Barnard Hughes, 1915 - 2006.

Barnard Hughes, who won a Tony for his portrayal of the curmudgeonly title character in Hugh Leonard's Da, has died after a brief illness. He was 90.

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He received a featured-actor Tony nomination in 1973 for his performance as Dogberry in the New York Shakespeare Festival's revival of Much Ado About Nothing. Hughes' last Broadway appearance came in the Noel Coward comedy Waiting in the Wings in 1999.

Among his many movies: Midnight Cowboy, The Hospital, Cold Turkey, Where's Poppa?, Oh, God!, Maxie, The Lost Boys, Doc Hollywood, Sister Act 2 and Cradle Will Rock.

Hughes also worked extensively in the early days of television.

Michael Kuchwara for the AP.

Jeffrey Wells has a helluvan online listening tip.

Update: Edward Copeland has "picked some highlights (or notable films) out of his career to spotlight."

Posted by dwhudson at July 12, 2006 4:26 AM