Thomas Barbour

 Thomas   Bar b our  ( 1 9 2 1  -  2 00 5  ) was a  New York  - base d act or & play wright who appeared in  SESAME STREET   EPISODE 22 6 9  as a pass in g gentle man undisturbed by  OSCAR THE GROUCH .

Bar b our was often cast as men of status ( patrician s, upper clergy , judge s , doctor s ). He was in the original cast of several B road way  play s, including  The   Great   White   Hope  , & busy off -  B road way  (  Shake spear e  &  The   Lady ’ s   Not   for   Burn in g  , among other s ).

As a character act or, Bar b our appeared in film s shot in New York  , notably play in g  Dudley Moore  ’ s father in  Arthur  &  Arthur   2 :   On   the   Rock s  , while other credit s include  Legal   Eagle s  &  Suspect  ( both as judge s ) ,  The   Taking   of   Pelham   One   Two   Three  ( N Y Transit Authority chair man ) , &  The   Age   of   Innocence . T V appearance s include  The Defender s ,  The Adam s Chronicle s  ,  Another World  ,  The   Nurse s  , &  New York   Under cover .