Bernard Barrow was an American actor best known for his roles on daytime dramas. He played Irish-American patriarch "Johnny Ryan" on ABC's "Ryan's Hope" throughout its entire run from 1975-1989.
He was the recipient of a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama series, an award for which he received several nominations.
He was also a Professor in the Theatre Department at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York where he taught acting and directing.
A New York City native, Barrow was married to Joan Kaye from 1964 until his death from lung cancer.
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Bernard Barrow, 65, Stage and TV Actor
Published: Thursday, August 5, 1993 in The New York Times
Bernard Barrow, a stage, television and film actor best known for playing Johnny Ryan on the soap opera "Ryan's Hope" for 13 years, died yesterday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. He was 65 and lived in Manhattan.
The cause was lung cancer, said his wife, Joan Kaye Barrow.
Mr. Barrow was born in New York City and acted on radio as a child. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from Syracuse in 1947; a master's degree in English from Columbia in 1948, and a doctorate in theater history from the Yale School of Drama in 1957.
From 1955 to 1983, Mr. Barrow taught theater and drama at Brooklyn College. He also directed summer stock and community theater. He appeared in numerous Off Broadway plays, including "Scuba Duba" and "Molly's Dream." His films included "Rachel, Rachel" and "Serpico."
He first appeared on television in the soap opera "Where the Heart Is." He went on to "The Secret Storm" from 1970 to 1973, "The Edge of Night" in 1974 and "Ryan's Hope" from 1975 to 1988. He played Louie Slavinsky on "Loving" from 1989 until his death.
He was nominated four times for an Emmy Award, and in 1991 he received an Emmy as best supporting actor, for his work in "Loving."
In addition to his wife, who is an actress, Mr. Barrow is survived by a daughter, Susan, of Manhattan; a son, Thomas, of Boston; a stepson, Richard C. Katz of Brooklyn; a stepdaughter, Sue Ann Kates of Manhattan, and two sisters, Helen Steinbrook and Bella Tenenbaum, both of Manhattan.
[A version of this obituary; biography appeared in print on Thursday, August 5, 1993, on section D page 22 of the New York edition.]
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/05/obituaries/bernard-barrow-65-stage-and-tv-actor.html
He was the recipient of a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama series, an award for which he received several nominations.
He was also a Professor in the Theatre Department at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York where he taught acting and directing.
A New York City native, Barrow was married to Joan Kaye from 1964 until his death from lung cancer.
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Bernard Barrow, 65, Stage and TV Actor
Published: Thursday, August 5, 1993 in The New York Times
Bernard Barrow, a stage, television and film actor best known for playing Johnny Ryan on the soap opera "Ryan's Hope" for 13 years, died yesterday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. He was 65 and lived in Manhattan.
The cause was lung cancer, said his wife, Joan Kaye Barrow.
Mr. Barrow was born in New York City and acted on radio as a child. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from Syracuse in 1947; a master's degree in English from Columbia in 1948, and a doctorate in theater history from the Yale School of Drama in 1957.
From 1955 to 1983, Mr. Barrow taught theater and drama at Brooklyn College. He also directed summer stock and community theater. He appeared in numerous Off Broadway plays, including "Scuba Duba" and "Molly's Dream." His films included "Rachel, Rachel" and "Serpico."
He first appeared on television in the soap opera "Where the Heart Is." He went on to "The Secret Storm" from 1970 to 1973, "The Edge of Night" in 1974 and "Ryan's Hope" from 1975 to 1988. He played Louie Slavinsky on "Loving" from 1989 until his death.
He was nominated four times for an Emmy Award, and in 1991 he received an Emmy as best supporting actor, for his work in "Loving."
In addition to his wife, who is an actress, Mr. Barrow is survived by a daughter, Susan, of Manhattan; a son, Thomas, of Boston; a stepson, Richard C. Katz of Brooklyn; a stepdaughter, Sue Ann Kates of Manhattan, and two sisters, Helen Steinbrook and Bella Tenenbaum, both of Manhattan.
[A version of this obituary; biography appeared in print on Thursday, August 5, 1993, on section D page 22 of the New York edition.]
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/05/obituaries/bernard-barrow-65-stage-and-tv-actor.html
Bernard Barrow was an American actor best known for his roles on daytime dramas. He played Irish-American patriarch "Johnny Ryan" on ABC's "Ryan's Hope" throughout its entire run from 1975-1989.
He was the recipient of a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama series, an award for which he received several nominations.
He was also a Professor in the Theatre Department at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York where he taught acting and directing.
A New York City native, Barrow was married to Joan Kaye from 1964 until his death from lung cancer.
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Bernard Barrow, 65, Stage and TV Actor
Published: Thursday, August 5, 1993 in The New York Times
Bernard Barrow, a stage, television and film actor best known for playing Johnny Ryan on the soap opera "Ryan's Hope" for 13 years, died yesterday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. He was 65 and lived in Manhattan.
The cause was lung cancer, said his wife, Joan Kaye Barrow.
Mr. Barrow was born in New York City and acted on radio as a child. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from Syracuse in 1947; a master's degree in English from Columbia in 1948, and a doctorate in theater history from the Yale School of Drama in 1957.
From 1955 to 1983, Mr. Barrow taught theater and drama at Brooklyn College. He also directed summer stock and community theater. He appeared in numerous Off Broadway plays, including "Scuba Duba" and "Molly's Dream." His films included "Rachel, Rachel" and "Serpico."
He first appeared on television in the soap opera "Where the Heart Is." He went on to "The Secret Storm" from 1970 to 1973, "The Edge of Night" in 1974 and "Ryan's Hope" from 1975 to 1988. He played Louie Slavinsky on "Loving" from 1989 until his death.
He was nominated four times for an Emmy Award, and in 1991 he received an Emmy as best supporting actor, for his work in "Loving."
In addition to his wife, who is an actress, Mr. Barrow is survived by a daughter, Susan, of Manhattan; a son, Thomas, of Boston; a stepson, Richard C. Katz of Brooklyn; a stepdaughter, Sue Ann Kates of Manhattan, and two sisters, Helen Steinbrook and Bella Tenenbaum, both of Manhattan.
[A version of this obituary; biography appeared in print on Thursday, August 5, 1993, on section D page 22 of the New York edition.]
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/05/obituaries/bernard-barrow-65-stage-and-tv-actor.html
He was the recipient of a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama series, an award for which he received several nominations.
He was also a Professor in the Theatre Department at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York where he taught acting and directing.
A New York City native, Barrow was married to Joan Kaye from 1964 until his death from lung cancer.
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Bernard Barrow, 65, Stage and TV Actor
Published: Thursday, August 5, 1993 in The New York Times
Bernard Barrow, a stage, television and film actor best known for playing Johnny Ryan on the soap opera "Ryan's Hope" for 13 years, died yesterday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. He was 65 and lived in Manhattan.
The cause was lung cancer, said his wife, Joan Kaye Barrow.
Mr. Barrow was born in New York City and acted on radio as a child. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from Syracuse in 1947; a master's degree in English from Columbia in 1948, and a doctorate in theater history from the Yale School of Drama in 1957.
From 1955 to 1983, Mr. Barrow taught theater and drama at Brooklyn College. He also directed summer stock and community theater. He appeared in numerous Off Broadway plays, including "Scuba Duba" and "Molly's Dream." His films included "Rachel, Rachel" and "Serpico."
He first appeared on television in the soap opera "Where the Heart Is." He went on to "The Secret Storm" from 1970 to 1973, "The Edge of Night" in 1974 and "Ryan's Hope" from 1975 to 1988. He played Louie Slavinsky on "Loving" from 1989 until his death.
He was nominated four times for an Emmy Award, and in 1991 he received an Emmy as best supporting actor, for his work in "Loving."
In addition to his wife, who is an actress, Mr. Barrow is survived by a daughter, Susan, of Manhattan; a son, Thomas, of Boston; a stepson, Richard C. Katz of Brooklyn; a stepdaughter, Sue Ann Kates of Manhattan, and two sisters, Helen Steinbrook and Bella Tenenbaum, both of Manhattan.
[A version of this obituary; biography appeared in print on Thursday, August 5, 1993, on section D page 22 of the New York edition.]
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/05/obituaries/bernard-barrow-65-stage-and-tv-actor.html
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