Pearl is best known for his role as "Doody", one of the three supporting T-Birds, in the 1978 film version of Grease. He also had a cameo as Mr. Weaver in the Grease: Live television special on FOX in 2016.
He starred in no additional films through 2012, but found some fame as a children's theatre and television actor. He played "Professor Tinkerputt" in the primetime special Barney's Imagination Island and the US tour of Barney's Big Surprise, a stage production based on the popular TV show.
He was seen as "Enma" in Mirmo! and starred in an episode of Disney Channel's Even Stevens. In 2011, he starred in the Broadway musical Baby It's You! and in 2012 he starred in the Lionsgate release The Newest Pledge. He also starred as "Arnold" in the national tour of Happy Days, the Musical. In 2014, he was part of the series Summer with Cimorelli.
Barry pearl as doody
Filmography
Actor
-
Rock and Doris (try to) Write a Movie (completed) as
Weasel
2023
2 Cops and a Car (TV Series) as
Sgt. Seumas Shillingshaw
- Case File: Willy 'WiFi' Fitzsimmons: Day 13 (2023) - Sgt. Seumas Shillingshaw
2022
The Walls Are Watching (TV Movie) as
Auctioneer Sims
2020
Squeeze (Short) as
Barry
2019
The Silent Natural as
Milwaukee Owner
2019
BlindDateMe (TV Series short) as
Sam / Erik / David
- Sam & Julia (2019) - Sam
- Daisy (2019) - Erik
- David & Ivy (2019) - David
2018
Boomers (TV Series) as
Murray Klein
- The Gig (2018) - Murray Klein
- Name That Band (2018) - Murray Klein
- What Noise? (2018) - Murray Klein
- Episode #2.6 - Murray Klein
- Episode #2.5 - Murray Klein
- Episode #2.1 - Murray Klein
2016
Straight Outta Oz as
Museum Curator
2016
Grease Live! (TV Movie) as
Stan Weaver
2014
Summer with Cimorelli (TV Series) as
Barry Ortega
- Welcome to Show Business (2014) - Barry Ortega
2012
Far from the Tree (TV Series) as
Barry
- Poker Night (2012) - Barry
2011
Outside the Box (TV Series short) as
Captain Keller
- The Miracle Worker (2011) - Captain Keller
2010
The Newest Pledge as
Mr. Motes
2009
House M.D. (TV Series) as
Dr. Paulson
- Epic Fail (2009) - Dr. Paulson
2009
Special Delivery (Short) as
Dr. Shabin
2008
Criminal Minds (TV Series) as
Man
- Lo-Fi (2008) - Man
2003
Miss Match (TV Series) as
Morty
- The Love Bandit (2003) - Morty
2002
Rugrats (TV Series) as
Quartet Singer
- Babies in Toyland Part 2 (2002) - Quartet Singer (voice)
2000
Even Stevens (TV Series) as
Mr. Chaney
- Easy Way (2000) - Mr. Chaney
2000
Malibu, CA (TV Series) as
J.J.
- The House Guest (2000) - J.J.
1999
Baywatch (TV Series) as
Lyle Forsman
- Father of the Groom (1999) - Lyle Forsman
1986
Days of Our Lives (TV Series) as
Dr. Abbott / Strip Club Manager / Kevin Kissel / ...
- Episode #1.8491 (1999) - Strip Club Manager
- Episode #1.8490 (1999) - Strip Club Manager
- Episode #1.6265 (1990) - Kevin Kissel
- Episode #1.5974 (1989) - Dr. Abbott
- Episode #1.5933 (1989) - Dr. Abbott
- Episode #1.5929 (1989) - Dr. Abbott
- Episode #1.5474 (1987) - Disc Jockey Ron Durand
- Episode #1.5148 (1986) - Mr. Raymond
1999
My Favorite Martian as
News Director
1998
Port Charles (TV Series) as
Dr. Aikman
- Episode #1.396 (1998) - Dr. Aikman
- Episode #1.383 (1998) - Dr. Aikman
- Episode #1.328 (1998) - Dr. Aikman
- Episode #1.322 (1998) - Dr. Aikman
- Episode dated 22 June 1998 (1998) - Dr. Aikman
1998
Barney's Big Surprise (Video) as
Professor Tinkerputt
1995
Night Stand (TV Series) as
Little Buddy / Menachem
- Gold-Diggers of 1996 (1996) - Little Buddy
- Hatred's Not a Four-Letter Word (1995) - Menachem
1996
The Legend of Sarmoti: Siegfried & Roy (TV Series short) as
Rumpelstiltskin (voice)
1996
Where Truth Lies as
Stan Horowitz (as Barry Lee Pearl)
1996
Baywatch Nights (TV Series) as
Paul Whitset
- Backup (1996) - Paul Whitset
1995
ER (TV Series) as
Dr. Noble
- Long Day's Journey (1995) - Dr. Noble
1994
Tryst as
Doctor
1994
Bedtime with Barney: Imagination Island (TV Movie) as
Professor Erasmus Q. Tinkerputt
1993
Sisters (TV Series) as
Stan Smigel
- Things Are Tough All Over (1993) - Stan Smigel
1991
Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) as
Norman
- Chuckie's Back (1991) - Norman
1991
They Came from Outer Space (TV Series) as
Bill Rabkin
- High Five (1991) - Bill Rabkin
1990
Major Dad (TV Series) as
Mike Eagleton
- Face the Music- and Dance: Part 2 (1990) - Mike Eagleton
1987
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
P.R. Staffer
- Steal Me a Story (1987) - P.R. Staffer
1987
Max Headroom (TV Series) as
Prosecutor Paul Waites
- Academy (1987) - Prosecutor Paul Waites
1987
The Tracey Ullman Show (TV Series) as
Club manager
- Episode #1.5 (1987) - Club manager
1987
Throb (TV Series) as
Oily Guy
- Moonlighting (1987) - Oily Guy
1987
Dutch Treat as
Dead Meat
1986
Annihilator (TV Movie) as
Eddie
1986
Growing Pains (TV Series)
- Be a Man (1986)
1985
Falcon Crest (TV Series) as
Music Video Director
- False Hope (1985) - Music Video Director
1985
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Assistant District Attorney
- Wake Me When I'm Dead (1985) - Assistant District Attorney
1985
HeartBeat (TV Movie) as
Choreographer
1985
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) as
Leon Sacks
- A Little Sex, a Little Scandal (1985) - Leon Sacks
1985
Avenging Angel as
Johnny Glitter
1985
Alice (TV Series) as
Cop No. 4
- Vera's Anniversary Blues (1985) - Cop No. 4
1983
Imps* as
Bob (segment "Bookreading")
1983
Making of a Male Model (TV Movie) as
Clarence
1983
Flicks as
Red (segment 'New Adventures of the Great Galaxy')
1982
Hill Street Blues (TV Series) as
Salesman
- The Shooter (1982) - Salesman
1982
Benson (TV Series) as
Jerry Ziegler
- Katie's Romance (1982) - Jerry Ziegler
1981
Eight Is Enough (TV Series) as
Bruce
- The Idolbreaker: Part 2 (1981) - Bruce
1981
The Munsters' Revenge (TV Movie) as
Warren Thurston
1979
Barney Miller (TV Series) as
Mario Pellegrini
- Voice Analyzer (1979) - Mario Pellegrini
1978
Grease as
Doody
1977
Have I Got a Christmas for You (TV Movie) as
Barry Silver
1977
Best Friends (TV Movie) as
Gypsy
1976
CPO Sharkey (TV Series) as
Recruit Mignone
- The Pizza Party (1977) - Recruit Mignone
- A Wino Is Loose (1977) - Recruit Mignone
- Sharkey's Secret Life (1977) - Recruit Mignone
- Sharkey the Marriage Counselor (1977) - Recruit Mignone
- Sharkey Finds Peace and Quiet (1977) - Recruit Mignone
- Sharkey Boogies on Down (1977) - Recruit Mignone
- Rodriguez and His Mamacita (1977) - Recruit Mignone
- Sunday in Tijuana (1977) - Recruit Mignone
- Kowalski, the Somnambulist (1977) - Recruit Mignone