Douglas Barr

For the Scottish cricketer, see Douglas Barr (cricketer).

Douglas Barr (born 1 May 1949) is an American actor, writer, and director. He has starred in movies and on television.

Douglas was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His first TV series, during the 1980s, was When the Whistle Blows. Later on, his big role came in the ABC TV series The Fall Guy as Howie Munson from 1981–1986. His other well-known role was in the short-lived CBS TV series The Wizard as Alex Jagger from 1986–1987 and he starred as Bill Stillfield from 1988–1991. in the hit CBS series Designing Women

His first feature film he starred in was the 1981 horror movie Deadly Blessing and also that year he starred in The Unseen, another horror movie. Douglas's most recent movie was in the 1994 film Temptation. Douglas has directed many TV movies. Douglas has made some guest appearances on TV shows, those appearances range from Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Hotel, and Murder, She Wrote.

In 1998, Doug started Hollywood and Vine Cellars, a small, high-end Napa Valley wine producer.

Filmography

• When the Whistle Blows TV series
• Deadly Blessing (1981)
• The Unseen (1981)
• The Fall Guy (1981 - 1986) TV series
• The Wizard (1986) TV series
• Designing Women TV series
• Rich Men, Single Women (1990) (TV)
• Spaced Invaders (1990)
• Menu for Murder (1990) (TV)
• But He Loves Me (1991) (TV)
• Lady Boss (1992)
• Temptation (1994)
• For the love of a child (2006) (director)
• The Note (2007) (director)
• Taking a Chance on Love (2009) (director & writer)

External links

• Douglas Barr at the Internet Movie Database
• Douglas Barr at AllRovi
• alumni newsmakers - Like a Fine Wine GWmagazine 1998
• The Wizard Official Fansite & Definitive Cyberhome