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Don 'Red' Barry
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born January 11, 1912Died July 17, 1980 (68 years)
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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Filmography
| 2019 | |
| 1983 | Doctor Dracula · as Elliot (as Donald Barry) |
| 1981 | Back Roads · as Pete |
| 1980 | The Dream Merchants (TV Series) · as Capt. Casey |
| 1980 | Dan August: Once Is Never Enough · as Cast |
| 1979 | Goldie and the Boxer · as Radio Announcer |
| 1979 | Knots Landing (TV Series) · as Jeremiah Clemmons |
| 1979 | Undercover with the KKK · as Ben Wright |
| 1979 | 240-Robert (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Donovan's Kid · as Sheriff At Stagecoach |
| 1978 | Crash · as Helicopter Pilot |
| 1978 | The One Man Jury · as Sgt. Murphy |
| 1978 | Hooper · as Sheriff |
| 1978 | The Swarm · as Pete Harris |
| 1978 | Hot Lead and Cold Feet · as Bartender |
| 1978 | Seabo · as Warden Coley |
| 1978 | Project UFO (TV Series) · as Pops |
| 1978 | |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) · as Truck Driver |
| 1977 | Orca · as Dock Worker |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Charlie Turner |
| 1976 | The Quest (1976) (TV Series) · as Judge Barton |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Harry Silvers |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV Series) · as Robert Barnes |
| 1976 | Big John, Little John (TV Series) |
| 1976 | From Noon Till Three · as Red Roxy |
| 1976 | The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West · as Marshal |
| 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch · as (archive Footage) |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Hustle · as Airport Bartender |
| 1975 | Whiffs · as Sgt. Post |
| 1975 | The Family Holvak (TV Series) · as Old Man Sawyer |
| 1975 | Blazing Stewardesses · as Mike Trask |
| 1975 | The Blue Knight (TV Series) · as Rusk |
| 1975 | Barbary Coast (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch · as Doctor In Morgue |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) · as Doctor In The Morgue |
| 1975 | Baretta (TV Series) |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | Punch and Jody · as Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz |
| 1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) · as Captain Barnes |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) · as Tyrell Security Guard |
| 1974 | Petrocelli (TV Series) · as Vern |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Shorty Mccall |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) · as Howie |
| 1973 | Dusty's Trail (TV Series) · as The Marshal |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Hawkins (TV Series) · as Ben |
| 1973 | Incident on a Dark Street · as Miles Henderson |
| 1972 | Hec Ramsey (TV Series) · as Van Ness |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as Deputy Sheriff |
| 1972 | Junior Bonner · as Homer Rutledge |
| 1972 | Ghost Story (TV Series) · as First Cowboy |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Eyes of Charles Sand · as Trainer |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) · as Dave Grogan |
| 1971 | McMillan and Wife (TV Series) · as Sam |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Jenkins |
| 1971 | Johnny Got His Gun · as Jody Simmons |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1971 | One More Train to Rob · as Charlie |
| 1970 | |
| 1970 | Dirty Dingus Magee · as Shotgun |
| 1970 | Dan August (TV Series) · as Ed Gurney |
| 1970 | The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County · as Rusty |
| 1970 | Hunters Are for Killing · as Hank Phillips |
| 1969 | The Immortal (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Sam |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series) · as Detective Lt. Morse |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Abner Dickens |
| 1968 | Shalako · as Buffalo |
| 1968 | The Outcasts (TV Series) · as Leader |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants (TV Series) · as Dr. Zoral |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Charlie Bishop |
| 1968 | The Outsider (TV Series) · as Sheriff Watson |
| 1968 | Bandolero! · as Jack Hawkins |
| 1968 | The Shakiest Gun in the West · as Rev. Zachary Gant |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Airline Captain (as Donald Barry) |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Mr. Barlow |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Capt. Dennis Barnes |
| 1967 | Hondo (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Fort Utah · as Harris |
| 1967 | Hostile Guns · as Ed Johnson |
| 1967 | Dragnet (TV Series) · as James Fremont |
| 1966 | Red Tomahawk · as Bly |
| 1966 | Alvarez Kelly · as Lt. Farrow |
| 1966 | Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV Series) |
| 1966 | T.H.E. Cat (TV Series) · as Morgan |
| 1966 | The Iron Horse (TV Series) · as Orrin Mcclain |
| 1966 | El magnifico extranjero · as Grist |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as The Grand Vizier |
| 1965 | Apache Uprising · as Henry Belden |
| 1965 | Town Tamer · as Tex |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) · as Farnsworth |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) · as Sam Dixie |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Davy Harrods |
| 1965 | The Legend of Jesse James (TV Series) · as Daniels |
| 1965 | F Troop (TV Series) · as Col. Donnely |
| 1965 | Convict Stage · as Marshal Jethro Karnin |
| 1965 | Fort Courageous · as Captain Harvey |
| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers · as Soundman |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Amos Brown |
| 1964 | Broadside (TV Series) · as Colonel Stark |
| 1964 | Law of the Lawless · as Red |
| 1964 | Iron Angel · as Reb |
| 1964 | The Munsters (TV Series) · as Ted |
| 1963 | Twilight of Honor · as Judson Elliot |
| 1963 | Mr. Novak (TV Series) · as Anthony Gallo |
| 1963 | Channing (TV Series) · as The Fight Manager |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as The Checker |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Snyder |
| 1962 | McHale's Navy (TV Series) · as Capt. Kittridge |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) · as Dr. Dale Milton |
| 1962 | The Wide Country (TV Series) · as Roy |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Hutton |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Walk on the Wild Side · as Dockery |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as Wes Holbrook |
| 1961 | Frontier Circus (TV Series) · as Martin |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Dan |
| 1961 | Buffalo Gun · as Murdock |
| 1960 | The Roaring 20's (TV Series) · as Wally |
| 1960 | SurfSide 6 (TV Series) · as Lt. Snedigar |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Kyle Horgan |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven · as Mccoy (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Walk Like a Dragon · as Cabot |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Weasel |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) · as Harry Cannon |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Alaskans (TV Series) · as Gus |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Utah |
| 1959 | The Big Operator · as Detective Sergeant |
| 1959 | The Last Mile · as Drake (as Donald Barry) |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Grut |
| 1958 | Andy Hardy Comes Home · as Councilman Fitzgerald |
| 1958 | Born Reckless · as Bill Okie |
| 1958 | U.S. Marshal (TV Series) · as Ben Tyler |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Frank Sully |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Luke Short |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Shorty - Assassin |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Frankenstein 1970 · as Douglas Row |
| 1958 | China Doll · as Msgt. Hal Foster |
| 1957 | Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Capt. Thane |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Fred Leslie |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Red Doyle |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Leo Walsh |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as Arkansas |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Tom Goodfellow |
| 1957 | Gun Duel in Durango · as Larry |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) · as Clem |
| 1956 | 7 Men from Now · as Clete |
| 1955 | I'll Cry Tomorrow · as Jerry |
| 1955 | The Twinkle in God's Eye · as Dawson |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) · as Soldier |
| 1955 | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) · as Capt. Carter (uncredited) |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Mciver |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Jesse James' Women · as Jesse James |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Milo Martin |
| 1954 | Stories of the Century (TV Series) · as Milt Sharp |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV Series) · as Clerk |
| 1952 | This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Mike |
| 1951 | Dragnet (1951) (TV Series) · as Mike Armstrong |
| 1951 | My Outlaw Brother · as Hank - Ranger |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Andy |
| 1950 | Train to Tombstone · as Len Howard |
| 1950 | Gunfire · as Frank James / Bat Fenton |
| 1950 | I Shot Billy the Kid · as William H. Bonney / Billy The Kid (as Don Barry) |
| 1949 | Red Desert · as Pecos Jones |
| 1949 | Tough Assignment · as Dan Reilly |
| 1949 | Square Dance Jubilee · as Don Blake |
| 1949 | The Dalton Gang · as Larry West |
| 1949 | Ringside · as Mike O'hara, "king Cobra" |
| 1948 | Train to Alcatraz · as Doug Forbes (as Donald Barry) |
| 1948 | Madonna of the Desert · as Tony French (as Donald Barry) |
| 1946 | Out California Way · as Don Barry |
| 1946 | Plainsman and the Lady · as Feisty |
| 1946 | The Last Crooked Mile · as Tom Dwyer |
| 1945 | Bells of Rosarita · as Don Barry |
| 1944 | My Buddy · as Eddie Ballinger (as Donald Barry) |
| 1944 | The Purple Heart · as Lt. Peter Vincent |
| 1942 | The Sombrero Kid · as Jerry Holden |
| 1942 | Remember Pearl Harbor · as Pvt. Steve 'lucky' Smith |
| 1940 | Texas Terrors · as Bob Millbourne Aka Robert Mills |
| 1940 | The Tulsa Kid · as Tom Benton Aka Tulsa Kid |
| 1940 | Sailor's Lady · as Second Paymaster |
| 1940 | Adventures of Red Ryder · as Red Ryder |
| 1939 | Days of Jesse James · as Jesse James |
| 1939 | The Secret of Dr. Kildare · as Collins - Intern (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Saga of Death Valley · as Jerry |
| 1939 | Wyoming Outlaw · as Will Parker |
| 1939 | S.O.S. Tidal Wave · as Curly Parsons |
| 1939 | Only Angels Have Wings · as Tex |
| 1939 | Calling Dr. Kildare · as Collins |
| 1939 | Panama Patrol · as Loring |
| 1938 | The Duke of West Point · as Grady |
| 1938 | There's That Woman Again · as Bellboy |
| 1938 | Young Dr. Kildare · as Dr. Collins (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Letter of Introduction · as Disbelieving Man At Barry's Party |
| 1938 | The Crowd Roars · as Pete Mariola |
| 1938 | Sinners in Paradise · as Jessup |
| 1938 | Saleslady · as Babcock |
| 1937 | Navy Blue and Gold · as Mason (southern Institute Football Player) (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Last Gangster · as Billy Ernst |
| 1937 | |
| 1937 | The Woman I Love · as Michel |
| 1937 | When's Your Birthday? · as Marty - Gunman (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Beloved Enemy · as Mike, I.r.a. Patriot (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Night Waitress · as Mario Rigo |
| 1935 | The Hoosier Schoolmaster · as Rebel Soldier |
| 1933 | Flying Down to Rio · as Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1933 | This Day and Age · as Student |