The New York Times is reporting the death of Barnard Hughes, at age 90. Mr. Hughes was a wonderful character actor. You might remember him as an physician in a short-lived comedy series, “Doc,” and as an Irish patriarch in the sitcom “The Cavanaughs.” He was also in “Oh God”, “Doc Hollywood”, “Blossom”, and many stage productions. He was a Tony Award winner for “Da”.
I remember him primarily from his television roles. I think I was one of the few folks that actually enjoyed the series “Doc”.