Fans of the hit Fox television series The X-Files will recognize character actor Raymond J. Barry as U.S. Senator Matheson, a government official who seems to support agent Fox Muldur on his search for the supernatural and alien life forms on Earth. A versatile artist, Barry has worked steadily on stage (both on and off-Broadway), television, and the screen since the 1960s.
In addition to acting, he has also written and directed experimental pieces with such New York-based groups as the {~Living Theater}, the {~New York Shakespeare company}, and the {~Open Theater}. On television he has worked in soap operas, series, and movies. Between 1987 and 1988, he was a regular on The Oldest Rookie. Barry began appearing in feature films in the mid-'70s and has been working steadily ever since playing major supporting roles in a number of major films including that of Ron Kovic's father in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), the father of a murder victim in Dead Man Walking, and a crazed, gun-wielding criminal in Headless Body in Topless Bar (1995). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide. 