Barry Bostwick

Barry Bostwick

Known for
Acting
Born
February 24, 1945 (age 81)
Birthplace
San Mateo, California, USA

Biography

Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24, 1945) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Brad Majors in the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, replacing Peter Scolari as Mr. Tyler in the sitcom What I Like About You, and playing Mayor Randall Winston in the sitcom Spin City. He has also had considerable fame in musical theater.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Roommates poster

The Roommates

Movie · as Henry

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Aaah! Roach! poster

Aaah! Roach!

Movie · as The Exterminator

2026
Making Megaforce poster

Making Megaforce

Movie · as Self

2025
Sane Inside Insanity poster

Sane Inside Insanity

Movie · as Self

2025
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror poster

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

Movie · as Self

2025
Beaks Bloody poster

Beaks Bloody

Movie · as Hampton Dansley

2024
Daruma poster

Daruma

Movie · as Horace

2024
Isla Monstro poster

Isla Monstro

Movie · as Potus (voice)

2024
Love, Danielle poster

Love, Danielle

Movie · as Bryce

2024
Best Christmas Movies Ever! poster

Best Christmas Movies Ever!

Movie · as Self

2024
The Potwins

The Potwins

TV · as Grandpa Davis · 3 eps

2023
Outlaw Johnny Black poster

Outlaw Johnny Black

Movie · as Tom Sheally

2022
In Search of Tomorrow poster

In Search of Tomorrow

Movie · as Self

2021
Single All the Way poster

Single All the Way

Movie · as Harold

2021
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. poster

Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.

TV · as Will · 1 ep

2020
American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules poster

American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules

Movie · as Peepaw

2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness poster

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Movie · as Self

2020
Molly Robber poster

Molly Robber

Movie · as Ron "Dad"

2020
Love by Drowning poster

Love by Drowning

Movie · as Val Martin Sr.

2020
The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream poster

The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream

Movie · as Brad Majors

2020
Viral Vignettes poster

Viral Vignettes

TV · as Jack · 1 ep

2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time poster

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
The Field poster

The Field

Movie · as George

2019
Grand-Daddy Day Care poster

Grand-Daddy Day Care

Movie · as Dynamite Dan North

2019
Santa Girl poster

Santa Girl

Movie · as Santa Claus

2019
A Christmas Miracle poster

A Christmas Miracle

Movie · as Santa Dean

2019
Undercover Brother 2 poster

Undercover Brother 2

Movie · as The Man

2019
3 from Hell poster

3 from Hell

Movie · as Narrator

2019
Christmas in Louisiana poster

Christmas in Louisiana

Movie · as Timothy

2018
Slay Belles poster

Slay Belles

Movie · as Santa

2018
Incredibles 2 poster

Incredibles 2

Movie · as Mayor (voice)

2018
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar poster

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar

Movie · as Bill

2017
Bigger Fatter Liar poster

Bigger Fatter Liar

Movie · as Larry Wolf

2017
A Mermaid's Tale poster

A Mermaid's Tale

Movie · as Art

2017
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again poster

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again

Movie · as Bill Haywith

2017
Christmas in Mississippi poster

Christmas in Mississippi

Movie · as Mr. Kriss

2017
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Jerry Wise · 1 ep

2016
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival poster

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival

Movie · as The Watchword

2016
The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave poster

The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave

Movie · as Grandpa (voice)

2016
Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse poster

Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse

Movie · as The Senator

2016
Three Days in August poster

Three Days in August

Movie · as John

2016
A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story poster

A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story

Movie · as Self

2016
Skirtchasers poster

Skirtchasers

Movie · as Damien Samuels

2016
Milo Murphy's Law poster

Milo Murphy's Law

TV · as Clyde (voice) · 1 ep

2016
American Housewife poster

American Housewife

TV · as Thomas · 1 ep

2016
The Great Indoors poster

The Great Indoors

TV · as Mather · 1 ep

2015
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power poster

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

Movie · as Sorrell Reskov

2015
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves poster

Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves

Movie · as Jonathan

2015
Tales of Halloween poster

Tales of Halloween

Movie · as Mr. Abbadon

2015
November Rule poster

November Rule

Movie · as Lance

2015
Love Under the Stars poster

Love Under the Stars

Movie · as Walt Godfrey

2015
Gigi Does It poster

Gigi Does It

TV · 8 eps

2014
Dragula poster

Dragula

Movie · as Dragula

2014
Enlisted poster

Enlisted

TV · as Russell · 1 ep

2013
Finding Joy poster

Finding Joy

Movie · as Alan

2013
Teen Beach Movie poster

Teen Beach Movie

Movie · as Big Poppa

2013
Blast Vegas poster

Blast Vegas

Movie · as Sal Rowinski

2013
Masters of Sex poster

Masters of Sex

TV · as Morris · 1 ep

2013
The Goldbergs poster

The Goldbergs

TV · as Professor Majors · 1 ep

2012
FDR: American Badass! poster

FDR: American Badass!

Movie · as FDR

2012
Home Run Showdown poster

Home Run Showdown

Movie · as Big Al

2012
The New Normal poster

The New Normal

TV · as Marty · 1 ep

2012
Scandal poster

Scandal

TV · as Jerry Grant · 2 eps

2011
Some Guy Who Kills People poster

Some Guy Who Kills People

Movie · as Sheriff Walt Fuller

2011
The Selling poster

The Selling

Movie · as Father Jimmy

2011
New Girl poster

New Girl

TV · as Robert · 1 ep

2011
Franklin & Bash poster

Franklin & Bash

TV · as Jacob 'Falcon' Riley · 1 ep

2010
Bedrooms poster

Bedrooms

Movie · as Roger

2010
Secrets of the Mountain poster

Secrets of the Mountain

Movie · as Henry Beecham

2010
2010: Moby Dick poster

2010: Moby Dick

Movie · as Captain Ahab

2010
An-tici-pation: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast Part II poster

An-tici-pation: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast Part II

Movie · as Himself

2010
Miss Nobody poster

Miss Nobody

Movie · as Father Grisham

2010
Glory Daze poster

Glory Daze

TV · as Mr. Wilson · 1 ep

2010
Hot in Cleveland poster

Hot in Cleveland

TV · as Hugh · 1 ep

2009
Hannah Montana: The Movie poster

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Movie · as Mr. Bradley

2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's poster

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's

Movie · as Self

2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s poster

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

Movie · as Self

2009
Cougar Town poster

Cougar Town

TV · as Roger Frank · 8 eps

2009
The Forgotten poster

The Forgotten

TV · as Bill Ramey · 1 ep

2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Glee poster

Glee

TV · as Tim Stanwick · 1 ep

2008
Depth Charge poster

Depth Charge

Movie

2008
Holiday Baggage poster

Holiday Baggage

Movie · as Pete Murphy

2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History poster

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Movie · as Self

2008
Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital

TV · as Grandpa Richie · 1 ep

2007
Nancy Drew poster

Nancy Drew

Movie · as Dashiel Biedermeyer

2007
Love Is a Four Letter Word poster

Love Is a Four Letter Word

Movie · as Martin Harper

2007
Evening poster

Evening

Movie · as Mr. Wittenborn

2007
Phineas and Ferb poster

Phineas and Ferb

TV · as Grandpa (voice) · 1 ep

2006
Spymate poster

Spymate

Movie · as The President

2006
'Til Death poster

'Til Death

TV · as George Von Stuessen · 2 eps

2006
Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty

TV · as Roger Adams · 2 eps

2006
Psych poster

Psych

TV · as Roland Armitage · 1 ep

2005
Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer

TV · as Don Sullivan · 1 ep

2005
Out of Practice poster

Out of Practice

TV · 1 ep

2005
Supernatural poster

Supernatural

TV · as Jay · 1 ep

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as VanDouzen (voice) · 1 ep

2004
The Skulls III poster

The Skulls III

Movie · as Nathan Lloyd

2004
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park poster

Chestnut: Hero of Central Park

Movie · as Thomas Trundle

2003
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure poster

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

Movie · as Thunderbolt (voice)

2003
Swing poster

Swing

Movie · as Freddie

2003
Cold Case poster

Cold Case

TV · as Roy Brigham Anthony (2005) · 1 ep

2003
Las Vegas poster

Las Vegas

TV · as Martin · 1 ep

2003
Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck

TV · as Roger Payne · 1 ep

2002
What I Like About You poster

What I Like About You

TV · as Jack Tyler · 2 eps

2002
Less than Perfect poster

Less than Perfect

TV · as Max Damarius · 1 ep

2002
She Spies poster

She Spies

TV · as Gary McNamara · 1 ep

2002
Baby Bob poster

Baby Bob

TV · as Jack Collins · 1 ep

2001
Disney's California Adventure Grand Opening Special poster

Disney's California Adventure Grand Opening Special

Movie

2001
Scrubs poster

Scrubs

TV · as Mr. Randolph · 1 ep

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Collin Winthrop · 1 ep

1999
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show poster

Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Movie · as Self

1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special poster

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Movie · as Self

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Oliver Gates · 5 eps

1999
Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
One Hot Summer Night poster

One Hot Summer Night

Movie · as Art Brooks

1998
Men in White poster

Men in White

Movie · as President Smith

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps

1997
Lexx poster

Lexx

TV · as Thodin · 1 ep

1997
The New Batman Adventures poster

The New Batman Adventures

TV · as Irv Kleinman / Bernie Benson (voice) · 1 ep

1996
Spy Hard poster

Spy Hard

Movie · as Norman Coleman

1996
A Different Kind of Christmas poster

A Different Kind of Christmas

Movie · as Frank Mallory

1996
I Worship His Shadow poster

I Worship His Shadow

Movie · as Thodin

1996
The Secret Agent Club poster

The Secret Agent Club

Movie · as Vincent Scarletti

1996
Spin City poster

Spin City

TV · as Randall Winston · 145 eps

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1995
Project: Metalbeast poster

Project: Metalbeast

Movie · as Miller

1995
The Secretary poster

The Secretary

Movie · as Eric Bradford

1995
919 Fifth Avenue poster

919 Fifth Avenue

Movie · as Lawrence Van Degen

1995
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show poster

The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show

Movie · as Self

1995
The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. poster

The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.

Movie · as Matt Sherry

1995
High Society poster

High Society

TV · as Mark Finnegan · 1 ep

1994
Men, Movies & Carol poster

Men, Movies & Carol

Movie · as Self

1994
Once in a Lifetime poster

Once in a Lifetime

Movie · as Dr. Matthew Dane

1994
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful poster

In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful

Movie · as Phillip

1993
Weekend at Bernie's II poster

Weekend at Bernie's II

Movie · as Arthur Hummel

1993
Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon poster

Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon

Movie · as Garral

1993
Praying Mantis poster

Praying Mantis

Movie · as Don McAndrews

1993
The Last U-Boat poster

The Last U-Boat

Movie · as Captain Hawkins

1993
Between Love and Hate poster

Between Love and Hate

Movie · as Justin Conrad

1992
Russian Holiday poster

Russian Holiday

Movie · as Grant Ames

1992
The Golden Palace poster

The Golden Palace

TV · as Nick DeCarlo · 1 ep

1991
Captive poster

Captive

Movie · as Paul Plunk

1991
The Great Air Race poster

The Great Air Race

TV · as Roscoe Turner · 2 eps

1990
Night of 100 Stars III poster

Night of 100 Stars III

Movie · as Self

1990
Challenger poster

Challenger

Movie · as Commander Francis R. Scobee

1990
Aladdin poster

Aladdin

Movie · as Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring

1989
Parent Trap III poster

Parent Trap III

Movie · as Jeffrey Wyatt

1989
Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon poster

Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon

Movie · as Jeffrey Wyatt

1989
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again poster

Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

TV · as Terrence 'Mac' McGuire · 2 eps

1988
Addicted to His Love poster

Addicted to His Love

Movie · as Larry Hogan

1988
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration poster

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

Movie · as Self

1988
Body of Evidence poster

Body of Evidence

Movie · as Alex Dwyer

1988
War and Remembrance poster

War and Remembrance

TV · as 'Lady' Aster

1987
I'll Take Manhattan poster

I'll Take Manhattan

TV · as Zachary Amberville · 4 eps

1986
Pleasures poster

Pleasures

Movie · as Ben Scott

1986
Betrayed by Innocence poster

Betrayed by Innocence

Movie · as Nick DeLeon

1986
Dads

Dads

TV · 9 eps

1986
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation poster

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

TV · as George Washington · 2 eps

1985
Deceptions poster

Deceptions

Movie · as Grant Roberts

1985
Deceptions poster

Deceptions

TV · as Grant Roberts · 2 eps

1985
A Woman of Substance poster

A Woman of Substance

TV · as Major Paul McGill · 3 eps

1984
George Washington poster

George Washington

TV · as Gen. George Washington · 3 eps

1983
Summer Girl poster

Summer Girl

Movie · as Gavin Shelburne

1983
An Uncommon Love

An Uncommon Love

Movie · as Kinser

1983
The Hitchhiker poster

The Hitchhiker

TV · as Tony Lynch · 1 ep

1982
MegaForce poster

MegaForce

Movie · as Ace Hunter

1982
Working poster

Working

Movie · as Steelworker

1982
Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars

Movie · as Self

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Steelworker · 1 ep

1981
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game poster

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

Movie · as Maj. Jay Rivers

1981
Foul Play poster

Foul Play

TV · as Detective Tucker Pendleton · 10 eps

1980
Once Upon a Family poster

Once Upon a Family

Movie · as Henry Demerjian

1980
The Silent Lovers poster

The Silent Lovers

Movie · as John Gilbert

1980
Scruples poster

Scruples

TV · as Spider Elliott · 3 eps

1980
A Capitol Fourth poster

A Capitol Fourth

TV · as Self · 46 eps

1979
Murder by Natural Causes poster

Murder by Natural Causes

Movie · as Gil Weston

1979
You Can't Take it With You poster

You Can't Take it With You

Movie · as Anthony Kirby, Jr.

1979
Young Guy Christian

Young Guy Christian

Movie · as Guy Christian

1978
Movie Movie poster

Movie Movie

Movie · as Johnny Danko / Dick Cummings

1977
The Quinns poster

The Quinns

Movie · as Bill Quinn

1976
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

TV · as Ted Machlin · 1 ep

1975
The Rocky Horror Picture Show poster

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Movie · as Brad Majors

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1974
Road Movie poster

Road Movie

Movie · as Hank

1974
The Chadwick Family poster

The Chadwick Family

Movie · as Duffy McTaggert

1974
Slither poster

Slither

Movie · as Dick Kanipsia

1971
Jennifer on My Mind poster

Jennifer on My Mind

Movie · as Minstrel #1

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Lucas Sandover · 2 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep