Raymond John Barry (born March 14, 1939) is an American film, television, and stage actor. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film '' Steel City''.

Personal life

Raymond John Barry was born in

Hempstead, New York The Town of Hempstead is the largest of the three towns in Nassau County (alongside North Hempstead and Oyster Bay) on Long Island, in New York, United States. The town's combined population was 793,409 at the 2020 census. It occupies the s ...

. He is married to writer Robyn Mundell. Together they have four children, Oona, Raymond, Liam and Manon. His father, Raymond Barry, worked in sales. His mother, Barbara Constance Barry (née Duffy), was also an actor, known professionally as B. Constance Barry (April 29, 1913 – October 22, 2006). Her final role in 2001, was in the film '' L.I.E.'' Barry's mother was of

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, Irish, and Swedish descent, and Barry's paternal grandparents were from

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. A three-letter athlete at Lynbrook High School in Lynbrook, New York, Barry graduated from

Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...

in 1962. While there, he earned his degree in Philosophy. Afterwards, he completed the Yale Drama School.

Career

Before appearing in films he appeared in more than 75 plays. Barry is known for his roles in the film ''

Interview with the Assassin ''Interview with the Assassin'' is a 2002 American pseudo-documentary Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Neil Burger and starring Raymond J. Barry and Dylan Haggerty. Plot An unemployed cameraman, Ron Kobeleski (Haggerty), is ask ...

'', portraying Walter Ohlinger, a man who claimed to be the second shooter on the Grassy Knoll in the

assassination of John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Kennedy was in the vehicle with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy Onas ...

, and as

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's father in the

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-winning film '' Born on the Fourth of July''. Barry also played Pa Cox, known for his character's continuous quote, "The wrong kid died!" in '' Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story''. Other films in which he appeared include: '' Dead Man Walking'', '' Cool Runnings'', '' K2'', '' The Tulse Luper Suitcases'', ''

Falling Down ''Falling Down'' is a 1993 American crime drama film directed by Joel Schumacher, written by Ebbe Roe Smith, and starring Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall. Set in Los Angeles, the film tells the story of William Foster, a disgruntled, une ...

'', and ''

Training Day ''Training Day'' is a 2001 American crime thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Ayer. It stars Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris and Ethan Hawke as Jake Hoyt, two LAPD narcotics officers followed over a 24-hour period ...

''. On television, he has appeared as Jack Shephard's grandfather in '' Lost'', as

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's congressional patron, Senator Richard Matheson, in ''

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'', and as Lilly Rush's father in CBS series ''

Cold Case ''Cold Case'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series. It ran on CBS from September 28, 2003, to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in invest ...

''. He had a recurring role on '' Justified'' as Arlo Givens, the father of main character Raylan Givens. Barry appeared in two films focusing on the

death penalty Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct. The sentence ordering that an offender be punished in s ...

, '' Dead Man Walking'' and '' The Chamber'', both with actor

Robert Prosky Robert Prosky (born Robert Joseph Porzuczek, December 13, 1930 – December 8, 2008) was an American actor. He became a well-known supporting actor in the 1980s with his roles in ''Thief (1981 film), Thief'' (1981), ''Christine (1983 film), Chris ...

Films

Television

Theatre

Off Broadway ; Broadway

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, Raymond J. 1939 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from New York (state) American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors American people of Canadian descent American people of Irish descent American people of Swedish descent Brown University alumni People from Hempstead (village), New York David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni People from Lynbrook, New York Lynbrook Senior High School alumni