Portrait of Barry Newman

Acting

Barry Newman

Career

Active from 1960 to 2023, busiest in 1982 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Limey
The Limey
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barry Newman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Romance
    2.9, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Quantum Physics 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Finding Hannah
Finding Hannah (2023)

as Isaac Dorfman

2010s

1 title
Raise Your Kids on Seltzer
Raise Your Kids on Seltzer (2015)

as Bill Tannery

2000s

11 titles ยท average score 46
What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole
What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole (2006)
GoodWatch score 49

as Frank

Grilled
Grilled (2006)
GoodWatch score 41

as Boris

Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Ray James

What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004)
GoodWatch score 42

as Frank

The O.C.
The O.C. (2003)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Professor Max Bloom

Manhood
Manhood (2003)
GoodWatch score 47

as Simon

40 Days and 40 Nights
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
GoodWatch score 48

as Walter Sullivan

True Blue
True Blue (2001)
GoodWatch score 38

as Monty

Good Advice
Good Advice (2001)
GoodWatch score 42

as Donald Simpson

Jack the Dog
Jack the Dog (2001)

as Simon

G-Men from Hell
G-Men from Hell (2000)
GoodWatch score 35

as Greydon Lake

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 62
Bowfinger
Bowfinger (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

as Hal, Kit's Agent

The Limey
The Limey (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jim Avery

Goodbye Lover
Goodbye Lover (1999)
GoodWatch score 38

as Sen. Lassetter

Brown's Requiem
Brown's Requiem (1998)
GoodWatch score 42

as Jack Skolnick

Daylight
Daylight (1996)
GoodWatch score 45

as Norman Bassett

JAG
JAG (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Lawyer

MacShayne: Winner Takes All
MacShayne: Winner Takes All (1994)

as Andy Capasso

Der blaue Diamant
Der blaue Diamant (1993)

as Dr. Axel Trank

NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Mark Radner / Jimmy Wexler

Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
GoodWatch score 74

as Jason Rudd

1980s

11 titles ยท average score 68
Nightingales
Nightingales (1989)

TV show ยท as Dr. Garrett Braden

My Two Loves
My Two Loves (1986)

as Ben

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Frank Askoff

Fatal Vision
Fatal Vision (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Bernie Segal

Second Sight: A Love Story
Second Sight: A Love Story (1984)

as Richard Chapman

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Lt. Amos 'Jake' Ballinger / Ex-NYPD Lt. Ed McMasters

Having It All
Having It All (1982)

as Peter Baylin

Fantasies
Fantasies (1982)
GoodWatch score 48

as Detective Flynn

Deadline
Deadline (1982)

as Barney Duncan

Amy
Amy (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Ben Corcoran

King Crab
King Crab (1980)

as Johnny Campana

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 59
City on Fire
City on Fire (1979)
GoodWatch score 40

as Dr. Frank Whitman

Sex and the Married Woman
Sex and the Married Woman (1977)

as Alan Fitch

Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Dr. Gabe McCracken

The Unwanted
The Unwanted (1975)

as Voiceover

Petrocelli
Petrocelli (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Anthony J. Petrocelli

Night Games
Night Games (1974)

as Anthony J. Petrocelli

Fear Is the Key
Fear Is the Key (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as John Talbot

The Salzburg Connection
The Salzburg Connection (1972)
GoodWatch score 37

as Bill Mathison

Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kowalski

The Lawyer
The Lawyer (1970)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tony Petrocelli

1960s

4 titles ยท average score 77
Get Smart
Get Smart (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Assistant Guru

The Moving Finger
The Moving Finger (1963)

as Mason

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as The Reporter

Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd (1960)

as Al Riccardo

1950s

1 title ยท average score 69
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Cabby