milestones

Year
Milestone
1942 
First appeared on Broadway
1952 
Signed by Paramount; played in first Hollywood film in the leading role in "The Atomic City"
1953 
Played the male lead in what is probably his best-remembered feature film, "The War of the Worlds"
1955 
First TV series in a regular role, "Our Miss Brooks"; played physical education teacher Gene Talbot on the last season of the CBS sitcom starring Eve Arden
1958 
Last feature film for nearly a decade, "Hong Kong Confidential"
 
Played the title role on the NBC Western series, "Bat Masterson"
1962 
Returned to Broadway to act in the play, "The Perfect Setup"
 
Played the eponymous role of Capt. Amos Burke on the ABC police detective series, "Burke's Law"
 
Played Amos Burke on the ABC crime drama semi-spinoff, "Amos Burke, Secret Agent"
1967 
Returned to feature films to play a leading role opposite Cyd Charisse in his first non-US feature, the British-made film, "Maroc 7"
1968 
First TV-movie, "Prescription: Murder", the first of two pilots for the NBC detective mystery series, "Columbo", starring Peter Falk
 
Played Glenn Howard on the NBC adventure series, "The Name of the Game"
1972 
Starred as agent Gene Bradley on the syndicated spy series, "The Adventurer"
 
Founded own production company, the Barry Film Company, in the early 1970s
1974 
Executive produced a feature film, "The Second Coming of Suzanne", directed by Barry's son Michael and based on a song by Leonard Cohen; also acted a role in the film
1977 
Acted in first TV miniseries, "Aspen"
1978 
Performed in the stage musical, "Spotlight"
1979 
Last feature film credit to date, the docudrama, "Guyana: Cult of the Damned"
1983 
Opened on Broadway in one of the two leading roles of the hit musical, "La Cage aux Folles"; was nominated for a Tony as Best Leading Actor in a Musical, but lost to his co-star George Hearn
1991 
Recreated TV series role as Bat Masterson for the two-part NBC Western miniseries, "Luck of the Draw: The Gambler Returns"
 
Recreated the role of Amos Burke for the CBS police detective series, "Burke's Law"
1999 
Performed a cabaret act in NYC
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