Don 'Red' Barry
Acting
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
Acting228
tvThe Dream Merchants
1980
Capt. Casey
movieGoldie and the Boxer
1979
Radio Announcer
tvKnots Landing
1979
Jeremiah Clemmons
movieUndercover with the KKK
1979
Ben Wright
movieA Cry for Justice
1979
Virgil Hall
movieDonovan's Kid
1979
Sheriff at Stagecoach
movieThe Crash of Flight 401
1978
Helicopter Pilot
movieThe One Man Jury
1978
Sgt. Murphy
movieHooper
1978
Sheriff
movieHot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
Bartender
movieBuckstone County Prison
1978
Warden Coley
movieThe Swarm
1978
Pete Harris
movieKate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
Devery's Foreman
movieDoctor Dracula
1978
Elliot
tvCHiPs
1977
Truck Driver / Frank Taylor / Marty Ballard
movieOrca
1977
Dock Worker
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
Charlie Turner
tvCharlie's Angels
1976
Harry Silvers
tvRich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
Robert Barnes
tvBig John, Little John
1976
Lionel P. Crabtree
movieFrom Noon Till Three
1976
Red Roxy
movieMeanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
(archive footage)
movieHustle
1975
Airport Bartender
movieWhiffs
1975
Sgt. Post
movieBlazing Stewardesses
1975
Mike Trask
movieStarsky & Hutch
1975
Doctor in Morgue
moviePunch and Jody
1974
Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz
tvKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Tyrell Security Guard
tvThe Rockford Files
1974
Shorty McCall
tvPolice Woman
1974
Lt. Bocina / Ted / Captain Simmonds / Morris / Captain Barnes
tvPetrocelli
1974
Vern
moviePartners in Crime
1973
Bartender
movieIncident on a Dark Street
1973
Miles Henderson
tvGhost Story
1972
First Cowboy / Charlie Durham
tvThe Waltons
1972
Deputy Sheriff
movieJunior Bonner
1972
Homer Rutledge
tvEmergency!
1972
Dave Grogan
movieJohnny Got His Gun
1971
Jody Simmons
tvDan August
1970
Ed Gurney
movieRio Lobo
1970
Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
movieHunters Are for Killing
1970
Hank Phillips
tvLove, American Style
1969
Sam / Policeman
tvMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Al Karlovic / Abner Dickens
movieShalako
1968
Buffalo
tvLand of the Giants
1968
Dr. Zoral
tvAdam-12
1968
Charlie Bishop / Edwin M. Kale / Mr. Hobbs / Wino
tvThe Outsider
1968
Sheriff Watson
movieThe Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
Rev. Zachary Gant
movieBandolero!
1968
Jack Hawkins
tvIt Takes a Thief
1968
Airline Captain
tvMannix
1967
Mr. Barlow
tvCimarron Strip
1967
Elza Kedge (
movieFort Utah
1967
Harris
movieHostile Guns
1967
Ed Johnson
tvIronside
1967
Paul Farrell / Capt. Dennis Barnes / Warrant Officer Harry Wilke / Lt. Tom Pierce / Walter Prudy
tvDragnet
1967
James Fremont
movieAlvarez Kelly
1966
Lt. Farrow
tvT.H.E. Cat
1966
Stoddard / Morgan
tvBatman
1966
The Grand Vizier / Tarantula
movieApache Uprising
1965
Henry Belden
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Davy Harrods
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965
Farnsworth / Rainey
tvLaredo
1965
Sam Dixie
tvF Troop
1965
Col. Donnely
movieFort Courageous
1965
Captain Harvey
movieWar Party
1965
Sgt. Chaney
movieConvict Stage
1965
Marshal Jethro Karnin
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Amos Brown
tvBroadside
1964
Colonel Stark
movieTwilight of Honor
1963
Judson Elliot
tvMr. Novak
1963
Anthony Gallo
tvThe Fugitive
1963
The Checker
tvArrest and Trial
1963
Snyder
tvMcHale's Navy
1962
Capt. Kittridge
tvThe Virginian
1962
Shorty Downs / Dugan / John Slaughter / Man / Charles Coulter / Carstairs / Jake / Hutton
movieBuffalo Gun
1961
Murdock
tvSurfside 6
1960
Lt. Snedigar
tvCheckmate
1960
Kyle Horgan
movieOcean's Eleven
1960
McCoy (uncredited)
tvHawaiian Eye
1959
Roy Briggs / Harry Cannon
tvThe Deputy
1959
Utah
tvBonanza
1959
Bud Claggett / Temple
movieThe Big Operator
1959
Detective Sergeant
movieWarlock
1959
Edward Calhoun (uncredited)
tvRawhide
1959
Grut
movieBorn Reckless
1958
Bill Okie
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
Shorty Adams / Rock / Barnaby Allson / Frank Sully
tvBat Masterson
1958
Luke Short
tvLawman
1958
Shorty - Assassin / Dusty McCade / Jim Gaylord / Jess Schaeffer
movieFrankenstein 1970
1958
Douglas Row
movieChina Doll
1958
MSgt. Hal Foster
tvMaverick
1957
Dishonest Abe / Fred Leslie / Willie Saffron / Sheriff / Smith
tvPerry Mason
1957
Red Doyle
tvSugarfoot
1957
Tanner / Arkansas / Arkansas Ferguson
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
Tom Goodfellow
tvCheyenne
1955
Shorty Jones
tvThe Phil Silvers Show
1955
Capt. Carter (uncredited)
tvGunsmoke
1955
McIver / Dobson
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Sheriff (uncredited)
movieJesse James' Women
1954
Jesse James
movieUntamed Heiress
1954
Mike Lawrence
tvPublic Defender
1954
Milo Martin
tvDragnet
1951
Mike Armstrong / Parker Cleaver
movieBorder Rangers
1950
Bob Standish
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Andy / Martin
movieTrain To Tombstone
1950
Len Howard
movieGunfire
1950
Frank James / Bat Fenton
movieI Shot Billy the Kid
1950
Billy the Kid
movieRed Desert
1949
Pecos Jones
movieTough Assignment
1949
Dan Reilly
movieSquare Dance Jubilee
1949
Don Blake
movieThe Dalton Gang
1949
Larry West
movieRingside
1949
Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra"
Train to Alcatraz
1948
Doug Forbes
movieLightnin' in the Forest
1948
Stan Martin
movieMadonna of the Desert
1948
Tony French
movieSlippy McGee
1948
Slippy McGee
That's My Gal
1947
Benny Novak
movieThe Last Crooked Mile
1946
Tom Dwyer
movieThe Chicago Kid
1945
Joe Ferrill
movieBells of Rosarita
1945
Don Barry
movieMy Buddy
1944
Eddie Ballinger
movieOutlaws of Santa Fe
1944
Bob Conroy
movieThe Purple Heart
1944
Lt. Peter Vincent
movieCalifornia Joe
1943
Joe Weldon
movieCanyon City
1943
Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid
movieThe Man from the Rio Grande
1943
Lee Grant
movieThe West Side Kid
1943
Johnny April
movieBlack Hills Express
1943
Lon Walker
movieFugitive from Sonora
1943
Dave Winters / Ted Winters
movieDays of Old Cheyenne
1943
Clint Ross
movieCarson City Cyclone
1943
Gilbert Phalen
movieDead Man's Gulch
1943
Tennessee Colby
movieThe Sundown Kid
1942
Red Tracy
movieThe Traitor Within
1942
Sam Starr
movieOutlaws of Pine Ridge
1942
Chips Barrett
movieThe Sombrero Kid
1942
Jerry Holden
movieThe Cyclone Kid
1942
Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson
movieJesse James, Jr.
1942
Johnny Barrett
movieStagecoach Express
1942
Dave Gregory
movieArizona Terrors
1942
Jim Bradley
movieRemember Pearl Harbor
1942
Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith
movieA Missouri Outlaw
1941
Cliff Dixon
movieDeath Valley Outlaws
1941
Johnny Edwards
movieKansas Cyclone
1941
Jim Randall
movieDesert Bandit
1941
Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger
movieThe Apache Kid
1941
Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid
movieTwo Gun Sheriff
1941
Jim "Sundown Kid" McKinnon / Sheriff Bruce McKinnon
movieThe Phantom Cowboy
1941
Jim Lawrence
movieWyoming Wildcat
1941
Bill Gannon
movieTexas Terrors
1940
Bob Millbourne aka Robert Mills
movieFrontier Vengeance
1940
Jim Sanders
movieThe Tulsa Kid
1940
Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid
movieSailor's Lady
1940
Second Paymaster
movieOne Man's Law
1940
Jack Summers
movieAdventures of Red Ryder
1940
Red Ryder
movieGhost Valley Raiders
1940
Tim Brandon
movieJack Pot
1940
Bryan (uncredited)
movieDays of Jesse James
1939
Jesse James
movieThe Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
Collins (uncredited)
movieCalling All Marines
1939
'Blackie' Cross
movieWyoming Outlaw
1939
Will Parker
movieS.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
Curly Parsons
movieCalling Dr. Kildare
1939
Collins
moviePanama Patrol
1939
Loring
movieThe Duke of West Point
1938
Cadet Grady
movieYoung Dr. Kildare
1938
Dr. Collins (uncredited)
movieThe Crowd Roars
1938
Pete Mariola
movieThink It Over
1938
Henchman
movieSaleslady
1938
Babcock
movieNavy Blue and Gold
1937
Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited)
movieDead End
1937
Dr. Flynn, Intern (uncredited)
movieWhen's Your Birthday?
1937
Marty - Gunman (uncredited)
movieBeloved Enemy
1936
Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)
movieNight Waitress
1936
Mario Rigo
movieBridal Bail
1934
Movie Usher
movieFlying Down to Rio
1933
Dancer (uncredited)
Writing4
Production2
movieJesse James' Women
1954
Producer
movieRed Desert
1949
Executive Producer
Directing1
movieJesse James' Women
1954
Director