Douglas Barr (born May 1, 1949), also credited as Doug Barr, is an American actor, writer, and director. He has starred in movies and on television. Barr was born in

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County, Iowa, Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River, north of Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa City and north ...

. His big role came in the

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TV series ''

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'' as Howie Munson from 1981 to 1986. Barr then made some guest appearances on series such as ''

Fantasy Island ''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo. Gu ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. His other well-known role was in the short-lived

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TV series ''

The Wizard Wizard, the wizard, or wizards may refer to: * Wizard (fantasy), a fictional practitioner of magic * Wizard (supernatural), a practitioner of magic Art, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Wizard (Archie Comics), a comic book super ...

'' as Alex Jagger from 1986 to 1987, and he later starred as Bill Stillfield in the hit

series ''

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'' from 1988 to 1991. The first feature film in which he starred was the horror movie ''

Deadly Blessing ''Deadly Blessing'' is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven. The film tells the story of a strange figure committing murder in a contemporary community that is not far from another community that believes in ancient evil and curses. ...

'' (1981). He also starred in '' The Unseen'', another horror movie. His last film role was in the erotic film ''Temptation'' (1994). He went on to direct numerous TV movies. In 1998, Barr started Hollywood and Vine Cellars, a small, high-end wine producer in

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Filmography

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Director

External links

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Like a Fine Wine

The Wizard Official fansite
1949 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American television directors Male actors from Iowa Actors from Cedar Rapids, Iowa Writers from Cedar Rapids, Iowa {{US-screen-actor-1940s-stub