Barnard Hughes Biography

Character actor of stage, screen, and television, Barnard Hughes specializes in playing authoritarians and lovable old curmudgeons. During the 1970s, Hughes won a Tony for his portrayal of a dead but still intrusive Irish father whose memory bedevils his son in the drama Da. He reprised the role in the 1988 film version starring opposite Martin Sheen as the tormented playwright/son. Though he has worked in many films, Hughes may be most recognizable for his television filmography. Over his career, he has been a regular on four soap operas, including Dark Shadows, and starred in series such as Doc (1975-1976) and The Cavanaughs (1986-1989), as well as guest starred on such series as Cannon (1971-1976), The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1978), and Lou Grant (1977-1982), where Hughes won an Emmy for playing a senile judge. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

• 1. Grandpa: There's one thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach....all the damn vampires.
  From The Lost Boys. Submitted by Jennifer G (4 months ago)

• 1. Grandpa: Well, now, let me put it this way. If all the corpses buried around here were to stand up all at once, we'd have one hell of a population problem.
  From The Lost Boys. Submitted by Lea L (12 months ago)

• 1. Grandpa: Lucy, you're the only woman I ever knew that didn't improve her situation by getting divorced.
  From The Lost Boys. Submitted by Lea L (12 months ago)

• 1. Grandpa: Second shelf is mine. That's where I keep my rootbeers and my double-thick Oreo cookies. Nobody touches the second shelf but me.
  From The Lost Boys. Submitted by Lea L (12 months ago)