Don 'Red' Barry
Known for Acting · 228 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)
Ironside
1967
as Paul Farrell / Capt. Dennis Barnes / Walter Prudy / Lt. Tom Pierce / Warrant Officer Harry Wilke
Baretta
1975
Perry Mason
1957
as Red Doyle
The Fugitive
1963
as The Checker
Bonanza
1959
as Temple / Bud Claggett
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Larabee
Knots Landing
1979
as Jeremiah Clemmons
The Waltons
1972
as Deputy Sheriff
Emergency!
1972
as Dave Grogan
Peter Gunn
1958
Love, American Style
1969
as Sam / Policeman
Maverick
1957
as Willie Saffron / Fred Leslie / Dishonest Abe / Smith / Sheriff
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Clerk
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Farnsworth / Rainey
Batman
1966
as The Grand Vizier / Tarantula
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Charlie Turner
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Tom Goodfellow
Mannix
1967
as Mr. Barlow
Adam-12
1968
as Charlie Bishop / Mr. Hobbs / Wino / Edwin M. Kale
The Rockford Files
1974
as Shorty McCall
Lawman
1958
as Shorty - Assassin / Jim Gaylord / Dusty McCade / Jess Schaeffer
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Howie
Daniel Boone
1964
as Amos Brown
Cheyenne
1955
as Shorty Jones
The Virginian
1962
as Shorty Downs / Dugan / John Slaughter / Man / Charles Coulter / Hutton / Carstairs / Jake
Dragnet
1951
as Mike Armstrong / Parker Cleaver
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Abner Dickens / Al Karlovic
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Harry Silvers
The F.B.I.
1965
as Davy Harrods
Gunsmoke
1955
as McIver / Dobson
Rawhide
1959
as Grut
Bat Masterson
1958
as Luke Short
Police Woman
1974
as Lt. Bocina / Ted / Morris / Captain Simmonds / Captain Barnes
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Deputy
1959
as Utah
The Rookies
1972
McHale's Navy
1962
as Capt. Kittridge
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Rock / Shorty Adams / Frank Sully / Barnaby Allson
The Munsters
1964
as Ted
Sugarfoot
1957
as Tanner / Arkansas / Arkansas Ferguson
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Harry Cannon / Roy Briggs
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Sam
Land of the Giants
1968
as Dr. Zoral
Surfside 6
1960
as Lt. Snedigar
Checkmate
1960
as Kyle Horgan
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Airline Captain
Laramie
1959
Police Story
1973
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Jenkins
Ghost Story
1972
as First Cowboy / Charlie Durham
Mr. Novak
1963
as Anthony Gallo
Laredo
1965
as Sam Dixie
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Andy / Martin
Petrocelli
1974
as Vern
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Tyrell Security Guard
Dragnet
1967
as James Fremont
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Snyder
Public Defender
1954
as Milo Martin
CHiPs
1977
as Truck Driver / Frank Taylor / Marty Ballard
Movies (144)
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as McCoy (uncredited)
Shalako
1968
as Buffalo
Bandolero!
1968
as Jack Hawkins
Orca
1977
as Dock Worker
Alvarez Kelly
1966
as Lt. Farrow
Rio Lobo
1970
as Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
Warlock
1959
as Edward Calhoun (uncredited)
Johnny Got His Gun
1971
as Jody Simmons
7 Men from Now
1956
as Clete
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Doctor in Morgue
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
as Tex
Back Roads
1981
as Pete
The Swarm
1978
as Pete Harris
Hooper
1978
as Sheriff
Dead End
1937
as Dr. Flynn, Intern (uncredited)
Undercover with the KKK
1979
as Ben Wright
Ringside
1949
as Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra"
Jack Pot
1940
as Bryan (uncredited)
From Noon Till Three
1976
as Red Roxy
Iron Angel
1964
as Reb
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
as Bartender
Walk on the Wild Side
1962
as Dockery
Flying Down to Rio
1933
as Dancer (uncredited)
Boss Nigger
1975
One More Train to Rob
1971
as Charlie
Remember Pearl Harbor
1942
as Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith
The Phantom Cowboy
1941
as Jim Lawrence
Night Waitress
1936
as Mario Rigo
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
as Rev. Zachary Gant
Twilight of Honor
1963
as Judson Elliot
Incident on a Dark Street
1973
as Miles Henderson
I'll Cry Tomorrow
1955
as Jerry
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Collins (uncredited)
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
1942
as Chips Barrett
Train to Alcatraz
1948
as Doug Forbes
Sinners in Paradise
1938
as Jessup
The Last Mile
1959
as Drake
The Magnificent Stranger
1966
as Grist
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
as Helicopter Pilot
Doctor Dracula
1978
as Elliot
The Purple Heart
1944
as Lt. Peter Vincent
China Doll
1958
as MSgt. Hal Foster
Law of the Lawless
1964
as Red
Red Tomahawk
1967
as Bly
Town Tamer
1965
as Tex
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
as Curly Parsons
Tough Assignment
1949
as Dan Reilly
Gun Duel in Durango
1957
as Larry
Death Valley Outlaws
1941
as Johnny Edwards
The Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Tom Dwyer
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
as Rusty
Apache Uprising
1965
as Henry Belden
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Red Ryder
The Big Operator
1959
as Detective Sergeant
Junior Bonner
1972
as Homer Rutledge
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
1976
as Marshal
Donovan's Kid
1979
as Sheriff at Stagecoach
Blazing Stewardesses
1975
as Mike Trask
The Eyes of Charles Sand
1972
as Trainer
Hunters Are for Killing
1970
as Hank Phillips
The Crowd Roars
1938
as Pete Mariola
The Dalton Gang
1949
as Larry West
Partners in Crime
1973
as Bartender
Days of Jesse James
1939
as Jesse James
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Second Paymaster
Fort Utah
1967
as Harris
Untamed Heiress
1954
as Mike Lawrence
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Collins
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as Devery's Foreman
Think It Over
1938
as Henchman
Hustle
1975
as Airport Bartender
Wyoming Outlaw
1939
as Will Parker
Punch and Jody
1974
as Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
as Dawson
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Dr. Collins (uncredited)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
The Traitor Within
1942
as Sam Starr
Saga of Death Valley
1939
as Jerry
The Chicago Kid
1945
as Joe Ferrill
My Outlaw Brother
1951
as Hank
One Man's Law
1940
as Jack Summers
Red Desert
1949
as Pecos Jones
Kansas Cyclone
1941
as Jim Randall
Lightnin' in the Forest
1948
as Stan Martin
Convict Stage
1965
as Marshal Jethro Karnin
Walk Like a Dragon
1960
as Cabot
California Joe
1943
as Joe Weldon
Bells of Rosarita
1945
as Don Barry
My Buddy
1944
as Eddie Ballinger
The One Man Jury
1978
as Sgt. Murphy
The Sundown Kid
1942
as Red Tracy
Hostile Guns
1967
as Ed Johnson
Beloved Enemy
1936
as Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)
Saleslady
1938
as Babcock
When's Your Birthday?
1937
as Marty - Gunman (uncredited)
Whiffs
1975
as Sgt. Post
The Duke of West Point
1938
as Cadet Grady
The Tulsa Kid
1940
as Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid
Dead Man's Gulch
1943
as Tennessee Colby
Goldie and the Boxer
1979
as Radio Announcer
Outlaws of Santa Fe
1944
as Bob Conroy
I Shot Billy the Kid
1950
as Billy the Kid
Panama Patrol
1939
as Loring
The Woman I Love
1937
as Michel
Ghost Valley Raiders
1940
as Tim Brandon
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946
as Feisty
Carson City Cyclone
1943
as Gilbert Phalen
Jesse James' Women
1954
as Jesse James
Frankenstein 1970
1958
as Douglas Row
A Missouri Outlaw
1941
as Cliff Dixon
Calling All Marines
1939
as 'Blackie' Cross
The Cyclone Kid
1942
as Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson
Square Dance Jubilee
1949
as Don Blake
The West Side Kid
1943
as Johnny April
The Apache Kid
1941
as Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid
Buffalo Gun
1961
as Murdock
Wyoming Wildcat
1941
as Bill Gannon
A Cry for Justice
1979
as Virgil Hall
War Party
1965
as Sgt. Chaney
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 228 credits spanning from 1933 to 1981, Don 'Red' Barry has appeared in 144 films and 84 TV shows.
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Most Popular Don 'Red' Barry Movies
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) — as McCoy (uncredited)
- Shalako (1968) — as Buffalo
- Bandolero! (1968) — as Jack Hawkins
- Orca (1977) — as Dock Worker
- Alvarez Kelly (1966) — as Lt. Farrow
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