Barry Pearl
| Barry Pearl | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Barry Lee Pearl March 29, 1950 Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Actor |
Barry Pearl (born Barry Lee Pearl in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on March 29, 1950) is an American actor.[1]
Pearl is best known for his role as "Doody", one of the three supporting T-Birds, in the 1978 film version of Grease.[2] He also had a cameo as Mr. Weaver in the Grease: Live television special on FOX in 2016.
He starred in no additional films through 2012, but found some fame as a children's theatre and television actor. He played "Professor Tinkerputt" in the primetime special Barney's Imagination Island and the US tour of Barney's Big Surprise, a stage production based on the popular TV show.
He was seen as "Enma" in Mirmo! and starred in an episode of Disney Channel's Even Stevens. In 2011, he starred in the Broadway musical Baby It's You! and in 2012 he starred in the Lionsgate release The Newest Pledge. He also starred as "Arnold" in the national tour of Happy Days, the Musical. In 2014, he was part of the series Summer with Cimorelli.
Filmography
| Year | TV/Film Credit | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-1977 | C.P.O. Sharkey | Recruit Mignone | 14 episodes |
| 1977 | Best Friends | Gypsy | TV pilot episode |
| 1977 | Have I Got a Christmas for You | Barry Silver | TV special |
| 1978 | Grease | Doody | Feature film |
| 1979 | Barney Miller | Mario Pellegrini | Episode: "Voice Analyzer" |
| 1981 | The Munsters' Revenge | Warren Thurston | TV film |
| 1981 | Eight Is Enough | Bruce | Episode: "The Idolbreaker: Part 2" |
| 1982 | Benson | Jerry Ziegler | Episode: "Katie's Romance" |
| 1982 | Hill Street Blues | Weapons Salesman | Episode: "The Shooter" |
| 1983 | Making of a Male Model | Clarence | TV film |
| 1985 | Alice | Cop #4 | Episode: "Vera's Anniversary Blues" |
| 1985 | Avenging Angel | Johnny Glitter | Feature flm |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Leon Sacks | Episode: "A Little Sex, a Little Scandal" |
| 1985 | HeartBeat | Choreographer | TV pilot episode |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Assistant DA | Episode: "Wake Me When I'm Dead" |
| 1985 | Falcon Crest | Music Video Director | Episode: "False Hope" |
| 1986 | Growing Pains | Unknown | Episode: "Be a Man" |
| 1986 | Annihilator | Eddie | TV film |
| 1986 | Dutch Treat | Unknown | Feature film |
| 1987 | Flicks | Red | Feature film |
| 1987 | Throb | Oily Guy | Episode: "Moonlighting" |
| 1987 | The Tracey Ullman Show | Club Manager | Episode #1.5 |
| 1987 | Max Headroom | Paul Waites | Episode: "Academy" |
| 1987 | Murder, She Wrote | P.R. Staffer | Episode: "Steal Me a Story" |
| 1990 | Major Dad | Mike Eagleton | Episode: "Face the Music... and Dance: Part 2" |
| 1991 | They Came from Outer Space | Bill Rabkin | Episode: "High Five" |
| 1991 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Norman | Episode: "Chuckie's Back" |
| 1993 | Sisters | Stan Smigel | Episode: "Things Are Tough All Over" |
| 1994 | Bedtime with Barney: Imagination Island | Professor Erasmus Q Tinkerputt | TV special |
| 1994 | Tryst | Doctor | Feature film |
| 1995 | ER | Dr. Noble | Episode: "Long Day's Journey" |
| 1995-1996 | Night Stand | Buddy / Menachem | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible | Rumpelstiltskin (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Baywatch Nights | Paul Whitset | Episode: "Backup" |
| 1996 | Where Truth Lies | Stan Horowitz | Feature film |
| 1998 | Port Charles | Dr. Aikman | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | My Favorite Martian | News Director | Feature film |
| 1999 | Baywatch | Lyle Forsman | Episode: "Father of the Groom" |
| 2000 | Malibu, CA | J.J. | Episode: "The House Guest" |
| 2000 | Even Stevens | Mr. Chaney | Episode: "Easy Way" |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Morty | Episode: "The Love Bandit" |
| 2008 | Criminal Minds | Man | Episode: "Lo-Fi" |
| 2009 | Special Delivery | Dr. Shabin | Short film |
| 2009 | House | Dr. Paulson | Episode: "Epic Fail" |
| 2011 | Outside the Box | Captain Keller | Episode: "The Miracle Worker" |
| 2012 | Far from the Tree | Barry | Episode: "Poker Night" |
| 2012 | The Newest Pledge | Mr. Motes | Feature film |
| 2014 | Summer with Cimorelli | Barry Ortega | Episode: "Welcome to Show Business" |
| 2016 | Grease: Live | Mr. Stan Weaver | TV special |