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Barry Williams

Barry Williams

Actor · Born September 30, 1954 (72) · Santa Monica, California, USA

Barry William Blenkhorn grew up in Santa Monica, California and, after he turned 4 years old, he became one of those annoying kids who were bound and determined to get into show business. He was neighbors with actor Peter Graves whom he idolized and asked for advice on how to become an actor and his response was that he just thought about it. At the age of 11, he changed his name from Barry William Blenkhorn to Barry Williams. He then got an acting coach and took some scene study courses in Sherman Oaks and took courses for film and television techniques which later he landed a lead role in an educational school industrial called "Why Johnny Can Read" and landed roles in TV commercials. Then he had guest roles in TV shows such as Run for Your Life (1965), Here Come the Brides (1968), It Takes a Thief (1968), Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) and Mission: Impossible (1966), but then success came for him when he landed the role of "Greg Brady" in the blockbuster hit family sitcom series The Brady Bunch (1969). After the first season, he and his TV siblings made a Christmas album signed by Paramount Records which sold terribly as critics called them 6 kids who couldn't sing so Barry took singing lessons and released a single by the same record company called "Sweet Sweetheart" hoping to have a solo album released but producers thought he should wait for that moment while he was making records with his TV siblings as they made 3 more records, did summer tours and had their own animated TV series The Brady Kids (1972) on which some of their songs were featured. After the series ended in 1974, Barry started performing solo in concerts and then took up musical theatre and landed numerous successful roles in shows like "Pippin", "West Side Story", "Oklahoma", "Movie Star", "Grease", "The Music Man", "Romance/Romance", "City of Angels" and "The Sound of Music" and still did the odd acting appearance in front of the camera like in Police Woman (1974), Three's Company (1976), Highway to Heaven (1984), Murder, She Wrote (1984), and a stint on the daytime soap General Hospital (1963) and the MTV series Hollywood 7 (2001) as well as in all the "Brady Bunch" reunion shows. In 1978, he did try taking a shot at pursuing a solo career and signed up with Private Stock records but their label went out of business. However, in 1999, he did release a tribute album called "The Return of Johnny Bravo" doing cover songs that expressed him as a singer as well as celebrating 30 years of The Brady Bunch (1969). He continues to do musical theatre as well as touring with his music and public speaking.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 30, 1954 (72)
From
Santa Monica, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 34% in 30 days

What are Barry Williams' films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 1st percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Survival
23%
Society
18%
Self
13%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Joyful
4
Tense
2
Thrilling
2
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Barry Williams' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Barry Williams' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

52 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Blending Christmas(2021)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch(2021)

    as Mike Brady

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Masked Singer(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Mummy · as Mummy (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Loud House(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Bumper Yates Sr. (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Bigfoot(2012)

    as Simon Quint

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Flea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Marsh Man

  • Camp Playboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • A.N.T. Farm(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Game Show Host

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Mega Piranha(2010)

    as Bob Grady

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 100 Greatest Kid Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Living in TV Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Celebrity Bootcamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • According to Jim(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Scrubs(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Barry Williams

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Fear Factor(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Growing Up Brady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Book · as Self/Narrator

  • S Club 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · as Dean Strickland

  • That '70s Show(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Brady Bunch Home Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as (archival footage)

  • The Brady Bunch Movie(1995)

    as Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Summertime Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Frederick Egan II

  • The Bradys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 6 episodes · as Greg Brady

  • A Very Brady Christmas(1988)

    as Greg Brady

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Full House(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Barry Williams

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Nate Findley

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Brady Brides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Greg Brady

  • The Brady Girls Get Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Greg Brady

  • Three's Company(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Brady Bunch Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 9 episodes · as Greg Brady

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Goodnight Jackie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Barry

  • The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Brady Bunch Kids, The

  • The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 22 episodes · Actor

  • The Brady Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 17 episodes · as Greg Brady (voice)

  • Bartleby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Gingernut

  • The Brady Bunch(1969)

    Show 117 episodes · as Greg Brady

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Pancho McGurney

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Here Come the Brides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Adam-12(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny Grant

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Wild in the Streets(1968)

    as Young Max (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Boy

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as King Victor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Boy

  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Brady 500 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dr. Greg Brady

Career shape

Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles, 51 of them dated from 1964 to 2021; peak year 2011.

Highest rated

A Very Brady Christmas (1988)

Midcredits 45th

Most popular right now

The Brady Bunch (1969)

Film career

19642021

Peak 2011 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting51 of 52: 51 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thWriting1 of 52: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s13 · acting1970s7 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s9 · 8 acting · 1 crew2010s7 · acting2020s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Barry Williams' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Dragging the Classics: The Brady Bunch (2021)

89th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)

Midcredits 54th · 49% liked

Reviewers score the acting 24/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 13. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Barry Williams work with?

People who share at least 2 of Barry Williams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Knight shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers

Producers