatham | Recurring role (season 3) |
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| 2022 | Snowfall | Old Man James | 2 episodes |
Theatre[edit]
Off Broadway
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Terminal | The Open Theater Ensemble | Washington Square Methodist Church |
| The Serpent: A Ceremony | |||
| 1974 | The Last Days of British Honduras | The Amerind | Joseph Papp Public Theater |
| 1975 | Fishing | Rory | |
| 1976 | Woyzeck | Drum Major / Grandmother / Cop | |
| 1977 | Happy End | Baby Face | Theatre Four |
| Landscape of the Body | Masked Man / Dope King / Bank Teller | Joseph Papp Public Theater | |
| 1978 | Curse of the Starving Class | Slater | |
| 1981 | Penguin Touquet | Dangerous Man | |
| Hunting Scenes from Bavaria | Volker | Stage 73 | |
| 1983 | Egyptology: My Head was a Sledgehammer | Joseph Papp Public Theater |
- Broadway
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Leaf People | Gitaucho (Meesho) | Booth Theatre |
| 1977 | Happy End | Volker | Martin Beck Theatre |
| 1979 | Zoot Suit | Sergeant Smith / Bailiff / Sailor | Winter Garden Theatre |
References[edit]
- ^ "Raymond J. Barry: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "LM2913 - Making Difficult Choices". Lifestyle.org at vimeo.com. August 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c Fischer, Adam. "Raymond J. Barry". Raymond J. Barry.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Raymond J. Barry Biography (1939-)". www.filmreference.com.
- ^ "Raymond J. Barry bio at Yahoo! Movies". Archived from the original on September 22, 2007.
External links[edit]
Media related to Raymond J. Barry at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Raymond J. Barry at IMDb
- Raymond J. Barry at the Internet Broadway Database
- Raymond J. Barry at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- 1939 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- Male actors from New York (state)
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American people of Canadian descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Swedish descent
- Brown University alumni
- People from Hempstead (village), New York
- David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni
- People from Lynbrook, New York
- Lynbrook Senior High School alumni