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.
TV Shows(84)
The Dream Merchants
Capt. Casey
1980
Knots Landing
Jeremiah Clemmons
1979
240-Robert
1979
CHiPs
Truck Driver
1977
Quincy, M.E.
Charlie Turner
1976
Charlie's Angels
Harry Silvers
1976
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Robert Barnes
1976
Big John, Little John
Lionel P. Crabtree
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
Barbary Coast
1975
Baretta
1975
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Tyrell Security Guard
1974
The Rockford Files
Shorty McCall
1974
Police Woman
Lt. Bocina
1974
Little House on the Prairie
Larabee
1974
Petrocelli
Vern
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
Howie
1974
Police Story
1973
Hawkins
Ben
1973
Ghost Story
First Cowboy
1972
The Waltons
Deputy Sheriff
1972
The Rookies
1972
Emergency!
Dave Grogan
1972
McMillan & Wife
Sam
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Jenkins
1971
The Immortal
1970
Dan August
Ed Gurney
1970
Love, American Style
Sam
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Al Karlovic
1969
Land of the Giants
Dr. Zoral
1968
Adam-12
Charlie Bishop
1968
The Outsider
Sheriff Watson
1968
It Takes a Thief
Airline Captain
1968
Mannix
Mr. Barlow
1967
Hondo
1967
Cimarron Strip
Elza Kedge (
1967
Ironside
Paul Farrell
1967
Dragnet
James Fremont
1967
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
T.H.E. Cat
Stoddard
1966
Batman
The Grand Vizier
1966
The F.B.I.
Davy Harrods
1965
The Wild Wild West
Farnsworth
1965
Laredo
Sam Dixie
1965
F Troop
Col. Donnely
1965
The Legend of Jesse James
Daniels
1965
The Munsters
Ted
1964
Daniel Boone
Amos Brown
1964
Broadside
Colonel Stark
1964
Mickey
1964
Mr. Novak
Anthony Gallo
1963
The Fugitive
The Checker
1963
Arrest and Trial
Snyder
1963
McHale's Navy
Capt. Kittridge
1962
The Virginian
Shorty Downs
1962
Sam Benedict
1962
The Roaring 20's
1960
Surfside 6
Lt. Snedigar
1960
Checkmate
Kyle Horgan
1960
Hawaiian Eye
Roy Briggs
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Laramie
1959
The Deputy
Utah
1959
Bonanza
Bud Claggett
1959
Rawhide
Grut
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Shorty Adams
1958
Bat Masterson
Luke Short
1958
Lawman
Shorty - Assassin
1958
Bronco
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Maverick
Dishonest Abe
1957
Perry Mason
Red Doyle
1957
Sugarfoot
Tanner
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Tom Goodfellow
1957
Screen Director's Playhouse
Soldier
1955
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Cheyenne
Shorty Jones
1955
The Phil Silvers Show
Capt. Carter (uncredited)
1955
Gunsmoke
McIver
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Sheriff (uncredited)
1954
Public Defender
Milo Martin
1954
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Clerk
1952
Dragnet
Mike Armstrong
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Andy
1950
Movies(142)
Back Roads
Pete
1981
Goldie and the Boxer
Radio Announcer
1979
Undercover with the KKK
Ben Wright
1979
A Cry For Justice
Virgil Hall
1979
Donovan's Kid
Sheriff at Stagecoach
1979
The Crash of Flight 401
Helicopter Pilot
1978
Hooper
Sheriff
1978
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Bartender
1978
Buckstone County Prison
Warden Coley
1978
The Swarm
Pete Harris
1978
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Devery's Foreman
1978
Doctor Dracula
Elliot
1978
Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys
1978
Orca
Dock Worker
1977
From Noon Till Three
Red Roxy
1976
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
Marshal
1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
1976
Hustle
Airport Bartender
1975
Whiffs
Sgt. Post
1975
Boss Nigger
1975
Blazing Stewardesses
Mike Trask
1975
Starsky & Hutch
Doctor in Morgue
1975
Punch and Jody
Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz
1974
Partners in Crime
Bartender
1973
Incident on a Dark Street
Miles Henderson
1973
Junior Bonner
Homer Rutledge
1972
The Eyes of Charles Sand
Trainer
1972
Johnny Got His Gun
Jody Simmons
1971
One More Train to Rob
Charlie
1971
Rio Lobo
Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Rusty
1970
Hunters Are for Killing
Hank Phillips
1970
Shalako
Buffalo
1968
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Rev. Zachary Gant
1968
Bandolero!
Jack Hawkins
1968
Fort Utah
Harris
1967
Hostile Guns
Ed Johnson
1967
Red Tomahawk
Bly
1967
Alvarez Kelly
Lt. Farrow
1966
The Magnificent Stranger
Grist
1966
Apache Uprising
Henry Belden
1965
Town Tamer
Tex
1965
Fort Courageous
Captain Harvey
1965
War Party
Sgt. Chaney
1965
Convict Stage
Marshal Jethro Karnin
1965
Law of the Lawless
Red
1964
Iron Angel
Reb
1964
Twilight of Honor
Judson Elliot
1963
Walk on the Wild Side
Dockery
1962
Buffalo Gun
Murdock
1961
Ocean's Eleven
McCoy (uncredited)
1960
Walk Like a Dragon
Cabot
1960
The Big Operator
Detective Sergeant
1959
Warlock
Edward Calhoun (uncredited)
1959
The Last Mile
Drake
1959
Born Reckless
Bill Okie
1958
Frankenstein 1970
Douglas Row
1958
China Doll
MSgt. Hal Foster
1958
Gun Duel in Durango
Larry
1957
7 Men from Now
Clete
1956
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Jerry
1955
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Dawson
1955
Jesse James' Women
Jesse James
1954
Untamed Heiress
Mike Lawrence
1954
Border Rangers
Bob Standish
1950
Train To Tombstone
Len Howard
1950
Gunfire
Frank James / Bat Fenton
1950
I Shot Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
1950
Red Desert
Pecos Jones
1949
Tough Assignment
Dan Reilly
1949
Square Dance Jubilee
Don Blake
1949
The Dalton Gang
Larry West
1949
Ringside
Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra"
1949
Train to Alcatraz
Doug Forbes
1948
Lightnin' in the Forest
Stan Martin
1948
Madonna of the Desert
Tony French
1948
Slippy McGee
Slippy McGee
1948
That's My Gal
Benny Novak
1947
The Plainsman and the Lady
Feisty
1946
The Last Crooked Mile
Tom Dwyer
1946
The Chicago Kid
Joe Ferrill
1945
Bells of Rosarita
Don Barry
1945
My Buddy
Eddie Ballinger
1944
Outlaws of Santa Fe
Bob Conroy
1944
The Purple Heart
Lt. Peter Vincent
1944
California Joe
Joe Weldon
1943
Canyon City
Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid
1943
The Man from the Rio Grande
Lee Grant
1943
The West Side Kid
Johnny April
1943
Black Hills Express
Lon Walker
1943
Fugitive from Sonora
Dave Winters / Ted Winters
1943
Days of Old Cheyenne
Clint Ross
1943
Carson City Cyclone
Gilbert Phalen
1943
Dead Man's Gulch
Tennessee Colby
1943
The Sundown Kid
Red Tracy
1942
The Traitor Within
Sam Starr
1942
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Chips Barrett
1942
The Sombrero Kid
Jerry Holden
1942
The Cyclone Kid
Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson
1942
Jesse James, Jr.
Johnny Barrett
1942
Stagecoach Express
Dave Gregory
1942
Arizona Terrors
Jim Bradley
1942
Remember Pearl Harbor
Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith
1942
A Missouri Outlaw
Cliff Dixon
1941
Death Valley Outlaws
Johnny Edwards
1941
Kansas Cyclone
Jim Randall
1941
Desert Bandit
Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger
1941
The Apache Kid
Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid
1941
Two Gun Sheriff
Jim "Sundown Kid" McKinnon / Sheriff Bruce McKinnon
1941
The Phantom Cowboy
Jim Lawrence
1941
Wyoming Wildcat
Bill Gannon
1941
Texas Terrors
Bob Millbourne aka Robert Mills
1940
Frontier Vengeance
Jim Sanders
1940
The Tulsa Kid
Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid
1940
Sailor's Lady
Second Paymaster
1940
One Man's Law
Jack Summers
1940
Adventures of Red Ryder
Red Ryder
1940
Ghost Valley Raiders
Tim Brandon
1940
Jack Pot
Bryan (uncredited)
1940
Days of Jesse James
Jesse James
1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Collins - Intern (uncredited)
1939
Saga of Death Valley
Jerry
1939
Calling All Marines
'Blackie' Cross
1939
Wyoming Outlaw
Will Parker
1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Curly Parsons
1939
Only Angels Have Wings
Tex
1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
Collins
1939
Panama Patrol
Loring
1939
The Duke of West Point
Grady
1938
Young Dr. Kildare
Dr. Collins (uncredited)
1938
The Crowd Roars
Pete Mariola
1938
Think It Over
Henchman
1938
Sinners in Paradise
Jessup
1938
Saleslady
Babcock
1938
Navy Blue and Gold
Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited)
1937
Dead End
Dr. Flynn, Intern (uncredited)
1937
The Woman I Love
Michel
1937
When's Your Birthday?
Marty - Gunman (uncredited)
1937
Beloved Enemy
Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)
1936
Night Waitress
Mario Rigo
1936
Bridal Bail
Movie Usher
1934
Flying Down to Rio
Dancer (uncredited)
1933