Barry Jenner
Born: 1941-02-14 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2016-08-09
Known For: Acting
Biography
Barry Jenner (January 14, 1941 – August 9, 2016) was an American actor best known for his television roles, including Captain Jerry Cooper on Dallas, Admiral William Ross on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Lt. Lieu Murtaugh on Family Matters. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as an only child to a factory worker father and part-time waitress mother, he studied political science and American history at West Chester University before moving to New York City to pursue acting, landing early soap opera parts on Somerset and Another World. Jenner's career spanned guest spots on Knots Landing, films like Looker, Popcorn, and Enough Said, theater productions, and commercials, while he also served 21 years as a reserve officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. He was married to actress Susan Harney from 1980 until their divorce, then to Suzanne Hunt from 2001, with whom he had two sons, Ashley and Christian; he passed away from acute myeloid leukemia.
Filmography
2016
- The Caretaker as Rawdilly
2013
- Enough Said as Crying Guy
2001
- Air Rage as Pilot
1995
- JAG as Norman Delaporte
1993
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Admiral Ross
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Frank Swain
1991
- Silk Stalkings
- Popcorn as Lt. Bradley
1989
- Family Matters as Lt. Lieu Murtaugh
1988
- Good Morning, Miss Bliss as Brian
- The Boost as Billy
- The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story as Ben Zimmerman
1986
- Matlock as Mark Harris
- The Hogan Family
- Starman
1985
1984
- Hunter as Lt. Larson
- Highway to Heaven
- V as Visitor Bridge Technician
1983
1982
- St. Elsewhere as Larry Sanders
- Family Ties as David Campbell
- Hotel as Kramer
- Fame
- Remington Steele as Edward Lawton / Eddie Lucas
1981
- Falcon Crest as Prosecuting Attorney Loomis
- Simon & Simon
- Fly Away Home as Sgt. Downs
1979
- Knots Landing as Jeff Cunningham
- Hart to Hart
1978
- Dallas as Dr. Jerry Kenderson