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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 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.


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Born:
Jan 11, 1912 In Houston, Texas, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
191
First Appeared:
In the movie Flying Down to Rio 1933-12-22
Latest Project:
Movie Back Roads 1981-03-13
Known For
Poster of Orca
Poster of Charlie's Angels
Poster of Starsky & Hutch
Poster of Little House on the Prairie
Filmography
Movie Back Roads Pete 1981-03-13
Series The Dream Merchants Capt. Casey 1980-05-12
Series 240-Robert Unknown 1979-08-28
Series Knots Landing Unknown 1979-12-27
Movie Goldie and the Boxer Radio Announcer 1979-12-30
Movie Buckstone County Prison Warden Coley 1978-07-01
Movie Doctor Dracula Elliot (as Donald Barry) 1978-03-02
Movie Hot Lead & Cold Feet Bartender 1978-07-05
Movie Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid Devery's Foreman 1978-05-26
Movie Hooper Sheriff 1978-07-28
Movie The Crash of Flight 401 Helicopter Pilot 1978-10-29
Movie The Swarm Pete Harris 1978-07-14
Movie Orca Dock Worker 1977-07-22
Movie From Noon Till Three Red Roxy 1976-08-01
Movie The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West Marshal 1976-08-01
Movie Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (archive footage) 1976-05-01
Series Big John, Little John Unknown 1976-09-11
Series Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II Robert Barnes 1976-09-21
Series Charlie's Angels Harry Silvers 1976-09-22
Movie Starsky & Hutch Doctor in Morgue 1975-05-01
Movie Blazing Stewardesses Mike Trask 1975-06-01
Series Baretta Unknown 1975-01-17
Movie Boss Nigger (as Don Red Barry) 1975-08-17
Movie Hustle Airport Bartender 1975-12-25
Movie Whiffs Sgt. Post 1975-10-15
Series Starsky & Hutch Doctor in the morgue (uncredited) 1975-09-10
Series Barbary Coast Unknown 1975-09-08
Series The Six Million Dollar Man Howie 1974-01-18
Series Petrocelli Vern 1974-09-11
Series Police Woman Capt. Barnes 1974-09-13
Series Kolchak: The Night Stalker Unknown 1974-09-13
Series Little House on the Prairie Unknown 1974-09-11
Series Police Story Unknown 1973-03-20
Movie The Eyes of Charles Sand Trainer 1972-02-29
Movie Junior Bonner Homer Rutledge 1972-08-02
Series The Waltons Deputy Sheriff 1972-09-14
Series Ghost Story Charlie Durham 1972-09-15
Movie Johnny Got His Gun Jody Simmons 1971-08-04
Series McMillan and Wife Sam 1971-09-29
Movie The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Rusty 1970-04-01
Movie Hunters Are for Killing Hank Phillips 1970-03-12
Movie Rio Lobo Feeny - Bartender (uncredited) 1970-04-01
Series Marcus Welby, M.D. Abner Dickens 1969-09-23
Series Love, American Style Policeman 1969-09-29
Movie Bandolero! Jack Hawkins 1968-06-01
Series It Takes a Thief Airline Captain (as Donald Barry) 1968-01-09
Movie The Shakiest Gun in the West Rev. Zachary Gant 1968-07-10
Series Adam-12 Mr. Hobbs 1968-09-21
Series The Outsider Unknown 1968-09-18
Series Land of the Giants Dr. Zoral 1968-09-22
Movie Shalako Buffalo 1968-09-26
Series Ironside Capt. Dennis Barnes 1967-03-28
Movie Red Tomahawk Bly 1967-01-01
Movie Hostile Guns Ed Johnson 1967-07-01
Series Cimarron Strip Unknown 1967-09-07
Series Hondo Unknown 1967-09-08
Movie Fort Utah Harris 1967-09-01
Series Mannix Mr. Barlow 1967-09-16
Series Batman Tarantula 1966-01-12
Series Pistols 'n' Petticoats Unknown 1966-09-17
Movie Alvarez Kelly Lt. Farrow 1966-10-06
Movie Town Tamer Tex 1965-07-07
Movie Fort Courageous Captain Harvey 1965-05-01
Movie Convict Stage Marshal Jethro Karnin 1965-01-01
Series The Legend of Jesse James Daniels 1965-09-13
Series F Troop Col. Donnely 1965-09-14
Movie Apache Uprising Henry Belden 1965-12-29
Series The F.B.I. Davy Harrods 1965-09-19
Series The Wild Wild West Farnsworth 1965-09-17
Series Laredo Sam Dixie 1965-09-16
Movie Iron Angel Reb 1964-02-01
Movie Law of the Lawless Red 1964-05-13
Series Daniel Boone Amos Brown 1964-09-24
Series Mickey Unknown 1964-09-16
Series The Munsters Ted 1964-09-24
Series Mr. Novak Anthony Gallo 1963-09-24
Series The Fugitive The Checker 1963-09-17
Movie Twilight of Honor Judson Elliot 1963-11-13
Series Sam Benedict Unknown 1962-09-15
Series The Virginian Jake 1962-09-19
Movie Buffalo Gun Murdock 1961-07-01
Movie Walk Like a Dragon Cabot 1960-06-01
Movie Ocean's Eleven McCoy (uncredited) 1960-08-10
Series Checkmate Kyle Horgan 1960-09-17
Movie Warlock Edward Calhoun (uncredited) 1959-05-15
Movie The Last Mile Drake (as Donald Barry) 1959-02-18
Movie The Big Operator Detective Sergeant 1959-08-01
Series Bonanza Temple 1959-09-12
Series Hawaiian Eye Harry Cannon 1959-10-07
Series Laramie Unknown 1959-09-15
Series Bronco Unknown 1958-09-23
Movie China Doll MSgt. Hal Foster 1958-06-06
Movie Frankenstein 1970 Douglas Row 1958-07-20
Series Peter Gunn Unknown 1958-09-22
Series Lawman Jess Schaeffer 1958-10-05
Movie Born Reckless Bill Okie 1958-11-02
Series 77 Sunset Strip Shorty Adams 1958-10-10
Series Bat Masterson Luke Short 1958-10-08
Movie Gun Duel In Durango Larry 1957-05-01
Series Have Gun, Will Travel Tom Goodfellow 1957-09-14
Series Perry Mason Red Doyle 1957-09-21
Series Maverick Smith 1957-09-22
Movie 7 Men from Now Clete 1956-08-04
Series Cheyenne Shorty Jones 1955-09-20
Series The Phil Silvers Show Capt. Carter (uncredited) 1955-09-20
Series Gunsmoke Dobson 1955-09-10
Movie The Twinkle In God's Eye Dawson 1955-10-13
Series Sergeant Preston of the Yukon Unknown 1955-09-29
Movie I'll Cry Tomorrow Jerry 1955-12-25
Movie Jesse James' Women Jesse James 1954-09-04
Movie Untamed Heiress 'Spider' Mike Lawrence (as Donald Barry) 1954-03-31
Series The Wonderful World of Disney Sheriff (uncredited) 1954-10-27
Series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Clerk 1952-10-03
Series Dragnet Mike Armstrong 1951-12-16
Movie I Shot Billy the Kid William H. Bonney / Billy the Kid (as Don Barry) 1950-07-27
Movie Gunfire Frank James / Bat Fenton 1950-08-12
Series Lux Video Theatre Martin 1950-10-02
Movie Train To Tombstone Len Howard 1950-09-16
Movie Border Rangers Bob Standish posing as the Rio Kid (as Don Barry) 1950-10-05
Movie The Dalton Gang Larry West 1949-10-20
Movie Ringside Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra" 1949-07-14
Movie Square Dance Jubilee Don Blake 1949-11-11
Movie Tough Assignment Dan Reilly 1949-11-15
Movie Red Desert Pecos Jones 1949-12-17
Movie Slippy McGee Slippy McGee 1948-01-15
Movie Train to Alcatraz Doug Forbes (as Donald Barry) 1948-06-28
Movie Madonna of the Desert Tony French (as Donald Barry) 1948-02-23
Movie That's My Gal Benny Novak 1947-05-15
Movie The Plainsman and the Lady Feisty 1946-11-11
Movie The Last Crooked Mile Tom Dwyer 1946-08-09
Movie Bells of Rosarita Don Barry 1945-06-19
Movie The Chicago Kid Joe Ferrill 1945-06-29
Movie Outlaws of Santa Fe Bob Conroy 1944-04-04
Movie My Buddy Eddie Ballinger (as Donald Barry) 1944-10-12
Movie Fugitive from Sonora Parson Dave Winters / Ted Winters aka Keeno Phillips 1943-06-30
Movie Days of Old Cheyenne Clint Ross 1943-03-15
Movie Carson City Cyclone Gilbert Phalen 1943-03-03
Movie Black Hills Express Lon Walker 1943-08-15
Movie Dead Man's Gulch Tennessee Colby 1943-02-12
Movie The West Side Kid Johnny April (as Donald Barry) 1943-08-23
Movie Canyon City Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid 1943-11-24
Movie California Joe Joe Weldon 1943-12-29
Movie The Man from the Rio Grande Lee Grant 1943-10-18
Movie Jesse James, Jr. Johnny Barrett 1942-03-25
Movie Stagecoach Express Dave Gregory 1942-03-06
Movie The Cyclone Kid Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson 1942-05-31
Movie Remember Pearl Harbor Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith 1942-01-02
Movie Arizona Terrors Jim Bradley 1942-01-13
Movie The Sombrero Kid Jerry Holden 1942-07-31
Movie The Traitor Within Sam Starr (as Donald M. Barry) 1942-12-16
Movie The Sundown Kid Red Tracy 1942-12-28
Movie Outlaws of Pine Ridge Chips Barrett 1942-10-27
Movie Two Gun Sheriff Jim "Sundown Kid" McKinnon / Sheriff Bruce McKinnon 1941-04-09
Movie The Phantom Cowboy Jim Lawrence 1941-02-14
Movie Wyoming Wildcat Bill Gannon 1941-01-06
Movie The Apache Kid Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid 1941-04-11
Movie Desert Bandit Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger 1941-05-24
Movie Kansas Cyclone Jim Randall 1941-06-24
Movie A Missouri Outlaw Cliff Dixon 1941-11-25
Movie Death Valley Outlaws Johnny Edwards 1941-09-26
Movie Adventures of Red Ryder Red Ryder 1940-06-28
Movie Jack Pot Bryan (uncredited) 1940-03-09
Movie Ghost Valley Raiders Tim Brandon aka The Tolusa Kid (as Donald Barry) 1940-03-23
Movie One Man's Law Jack Summers 1940-06-29
Movie Sailor's Lady Second Paymaster 1940-07-05
Movie Frontier Vengeance Jim Sanders 1940-10-10
Movie Texas Terrors Bob Millbourne aka Robert Mills 1940-11-22
Movie The Tulsa Kid Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid 1940-08-16
Movie Only Angels Have Wings Tex 1939-05-15
Movie Calling Dr. Kildare Collins 1939-04-28
Movie Panama Patrol Loring 1939-03-20
Movie S.O.S Tidal Wave Curly Parsons 1939-06-02
Movie Calling All Marines 'Blackie' Cross 1939-09-20
Movie Days of Jesse James Jesse James 1939-12-20
Movie Wyoming Outlaw Will Parker 1939-06-27
Movie The Secret of Dr. Kildare Collins - Intern (uncredited) 1939-11-24
Movie Saga of Death Valley Jerry 1939-11-17
Movie Sinners in Paradise Jessup 1938-05-19
Movie Think It Over Henchman 1938-07-24
Movie Saleslady Babcock 1938-01-27
Movie The Duke of West Point Grady 1938-12-29
Movie The Crowd Roars Pete Mariola 1938-08-06
Movie Young Dr. Kildare Dr. Collins (uncredited) 1938-10-14
Movie When's Your Birthday? Marty - Gunman (uncredited) 1937-02-19
Movie The Woman I Love Michel 1937-04-15
Movie Dead End Dr. Flynn, Intern (Uncredited) 1937-08-27
Movie Navy Blue and Gold Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited) 1937-11-19
Movie Night Waitress Mario Rigo 1936-12-18
Movie Beloved Enemy Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited) 1936-12-25
Movie Bridal Bail Movie Usher 1934-02-09
Movie Flying Down to Rio Dancer (uncredited) 1933-12-22
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