Don 'Red' Barry
Known for Acting · 226 credits
- Born
- 1912-01-11
- Died
- 1980-07-17
- Place of birth
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Donald Barry De Acosta · Donald Barry · Donald 'Red' Barry · Milton Poimboeuf · Donald M. Barry
Biography
Donald Barry went from the stage to the screen. After four years of playing villains and henchmen at various studios, Barry got the role that changed his image: Red Ryder in the Republic Pictures serial Adventures of Red Ryder (1940). Although he had appeared in westerns for two years or so, this was the one that kept him there. He acquired the nickname "Red" from his association with the Red Ryder character. After the success of "Red Ryder" Barry starred in a string of westerns for Republic. Studio chief Herbert J. Yates got the idea that Barry could be Republic's version of James Cagney, as he was short and had the same scrappy, feisty nature that Cagney had. Unfortunately, while Barry could in fact be a good actor when he wanted to be -- as he showed in the World War II drama The Purple Heart (1944) -- his "feistiness", combative nature and oversized ego caused him to alienate many of the casts and crews he worked with at Republic (ace serial director William Witney detested him, calling him "the midget", and director John English worked with him once and refused to ever work with him again). Barry made a series of westerns at Republic throughout the 1940s, but by 1950 his career had pretty much come to a halt, and he was reduced to making cheaper and cheaper pictures for bottom-of-the-barrel companies like Lippert and Screen Guild. Barry continued to work and still appeared in westerns up through the 1970s, but they were often in small supporting roles, sometimes unbilled. In 1980 he committed suicide by shooting himself.
Known For
TV Shows (84)
Perry Mason
1957
as Red Doyle
Bonanza
1959
as Temple / Bud Claggett
Mannix
1967
as Mr. Barlow
The Fugitive
1963
as The Checker
Ironside
1967
as Paul Farrell / Capt. Dennis Barnes / Walter Prudy / Lt. Tom Pierce / Warrant Officer Harry Wilke
Knots Landing
1979
as Jeremiah Clemmons
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Larabee
Love, American Style
1969
as Sam / Policeman
Adam-12
1968
as Charlie Bishop / Mr. Hobbs / Wino / Edwin M. Kale
Batman
1966
as The Grand Vizier / Tarantula
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Harry Silvers
Dragnet
1951
as Mike Armstrong / Parker Cleaver
Maverick
1957
as Willie Saffron / Fred Leslie / Dishonest Abe / Smith / Sheriff
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Charlie Turner
The Waltons
1972
as Deputy Sheriff
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Tom Goodfellow
The Virginian
1962
as Shorty Downs / Dugan / John Slaughter / Man / Charles Coulter / Hutton / Carstairs / Jake
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Howie
The Rockford Files
1974
as Shorty McCall
Emergency!
1972
as Dave Grogan
Lawman
1958
as Shorty - Assassin / Jim Gaylord / Dusty McCade / Jess Schaeffer
Cheyenne
1955
as Shorty Jones
The F.B.I.
1965
as Davy Harrods
Rawhide
1959
as Grut
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Farnsworth / Rainey
Daniel Boone
1964
as Amos Brown
Police Woman
1974
as Lt. Bocina / Ted / Morris / Captain Simmonds / Captain Barnes
The Rookies
1972
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Abner Dickens / Al Karlovic
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Harry Cannon / Roy Briggs
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Rock / Shorty Adams / Frank Sully / Barnaby Allson
Peter Gunn
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
as McIver / Dobson
Bat Masterson
1958
as Luke Short
The Munsters
1964
as Ted
Baretta
1975
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Clerk
Land of the Giants
1968
as Dr. Zoral
Surfside 6
1960
as Lt. Snedigar
The Bionic Woman
1976
Sugarfoot
1957
as Tanner / Arkansas / Arkansas Ferguson
Dragnet
1967
as James Fremont
The Deputy
1959
as Utah
CHiPs
1977
as Truck Driver / Frank Taylor / Marty Ballard
Laramie
1959
Laredo
1965
as Sam Dixie
Police Story
1973
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Airline Captain
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Sam
Public Defender
1954
as Milo Martin
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Jenkins
Checkmate
1960
as Kyle Horgan
McHale's Navy
1962
as Capt. Kittridge
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Tyrell Security Guard
F Troop
1965
as Col. Donnely
Bronco
1958
Petrocelli
1974
as Vern
Mr. Novak
1963
as Anthony Gallo
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Andy / Martin
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Snyder
Movies (142)
Rio Lobo
1970
as Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as McCoy (uncredited)
Orca
1977
as Dock Worker
The Swarm
1978
as Pete Harris
Shalako
1968
as Buffalo
Alvarez Kelly
1966
as Lt. Farrow
Hooper
1978
as Sheriff
Bandolero!
1968
as Jack Hawkins
Warlock
1959
as Edward Calhoun (uncredited)
Johnny Got His Gun
1971
as Jody Simmons
Hustle
1975
as Airport Bartender
Dead End
1937
as Dr. Flynn, Intern (uncredited)
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
as Tex
One More Train to Rob
1971
as Charlie
7 Men from Now
1956
as Clete
Red Tomahawk
1967
as Bly
Apache Uprising
1965
as Henry Belden
Back Roads
1981
as Pete
Arizona Terrors
1942
as Jim Bradley
Boss Nigger
1975
Walk on the Wild Side
1962
as Dockery
Border Rangers
1950
as Bob Standish
Iron Angel
1964
as Reb
Twilight of Honor
1963
as Judson Elliot
Junior Bonner
1972
as Homer Rutledge
Born Reckless
1958
as Bill Okie
Wyoming Wildcat
1941
as Bill Gannon
Fort Utah
1967
as Harris
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
as Bartender
From Noon Till Three
1976
as Red Roxy
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
as Rev. Zachary Gant
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Doctor in Morgue
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
as Larry
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as Devery's Foreman
Whiffs
1975
as Sgt. Post
Flying Down to Rio
1933
as Dancer (uncredited)
Ringside
1949
as Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra"
War Party
1965
as Sgt. Chaney
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
as Helicopter Pilot
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
as Rusty
The Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Tom Dwyer
I'll Cry Tomorrow
1955
as Jerry
Fort Courageous
1965
as Captain Harvey
Beloved Enemy
1936
as Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
1976
as Marshal
Jack Pot
1940
as Bryan (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited)
Wyoming Outlaw
1939
as Will Parker
Panama Patrol
1939
as Loring
Frankenstein 1970
1958
as Douglas Row
China Doll
1958
as MSgt. Hal Foster
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946
as Feisty
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Collins - Intern (uncredited)
Undercover with the KKK
1979
as Ben Wright
Hostile Guns
1967
as Ed Johnson
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Collins
The Duke of West Point
1938
as Grady
Town Tamer
1965
as Tex
Law of the Lawless
1964
as Red
Incident on a Dark Street
1973
as Miles Henderson
Hunters Are for Killing
1970
as Hank Phillips
Punch and Jody
1974
as Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz
My Buddy
1944
as Eddie Ballinger
Doctor Dracula
1978
as Elliot
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Second Paymaster
Blazing Stewardesses
1975
as Mike Trask
Slippy McGee
1948
as Slippy McGee
Goldie and the Boxer
1979
as Radio Announcer
The Chicago Kid
1945
as Joe Ferrill
Train to Alcatraz
1948
as Doug Forbes
The Magnificent Stranger
1966
as Grist
Bells of Rosarita
1945
as Don Barry
Lightnin' in the Forest
1948
as Stan Martin
Donovan's Kid
1979
as Sheriff at Stagecoach
Desert Bandit
1941
as Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger
Untamed Heiress
1954
as Mike Lawrence
Days of Jesse James
1939
as Jesse James
The Purple Heart
1944
as Lt. Peter Vincent
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
as Cabot
The Crowd Roars
1938
as Pete Mariola
Partners in Crime
1973
as Bartender
The Big Operator
1959
as Detective Sergeant
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Dr. Collins (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
as Curly Parsons
The Eyes of Charles Sand
1972
as Trainer
That's My Gal
1947
as Benny Novak
Tough Assignment
1949
as Dan Reilly
Night Waitress
1936
as Mario Rigo
Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys
1978
The Dalton Gang
1949
as Larry West
Buckstone County Prison
1978
as Warden Coley
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Red Ryder
Gunfire
1950
as Frank James / Bat Fenton
The Woman I Love
1937
as Michel
The Traitor Within
1942
as Sam Starr
The Phantom Cowboy
1941
as Jim Lawrence
Convict Stage
1965
as Marshal Jethro Karnin
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
as Dawson
One Man's Law
1940
as Jack Summers
A Cry For Justice
1979
as Virgil Hall
Remember Pearl Harbor
1942
as Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith
Bridal Bail
1934
as Movie Usher
Outlaws of Santa Fe
1944
as Bob Conroy
Ghost Valley Raiders
1940
as Tim Brandon
Jesse James' Women
1954
as Jesse James
Stagecoach Express
1942
as Dave Gregory
Saga of Death Valley
1939
as Jerry
California Joe
1943
as Joe Weldon
Kansas Cyclone
1941
as Jim Randall
Square Dance Jubilee
1949
as Don Blake
Madonna of the Desert
1948
as Tony French
I Shot Billy the Kid
1950
as Billy the Kid
Canyon City
1943
as Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid
Jesse James, Jr.
1942
as Johnny Barrett
A Missouri Outlaw
1941
as Cliff Dixon
Carson City Cyclone
1943
as Gilbert Phalen
When's Your Birthday?
1937
as Marty - Gunman (uncredited)
The Last Mile
1959
as Drake
The Tulsa Kid
1940
as Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid
About Don 'Red' Barry
Donald Barry went from the stage to the screen. After four years of playing villains and henchmen at various studios, Barry got the role that changed his image: Red Ryder in the Republic Pictures serial Adventures of Red Ryder (1940). Although he had appeared in westerns for two years or so, this was the one that kept him there. He acquired the nickname "Red" from his association with the Red Ryder character. After the success of "Red Ryder" Barry starred in a string of westerns for Republic. Studio chief Herbert J. Yates got the idea that Bar… With 226 credits spanning from 1933 to 1981, Don 'Red' Barry has appeared in 142 films and 84 TV shows.
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- Rio Lobo (1970) — as Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) — as McCoy (uncredited)
- Orca (1977) — as Dock Worker
- The Swarm (1978) — as Pete Harris
- Shalako (1968) — as Buffalo
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