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Barry Primus

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Barry Primus in Boxcar Bertha (1972)
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Bad Hurt (2015)
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Barry Primus was born on 16 February 1938 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Grudge Match (2013), Righteous Kill (2008) and Absence of Malice (1981). He has been married to Julie Arenal since 23 December 1960. They have one child.
BornFebruary 16, 1938
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BornFebruary 16, 1938
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    Known for

    Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone in Grudge Match (2013)
    Grudge Match
    6.4
    • Joey the Bartender
    • 2013
    Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in Righteous Kill (2008)
    Righteous Kill
    6.0
    • Prosky
    • 2008
    Paul Newman and Sally Field in Absence of Malice (1981)
    Absence of Malice
    6.9
    • Bob Waddell
    • 1981
    15 Minutes (2001)
    15 Minutes
    6.1
    • Cab Driver
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Next Cassavetes
      • Fire Marshal
      • Post-production
    • Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner in Eternity (2025)
      Eternity
      6.9
      • Older Larry
      • 2025
    • Cherry Kompot (2023)
      Cherry Kompot
      Short
      • Lev
      • 2023
    • The Prank (2022)
      The Prank
      5.5
      • George Wheeler
      • 2022
    • The ones we loved (2022)
      The ones we loved
      Short
      • 2022
    • Vince Vaughn and Liam Hemsworth in Arkansas (2020)
      Arkansas
      6.1
      • Old Greek
      • 2020
    • Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci in The Irishman (2019)
      The Irishman
      7.8
      • Ewing King
      • 2019
    • Barry Primus, David Proval, Christopher Redman, David J. Phillips, Adam Cushman, Laurence Fuller, Julian De Zotti, and Joe Blute in Five Families (2019)
      Five Families
      7.5
      Short
      • Frank
      • 2019
    • Two If By Sea
      Short
      • Gene
      • 2018
    • Meghan Leone Cox and Alexandra Lemus in Lexi and Micky (2017)
      Lexi and Micky
      Short
      • Man on Bench
      • 2017
    • Mattia Bartoli and Montana Roesch in Flower (2017)
      Flower
      Short
      • John
      • 2017
    • Holly Hunter, Alfred Molina, Tony Shalhoub, Omar Metwally, and Cristin Milioti in Breakable You (2017)
      Breakable You
      5.5
      • Dr. Chazen
      • 2017
    • Jennifer Lawrence in Joy (2015)
      Joy
      6.6
      • Rudy's Attorney
      • 2015
    • Bad Hurt (2015)
      Bad Hurt
      5.7
      • Marty
      • 2015
    • Barbara Gruen, Barry Primus, and Joe Manuel Gallegos Jr. in Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family (2015)
      Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Larry Gelman
      • 2015
    • Jasmine Pierce in Redemption (2014)
      Redemption
      8.7
      • Scott McCabe
      • 2014

    Director

    • Twenty Percent Fiction
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Pamela Anderson, Leah Lail, and Molly Culver in V.I.P. (1998)
      V.I.P.
      4.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Richard Lewis and Melanie Mayron in Tribeca (1993)
      Tribeca
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Mistress (1992)
      Mistress
      5.4
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Final Stage
      Short
      • Director
      • 1990

    Writer

    • Twenty Percent Fiction
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
    • Barry Primus, David Proval, Christopher Redman, David J. Phillips, Adam Cushman, Laurence Fuller, Julian De Zotti, and Joe Blute in Five Families (2019)
      Five Families
      7.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Mistress (1992)
      Mistress
      5.4
      • story
      • screenplay
      • 1992
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos12

    Bad Hurt
    Clip 1:20
    Bad Hurt
    Grudge Match
    Clip 1:14
    Grudge Match
    Grudge Match
    Clip 1:14
    Grudge Match
    Grudge Match
    Clip 0:59
    Grudge Match
    Grudge Match
    Clip 0:30
    Grudge Match
    Trailer
    Trailer 3:03
    Trailer
    Trailer
    Trailer 2:38
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    Personal details

    • Born
      • February 16, 1938
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Julie ArenalDecember 23, 1960 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      Played Victor Franz in Arthur Miller's play "The Price" (Odyssey Theater Ensemble, West Los Angeles, California, USA).
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He was considered for the role of Tom Hagen in The Godfather (1972) before Robert Duvall was cast.
    • Quotes
      I could easily have become a criminal if I hadn't decided to become an actor.
    • Trademarks
        Appears in many films with Robert De Niro.

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