Biography
Frank Barhydt is an American screenwriter and occasional actor. He is best known for his collaborations with director Robert Altman, co-writing the screenplays for Quintet (1979), HealtH (1980), Short Cuts (1993) and Kansas City (1996).
Barhydt studied journalism at the University of Kansas and worked as a reporter for the Kansas City Star and the Associated Press before moving to Hollywood in 1971. He later wrote for a health magazine, an experience that contributed to his work on HealtH. With Altman he adapted Raymond Carver stories for Short Cuts, earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Screenplay. He also appeared as an actor in Altman's Tanner '88 (1988) and The Player (1992).
