Barry Crane

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Barry Crane, born Barry Cohen, was a prolific television producer and director, and a bridge player who "won more titles than anyone else in the history of the game".

Barry Cohen was born 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, and later sometimes credited under his birth name. In the mid-1950s he moved to Hollywood and changed his name for professional reasons. He produced The Magician, and was an associate producer on several episodes of Mission: Impossible. He was credited with directing numerous episodes of such series as Trapper John, M.D., The Incredible Hulk, Hawaii Five-O, CHiPs, Dallas, Wonder Woman, Mission: Impossible, and Mannix.

Crane, who won 16 North American championships, was a Grand Life Master in the American Contract Bridge League and traveled extensively to play in matchpoint pairs tournaments. In World Bridge Federation competition he won one world championship and was a World Life Master. Crane also played in team events, and won several titles.

During his lifetime, Crane accumulated 35,135.80 masterpoints, more than any other player. Second-placed Paul Soloway was approximately 11,000 behind at Crane's death in 1985, and passed him only in 1991.