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1 | [on working on the series Justified (2010) ] The writing, the producing, the acting - they knew what the heck they were doin'. I've been in situations where I didn't feel that, from the top down. I've done about five of these TV series, man, and some of them are kinda dumb. I hate to say it. I'm not gonna mention any names. But you can be in a situation where you feel the actors are dumb, and then the producers you feel are dumber than the actors. |
2 | Actors are very macho-oriented. In my own case, I don't give a shit. I'd love to play a gay character. I'd love to play a [transgender man]. Nothing would please me more. My heart is like in the yin-yang space, as opposed to walking around set flexing my muscles or whatever. |
3 | I respect painting and writing, in many ways, more than I respect acting now that I know how to do it. In the beginning, when I couldn't act my way out of a paper bag, maybe I respected acting more than anything else because I couldn't do it. |
4 | Being an artist, particularly being an actor, is a very worthwhile life, but can also be a very hard one, because you can't hide. Specifically, what you can't hide from are your tensions, which are derived from fear. It reads on a screen or on stage if you're tense, and the tension has got to come from some hang-up you have about being there to begin with. |
5 | I did things because of the things themselves. And I still do that with my writing, my painting, sometimes with acting still, and I don't care. You're at the mercy of money. You become nothing more than a hunter, in terms of tribal ethic, because we all are members of a tribe, let's face it. You go through your war period in high school when you're a little jock, then you become a provider for your family. Some people are better hunters than other, and bring in more deer. In our culture it's not about deer, it's about money, which is tragic. I think if you lose touch with that stuff, with what you really care about, you're dead in the water. |
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1 | He was a football player at Brown University. During his junior year, a theater professor approached him about portraying Hal in a production of William Inge's "Picnic," saying they were interested in getting a football player to portray him. He declined several times before giving in. |
2 | Worked first as an artist in New York City before becoming a professional actor. He still paints and sculpts, and has examples of his artwork on his website, raymondjbarry.org. |
3 | Got his role in Born on the Fourth of July (1989) after it was turned down by Al Pacino. |
4 | Barry earned a degree in philosophy at Brown University before being accepted by the Yale University School of Drama. |
5 | Received the 1997 Dramalogue Award for his performance in the play "Buried Child". |
6 | Received a Dramalogue Award and L.A. Drama Critics Award for writing and starring in "Once In Doubt" at the Los Angeles Theatre Centre. |
7 | Once taught English at a private school in New York called Oakland Academy. |
8 | Trained in acting by William Hickey. Worked with Julian Beck in The Living Theater, one of the leaders in avant-garde theater during the 1960s in New York. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Desolation | 2017/II | post-production | Father Bill |
Hart Blvd. | 2017 | post-production | Granddad |
No Postage Necessary | 2017 | post-production | Jack |
White Orchid | 2017 | post-production | Caretaker |
The Dancing Bull | | announced | Ted |
Ice | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Isaac Green |
Gotham | 2017 | TV Series | The Shaman |
Training Day | 2017 | TV Series | Lou Jacobs |
Feud | 2017 | TV Series | Hal LeSueur |
The Dot Man | 2017 | | General Boyt |
Brave New Jersey | 2016 | | Captain Ambrose P. Collins |
Day of Reckoning | 2016/I | | Ted |
Ray Donovan | 2016 | TV Series | Dmitri |
The Purge: Election Year | 2016 | | Leader Caleb Warrens |
Sleep with Me | 2015 | | Henry |
LA Apocalypse | 2015 | | Major Gray |
Winter Light | 2015 | Short | Roger Guidry |
The 100 | 2014-2015 | TV Series | President Dante Wallace |
Justified | 2010-2015 | TV Series | Arlo Givens |
3 Days to Kill | 2014 | | CIA Employee |
Grey's Anatomy | 2013 | TV Series | Gene Steers |
The Devil's in the Details | 2013 | | Richard Conrad |
New Girl | 2012 | TV Series | Older Nick |
The Yellow Wallpaper | 2012/II | | Dr. Jack Everland |
The Closer | 2011 | TV Series | George Dorsey |
The River Murders | 2011 | | Trent Verdon |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2011 | TV Series | Johnny Eames |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2002-2011 | TV Series | Arvin Thorpe Dr. Phillip Gerard |
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright | 2010 | Video | Borlec |
NCIS: Los Angeles | 2010 | TV Series | Branston Cole Bernstrom Kohl |
The Hammer | 2010 | | Stanley Leroy McCoy |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2010 | TV Series | Mr. Hankett |
Cold Case | 2008-2010 | TV Series | Paul Cooper |
The Order | 2009 | Short as Raymond Barry | |
The Shortcut | 2009 | | Old Man / Ivor Hartley (as Raymond Barry) |
The Cleaner | 2008-2009 | TV Series | Bill Banks |
The Making of 'Charlie Valentine': Behind the Scenes with Michael Weatherly | 2009 | Short | Charlie Valentine |
The Hitmen Diaries: Charlie Valentine | 2009 | | Charlie Valentine |
Lost | 2009 | TV Series | Ray Shephard |
Set Apart | 2009 | | Will Lantis |
Hotel California | 2008 | | Dmitri |
American Crude | 2008 | | Mr. Grand |
Welcome to the Captain | 2008 | TV Series | The General |
The Candlelight Murders | 2008 | | Dr. Joel Sheinbaum |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | 2007 | | Pa Cox |
The Death and Life of Bobby Z | 2007 | | Stanley (as Raymond Barry) |
Flight of the Living Dead | 2007 | | Capt Banyon (as Raymond Barry) |
Slumberland | 2006 | | Harry |
Little Children | 2006 | | Bullhorn Bob |
Mystery Woman: Redemption | 2006 | TV Movie | Reverend Tucker |
Steel City | 2006 | | Vic Lee |
A Life in Suitcases | 2005 | | Stephan Figura |
Law & Order | 2005 | TV Series | Robert Dolan |
Crossing Jordan | 2005 | TV Series | Mr. Nicholas |
Alias | 2004 | TV Series | Senator George Reed |
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea | 2004 | | Stephan Figura |
The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp | 2003 | | Stephen Figura |
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story | 2003 | | Stephan Figura |
Dragnet | 2003 | TV Series | Sgt. Gil Thorn |
Just Married | 2003 | | Mr. Leezak |
Push, Nevada | 2002 | TV Series | D'Wight Sloman / Dwight Sloman |
Interview with the Assassin | 2002 | | Walter Ohlinger |
UC: Undercover | 2002 | TV Series | Nathan Dubinsky |
Recoil | 2001/II | | |
New Port South | 2001 | | Edwards (as Raymond Barry) |
Training Day | 2001 | | Lou Jacobs |
The Deep End | 2001 | | Carlie Nagel (as Raymond Barry) |
Hyperion Bay | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Frank Sweeny / Frank Sweeney |
The X-Files | 1994-1999 | TV Series | Senator Richard Matheson |
Wasteland | 1999 | TV Series | |
Liv | 1998 | Short | |
Wind on Water | 1998 | TV Series | Sam Connolly |
Return to Paradise | 1998 | | Sheriff's Father (uncredited) |
Four Corners | 1998 | TV Series | Sam Haskell |
Eating Las Vegas | 1997 | Short | Gay Boon |
Flubber | 1997 | | Chester Hoenicker (as Raymond Barry) |
Best Men | 1997 | | Hoover |
Mad City | 1997 | | Dobbins |
The Chamber | 1996 | | Rollie Wedge / Donnie Cayhall (as Raymond Barry) |
Dead Man Walking | 1995 | | Earl Delacroix |
Sudden Death | 1995 | | Vice President |
Headless Body in Topless Bar | 1995 | | Man |
Melrose Place | 1994 | TV Series | Vince Connors |
The Ref | 1994 | | Huff |
Frasier | 1994 | TV Series | Pool Player |
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert | 1993 | TV Movie | Jack Graves |
Cool Runnings | 1993 | | Kurt Hemphill |
Falling Down | 1993 | | Captain Yardley |
Between Love and Hate | 1993 | TV Movie | Charles Templeton |
L.A. Law | 1992 | TV Series | Aaron Alner |
Rapid Fire | 1992 | | Agent Stuart |
Tales from the Crypt | 1992 | TV Series | Joe Garrett |
The Turning | 1992 | | Mark Harnish |
Two-Fisted Tales | 1992 | TV Movie | Garrett (segment "King of the Road") |
K2 | 1991 | | Claiborne |
Nothing But Trouble | 1991 | | Mark |
December Bride | 1991 | | Petey (as Raymond Barry) |
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story | 1990 | TV Mini-Series | Jack Lawn |
Born on the Fourth of July | 1989 | | Mr. Kovic |
Daddy's Boys | 1988 | | Daddy |
Cop | 1988 | | Captain Fred Gaffney |
The Oldest Rookie | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Lt. Marco Zaga |
Three for the Road | 1987 | | Senator Kitteredge |
It's a Living | 1987 | TV Series | Buddy Ricardo |
Out of Bounds | 1986 | | Hurley |
Slow Burn | 1986 | TV Movie | Gerald McMurty |
Playing for Keeps | 1986 | | Mr. Hatcher - Chloe's Father |
Scarecrow and Mrs. King | 1985 | TV Series | Capt. Ted Ronson |
Year of the Dragon | 1985 | | Louis Bukowski (as Ray Barry) |
Insignificance | 1985 | | Ballplayer's Father |
The Face of Rage | 1983 | TV Movie | |
Christmas Evil | 1980 | | Detective Gleason (as Ray Barry) |
Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This | 1978 | TV Movie | Tony |
An Unmarried Woman | 1978 | | Edward |
The Goodbye Girl | 1977 | | Richard III Cast (as Ray Barry) |
Between the Lines | 1977 | | Herbert Fisk |
Sur Faces | 1977 | | |
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