Douglas Barr
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Born | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | May 1, 1949
Occupation | Actor, writer, director |
Years active | 1981–present |
Douglas Barr (born May 1, 1949), also credited as Doug Barr, is an American actor, writer, and director. He has starred in movies and on television.
Barr was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His big role came in the ABC TV series The Fall Guy as Howie Munson from 1981 to 1986. Barr then made some guest appearances on series such as Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Hotel, and Murder, She Wrote. His other well-known role was in the short-lived CBS TV series The Wizard as Alex Jagger from 1986 to 1987, and he later starred as Bill Stillfield in the hit CBS series Designing Women from 1988 to 1991.
His first feature film he starred in was the horror movie Deadly Blessing (1981), and he also starred in The Unseen, another horror movie released the same year. Barr's most recent role was in the erotic film Temptation (1994), and he has since gone on to direct numerous TV movies.
In 1998, Barr started Hollywood and Vine Cellars, a small, high-end wine producer in Napa Valley.
Filmography[]
Actor[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Semi-Tough | Billy Clyde Puckett | Episode: "Barbara Jane Moves In" |
1980 | When the Whistle Blows | Buzz Dillard | Main cast (9 episodes) |
1980 | The Unseen | Tony Ross | Feature film |
1980 | Fantasy Island | Ned Pringle | Episode: "The Invisible Woman/The Snow Bird" |
1981 | Deadly Blessing | Jim Schmidt | Feature film |
1981–86 | The Fall Guy | Howie Munson | Main cast (112 episodes) |
1982 | The Love Boat | Dave Pursinger | Episodes: "The Experiment" (Part 1 & 2) |
1983 | Trauma Center | Howie Munson | Episode: "Notes About Courage" |
1984 | The Love Boat | Andy Brooks | Episode: "The Last Heist/Starting Over/Watching the Master" |
1985 | Hotel | Link | Episode: "Resolutions" |
1985 | Hotel | Dr. Michael Vaughn | Episode: "Rallying Cry" |
1986–87 | The Wizard | Alex Jagger | Main cast (19 episodes) |
1987 | 9 to 5 | Ellison | Episode: "My Fair Marsha" |
1987–91 | Designing Women | Col. Bill Stillfield | Recurring role (13 episodes) |
1988 | Superboy | Roscoe Williams | Episode: "Countdown to Nowhere" |
1988 | Murder, She Wrote | Mark Hazlitt | Episode: "Curse of the Daanav" |
1989 | A Peaceable Kingdom | Daniel Pennington | Episode: "Bison" |
1990 | Rich Men, Single Women | Richard Hancock | Television film |
1990 | Spaced Invaders | Sheriff Sam Hoxly | Feature film |
1990 | Menu for Murder | Charles Henshaw | Television film |
1991 | Murder, She Wrote | Greg Franklin | Episode: "Terminal Connection" |
1991 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Al McBride | Episode: "But He Loves Me" |
1991 | P.S. I Luv U | John | Episode: "There Goes the Neighbourhood" |
1992 | Lady Boss | Jerry Masterson | Television miniseries |
1994 | Temptation | Captain Thomas | Feature film |
1994 | One West Waikiki | Cmdr. Tom Haber | Episode: "'Til Death Do Us Part" |
Director[]
Year | Title | Notes |
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1995 | Dead Badge | Feature film |
1996 | Conundrum | Television film |
1994–96 | Sweet Valley High | 14 episodes |
1997 | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave | Television film |
1997 | Perfect Body | Television film |
1997 | Cloned | Television film |
1999 | Vanished Without a Trace | Television film |
1999 | Life's Little Struggles | Television film |
1999 | Switched at Birth | Television film |
2000 | Love Lessons | Television film |
2001 | For Love of Olivia | Television film |
2001 | Sex, Lies & Obsession | Television film |
2003 | This Time Around | Television film |
2003 | Beautiful Girl | Television film |
2004 | Perfect Romance | Television film |
2005 | Confessions of an American Bride | Television film |
2006 | For the Love of a Child | Television film |
2007 | To Be Fat like Me | Television film |
2007 | The Note | Television film |
2009 | Taking a Chance on Love | Television film |
2010 | Secrets of the Mountain | Television film |
2010 | The Jensen Project | Television film |
2011 | Game Time: Tackling the Past | Television film |
2012 | Notes from the Heart Healer | Television film |
2013 | The Mystery Cruise | Television film |
2014 | Northpole | Television film |
2015 | Northpole: Open for Christmas | Television film |
2017 | Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery | Television film |
External links[]
- 1949 births
- Living people
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American television directors
- Male actors from Iowa
- Actors from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Writers from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- American screen actor, 1940s birth stubs