Douglas Barr

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Douglas Barr
Born (1949-05-01) May 1, 1949 (age 75)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
Years active1980–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.

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Barr was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His big role came in the ABC TV series The Fall Guy as Howie Munson [1] 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.

The first feature film in which he starred was the horror movie Deadly Blessing (1981). He also starred in The Unseen , another horror movie. His last film role was in the erotic film Temptation (1994). He went on to direct numerous TV movies.[ citation needed ]

In 1998, Barr started Hollywood and Vine Cellars, a small, high-end wine producer in Napa Valley. [2]

Filmography

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Semi-Tough Billy Clyde PuckettEpisode: "Barbara Jane Moves In"
1980 When the Whistle Blows Buzz DillardMain cast (9 episodes)
1980 The Unseen Tony RossFeature film
1980 Fantasy Island Ned PringleEpisode: "The Invisible Woman/The Snow Bird"
1981 Deadly Blessing Jim SchmidtFeature film
1981–86 The Fall Guy Howie MunsonMain cast (112 episodes)
1982 The Love Boat Dave PursingerEpisodes: "The Experiment" (Part 1 & 2)
1983 Trauma Center Howie MunsonEpisode: "Notes About Courage"
1984 The Love Boat Andy BrooksEpisode: "The Last Heist/Starting Over/Watching the Master"
1985 Hotel LinkEpisode: "Resolutions"
1985 Hotel Dr. Michael VaughnEpisode: "Rallying Cry"
1986–87 The Wizard Alex JaggerMain cast (19 episodes)
1987 9 to 5 EllisonEpisode: "My Fair Marsha"
1987–91 Designing Women Col. Bill StillfieldRecurring role (13 episodes)
1988 Superboy Roscoe WilliamsEpisode: "Countdown to Nowhere"
1988 Murder, She Wrote Mark HazlittEpisode: "Curse of the Daanav"
1989 A Peaceable Kingdom Daniel PenningtonEpisode: "Bison"
1990Rich Men, Single WomenRichard HancockTelevision film
1990 Spaced Invaders Sheriff Sam HoxlyFeature film
1990Menu for MurderCharles HenshawTelevision film
1991 Murder, She Wrote Greg FranklinEpisode: "Terminal Connection"
1991 CBS Schoolbreak Special Al McBrideEpisode: "But He Loves Me"
1991 P.S. I Luv U JohnEpisode: "There Goes the Neighbourhood"
1992 Lady Boss Jerry MastersonTelevision miniseries
1994TemptationCaptain ThomasFeature film
1994 One West Waikiki Cmdr. Tom HaberEpisode: "'Til Death Do Us Part"

Director

YearTitleNotes
1995Dead BadgeFeature film
1996ConundrumTelevision 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
1999Vanished Without a TraceTelevision film
1999Life's Little StrugglesTelevision film
1999 Switched at Birth Television film
2000Love LessonsTelevision film
2001For Love of OliviaTelevision film
2001Sex, Lies & ObsessionTelevision film
2003 This Time Around Television film
2003 Beautiful Girl Television film
2004Perfect RomanceTelevision film
2005Confessions of an American BrideTelevision film
2006For the Love of a ChildTelevision 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
2011Game Time: Tackling the PastTelevision film
2012Notes from the Heart HealerTelevision film
2013The Mystery CruiseTelevision film
2014 Northpole Television film
2015 Northpole: Open for Christmas Television film
2017Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding MysteryTelevision film

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References

  1. Shales, Tom (October 28, 1981). "The Stunt Man". The Washington Post . Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  2. Stoneberg, David (April 6, 2016). "A found textbook leads actor/director Doug Barr into the wine business". Napa Valley Register . Retrieved January 7, 2024.