Barry Pearl

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Barry Pearl
Barry Pearl 2017.jpg
Pearl in 2017
Born
Barry Lee Pearl

(1950-03-29) March 29, 1950 (age 71)
OccupationActor

Barry Pearl (born Barry Lee Pearl in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on March 29, 1950) is an American actor.[1]

Pearl is best known for his role as "Doody", one of the three supporting T-Birds, in the 1978 film version of Grease.[2] He also had a cameo as Mr. Weaver in the Grease: Live television special on FOX in 2016.

He played "Professor Tinkerputt" in the primetime special Barney's Imagination Island and the US tour of Barney's Big Surprise, a stage production based on the popular TV show as well as a video of the same name.

He also starred in an episode of Disney Channel's Even Stevens. He began his career in 1961 replacing Johnny Borden as “Randolph MaAfee” in Broadway's Bye Bye Birdie. Other Broadway credits include Oliver! in 1962, A Teaspoon Every Four Hours in 1969, The Producers in 2005, in 2008 and Baby It's You! in 2011. In 2012 he starred in the Lionsgate release The Newest Pledge. He also starred as "Arnold" in the national tour of Happy Days - A New Musical.[citation needed] In 2014, he was part of the series Summer with Cimorelli.

During the summers he teaches film arts all across the US to the special needs community with Joey Travolta's Inclusion Film Company.

Filmography[]

Year TV/Film Credit Role Notes
1976-1977 C.P.O. Sharkey Recruit Mignone 14 episodes
1977 Best Friends Gypsy TV pilot episode
1977 Have I Got a Christmas for You Barry Silver TV special
1978 Grease Doody Feature film
1979 Barney Miller Mario Pellegrini Episode: "Voice Analyzer"
1981 The Munsters' Revenge Warren Thurston TV film
1981 Eight Is Enough Bruce Episode: "The Idolbreaker: Part 2"
1982 Benson Jerry Ziegler Episode: "Katie's Romance"
1982 Hill Street Blues Weapons Salesman Episode: "The Shooter"
1983 Making of a Male Model Clarence TV film
1985 Alice Cop #4 Episode: "Vera's Anniversary Blues"
1985 Avenging Angel Johnny Glitter Feature flm
1985 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Leon Sacks Episode: "A Little Sex, a Little Scandal"
1985 HeartBeat Choreographer TV pilot episode
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Assistant DA Episode: "Wake Me When I'm Dead"
1985 Falcon Crest Music Video Director Episode: "False Hope"
1986 Growing Pains Unknown Episode: "Be a Man"
1986 Annihilator Eddie TV film
1986 Dutch Treat Unknown Feature film
1987 Flicks Red Feature film
1987 Throb Oily Guy Episode: "Moonlighting"
1987 The Tracey Ullman Show Club Manager Episode #1.5
1987 Max Headroom Paul Waites Episode: "Academy"
1987 Murder, She Wrote P.R. Staffer Episode: "Steal Me a Story"
1990 Major Dad Mike Eagleton Episode: "Face the Music... and Dance: Part 2"
1991 They Came from Outer Space Bill Rabkin Episode: "High Five"
1991 Beverly Hills, 90210 Norman Episode: "Chuckie's Back"
1993 Sisters Stan Smigel Episode: "Things Are Tough All Over"
1994 Bedtime with Barney: Imagination Island Professor Erasmus Q. Tinkerputt TV special
1994 Tryst Doctor Feature film
1995 ER Dr. Noble Episode: "Long Day's Journey"
1995-1996 Night Stand Buddy / Menachem 2 episodes
1996 Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible Rumpelstiltskin (voice) 4 episodes
1996 Baywatch Nights Paul Whitset Episode: "Backup"
1996 Where Truth Lies Stan Horowitz Feature film
1998 Port Charles Dr. Aikman 2 episodes
1999 My Favorite Martian News Director Feature film
1999 Baywatch Lyle Forsman Episode: "Father of the Groom"
2000 Malibu, CA J.J. Episode: "The House Guest"
2000 Even Stevens Mr. Chaney Episode: "Easy Way"
2003 Miss Match Morty Episode: "The Love Bandit"
2008 Criminal Minds Man Episode: "Lo-Fi"
2009 Special Delivery Dr. Shabin Short film
2009 House Dr. Paulson Episode: "Epic Fail"
2011 Outside the Box Captain Keller Episode: "The Miracle Worker"
2012 Far from the Tree Barry Episode: "Poker Night"
2012 The Newest Pledge Mr. Motes Feature film
2014 Summer with Cimorelli Barry Ortega Episode: "Welcome to Show Business"
2016 Grease: Live Mr. Stan Weaver TV special

References[]

  1. ^ "Barry Pearl". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11.
  2. ^ Canby, Vincent (June 16, 1978). "Grease (1978) Screen: A Slick Version of 'Grease':Fantasy of the 50s". The New York Times.

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