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Barry Primus

ACTOR · FROM NEW YORK CITY, USA

Barry Primus

Born 1938 · 88 years old86 credits since 1962

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In the pictureEternity

ABOUT BARRY

Barry Primus (born February 16, 1938) is an American actor, director, and writer.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born16 February 1938

BirthplaceNew York City, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora60 of 86 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Barry from.

Eternity poster

Movie

2025IMDb6.9

New York, New York poster

Movie

New York, New York

1977IMDb6.6

Big Business poster

Movie

1988IMDb6.4

Absence of Malice poster

Movie

Absence of Malice

1981IMDb6.9

The Longest Week poster

Movie

The Longest Week

2014IMDb5.4

Boxcar Bertha poster

Movie

1972IMDb6.0

The Rose poster

Movie

1979IMDb7.0

Cagney & Lacey poster

Series

1982–1988IMDb6.9

Night and the City poster

Movie

Night and the City

1992IMDb5.8

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death poster

Movie

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death

1989IMDb4.8

Avalanche poster

Movie

1978IMDb3.8

Autopsy poster

Movie

1975IMDb5.9

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 60
Average IMDb: 6.6
Highest rated: The X-FilesIMDb 8.6
Working since: 1962

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

86 credits

The 2020s

3 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average

Eternity poster

Movie

2025IMDb6.9

as Older Larry

The Prank poster

Movie

2024IMDb5.5

as George Wheeler

Arkansas poster

Movie

2020IMDb6.1

as Old Greek

The 2010s

6 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

The Irishman poster

Movie

2019IMDb7.8

as Ewing King

Not on Cineora

Rock Bottom

2019

Breakable You poster

Movie

2017IMDb5.5

as Dr. Chazen

Joy poster

Movie

2015IMDb6.6

as Rudy's Attorney

The Longest Week poster

Movie

The Longest Week

2014IMDb5.4

as Bernard the Chauffer

American Hustle poster

Movie

American Hustle

2013IMDb7.2

as Tellegio's Consigliere

The 2000s

9 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Not on Cineora

Jackson

2008

as Donald

Righteous Kill poster

Movie

2008IMDb6.0

as Prosky

After Midnight

Not on Cineora

After Midnight

2007

as Marty Cole

Big Guns

Not on Cineora

Big Guns

2006

as Will Fox

Not on Cineora

Break a Leg

2005

as Ira Goldstein

Boston Legal poster

Series

2004–2008IMDb8.5

as Professor Jeffrey Benoit · 1 episode

Life as a House poster

Movie

Life as a House

2001IMDb7.4

as Tom

James Dean poster

Movie

2001IMDb7.1

as Nicholas Ray

The 1990s

16 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Black & White poster

Movie

1999IMDb5.2

as Priest

Providence poster

Series

1999–2002IMDb6.8

as Gordon · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Gold Coast

1997

as Ed Grossi

Not on Cineora

Flipping

1997

as Joey, Leo's Crew

The Practice poster

Series

1997–2004IMDb7.7

as Porn Film Director Goodwin · 1 episode

Crime of the Century poster

Movie

Crime of the Century

1996IMDb7.1

as Ellis Parker

Arli$$ poster

Series

1996–2002IMDb7.1

as Benny · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Trade Off

1995

as Detective Gold

The 1980s

27 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death poster

Movie

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death

1989IMDb4.8

as Ford Maddox

Big Business poster

Movie

1988IMDb6.4

as Michael

The Stranger poster

Movie

1987IMDb5.2

as Sergeant Drake

Talking Walls poster

Movie

1987IMDb3.0

as Professor Hirsch

21 Jump Street poster

Series

1987–1991IMDb7.2

as Judge Warren Briggs · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Stillwatch

1987

as Toby Wilson

L.A. Law poster

Series

1986–1994IMDb7.1

as Jack Lambert · 1 episode

SpaceCamp poster

Movie

1986IMDb5.8

as Brennan

The 1970s

18 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Knots Landing poster

Series

1979–1993IMDb7.0

as Mitch Casey · 1 episode

The Rose poster

Movie

1979IMDb7.0

as Dennis

Avalanche poster

Movie

1978IMDb3.8

as Mark Elliott

Lou Grant poster

Series

1977–1982IMDb7.3

1 episode

Not on Cineora

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

1977

as Joe Wisnovsky · 6 episodes

New York, New York poster

Movie

New York, New York

1977IMDb6.6

as Paul Wilson

Not on Cineora

Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target

1977

as Harry Jaworsky

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries poster

Series

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977–1979IMDb7.3

1 episode

The 1960s

4 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Medical Center poster

Series

1969–1976IMDb7.1

1 episode

The Brotherhood poster

Movie

The Brotherhood

1968IMDb6.0

as Vido

Not on Cineora

The Desperate Hours

1967

as Hank Griffin

The Virginian poster

Series

1962–1971IMDb7.6

as Johnny Younce · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Barry’s titles.

Robert De NiroThe Irishman, Joy and 6 more

Mark RydellDirector · On Golden Pond, The Rose and 3 more

Martin ScorseseThe Irishman, New York, New York and 2 more

Bette MidlerDown and Out in Beverly Hills, Big Business and 1 more

J.F. LawtonWriter · V.I.P., Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death and 1 more

Irwin WinklerDirector · Life as a House, Guilty by Suspicion and 1 more

Vilmos ZsigmondCinematographer · Life as a House, The Rose and 1 more

Mark SnowComposer · The X-Files, T. J. Hooker and 1 more

James SpaderBoston Legal and The Practice

Bradley CooperAmerican Hustle and Joy