A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Doug graduated from The George Washington
University and studied acting in New York. Barr’s first film roll was a lead in
the ABC television pilot, Semi Tough. This early success convinced him to move
to Los Angeles where he worked continuously in film, television, miniseries and
stage productions.
Among his many starring credits are a two-year stint on Designing Women for CBS,
an Emmy nomination for multiple programs of Two on the Town and over a hundred
episodes of the ABC hit series The Fall Guy, in which he played Lee Major’s
sidekick. His first produced screenwriting effort was an episode of The Wizard
in 1987, which was followed by numerous screenplays including Rough Trade, Every
body’s Somebody’s Fool, Blindsight, The Hit, Fathom, Fade to Black, Perfect
Cover, Temptation, Tunnel 3 Down, Bandit Hunters and many other well received
scripts.
The multi-talented Barr’s directorial debut came with the production of his
original screenplay, Dead Badge, a film starring Academy Award winner, Olympia
Dukakis and M. Emmet Walsh followed by the critically acclaimed Conundrum, a
Showtime Feature Presentation, which he also wrote and directed. Over the past
few years he has directed multiple episodes of a Fox network series and
continues to direct and write highly rated network and cable television films.
Barr is married to artist, Clare Kirkconnell, has a teenage son and currently
resides in Northern California’s wine country.
