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== Career ==
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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 (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]'', ''[[East Side/West Side]]'' and ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]''. He then made his initial film appearance in the Manhattan-filmed ''[[The Brotherhood (1968 film)|The Brotherhood]]'' (1968). His other films include''[[Been Down so Long it Looks Like Up to Me]]'' (1971) ''[[Boxcar Bertha]]'' (1972), ''[[Autopsy (1975 film)|Autopsy]]'' (1975), ''[[Heartland (film)|Heartland]]'' (1979), [[The Rose (film)]] (1979), ''[[Night Games (1980 film)|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 &mdash; 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]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/107104/Barry-Primus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404005108/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/107104/Barry-Primus|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 4, 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2014|title=Barry Primus biography|accessdate=December 13, 2014}}</ref>
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 (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]'', ''[[East Side/West Side]]'' and ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]''. He then made his initial film appearance in the Manhattan-filmed ''[[The Brotherhood (1968 film)|The Brotherhood]]'' (1968). His other films include ''[[Been Down so Long it Looks Like Up to Me]]'' (1971) ''[[Boxcar Bertha]]'' (1972), ''[[Autopsy (1975 film)|Autopsy]]'' (1975), ''[[Heartland (film)|Heartland]]'' (1979), [[The Rose (film)]] (1979), ''[[Night Games (1980 film)|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 &mdash; 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]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/107104/Barry-Primus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404005108/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/107104/Barry-Primus|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 4, 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2014|title=Barry Primus biography|accessdate=December 13, 2014}}</ref>


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

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Barry Primus
Born (1938-02-16) February 16, 1938 (age 86)
New York City, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationBennington College
Occupation(s)Actor, director, and writer
Years active1963–present
SpouseJulie Arenal

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

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 (1971) Boxcar Bertha (1972), Autopsy (1975), Heartland (1979), The Rose (film) (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 director Mark Rydell's assistant on 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, The Lee Strasberg Theatre 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.

Filmography

Most notable films:

References

  1. ^ "Barry Primus biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-04-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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