Bernard Barrow

Bernard Barrow
Barrow in 1972.
Born	Bernard Elliott Barrow (1927-12-30)December 30, 1927 New York, New York, U.S.
Died	August 4, 1993(1993-08-04) (aged 65) New York, New York, U.S.
Other names	Bernie Barrow
Occupation(s)	Actor, collegiate drama professor
Years active	1961–1993
Spouse	Joan Kaye (1964-1993, by his death)

Bernard Elliott "Bernie" Barrow (December 30, 1927 – August 4, 1993) was an American actor and collegiate drama professor. He was best known as an actor for his roles as Johnny Ryan, an Irish-American patriarch on Ryan's Hope (1975-1989) and Louie Slavinsky on Loving (1990-1993).

Early life

Born to Russian Jewish immigrants in New York City, he was raised in Yorkville, a neighborhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He received a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University in 1947, a master's from Columbia in 1948, and a doctorate from Yale Drama School in 1957.

Career

He taught theater at Brooklyn College for three decades. He directed summer stock and community theater throughout these years as well.

He worked extensively in films, television, and theater, being cast in the films Rachel, Rachel, Serpico and Glass Houses. On television, he played the Judge who married Rhoda Morgenstern and Joe Gerard on Rhoda, as well as the Judge who married Maude and Walter Findlay on Maude.

Before starring as Johnny Ryan on Ryan's Hope, he played a reporter on a February 1968 episode of The Doctors. He later had the roles of Earl Dana on Where the Heart Is from 1969–1970, Dan Kincaid on The Secret Storm from 1970 to 1974, and Ira Paulson on The Edge of Night from 1974–1975.

After his 13-year run with Ryan's Hope, he was cast in 1990 in the role of Louie Slavinsky on Loving. He won a 1991 Daytime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role on Loving, after receiving nominations for RH in 1979 and 1988. He was nominated again in 1992.

Personal life

He met actress Joan Kaye in 1963 while starring in a stage revival of Guys and Dolls. They married on September 15, 1964 and remained together until his death.

He had two children from a previous marriage and two stepchildren.

Death

Barrow continued to work on Loving even after his diagnosis with lung cancer. He died at the age of 65 at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	Rachel, Rachel	Leighton Siddley
1972	Glass Houses	Victor
1973	Serpico	Inspector Roy Palmer
1974	Claudine	Mr. Winograd
1980	Jane Austen in Manhattan	Mr. Polson
1983	The Survivors	TV station manager
1985	Invasion U.S.A.	Supermarket Manager
1987	Sweet Lorraine	Mr. Rosenfeld

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1961;1963	Car 54, Where Are You?	Policeman; Officer in Station	2 episodes
1966	Hawk	Mr. Baretta	Episode: "Blind Man's Bluff"
1968	The Doctors	Reporter	2 episodes
1968	Get Smart	Stanislaus	Episode: "The Worst Best Man"
1968	N.Y.P.D.	Dr. Leslie	Episode: "Case of the Shady Lady"
1969-1970	Where the Heart Is	Earl Dana	Contract role
1970-1974	The Secret Storm	Dan Kincaid	Contract role
1974	Kojak	Paul Paulus	Episode: "Wall Street Gunslinger"
1974	Rhoda	Judge	Episode: "Rhoda's Wedding"
1974	The Waltons	Harry Bracket	Episode: "The Marathon"
1974	The Rookies	Reverend Scott	Episode: "Prelude to Vengeance"
1966;1974-1975	The Edge of Night	Guard;Ira Paulson	Day player; Contract role
1975-1989	Ryan's Hope	Johnny Ryan	Contract role 1,949 episodes
1978	Barnaby Jones	Gordon Lassiter	Episode: "The Scapegoat"
1978	On Our Own	The Judge	Episode: "Meet Mr. Meat"
1978	The Eddie Capra Mysteries	Dr. George Turnbull	Episode: "Where There's Smoke"
1979	Women at West Point	Commandant	Television film
1981	Senior Trip	Nathan Aldrich	Television film
1988	Kate & Allie		Episode: "A Catered Affair"
1989-1993	Loving	Louie Slavinsky	Contract role
1990	Law & Order	David Hamilton	Episode: "By Hooker, by Crook"
1991;1992	All My Children	Louie Slavinsky	2 episodes

External links

• Bernard Barrow at IMDb
• Bernard Barrow at AllMovie