---
name: "Raymond J. Barry"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/raymond-j-barry"
fi1m_id: "raymond-j-barry"
imdb_id: "nm0000855"
tmdb_id: 10361
wikidata_id: "Q1359938"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 March 1939"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-05T00:37:14.772403+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Raymond J. Barry

## Identity

Raymond J. Barry

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/raymond-j-barry
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** raymond-j-barry
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000855
- **TMDB ID:** 10361
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1359938
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_J._Barry, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1359938, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000855/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10361

Actor. Born 14 March 1939 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 March 1939, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1977–2010
- **Also known as:** Raymond Barry, Ray Barry, Raymond John Barry, ریموند جی. بری
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 75 (2), 1980s 74 (1), 1990s 70 (4), 2000s 79 (3), 2010s 87 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 71 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 7 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Comedy 4, Crime 3, Romance 3, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $820m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_J._Barry, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1359938, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000855/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10361

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Justified*](https://film.one/tv/justified.md) (87), [*Cool Runnings*](https://film.one/film/cool-runnings.md) (73), [*Flubber*](https://film.one/film/flubber.md) (50)
- **Apple TV:** [*Dead Man Walking*](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md) (84)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Training Day*](https://film.one/film/training-day.md) (80)
- **Netflix:** [*Born on the Fourth of July*](https://film.one/film/born-on-the-fourth-of-july.md) (74)

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## Fi1m on Raymond J. Barry

> Raymond J. Barry makes authority convincing, but we value him most as a father who cannot keep hurt out of sight. The repeated casting as tough men can obscure how affecting his vulnerable characters are.

As Earl Delacroix in *Dead Man Walking* (1995), Raymond J. Barry plays a bereaved father with a vulnerability that complicates his familiar toughness. We were moved by how exposed he seems in his grief. Tim Robbins’s drama occasionally arranges its debate too neatly, but Barry gives us someone whose pain deserves attention in its own right. It is the side of his acting we would put first, ahead of the captains and officials.

His breakthrough as Mr. Kovic in *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989) had already established his gift for conflicted fathers. The roles that followed repeatedly made use of authority, both paternal and official. That is sensible casting, up to a point: a supporting actor who makes a position of power credible saves a film considerable explaining. Lou Jacobs in *Training Day* (2001) belongs to that run of ensemble work. The limitation is that a convincing hard man can encourage a film to ask for nothing else.

*Falling Down* (1993) casts him as Captain Yardley, a representative example of those official roles. Joel Schumacher’s thriller is gripping and darkly funny, with Michael Douglas making its discomfort worthwhile. Our reservation concerns Ebbe Roe Smith’s script, which becomes less convincing when it tries to explain society. Barry’s credibility suits an ensemble in which the leading character attracts most of the attention. There is value in that steadiness, even when the casting holds little surprise.

He takes the lead as Walter Ohlinger in *Interview with the Assassin* (2002), while the recurring Arlo Givens in *Justified* (2010) gives him another complex paternal role. Barry groups both among his dangerous characters, distinguishing them from the vulnerable fathers he plays elsewhere. That distinction matters more to us than how large the part is. We would begin with *Dead Man Walking* for the hurt he lets show, then turn to *Justified* for the harder company.

## Biography

Raymond J. Barry is an American actor known for work in film, television and theatre. He was born on 14 March 1939 in Hempstead, New York, and studied philosophy at Brown University before training at the Yale School of Drama.

Barry appeared in more than seventy-five stage productions, including Broadway and experimental theatre, before moving into screen roles in the late 1970s. His film credits include *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989), *Falling Down* (1993), *Dead Man Walking* (1995), *Training Day* (2001) and *Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story* (2007). On television he has appeared in series such as *The X-Files*, *Lost*, *Justified* and *13 Reasons Why*. He received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his performance in *Steel City*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Justified* (2010), Fi1m 87, as Arlo Givens — [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md)
- *Little Children* (2006), Fi1m 77, as Bullhorn Bob — [page](https://film.one/film/little-children.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, as Ray Shephard — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Training Day* (2001), Fi1m 80, as Lou Jacobs — [page](https://film.one/film/training-day.md)
- *Flubber* (1997), Fi1m 50, as Chester Hoenicker — [page](https://film.one/film/flubber.md)
- *Dead Man Walking* (1995), Fi1m 84, as Earl Delacroix — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md)
- *Cool Runnings* (1993), Fi1m 73, as Kurt Hemphill — [page](https://film.one/film/cool-runnings.md)
- *Falling Down* (1993), Fi1m 71, as Captain Yardley — [page](https://film.one/film/falling-down.md)
- *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989), Fi1m 74, as Mr. Kovic — [page](https://film.one/film/born-on-the-fourth-of-july.md)
- *An Unmarried Woman* (1978), Fi1m 82, as Edward Thoreau — [page](https://film.one/film/an-unmarried-woman.md)
- *The Goodbye Girl* (1977), Fi1m 68, as Richard III Cast — [page](https://film.one/film/the-goodbye-girl.md)

## Complete filmography (109)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Painter* (2024), as Pap
- *Filthy Animals* (2024), as Lester
- *Hustle Down* (2021), as Jefe
- *Pride* (2021), series, as Lester Hunt
- *Made in Chinatown* (2021), as Sean O'Greedy
- *Free Byrd* (2021), as Harry Byrd
- *No Postage Necessary* (2018), as Jack
- *The White Orchid* (2018), as Caretaker
- *The Gifted* (2017), series, as Otto Strucker
- *Brave New Jersey* (2017), as Captain Ambrose P. Collins
- *Snowfall* (2017), series, as Old Man James
- *Day of Reckoning* (2017), as Ted
- *13 Reasons Why* (2017), series, as Mr. Chatham
- *Desolation* (2017), as Father Bill
- *Ice* (2016), series, as Isaac Green
- *Shooter* (2016), series, as August Russo
- *The Purge: Election Year* (2016), as Leader Caleb Warrens
- *Winter Light* (2015), as Roger Guidry
- *Gotham* (2014), series, as The Shaman
- *You're the Worst* (2014), series, as Burt — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/youre-the-worst.md)
- *LA Apocalypse* (2014), as Major Gray
- *The 100* (2014), series, as President Dante Wallace
- *3 Days to Kill* (2014), as CIA Employee
- *Ray Donovan* (2013), series, as Dmitri
- *The Devil's in the Details* (2013), as Richard Conrad
- *The Yellow Wallpaper* (2011), as Dr. Jack Everland
- *New Girl* (2011), series, as Older Nick — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *The River Murders* (2011), as Trent Verdon
- *Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright* (2010), as Borlec
- *The Hammer* (2010), as Stanley
- *Justified* (2010), series, as Arlo Givens — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/justified.md)
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Branston Cole / Bernstrom Kohl
- *Charlie Valentine* (2009), as Charlie Valentine
- *The Shortcut* (2009), as Old Man / Ivor
- *Set Apart* (2009), as Will Lantis
- *American Crude* (2008), as Mr. Grand
- *The Candlelight Murders* (2008), as Dr. Joel Sheinbaum
- *Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story* (2007), as Pa Cox
- *The Death and Life of Bobby Z* (2007), as Stanley
- *Flight of the Living Dead* (2007), as Captain Ray Banyon
- *Mystery Woman: Redemption* (2006), as Reverend Tucker
- *Little Children* (2006), as Bullhorn Bob — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/little-children.md)
- *Steel City* (2006), as Vic Lee
- *A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper* (2005), as Stephan Figura
- *The Closer* (2005), series, as George Dorsey
- *The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish* (2005), as Stephan Figura
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Gene Steers — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Lost* (2004), series, as Ray Shephard — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea* (2004), as Stephan Figura
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Paul Cooper
- *The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp* (2003), as Stephen Figura
- *The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story* (2003), as Stephan Figura
- *Just Married* (2003), as Mr. Leezak
- *Interview with the Assassin* (2002), as Walter Ohlinger
- *Push, Nevada* (2002), series, Actor
- *Training Day* (2001), as Lou Jacobs — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/training-day.md)
- *Alias* (2001), series, as George Reed — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Johnny Eames
- *UC: Undercover* (2001), series, Actor
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, as Mr. Nicholas
- *New Port South* (2001), as Edwards (as Raymond Barry)
- *The Deep End* (2001), as Carlie Nagel
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Phillip Gerard, Arvin Thorpe
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Travis Hankett
- *Hyperion Bay* (1998), series, as Frank Sweeny
- *Four Corners* (1998), series, as Sam Haskell
- *Flubber* (1997), as Chester Hoenicker — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/flubber.md)
- *Best Men* (1997), as Hoover
- *Mad City* (1997), as Dobbins
- *The Chamber* (1996), as Rollie Wedge
- *Dead Man Walking* (1995), as Earl Delacroix — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md)
- *Sudden Death* (1995), as Vice President Daniel Bender
- *Headless Body in Topless Bar* (1995), as Man
- *The Ref* (1994), as Lt. Huff
- *Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert* (1993), as Jack Graves
- *Cool Runnings* (1993), as Kurt Hemphill — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/cool-runnings.md)
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Senator Richard Matheson — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Falling Down* (1993), as Captain Yardley — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/falling-down.md)
- *Between Love and Hate* (1993), as Charles Templeton
- *Rapid Fire* (1992), as Agent Frank Stewart
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, as Vince Connors
- *Two-Fisted Tales* (1992), as Garrett (segment "King of the Road")
- *The Turning* (1992), as Mark Harnish
- *K2* (1991), as Claiborne
- *Nothing but Trouble* (1991), as Mark
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Robert Dolan — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *December Bride* (1990), as Petey
- *Drug Wars: The Camarena Story* (1990), series, as Jack Lawn
- *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989), as Mr. Kovic — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/born-on-the-fourth-of-july.md)
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Joe Garrett
- *Daddy's Boys* (1988), as Daddy
- *Cop* (1988), as Captain Frederick W. Gaffney
- *The Oldest Rookie* (1987), series, as Marco Zaga
- *Three for the Road* (1987), as Senator Kitteredge
- *Playing for Keeps* (1986), as Mr. Hatcher - Chloe's Father
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Aaron Alner
- *Out of Bounds* (1986), as Hurley
- *Slow Burn* (1986), as Gerald McMurty
- *Year of the Dragon* (1985), as Louis Bukowski
- *Insignificance* (1985), as Ballplayer's Father
- *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983), series, Actor
- *The Face of Rage* (1983), Actor
- *Christmas Evil* (1980), as Detective Gleason
- *Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This* (1978), as Tony
- *An Unmarried Woman* (1978), as Edward Thoreau — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/an-unmarried-woman.md)
- *The Goodbye Girl* (1977), as Richard III Cast — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-goodbye-girl.md)
- *Between the Lines* (1977), as Herbert Fisk
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor
- *Gimme My Money*, as Pops

## Gallery

- ![Raymond J. Barry](https://film.one/media/person/83113/gallery-b6ea4a35f9a5.jpg) Raymond J. Barry — Nathan Morgan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Raymond_J._Barry_by_Nathan_Morgan.jpg/1280px-Raymond_J._Barry_by_Nathan_Morgan.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Raymond J. Barry](https://film.one/media/person/83113/gallery-9f8283eef3f0.jpg) Raymond J. Barry — Image via TMDB

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