Bernard Barrow
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Bernard Barrow (born December 30, 1927 in New York City; died August 4, 1993 in New York City) was an American actor, best known for his fourteen-year role as Johnny Ryan on the soap opera Ryan's Hope. On Ryan's Hope (1975-1989), Barrow played the patriarch of a large Irish American family.
Barrow began his acting career in 1963. Before starring on Ryan's Hope, he played the role of Dan Kincaid on The Secret Storm from 1970 to 1974. In the early 1990s, he returned to television in the role of Louie Slavinsky on Loving, and continued with the role even after his diagnosis with lung cancer. Barrow played the role until his death.