A slim, intense character actor, Barry has had a career that has slowly built up steam since the 1960s. Active as both actor, playwright and director in experimental theater, he has worked with such NYC groups as Open Theater, The New York Shakespeare Company and Living Theater. Barry made his Broadway debut in "The Leaf People" (1975) and also appeared off-Broadway in "Landscape of the Body" (1977), "Curse of the Starving Class" (1978), "Antigone" (1982) and "Once in Doubt" (1989).

Barry--like many New York actors--eked out his living by appearing on such soaps as "One Life to Live", "As the