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Walter /
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Barnard Hughes stars as a folksy scientist who lives
a parallel existence as a high priest in TRON's electronic world.
Born July 16, 1915 in Bedford Hills, NY, Hughes held jobs as a dock
checker in New York harbor, a Macy's salesman and a Wall Street
copyreader before auditioning for the stage on a dare from a friend.
His career, which began in 1934 with one line in a repertory
production of "The Taming of the Shrew", has since spanned Broadway,
television and films.
Hughes made his Broadway debut in 1935 in "Herself Mrs. Patrick
Crowley." Until 1942 he toured the eastern United States performing
in stock theatrical shows. In 1945, he resumed the stage career
which had been interrupted by the war. While on tour, he met actress
Helen Stenborg, whom he married in 1950.
In the 1950s, Barnard branched into television work with roles in
"Playhouse 90", "Kraft Theater" and "Armstrong Circle Theater." His
first feature film role was in the 1969 hit "Midnight Cowboy" .
Subsequent screen credits include "The Hospital," "Oh, God!" and
"First Monday in October".
In 1979 he received the Tony and Critics' Circle awards for best
actor in "Da" and an Emmy for an episode of the "Lou Grant"
television series.- Tron Production Information
Hughes is also known for his TV series role in the early 80's as
"Mr. Merlin". Mr. Merlin was a 1600 year old magician, once a part
of King Arthur's court, who changed his name to Max Merlin and takes
on a young apprentice named Zac Rogers. His more recent roles have
been in the films "The Fantasticks" as Henry Albertson, "The Odd
Couple II" as Beaumont and "Cradle Will Rock" as Frank Marvel.
Related Links
- IMDB Entry for
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