Barry Francis Jenner (born on January 14, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor.
He had early roles on two daytime programs, as Tony Cooper on Somerset (1974-76) and as Evan Webster on Another World (1976-77), where he was involved with Olive Gordon (Jennifer Leak) in an infamous storyline plot to kill long-time character John Randolph.
In 1981 he appeared in several episodes of Knots Landing as Jeff Cunningham, ex-husband of t...
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Barry Francis Jenner (born on January 14, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor.
He had early roles on two daytime programs, as Tony Cooper on Somerset (1974-76) and as Evan Webster on Another World (1976-77), where he was involved with Olive Gordon (Jennifer Leak) in an infamous storyline plot to kill long-time character John Randolph.
In 1981 he appeared in several episodes of Knots Landing as Jeff Cunningham, ex-husband of the Donna Mills character, Abby Cunningham, as well as guest shots in shows like "Hotel" and "Mike Hammer." He also had a recurring role on Family Matters as Lt. Lieutenant Murtaugh, the conceited superior officer of the Reginald VelJohnson character, Carl Winslow, on the series. Also in the 1980s, he was a celebrity guest on the $100,000 Pyramid game show, and was largely successful in doing so. He is the only celebrity to assist in winning the $100,000 on both the Dick Clark and John Davidson incarnations of the game show.
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