Don 'Red' Barry
Acting
Born: January 11, 1912 · Houston, Texas, USA
Died: July 17, 1980 (aged 68)
Highest Rated
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
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Batman
1966
Bonanza
1959
The Munsters
1964
Orca
1977
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Johnny Got His Gun
1971
Ocean's Eleven
1960
Rio Lobo
1970
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
The Bionic Woman
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976
Photos (2)
Movies (143)
Ocean's Eleven
McCoy (uncredited)
Rio Lobo
Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
Orca
Dock Worker
Hooper
Sheriff
The Swarm
Pete Harris
Bandolero!
Jack Hawkins
Warlock
Edward Calhoun (uncredited)
Shalako
Buffalo
Only Angels Have Wings
Tex
Starsky & Hutch
Doctor in Morgue
Johnny Got His Gun
Jody Simmons
7 Men from Now
Clete
Boss Nigger
1975
From Noon Till Three
Red Roxy
Alvarez Kelly
Lt. Farrow
Dead End
Dr. Flynn, Intern (uncredited)
Walk on the Wild Side
Dockery
Hustle
Airport Bartender
Ringside
Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra"
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Bartender
One More Train to Rob
Charlie
Junior Bonner
Homer Rutledge
Flying Down to Rio
Dancer (uncredited)
Law of the Lawless
Red
The Crowd Roars
Pete Mariola
The Purple Heart
Lt. Peter Vincent
Back Roads
Pete
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Jerry
Jack Pot
Bryan (uncredited)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Rev. Zachary Gant
Town Tamer
Tex
Gun Duel in Durango
Larry
Calling Dr. Kildare
Collins
Night Waitress
Mario Rigo
Days of Jesse James
Jesse James
The Last Crooked Mile
Tom Dwyer
Frankenstein 1970
Douglas Row
Untamed Heiress
Mike Lawrence
The Dalton Gang
Larry West
Red Tomahawk
Bly
Navy Blue and Gold
Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited)
Apache Uprising
Henry Belden
Fort Utah
Harris
The Crash of Flight 401
Helicopter Pilot
The Last Mile
Drake
That's My Gal
Benny Novak
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Devery's Foreman
China Doll
MSgt. Hal Foster
The Man from the Rio Grande
Lee Grant
Adventures of Red Ryder
Red Ryder
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Collins (uncredited)
Twilight of Honor
Judson Elliot
Remember Pearl Harbor
Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith
Born Reckless
Bill Okie
The Eyes of Charles Sand
Trainer
Sailor's Lady
Second Paymaster
Blazing Stewardesses
Mike Trask
Donovan's Kid
Sheriff at Stagecoach
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
Marshal
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Chips Barrett
The Magnificent Stranger
Grist
The Big Operator
Detective Sergeant
Doctor Dracula
Elliot
Whiffs
Sgt. Post
Beloved Enemy
Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)
The Duke of West Point
Cadet Grady
Iron Angel
Reb
The Plainsman and the Lady
Feisty
Young Dr. Kildare
Dr. Collins (uncredited)
Goldie and the Boxer
Radio Announcer
Incident on a Dark Street
Miles Henderson
Hostile Guns
Ed Johnson
Tough Assignment
Dan Reilly
Punch and Jody
Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz
When's Your Birthday?
Marty - Gunman (uncredited)
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Dawson
Bells of Rosarita
Don Barry
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Rusty
Partners in Crime
Bartender
The Traitor Within
Sam Starr
Undercover with the KKK
Ben Wright
One Man's Law
Jack Summers
The Chicago Kid
Joe Ferrill
Saga of Death Valley
Jerry
The One Man Jury
Sgt. Murphy
Panama Patrol
Loring
Wyoming Outlaw
Will Parker
Calling All Marines
'Blackie' Cross
My Outlaw Brother
Hank
The Sombrero Kid
Jerry Holden
Hunters Are for Killing
Hank Phillips
The West Side Kid
Johnny April
Border Rangers
Bob Standish
Walk Like a Dragon
Cabot
Madonna of the Desert
Tony French
Two Gun Sheriff
Jim "Sundown Kid" McKinnon / Sheriff Bruce McKinnon
Kansas Cyclone
Jim Randall
War Party
Sgt. Chaney
Jesse James, Jr.
Johnny Barrett
Sinners in Paradise
Jessup
Texas Terrors
Bob Millbourne aka Robert Mills
The Tulsa Kid
Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid
I Shot Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
A Cry for Justice
Virgil Hall
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
Red Desert
Pecos Jones
Square Dance Jubilee
Don Blake
California Joe
Joe Weldon
Death Valley Outlaws
Johnny Edwards
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Curly Parsons
Stagecoach Express
Dave Gregory
Desert Bandit
Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger
The Sundown Kid
Red Tracy
Jesse James' Women
Jesse James
Think It Over
Henchman
Bridal Bail
Movie Usher
Fugitive from Sonora
Dave Winters / Ted Winters
Fort Courageous
Captain Harvey
Wyoming Wildcat
Bill Gannon
Arizona Terrors
Jim Bradley
Frontier Vengeance
Jim Sanders
Canyon City
Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid
The Apache Kid
Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid
My Buddy
Eddie Ballinger
Slippy McGee
Slippy McGee
The Phantom Cowboy
Jim Lawrence
A Missouri Outlaw
Cliff Dixon
Dead Man's Gulch
Tennessee Colby
The Woman I Love
Michel
Train To Tombstone
Len Howard
Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys
1978
Ghost Valley Raiders
Tim Brandon
Convict Stage
Marshal Jethro Karnin
Outlaws of Santa Fe
Bob Conroy
Buffalo Gun
Murdock
Buckstone County Prison
Warden Coley
The Cyclone Kid
Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson
Black Hills Express
Lon Walker
Saleslady
Babcock
Gunfire
Frank James / Bat Fenton
Days of Old Cheyenne
Clint Ross
Carson City Cyclone
Gilbert Phalen
Lightnin' in the Forest
Stan Martin
TV Shows (124)
Perry Mason
Red Doyle · 1 eps
Ironside
Paul Farrell · 1 eps
Ironside
Capt. Dennis Barnes · 1 eps
Ironside
Walter Prudy · 1 eps
Ironside
Lt. Tom Pierce · 1 eps
Ironside
Warrant Officer Harry Wilke · 1 eps
Dragnet
Mike Armstrong · 1 eps
Dragnet
Parker Cleaver · 1 eps
Bonanza
Temple · 1 eps
Bonanza
Bud Claggett · 1 eps
The Fugitive
The Checker · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Shorty McCall · 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
Larabee · 6 eps
Mannix
Mr. Barlow · 1 eps
Peter Gunn
1 eps
Adam-12
Charlie Bishop · 1 eps
Adam-12
Mr. Hobbs · 1 eps
Adam-12
Wino · 1 eps
Adam-12
Edwin M. Kale · 1 eps
The Virginian
Shorty Downs · 1 eps
The Virginian
Dugan · 1 eps
The Virginian
John Slaughter · 1 eps
The Virginian
Man · 1 eps
The Virginian
Charles Coulter · 1 eps
The Virginian
Hutton · 1 eps
The Virginian
Carstairs · 1 eps
The Virginian
Jake · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Farnsworth · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
Rainey · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
Tom Goodfellow · 1 eps
Knots Landing
Jeremiah Clemmons · 1 eps
The Waltons
Deputy Sheriff · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Sam · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Policeman · 1 eps
Batman
The Grand Vizier · 2 eps
Batman
Tarantula · 2 eps
Charlie's Angels
Harry Silvers · 1 eps
Maverick
Willie Saffron · 1 eps
Maverick
Fred Leslie · 1 eps
Maverick
Dishonest Abe · 1 eps
Maverick
Smith · 1 eps
Maverick
Sheriff · 1 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
Howie · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Charlie Turner · 1 eps
Emergency!
Dave Grogan · 1 eps
Cheyenne
Shorty Jones · 1 eps
Rawhide
Grut · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Amos Brown · 1 eps
The Munsters
Ted · 1 eps
Lawman
Shorty - Assassin · 1 eps
Lawman
Jim Gaylord · 1 eps
Lawman
Dusty McCade · 1 eps
Lawman
Jess Schaeffer · 1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Abner Dickens · 1 eps
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Al Karlovic · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Davy Harrods · 1 eps
Police Woman
Lt. Bocina · 1 eps
Police Woman
Ted · 1 eps
Police Woman
Morris · 1 eps
Police Woman
Captain Simmonds · 1 eps
Police Woman
Captain Barnes · 5 eps
Gunsmoke
McIver · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Dobson · 1 eps
Land of the Giants
Dr. Zoral · 1 eps
Surfside 6
Lt. Snedigar · 28 eps
Bat Masterson
Luke Short · 1 eps
The Bionic Woman
1 eps
Baretta
1 eps
Dragnet
James Fremont · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
Harry Cannon · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
Roy Briggs · 1 eps
The Phil Silvers Show
Capt. Carter (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Clerk · 1 eps
Police Story
2 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Rock · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Shorty Adams · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Frank Sully · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Barnaby Allson · 1 eps
The Rookies
2 eps
McMillan & Wife
Sam · 1 eps
The Deputy
Utah · 1 eps
Laramie
1 eps
McHale's Navy
Capt. Kittridge · 1 eps
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Tyrell Security Guard · 1 eps
Sugarfoot
Tanner · 1 eps
Sugarfoot
Arkansas · 3 eps
Sugarfoot
Arkansas Ferguson · 1 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Robert Barnes · 1 eps
It Takes a Thief
Airline Captain · 1 eps
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Jenkins · 1 eps
Petrocelli
Vern · 1 eps
Checkmate
Kyle Horgan · 1 eps
Bronco
4 eps
Laredo
Sam Dixie · 1 eps
F Troop
Col. Donnely · 1 eps
Mr. Novak
Anthony Gallo · 1 eps
Cimarron Strip
Elza Kedge ( · 1 eps
Arrest and Trial
Snyder · 1 eps
CHiPs
Truck Driver · 1 eps
CHiPs
Frank Taylor · 1 eps
CHiPs
Marty Ballard · 1 eps
Sam Benedict
1 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
1 eps
Ghost Story
First Cowboy · 1 eps
Ghost Story
Charlie Durham · 1 eps
The Roaring 20's
1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
Soldier · 1 eps
The Outsider
Sheriff Watson · 1 eps
Public Defender
Milo Martin · 1 eps
Dan August
Ed Gurney · 1 eps
The Legend of Jesse James
Daniels · 1 eps
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1 eps
Hondo
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Sheriff (uncredited) · 1 eps
Barbary Coast
1 eps
The Immortal
1 eps
T.H.E. Cat
Morgan · 1 eps
T.H.E. Cat
Stoddard · 1 eps
Hawkins
Ben · 1 eps
240-Robert
1 eps
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1 eps
Big John, Little John
Lionel P. Crabtree · 1 eps
Mickey
1 eps
The Dream Merchants
Capt. Casey · 3 eps
