Biography
New Yorker Barry Primus is primarily an actor, but has also doubled and tripled as writer and director. Primus worked on stage for the first decade of his career, then made his screen bow in the Manhattan-filmed
The Brotherhood (1968). Additional films include
Boxcar Bertha (1972),
Heartland (1979)
Night Games (1980) and
Guilty by Suspicion (1991). Primus also had a continuing role on the TV series
Cagney and Lacey (1982-88) as Cagney's(
Sharon Gless) erstwhile boyfriend Sgt. Dory McKenna, whose drug problem compromised his value as a cop. After working as director
Mark Rydell's assistant on
The Rose (1981) Barry Primus has increased his behind-the-camera activities; in 1992, Primus directed his first theatrical feature, the "inside" Hollywood comedy/drama
Mistress. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide