Barnard Hughes

Bernard Aloysius Kiernan "Barnard" Hughes (born July 16, 1915 in Bedford Hills , New York , † July 11, 2006 in New York City , New York) 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 then, he worked as a dock controller in New York City Harbor, as a salesman for Macy’s and as an unskilled worker on Wall Street . Hughes mostly played supporting roles alongside 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 . In total he was seen in around 100 film and television productions.

Barnard Hughes was married to actress Helen Stenborg and was the father of Laura Hughes and Doug Hughes .

He died on July 11, 2006 at the age of 90 after a brief illness in the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.

1973 Tony Award nomination for the New York Shakespeare Festival production Much Ado About Nothing
1977 Emmy for his role in the television series Lou Grant
1978 Tony Award for his role in the Broadway production Da
In 1995 he was in the Hall of Fame American Theater added
2000 Drama Desk Award for his life's work

personal data
SURNAME	Hughes, Barnard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hughes, Bernard Aloysius Kiernan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH	July 16, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bedford Hills , New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH	July 11, 2006
Place of death	New York City , New York, United States