Barnard Hughes
Barnard Hughes ( * July 16, 1915 in Bedford Hills, New York, † July 11, 2006 in New York City ) was an American actor.
Life
Hughes graduated from Manhattan College in New York City. His acting career began in 1934 on the advice of a friend. Until that time, he worked as Dockkontrolleur the port of New York City, as a salesman for Macy's and as a laborer on Wall Street. Hughes played mostly supporting roles on the side of 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; a total of 400 roles.
Barnard Hughes was married to actress Helen STENBORG and was the father of Laura Hughes and Doug Hughes.
On 11 July 2006 he died at the age of 90 after a short illness in the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.