Barry Bostwick

Biography

Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24, 1945) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Brad Majors in the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, replacing Peter Scolari as Mr. Tyler in the sitcom What I Like About You, and playing Mayor Randall Winston in the sitcom Spin City. He has also had considerable fame in musical theater.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Supernatural

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

American Dad!

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Scrubs

Saturday Night Live

Psych

All Movies (120)

• Making Megaforce2026 · as Self
• Sane Inside Insanity2025 · as Self
• Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror2025 · as Self
• Best Christmas Movies Ever!2024 · as Self
• Daruma2024 · as Horace
• Love, Danielle2024 · as Bryce
• Isla Monstro2024 · as Potus (voice)
• Outlaw Johnny Black2023 · as Tom Sheally
• Single All the Way2021 · as Harold
• Love by Drowning2020 · as Val Martin Sr.
• The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream2020 · as Brad Majors
• Molly Robber2020 · as Ron "Dad"
• American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules2020 · as Peepaw
• Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness2020 · as Self
• Christmas in Louisiana2019 · as Timothy
• A Christmas Miracle2019 · as Santa Dean
• Undercover Brother 22019 · as The Man
• The Field2019 · as George
• 3 from Hell2019 · as Narrator
• Santa Girl2019 · as Santa Claus
• Grand-Daddy Day Care2019 · as Dynamite Dan North
• Slay Belles2018 · as Santa
• Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar2018 · as Bill
• Incredibles 22018 · as Mayor (voice)
• Christmas in Mississippi2017 · as Mr. Kriss
• Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again2017 · as Bill Haywith
• A Mermaid's Tale2017 · as Art
• Bigger Fatter Liar2017 · as Alan Wolf
• Three Days in August2016 · as John
• Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse2016 · as The Senator
• Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival2016 · as The Watchword
• The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave2016 · as Grandpa (voice)
• A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story2016 · as Self
• Tales of Halloween2015 · as Mr. Abbadon
• Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves2015 · as Jonathan
• Love Under the Stars2015 · as Walt Godfrey
• November Rule2015 · as Lance
• The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power2015 · as Sorrell Reskov
• Dragula2014 · as Dragula
• Teen Beach Movie2013 · as Big Poppa
• Blast Vegas2013 · as Sal Rowinski
• Finding Joy2013 · as Alan
• FDR: American Badass!2012 · as FDR
• Home Run Showdown2012 · as Big Al
• The Selling2011 · as Father Jimmy
• Some Guy Who Kills People2011 · as Sheriff Walt Fuller
• 2010: Moby Dick2010 · as Captain Ahab
• An-tici-pation: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast Part II2010 · as Himself
• Miss Nobody2010 · as Father Grisham
• Secrets of the Mountain2010 · as Henry Beecham
• Bedrooms2010 · as Roger
• Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s2009 · as Self
• Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's2009 · as Self
• Hannah Montana: The Movie2009 · as Mr. Bradley
• Holiday Baggage2008 · as Pete Murphy
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History2008 · as Self
• Depth Charge2008
• Nancy Drew2007 · as Dashiel Biedermeyer
• Evening2007 · as Mr. Wittenborn
• Love Is a Four Letter Word2007 · as Martin Harper
• Spymate2006 · as The President
• Chestnut: Hero of Central Park2004 · as Thomas Trundle
• The Skulls III2004 · as Nathan Lloyd
• Swing2003 · as Freddie
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure2003 · as Thunderbolt (voice)
• Disney's California Adventure Grand Opening Special2001
• Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show1999 · as Self
• Men in White1998 · as President Smith
• One Hot Summer Night1998 · as Art Brooks
• I Worship His Shadow1996 · as Thodin
• A Different Kind of Christmas1996 · as Frank Mallory
• The Secret Agent Club1996 · as Vincent Scarletti
• Spy Hard1996 · as Norman Coleman
• The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show1995 · as Self
• The Secretary1995 · as Eric Bradford
• The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.1995 · as Matt Sherry
• Project: Metalbeast1995 · as Miller
• 919 Fifth Avenue1995 · as Lawrence Van Degen
• Men, Movies & Carol1994 · as Self
• Once in a Lifetime1994 · as Dr. Matthew Dane
• In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful1994 · as Phillip
• Praying Mantis1993 · as Don McAndrews
• Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon1993 · as Garral
• Weekend at Bernie's II1993 · as Arthur Hummel
• Between Love and Hate1993 · as Justin Conrad
• The Last U-Boat1993 · as Captain Hawkins
• Russian Holiday1992 · as Grant Ames
• Captive1991 · as Paul Plunk
• Night of 100 Stars III1990 · as Self
• Challenger1990 · as Commander Francis R. Scobee
• Aladdin1990 · as Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring
• Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon1989 · as Jeffrey Wyatt
• Parent Trap III1989 · as Jeffrey Wyatt
• Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration1988 · as Self
• Addicted to His Love1988 · as Larry Hogan
• Body of Evidence1988 · as Alex Dwyer
• George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation1986 · as George Washington
• Pleasures1986 · as Ben Scott
• Betrayed by Innocence1986 · as Nick DeLeon
• Deceptions1985 · as Grant Roberts
• An Uncommon Love1983 · as Kinser
• Summer Girl1983 · as Gavin Shelburne
• MegaForce1982 · as Ace Hunter
• Working1982 · as Steelworker
• Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
• Red Flag: The Ultimate Game1981 · as Maj. Jay Rivers
• The Silent Lovers1980 · as John Gilbert
• Once Upon a Family1980 · as Henry Demerjian
• Young Guy Christian1979 · as Guy Christian
• You Can't Take it With You1979 · as Anthony Kirby, Jr.
• Murder by Natural Causes1979 · as Gil Weston
• Movie Movie1978 · as Johnny Danko / Dick Cummings
• The Quinns1977 · as Bill Quinn
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show1975 · as Brad Majors
• The Chadwick Family1974 · as Duffy McTaggert
• Slither1974 · as Dick Kanipsia
• Road Movie1974 · as Hank
• Jennifer on My Mind1971 · as Minstrel #1
• The Roommates— · as Henry
• Aaah! Roach!— · as The Exterminator

All TV Shows (69)

• The Potwins2024 · as Grandpa Davis
• Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.2021 · as Will
• Viral Vignettes2020 · as Jack
• Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time2020 · as Self
• Will & Grace2017 · as Jerry Wise
• The Great Indoors2016 · as Mather
• American Housewife2016 · as Thomas
• Milo Murphy's Law2016 · as Clyde (voice)
• Gigi Does It2015
• Enlisted2014 · as Russell
• Masters of Sex2013 · as Morris
• The Goldbergs2013 · as Professor Majors
• The New Normal2012 · as Marty
• Scandal2012 · as Jerry Grant
• New Girl2011 · as Robert
• Franklin & Bash2011 · as Jacob 'Falcon' Riley
• Glory Daze2010 · as Mr. Wilson
• Hot in Cleveland2010 · as Hugh
• Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
• Cougar Town2009 · as Roger Frank
• The Forgotten2009 · as Bill Ramey
• Glee2009 · as Tim Stanwick
• Childrens Hospital2008 · as Grandpa Richie
• Phineas and Ferb2007 · as Grandpa (voice)
• Ugly Betty2006 · as Roger Adams
• 'Til Death2006 · as George Von Stuessen
• Psych2006 · as Roland Armitage
• Ghost Whisperer2005 · as Don Sullivan
• Out of Practice2005
• Supernatural2005 · as Jay
• American Dad!2005 · as VanDouzen (voice)
• Cold Case2003 · as Roy Brigham Anthony (2005)
• Las Vegas2003 · as Martin
• Nip/Tuck2003 · as Roger Payne
• Less than Perfect2002 · as Max Damarius
• What I Like About You2002 · as Jack Tyler
• She Spies2002 · as Gary McNamara
• Baby Bob2002 · as Jack Collins
• Scrubs2001 · as Mr. Randolph
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Collin Winthrop
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Oliver Gates
• Where Are They Now?1999 · as Self
• Hollywood Squares1998 · as Self - Panelist
• The New Batman Adventures1997 · as Irv Kleinman / Bernie Benson (voice)
• Lexx1997 · as Thodin
• Spin City1996 · as Randall Winston
• E! True Hollywood Story1996 · as Self
• High Society1995 · as Mark Finnegan
• The Golden Palace1992 · as Nick DeCarlo
• The Great Air Race1991 · as Roscoe Turner
• Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again1989
• War and Remembrance1988
• War and Remembrance1988 · as 'Lady' Aster
• I'll Take Manhattan1987 · as Zachary Amberville
• Dads1986
• George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation1986 · as George Washington
• Deceptions1985 · as Grant Roberts
• A Woman of Substance1985 · as Major Paul McGill
• George Washington1984 · as Gen. George Washington
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Tony Lynch
• Foul Play1981 · as Detective Tucker Pendleton
• A Capitol Fourth1980 · as Self
• Scruples1980 · as Spider Elliott
• Charlie's Angels1976 · as Ted Machlin
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Lucas Sandover
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter