Barnard Hughes (Performer)

Barnard Hughes

Performer

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Barnard Hughes

Performer

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.

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Born: Jul 16, 1915 in Bedford Hills, New York
Death: Jul 11, 2006 in New York, New York

Roles (33)

Waiting in the Wings Opened December 16, 1999	as Osgood Meeker (Original)
Prelude to a Kiss Opened May 01, 1990	as Old Man (Original)
The Iceman Cometh Opened September 29, 1985	as Harry Hope (Original)
End of the World Opened May 06, 1984	as Philip Stone (Original)
Angels Fall Opened January 22, 1983	as Father William Doherty (Original)
The 33rd Annual Tony Awards - 1979 Opened June 03, 1979	as Participating Artist (Original)
V.I.P. Night on Broadway Opened April 22, 1979	Performer
Da Opened May 01, 1978	as Da (Original)
All Over Town Opened December 29, 1974	as Dr. Lionel Morris (Original)
The Good Doctor Opened November 27, 1973	Performer
Uncle Vanya Opened June 04, 1973	as Alexander Vladimirovich Serebryakov (Original)
Much Ado About Nothing Opened November 11, 1972	as Dogberry (Original)
Abelard and Heloise Opened March 10, 1971	as Fulbert (Original)
The Wrong Way Light Bulb Opened March 04, 1969	as Judge Belknap (Original)
How Now, Dow Jones Opened December 07, 1967	as Senator McFetridge (Original) as Wingate (Replacement)	Arrived On Mar 04, 1968
I Was Dancing Opened November 08, 1964	as Father Frank Feeley (Original)
Hamlet Opened April 09, 1964	as Marcellus (Original) as Priest (Original) as Claudius (Understudy - Original)
Nobody Loves an Albatross Opened December 19, 1963	as Bert Howell (Original) as Mike Harper (Understudy - Original) as Victor Talsey (Understudy - Original)
The Advocate Opened October 14, 1963	as The Governor (Original)
Advise and Consent Opened November 17, 1960	as August (Original) as Orrin Knox (Understudy - Original)
A Majority of One Opened February 16, 1959	as Captain Norcross (Original) as Koichi Asano (Understudy - Original)
Dinosaur Wharf Opened November 08, 1951	as Clancy (Original)
The Ivy Green Opened April 05, 1949	as Martin (Original)
Please, Mrs. Garibaldi Opened March 16, 1939	as Joe Garibaldi (Original)