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Barry Primus

Date of birth: 1938-02-16

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Barry Primus

Biography

Barry Primus (born February 16, 1938) is an American actor, director, and writer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Primus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Life as a House
3.5

Life as a House

2001-10-25

When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for

Boxcar Bertha
2.9

Boxcar Bertha

1972-06-14

"Boxcar" Bertha Thompson, a transient woman in Arkansas during the violence-filled Depression of the

The Brotherhood
3

The Brotherhood

1968-12-01

The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his ow

New York, New York
3.3

New York, New York

1977-06-21

An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and ro

Night and the City
2.9

Night and the City

1992-10-16

Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing pro

Heartland
3.3

Heartland

1979-09-22

Widowed Elinor Randall and her young daughter Jerrine arrive in a barren stretch of Wyoming in 1910

Absence of Malice
3.3

Absence of Malice

1981-11-19

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected rack

Von Richthofen and Brown
3.1

Von Richthofen and Brown

1971-06-30

Spend time on both sides of World War I, partly with German flying ace Baron Manfred Von Richthofen

Puzzle of a Downfall Child
3.2

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

1970-12-16

Lou Andreas Sand, a once famous model, recalls her past as she tries to make success in the modeling

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
1.4

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

1971-09-15

Free-thinking student tries to put up with life at a straight-laced college in 1958.

Flipping
1.6

Flipping

1997-03-07

The story of Michael Moore, Shot, Hooker, Joey, and Dennis. Five gangsters who work for a man named

Big Rose
0

Big Rose

1974-03-26

Rose Winters, a private detective out of Los Angeles, teams with Ed Mills, a somewhat inexperienced

Denial
2.3

Denial

1990-01-21

A young woman tries to leave her troubled past behind. She meets her old flame by accident and they

Avalanche
1.8

Avalanche

1978-09-29

After an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort, a holiday at a winter wonderland turns int

SpaceCamp
2.9

SpaceCamp

1986-06-06

Andie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teena

Break a Leg
1.5

Break a Leg

2005-04-21

A talented but struggling actor is willing to go to any length to get a job - including "breaking a

Night Games
1.7

Night Games

1980-04-11

A Californian housewife is terrified of having sex because of a past assault. When this phobia threa

Big Business
3.2

Big Business

1988-06-10

In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same h

Down and Out in Beverly Hills
3

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

1986-01-31

Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant

Joy
3.3

Joy

2015-12-24

A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's mos

American Hustle
3.4

American Hustle

2013-12-03

A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a w

The Book of Murder
0

The Book of Murder

1974-03-19

Much-married and once successful writer Henry T. Aythecliff, now heavily in debt, summons his three

Gold Coast
2.6

Gold Coast

1997-09-28

Karen stands to inherit millions from her dead husband on one condition: she must stay away from oth

The Stranger
3

The Stranger

1987-12-04

Bonnie Bedilia stars in this psychological thriller about a woman who witnesses a murder and then fl

Crime of the Century
3.4

Crime of the Century

1996-09-14

In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 14-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped, held f

The Longest Week
2.5

The Longest Week

2014-09-05

Left broke and homeless by his wealthy parents' divorce, a young man moves in with an old friend and

The Prank
2.8

The Prank

2024-03-15

After their teacher fails them, two high school students decide to teach the imperious, demanding in

The River
3.2

The River

1984-12-01

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In add

15 Minutes
3

15 Minutes

2001-03-01

When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heis

Talking Walls
1.5

Talking Walls

1987-08-01

A sociology student films sexual encounters in a motel for his thesis, and falls in love with a Fren

Righteous Kill
2.9

Righteous Kill

2008-09-11

Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murde

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
2.3

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death

1989-03-15

The U.S. government, eager to protect the nation's avacado supplies, recruits feminist professor Mar

Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target
1

Roger & Harry: The Mitera Target

1977-05-02

A millionaire hires a pair of private investigators, who specialize in recovering lost and stolen ob

Heart of Steel
3

Heart of Steel

1983-12-04

A steel factory that employs most of the town shuts down, leaving a man desperate to keep his family

Brotherly Love
3.5

Brotherly Love

1985-05-28

A businessman is stalked by his murderous twin brother, who has just been released from a mental hos

Faye
3.2

Faye

2024-05-15

Through honest reflection, complemented by insight from colleagues and friends, Faye Dunaway context

Paper Dolls
1.9

Paper Dolls

1982-05-24

Pilot for the TV series introduces the mothers of teenage fashion models who market their daughters

Stillwatch
3.3

Stillwatch

1987-02-10

Television journalist, Patricia Traymore, moves to Washington to do an in-depth interview with vice

The Dion Brothers
2.6

The Dion Brothers

1974-06-16

Two rural West Virginia brothers leave home, rob an armored car and become fugitives.

Jake Speed
2.2

Jake Speed

1986-05-30

Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the 1940s.

Guilty by Suspicion
3.2

Guilty by Suspicion

1991-03-15

Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden fr

The Desperate Hours
2

The Desperate Hours

1967-12-13

The Hilliards are a middle class family whose lives are put in danger when escaped convict Glenn Gri

Rock Bottom
0

Rock Bottom

2019-04-11

Rock Bottom chronicles the cosmic/comic misadventures of a girl undergoing a life crisis after she l

Trade Off
1.6

Trade Off

1995-04-29

A man has an affair with a mysterious woman and shares with her his desire to end his troubled marri

The Irishman
3.8

The Irishman

2019-11-01

Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accide

Arkansas
2.9

Arkansas

2020-05-05

Kyle and Swin live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog, whom they've never me

Autopsy
3

Autopsy

1975-01-18

A series of random suicides in Rome, Italy are attributed to a heatwave, but a young pathologist nam

Incident at Vichy
0

Incident at Vichy

1973-12-06

Adapted from Arthur Miller's play, film focuses on a group of Frenchmen who are detained at Vichy, t

Big Guns
1.5

Big Guns

2006-01-01

The fun-loving, easy-going, 60- to 75-year-old Senior Softball team "Kids At Heart" suddenly decide

Macbeth
3

Macbeth

1981-01-01

An adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

Portrait of a Showgirl
4

Portrait of a Showgirl

1982-04-09

The story of three Las Vegas showgirls, each at a different stage in her career.

Jackson
1.5

Jackson

2008-09-13

Donald (Barry Primus) promises Sam (Charlie Robinson) the best day of his life. This seems unlikely,

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
0

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019-09-13

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking

James Dean
3.4

James Dean

2001-08-04

The man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic

The Rose
3.3

The Rose

1979-11-07

Rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster's romantic relationships and mental health are continuously im

Black & White
2.6

Black & White

1999-11-29

Chris O'Brien, devote Catholic and rookie cop with LAPD, is assigned to partner with the hard-edged,

Eternity
3.5

Eternity

2025-11-26

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the

Breakable You
2.7

Breakable You

2017-01-07

A divorced playwright and his therapist ex deal with new relationships and their daughter.