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

Barry Primus
Born (1938-02-16) February 16, 1938 (age 84)
New York City, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationBennington College
OccupationActor, director, and writer
Years active1963–present
SpouseJulie Arenal

Career


While Primus is primarily an actor, he has also worked as a writer and director in films in which he has acted. For the first decade of his career, he was employed as a stage actor. He gained some experience on TV in shows like The Defenders, East Side/West Side and The Virginian.

He then made his initial film appearance in the Manhattan-filmed The Brotherhood (1968). His other films include Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (film) (1971) Boxcar Bertha (1972), Autopsy (1975), Heartland (1979), The Rose (1979), Night Games (1980), Absence of Malice (1981), and Guilty by Suspicion (1991). He had a recurring role on the TV series Cagney and Lacey (1982 1988) as Christine Cagney's (Sharon Gless's) boyfriend, Sergeant Dory McKenna, whose drug problem compromises his value as a police officer. He also guest starred in Murder, She Wrote.[1]

After working as second unit director on Mark Rydell's The Rose (1979), Primus increased his behind-the-camera activities; in 1992, he directed his first theatrical feature, the "inside" Hollywood comedy/drama Mistress.

A member of the Actors Studio,[2] Primus has taught acting and directing classes at the American Film Institute, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, the UCLA campus, and at The Maine Media Workshops[3] in Maine.

He also teaches acting classes at Loyola Marymount University and at Columbia University.

Primus's recent film work includes Jackson, a film directed by J.F. Lawton; he had a cameo in Righteous Kill with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, American Hustle, Grudge Match, and The Irishman.


Personal life


Primus has been married to choreographer Julie Arenal for over 50 years.


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References


  1. "Barry Primus biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  2. Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of the Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 279. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
  3. "Maine Media |". Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-04-15.



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