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Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24, 1945) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Mayor Randall Winston in the sitcom Spin City (1996–2002). Bostwick has also had considerable success in musical theatre, winning a Tony Award for his role in The Robber Bridegroom and performing the role of Danny Zuko in the original Broadway production of Grease.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference(s) |
| 1971 | Jennifer on My Mind | Minstrel | ||
| 1973 | Fantastic Planet | Narrator | Voice | |
| 1974 | Road Movie | Hank | ||
| 1975 | The Wrong Damn Film | Alex Rounder | ||
| The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Brad Majors | |||
| 1978 | Movie Movie | Johnny Danko / Dick Cummings | ||
| 1982 | Megaforce | Commander Ace Hunter | ||
| 1990 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | Joseph | Voice, episode: "Joseph and His Brothers" | |
| 1993 | Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon | Garral | ||
| Weekend at Bernie's II | Arthur Hummel | |||
| 1994 | In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful | Phillip | ||
| 1995 | Project: Metalbeast | Miller | Direct-to-video | |
| 1996 | The Secret Agent Club | Vincent Scarletti | ||
| Spy Hard | Norm Coleman | |||
| 2003 | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | Thunderbolt | Voice, direct-to-video | |
| Swing | Freddie | |||
| 2004 | The Skulls III | Nathan Lloyd | ||
| Chestnut: Hero of Central Park | Thomas Trundle | |||
| 2007 | Nancy Drew | Dashiel Zachary Biedermeyer | ||
| Evening | Mr. Wittenborn | |||
| 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Mr. Bradley | ||
| 2010 | Miss Nobody | Father Grisham | ||
| Bedrooms | Roger | |||
| Moby Dick | Captain Ahab | |||
| It's a Dog Gone Tale: Destiny's Stand | Arlen Hanley | |||
| 2011 | The Selling | Father Jimmy | ||
| 2012 | Some Guy Who Kills People | Sheriff Walt Fuller | ||
| FDR: American Badass! | Franklin D. Roosevelt | |||
| 2013 | Finding Joy | Alan | ||
| 2015 | Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival | The Watchword | ||
| The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power | Sorrell Raskov | |||
| Home Run Showdown | Big Al | |||
| 2016 | The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave | Grandpa Longneck | Voice, direct-to-video | |
| Range 15 | President | |||
| Three Days in August | John | |||
| 2017 | A Mermaid's Tale | Art | Direct-to-video | |
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 | Mayor of New Urbem | Voice | |
| Santa Girl | Santa Claus | |||
| 2019 | Grand-Daddy Day Care | Dynamite Dan North | ||
| 3 from Hell | Narrator | |||
| Undercover Brother 2 | The Man | |||
| 2020 | American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules | PeePaw | ||
| Molly Robber | Ron Baker | Short film | ||
| 2021 | Single All the Way | Harold | ||
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrow | Himself | Documentary film | |
| 2023 | Outlaw Johnny Black | Tom Sheally | ||
| 2025 | Love, Danielle | Bryce |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference(s) |
| 1978 | Charlie's Angels | Ted Machlin | Episode: "The Jade Trap" | |
| 1979 | Murder by Natural Causes | Gil Weston | Television film | |
| You Can't Take It With You | Anthony Kirby Jr. | |||
| Hawaii Five-O | Lucas Sandover | Episode: "Year of the Horse" | ||
| 1980 | Scruples | Spider Elliot | Television miniseries | |
| 1981 | Red Flag: The Ultimate Game | Maj. Jay Rivers | Television film | |
| 1982 | Working | Steelworker | American Playhouse production | |
| 1983 | Summer Girl | Gavin Shelburne | Television film | |
| An Uncommon Love | Mr. Kinser | |||
| 1984 | Saturday Night Live | Host | May 5, 1984 | |
| George Washington | George Washington | Television miniseries | ||
| 1985 | A Woman of Substance | Major Paul McGill | ||
| Deceptions | Grant Roberts | Television film | ||
| 1986 | George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | George Washington | ||
| Betrayed By Innocence | Nick DeLeon | |||
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattan | Zachary Amberville | Television miniseries | |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Lieutenant Carter "Lady" Aster | ||
| Body of Evidence | Mark Dwyer | Television film | ||
| Addicted to His Love | Larry Hogan | |||
| 1989 | Till We Meet Again | Terrence 'Mac' McGuire | Television miniseries | |
| Parent Trap III | Jeffrey Wyatt | Television film | ||
| Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon | Jeffrey Wyatt | |||
| 1990 | Aladdin | Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring | ||
| Challenger | Comm. Francis R. Scobee | |||
| The Great Air Race | Roscoe Turner | Television miniseries | ||
| 1992 | The Golden Palace | Nick DiCarlo | Episode: "Just a Gigolo" | |
| 1993 | The Last U-Boat | Captain Hawkins | Television film | |
| Between Love and Hate | Justin Conrad | |||
| Praying Mantis | Don McAndrews | |||
| 1994 | Once in a Lifetime | Dr. Matthew Dane | ||
| 1995 | The Secretary | Eric Bradford | ||
| The Return of Hunter | Matt Sherry | |||
| Grace Under Fire | Professor Jack Drayson | Episode: "Mother & Son & Father Reunion" | ||
| High Society | Mark Finnegan | Episode: "Finnigan's Rainbow" | ||
| 919 Fifth Avenue | Mr. Lawrence Van Degen | Television film | ||
| 1996–2002 | Spin City | Mayor Randall Winston | Main role, 144 episodes | |
| 1996 | A Different Kind of Christmas | Frank Mallory | Television film | |
| 1997 | Lexx | Thodin | Episode: "I Worship His Shadow" | |
| 1998 | One Hot Summer Night | Art Brooks | Television film | |
| The New Batman Adventures | Irv Kleinman | Voice, episode: "Mean Seasons" | ||
| 1999 | Behind the Music | Himself | Episode: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" | |
| 2003 | Scrubs | Mr. Randolph | Episode: "My Dirty Secret" | |
| 2004–2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Oliver Gates | Recurring role, 5 episodes | |
| 2005 | Las Vegas | Martin | Episode: "Down and Dirty" | |
| Cold Case | Roy Brigham Anthony | Episode: "Creatures of the Night" | ||
| 2005–2006 | What I Like About You | Jack Tyler | 2 episodes | |
| 2007–2012 | Phineas and Ferb | Grandpa Clyde Flynn | Voice, 8 episodes | |
| 2007 | Ugly Betty | Roger Adams | 2 episodes | |
| Love Is a Four Letter Word | Mr. Harper | Television film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1969 | Cock-A-Doodle-Dandy | Porter, The Cock | Broadway debut |
| 1969 | Hamlet | Ghost, Osric, Player | |
| 1970 | House of Leather | Donny Brook | Closed after one night |
| 1971 | Soon | Kelly | |
| 1972 | Grease | Danny Zuko | Nominated – Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical |
| 1976 | They Knew What They Wanted | Joe | Nominated – Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play |
| 1977 | The Robber Bridegroom | Jamie Lockhart | Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical |
| 1981 | The Pirates of Penzance | The Pirate King | |
| 1991 | Nick & Nora | Nick Charles | opposite Joanna Gleason |
| 2014 | Camelot | Merlin |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference(s) |
| 2018 | Lego The Incredibles | Mayor | Voice role | |
| 2022 | Need for Speed Unbound | Holden Parker III | Voice role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Research. | Dr. Rust | |
| 2015 | Murder? | Barry Bostwick | |
| 2015–2016 | Inside the Extras Studio | Milt Hamilton | 20 episodes |
| 2018 | The World According to Billy Potwin | Grandpa Davis | 1 episode |
| 2020 | The Rocky Horror Show: Musical Livestream | Brad Majors |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1972 | Tony Awards | Best Actor in a Musical | Grease | Nominated |
| 1976 | Tony Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Play | They Knew What They Wanted | Nominated |
| 1977 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | The Robber Bridegroom | Nominated |
| Tony Awards | Best Actor in a Musical | The Robber Bridegroom | Won | |
| 1978 | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Movie Movie | Nominated |
| 1979 | National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Movie Movie | Nominated |
| 1989 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | War and Remembrance | Won |
| 2013 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Some Guy Who Kills People | Nominated |