Biography
Among Primus' many film acting credits are Martin Ritt's "The Brotherhood" (1968), Jerry Schatzberg's "Puzzle of a Downfall Child" (1970), Sydney Pollack's "Absence of Malice" (1981) and Martin Scorsese's "Boxcar Bertha" (1979) and "New York, New York" (1977). He also acted opposite Bette Midler in three films: "The Rose" (1979), "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" (1986), and "Big Business" (1988). On TV, Primus appeared in "Washington Behind …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared in the Jerome Robbins-directed version of the Arthur Kopit play, "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad" | ||
| Became one of the original members of the Lincoln Center Repertory Company and appeared there in four plays: "Incident at Vichy", "Marco Millions", "After the Fall", and "The Changeling", the latter two directed by Elia Kazan | ||
| Joined Jerome Robbins' experimental American Laboratory Theater as both actor and assistant | ||
| Made Broadway debut at age 21 in "The Nervous Set" | ||
1968 | Feature film acting debut in Martin Ritt's gangster film "The Brotherhood" | |
1979 | Directed the second unit on Mark Rydell's "The Rose" | |