Barry Bostwick

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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Oliver Gates

Supernatural

2005 • as Jay

Saturday Night Live

1975 • as Self - Host

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 • as Collin Winthrop

American Dad!

2005 • as VanDouzen (voice)

Filmography

2025

The Rocky Horror Phenomenon

as Self

Movie - Released: 10/28/2025

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

Movie - Released: 3/9/2025

2024

Daruma

as Horace

Movie - Released: 11/15/2024

Isla Monstro

as Potus (voice)

Movie - Released: 10/6/2024

Movie

Love, Danielle

as Bryce

Movie - Released: 10/19/2024

Best Christmas Movies Ever!

as Self

Movie - Released: 12/9/2024

The Potwins

as Grandpa Davis

TV - Released: 2/5/2024

2023

Outlaw Johnny Black

as Tom Sheally

Movie - Released: 9/15/2023

2022

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

as Self

Movie - Released: 10/8/2022

2021

Single All the Way

as Harold

Movie - Released: 12/2/2021

Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.

as Will

TV - Released: 9/8/2021

2020

American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules

as Peepaw

Movie - Released: 10/6/2020

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

as Self

Movie - Released: 4/21/2020

Molly Robber

as Ron "Dad"

Movie - Released: 10/24/2020

Love by Drowning

as Val Martin Sr.

Movie - Released: 11/6/2020

The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream

as Brad Majors

Movie - Released: 10/31/2020

Viral Vignettes

as Jack

TV - Released: 8/14/2020

2019

The Field

as George

Movie - Released: 9/24/2019

Grand-Daddy Day Care

as Dynamite Dan North

Movie - Released: 1/5/2019

Santa Girl

as Santa Claus

Movie - Released: 8/29/2019

A Christmas Miracle

as Santa Dean

Movie - Released: 11/14/2019

Undercover Brother 2

as The Man

Movie - Released: 11/5/2019

3 from Hell

as Narrator

Movie - Released: 9/16/2019

Christmas in Louisiana

as Timothy

Movie - Released: 11/16/2019

2018

Slay Belles

as Santa

Movie - Released: 12/4/2018

Incredibles 2

as Mayor (voice)

Movie - Released: 6/14/2018

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar

as Bill

Movie - Released: 7/15/2018

2017

Bigger Fatter Liar

as Alan Wolf

Movie - Released: 4/18/2017

A Mermaid's Tale

as Art

Movie - Released: 5/16/2017

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again

as Bill Haywith

Movie - Released: 9/24/2017

Christmas in Mississippi

as Mr. Kriss

Movie - Released: 12/9/2017

Will & Grace

as Jerry Wise

TV - Released: 9/28/2017

2016

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival

as The Watchword

Movie - Released: 3/29/2016

The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave

as Grandpa (voice)

Movie - Released: 2/2/2016

Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse

as The Senator

Movie - Released: 10/14/2016

Three Days in August

as John

Movie - Released: 12/2/2016

A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story

as Self

Movie - Released: 1/6/2016

Milo Murphy's Law

as Clyde (voice)

TV - Released: 10/3/2016

American Housewife

as Thomas

TV - Released: 10/11/2016

2015

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

as Sorrell Reskov

Movie - Released: 1/9/2015

Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves

as Jonathan

Movie - Released: 10/1/2015

Tales of Halloween

as Mr. Abbadon

Movie - Released: 10/16/2015

November Rule

as Lance

Movie - Released: 2/14/2015

Love Under the Stars

as Walt Godfrey

Movie - Released: 8/16/2015

2014

Dragula

as Dragula

Movie - Released: 6/24/2014

Enlisted

as Russell

TV - Released: 1/10/2014

2013

Finding Joy

as Alan

Movie - Released: 6/7/2013

Teen Beach Movie

as Big Poppa

Movie - Released: 8/7/2013

Blast Vegas

as Sal Rowinski

Movie - Released: 7/18/2013

Masters of Sex

as Morris

TV - Released: 9/29/2013

The Goldbergs

as Professor Majors

TV - Released: 9/24/2013

2012

FDR: American Badass!

as FDR

Movie - Released: 9/24/2012

Home Run Showdown

as Big Al

Movie - Released: 7/27/2012

The New Normal

as Marty

TV - Released: 9/10/2012

Scandal

as Jerry Grant

TV - Released: 4/5/2012

2011

Some Guy Who Kills People

as Sheriff Walt Fuller

Movie - Released: 4/14/2011

The Selling

as Father Jimmy

Movie - Released: 4/29/2011

New Girl

as Robert

TV - Released: 9/20/2011

Franklin & Bash

as Jacob 'Falcon' Riley

TV - Released: 6/1/2011

2010

Bedrooms

as Roger

Movie - Released: 1/1/2010

Secrets of the Mountain

as Henry Beecham

Movie - Released: 4/16/2010

2010: Moby Dick

as Captain Ahab

Movie - Released: 11/23/2010

An-tici-pation: The Search for the 35th Anniversary Shadowcast Part II

as Himself

Movie - Released: 8/19/2010

Miss Nobody

as Father Grisham

Movie - Released: 6/10/2010

Glory Daze

TV - Released: 11/16/2010

Hot in Cleveland

as Hugh

TV - Released: 6/16/2010

2009

Hannah Montana: The Movie

as Mr. Bradley

Movie - Released: 4/10/2009

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's

as Self

Movie - Released: 5/19/2009

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

as Self

Movie - Released: 8/11/2009

Cougar Town

as Roger Frank

TV - Released: 9/23/2009

The Forgotten

as Bill Ramey

TV - Released: 9/22/2009

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

TV - Released: 10/3/2009

Glee

as Tim Stanwick

TV - Released: 5/19/2009

2008

Depth Charge

Movie - Released: 6/30/2008

Holiday Baggage

as Pete Murphy

Movie - Released: 12/10/2008

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

as Self

Movie - Released: 10/14/2008

Childrens Hospital

as Grandpa Richie

TV - Released: 12/8/2008

2007

Nancy Drew

as Dashiel Biedermeyer

Movie - Released: 6/15/2007

Love Is a Four Letter Word

as Martin Harper

Movie - Released: 2/3/2007

Evening

as Mr. Wittenborn

Movie - Released: 6/9/2007

Phineas and Ferb

as Grandpa Clyde (voice)

TV - Released: 8/17/2007

2006

'Til Death

as George Von Stuessen

TV - Released: 9/7/2006

Ugly Betty

as Roger Adams

TV - Released: 9/28/2006

Psych

as Roland Armitage

TV - Released: 7/7/2006

2005

Ghost Whisperer

as Don Sullivan

TV - Released: 9/23/2005

Out of Practice

TV - Released: 9/19/2005

Supernatural

as Jay

TV - Released: 9/13/2005

American Dad!

as VanDouzen (voice)

TV - Released: 2/6/2005

2004

The Skulls III

as Nathan Lloyd

Movie - Released: 3/23/2004

Chestnut: Hero of Central Park

as Thomas Trundle

Movie - Released: 10/21/2004

2003

Spymate

as The President

Movie - Released: 2/24/2003

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

as Thunderbolt (voice)

Movie - Released: 3/2/2003

Cold Case

as Roy Brigham Anthony (2005)

TV - Released: 9/28/2003

Las Vegas

TV - Released: 9/22/2003

2002

What I Like About You

as Jack Tyler

TV - Released: 9/20/2002

Less than Perfect

as Max Damarius

TV - Released: 10/1/2002

She Spies

as Gary McNamara

TV - Released: 7/20/2002

2001

Disney's California Adventure Grand Opening Special

Movie - Released: 2/8/2001

Scrubs

as Mr. Randolph

TV - Released: 10/2/2001

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Collin Winthrop

TV - Released: 10/6/2000

1999

Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

as Self

Movie - Released: 10/31/1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Oliver Gates

TV - Released: 9/20/1999

Where Are They Now?

as Self

TV - Released: 6/7/1999

1998

One Hot Summer Night

as Art Brooks

Movie - Released: 3/12/1998

Men in White

as President Smith

Movie - Released: 8/16/1998

Hollywood Squares

TV - Released: 9/14/1998

1997

Lexx

as Thodin

TV - Released: 4/18/1997

The New Batman Adventures

as Irv Kleinman / Bernie Benson (voice)

TV - Released: 9/13/1997

1996

Spy Hard

as Norman Coleman

Movie - Released: 5/24/1996

A Different Kind of Christmas

as Frank Mallory

Movie - Released: 12/9/1996

I Worship His Shadow

as Thodin

Movie - Released: 12/23/1996

The Secret Agent Club

as Vincent Scarletti

Movie - Released: 8/16/1996

Spin City

as Randall Winston

TV - Released: 9/17/1996

E! True Hollywood Story

TV - Released: 8/21/1996

1995

Project: Metalbeast

as Miller

Movie - Released: 1/3/1995

The Secretary

as Eric Bradford

Movie - Released: 4/12/1995

919 Fifth Avenue

as Lawrence Van Degen

Movie - Released: 1/1/1995

The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show

as Self

Movie - Released: 8/14/1995

The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.

as Matt Sherry

Movie - Released: 3/6/1995

High Society

as Mark Finnegan

TV - Released: 10/30/1995

1994

Men, Movies & Carol

as Self

Movie - Released: 10/24/1994

Once in a Lifetime

as Dr. Matthew Dane

Movie - Released: 10/2/1994

In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful

as Phillip

Movie - Released: 1/1/1994

1993

Weekend at Bernie's II

as Arthur Hummel

Movie - Released: 7/9/1993

Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon

as Garral

Movie - Released: 7/21/1993

Praying Mantis

as Don McAndrews

Movie - Released: 8/11/1993

The Last U-Boat

as Captain Hawkins

Movie - Released: 1/2/1993

Between Love and Hate

as Justin Conrad

Movie - Released: 2/22/1993

1992

Russian Holiday

as Grant Ames

Movie - Released: 1/1/1992

The Golden Palace

as Nick DeCarlo

TV - Released: 9/18/1992

1991

Captive

as Paul Plunk

Movie - Released: 10/11/1991

1990

Night of 100 Stars III

as Self

Movie - Released: 5/21/1990

Challenger

as Commander Francis R. Scobee

Movie - Released: 2/25/1990

Aladdin

as Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring

Movie - Released: 1/1/1990

1989

Parent Trap III

as Jeffrey Wyatt

Movie - Released: 4/9/1989

Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon

as Jeffrey Wyatt

Movie - Released: 11/19/1989

Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

TV - Released: 11/19/1989

1988

Addicted to His Love

as Larry Hogan

Movie - Released: 3/27/1988

Movie

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

as Self

Movie - Released: 5/27/1988

Body of Evidence

as Alex Dwyer

Movie - Released: 1/24/1988

War and Remembrance

TV - Released: 11/13/1988

1987

I'll Take Manhattan

as Zachary Amberville

TV - Released: 3/1/1987

1986

Pleasures

as Ben Scott

Movie - Released: 3/31/1986

Movie

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

as George Washington

Movie - Released: 9/21/1986

Betrayed by Innocence

as Nick DeLeon

Movie - Released: 3/1/1986

Dads

TV - Released: 12/5/1986

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation

as George Washington

TV - Released: 9/21/1986

1985

Deceptions

as Grant Roberts

Movie - Released: 5/26/1985

A Woman of Substance

as Maj. Paul McGill

TV - Released: 1/2/1985

Deceptions

as Grant Roberts

TV - Released: 5/26/1985

1984

George Washington

as Gen. George Washington

TV - Released: 4/8/1984

1983

Summer Girl

as Gavin Shelburne

Movie - Released: 4/11/1983

Movie

An Uncommon Love

as Kinser

Movie - Released: 11/30/1983

The Hitchhiker

as Tony Lynch

TV - Released: 11/1/1983

1982

MegaForce

as Ace Hunter

Movie - Released: 6/25/1982

Working

as Steelworker

Movie - Released: 4/13/1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Movie - Released: 3/8/1982

1981

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

as Maj. Jay Rivers

Movie - Released: 10/3/1981

Foul Play

as Detective Tucker Pendleton

TV - Released: 1/26/1981

1980

Once Upon a Family

as Henry Demerjian

Movie - Released: 1/22/1980

The Silent Lovers

as John Gilbert

Movie - Released: 5/20/1980

Scruples

as Spider Elliott

TV - Released: 2/25/1980

A Capitol Fourth

as Self

TV - Released: 7/4/1980

1979

Murder by Natural Causes

as Gil Weston

Movie - Released: 2/17/1979

You Can't Take it With You

as Anthony Kirby, Jr.

Movie - Released: 5/16/1979

1978

Movie Movie

as Johnny Danko / Dick Cummings

Movie - Released: 11/1/1978

1977

The Quinns

as Bill Quinn

Movie - Released: 7/1/1977

1976

Charlie's Angels

as Ted Machlin

TV - Released: 9/22/1976

1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

as Brad Majors

Movie - Released: 8/14/1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1974

Road Movie

as Hank

Movie - Released: 2/3/1974

The Chadwick Family

as Duffy McTaggert

Movie - Released: 4/17/1974

Slither

as Dick Kanipsia

Movie - Released: 3/21/1974

1971

Jennifer on My Mind

as Minstrel #1

Movie - Released: 11/10/1971

Great Performances

as Self

TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1968

Hawaii Five-O

as Lucas Sandover

TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV - Released: 4/1/1956

Unknown

The Roommates

as Henry

Movie

Aaah! Roach!

as The Exterminator

Movie

Making Megaforce

as Self

Movie