- Barry Primus
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name = Barry Primus
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birthdate =February 16 1938
birthplace =New York City Barry Primus (born
February 16 1938 ) is an Americantelevision andfilm actor.Primus is primarily an actor, but has also doubled and tripled as writer and director. He worked on stage for the first decade of his career, then made his screen bow in the Manhattan-filmed "
The Brotherhood " (1968). Additional films include "Boxcar Bertha " (1972), "Heartland " (1979), "Night Games " (1980) and "Guilty by Suspicion " (1991). He also had a continuing role on theCBS TV series "Cagney and Lacey " (1982 — 1988) as Christine Cagney's (Sharon Gless ) erstwhile boyfriend Sergeant Dory McKenna, whose drug problem compromises his value as a police officer.After working as director
Mark Rydell 's assistant on "The Rose" (1979), Primus has increased his behind-the-camera activities; in 1992, he directed his first theatrical feature, the "inside" Hollywood comedy/drama "Mistress".Barry Primus taught acting and directing classes at the
American Film Institute , The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, theUCLA campus, and at The Workshop inMaine . He created and moderates the video podcast [http://www.innerobject.org/ Inner Object] which interviews actors about their craft.He also teaches acting classes at
Loyola Marymount University .External links
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* http://www.innerobject.org
* http://innerobject.org/BarryPrimus.shtml
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