Portrait of Barnard Hughes

Acting

Barnard Hughes

Career

Active from 1969 to 2000, busiest in 1973 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kill Me If You Can
Kill Me If You Can
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barnard Hughes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.9, average 6.0
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Feel-Good Movie 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Family Reconciliation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 44
The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks (2000)
GoodWatch score 44

as Henry

Deadline
Deadline (2000)

TV show · as Judge Panicio

1990s

13 titles · average score 62
Cradle Will Rock
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

as Frank Marvel

The Odd Couple II
The Odd Couple II (1998)
GoodWatch score 43

as Beaumont

Past the Bleachers
Past the Bleachers (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ed Godfrey

The Marshal
The Marshal (1995)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show

Trick of the Eye
Trick of the Eye (1994)
GoodWatch score 59

as Harry Pitt

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
GoodWatch score 45

as Father Maurice

Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Sam O'Donnell

The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes (1992)

as Treasurer (voice)

Doc Hollywood
Doc Hollywood (1991)
GoodWatch score 61

as Aurelius Hogue

Blossom
Blossom (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show · as Buzz Richman

Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Gideon Hackles

The Incident
The Incident (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

as Doc Hansen

1980s

26 titles · average score 59
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989)
GoodWatch score 73

as CIA Director William Casey

Home Fires Burning
Home Fires Burning (1989)

as Jake Tibbetts

Da
Da (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

as Da

The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys (1987)
GoodWatch score 72

as Grandpa

A Hobo's Christmas
A Hobo's Christmas (1987)
GoodWatch score 56

as Chance Grovner

The Cavanaughs
The Cavanaughs (1986)

TV show

Under the Biltmore Clock
Under the Biltmore Clock (1985)

as Ludlow Whitney

Trick or Treat
Trick or Treat (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

as Gideon Hackles

Tron
Tron (1982)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dr. Walter Gibbs / Dumont

Mr. Merlin
Mr. Merlin (1981)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show

First Monday in October
First Monday in October (1981)
GoodWatch score 57

as Chief Justice Crawford

Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound (1980)

as Harry Seaton

1970s

33 titles · average score 67
Sanctuary of Fear
Sanctuary of Fear (1979)

as Father Brown

The World Beyond
The World Beyond (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

as Andy Borchard

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show

Oh, God!
Oh, God! (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

as Judge Baker

Doc
Doc (1975)

TV show · as Dr. Joe Bogert

The UFO Incident
The UFO Incident (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dr. Benjamin Simon

Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case
Guilty or Innocent: The Sam Sheppard Murder Case (1975)

as Attorney Philip J. Madden

Sisters
Sisters (1973)
GoodWatch score 73

as Arthur McLennen

Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing (1973)

as Dogberry

The Thanksgiving Treasure
The Thanksgiving Treasure (1973)

as Walter Renquist

The Hospital
The Hospital (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

as Drummond

Where’s Poppa?
Where’s Poppa? (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

as Colonel Hendricks

1960s

10 titles · average score 66
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
GoodWatch score 82

as Towny

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Clinton Palmer

The Borgia Stick
The Borgia Stick (1967)
GoodWatch score 78

as Doctor Helm

ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67 (1966)

TV show · as Lathrop Hyde

The Trials of O'Brien
The Trials of O'Brien (1965)

TV show

Hamlet
Hamlet (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

as Marcellus / Priest

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Lester Swann

Way Out
Way Out (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors (1961)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dr. Kent O'Donnell

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

1950s

4 titles · average score 75
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as 1st Reporter

The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Joel Lynch / Jake Tibbetts

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show