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Barry Williams (actor)

Barry Williams, American actor

Born
September 30, 1954
Age in 2026
72
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1954

About Barry Williams (actor)

Barry William Blenkhorn (born September 30, 1954), better known by his stage name Barry Williams, is an American actor. He is known for his role as the eldest of the Brady sons, Greg Brady, on the ABC television series The Brady Bunch (1969–1974), a role he reprised in several sequels and spin-offs including the animated series The Brady Kids (1972–1973), the variety series The Brady Bunch Hour (1976–1977) and the television films The Brady Girls Get Married (1981) and A Very Brady Christmas (1988) and the reality television series A Very Brady Renovation (2019). He made his Broadway debut in the musical Romance/Romance in 1988. He acted in the films Wild in the Streets (1968) and The Brady Bunch Movie (1995). Williams acted in shows such as Marcus Welby, M.D.; Mission: Impossible; Murder, She Wrote; Full House; That '70s Show; and Scrubs. In 2022, he appeared on The Masked Singer, and appeared on season 32 of the ABC reality competition series Dancing with the Stars in 2023. == Early life == Barry William Blenkhorn, the youngest of three boys, was born on September 30, 1954 in Santa Monica, California, to Doris May Moore and Canadian-born Frank Millar Blenkhorn, of English, Scottish, and German ancestry. Barry and siblings Craig and Scott Blenkhorn grew up in Pacific Palisades, California, where actor Peter Graves was a neighbor. == Career == Williams decided as a child that he wanted to be an actor, and in 1967 he made his television debut in a Christmas episode of Dragnet 1967. Williams continued to be cast in guest roles on other TV series including Adam-12; The Invaders; That Girl; Mission: Impossible; The Mod Squad; Here Come the Brides; Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.; Marcus Welby, M.D.; and Bartleby, the Scrivener before being cast in 1969 as eldest son Greg Brady on The Brady Bunch.

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Career and life highlights

Barry Williams (actor) timeline

  1. Barry William Blenkhorn, the youngest of three boys, was born on September 30, 1954 in Santa Monica, California, to Doris May Moore and Canadian-born Frank Millar Blenkhorn, of English, Scottish, and German ancestry.
  2. He also had a cameo role as a record producer in the 1995 feature film The Brady Bunch Movie.
  3. With the death of Florence Henderson in 2016, Williams became the oldest living cast member of The Brady Bunch.

The world when Barry Williams (actor) was born

Barry Williams (actor) was born in 1954. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1954

  • #1 song"Sh-Boom" – The Crew-Cuts
  • Top movieOn the Waterfront
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookLord of the Flies – William Golding

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRoger Bannister breaks the 4-minute mile
  • Top headlineSupreme Court rules school segregation unconstitutional
  • Technology milestoneFirst nuclear power plant begins operation (USSR)
  • Defining fadRock and roll emerges
  • Notable inventionNonstick pan (Tefal)
  • World population2.72 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population162.0M

1954 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Barry Williams (actor)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19542026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$10,250$435,000
Average income$5,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.49$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population162.0M341 million

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