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Don Barry

Actor / Film Director | * 01/11/1912 († 68, 07/17/1980) | Houston, Texas (United States of America (USA))
Don "Red" Barry (né Milton Poimboeuf; January 11, 1912 – July 17, 1980), also known as Red Barry was an American film and television actor. He was nicknamed "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1940 film Adventures of Red Ryder with Noah Beery Sr.; the character was played in later films by "Wild Bill" Elliott and Allan Lane. Barry went on to bigger budget films following Red Ryder, but none reached his previous level of success. He played Red Doyle in the 1964 Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Simple Simon". ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Western | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with Don Barry as Actor(135)

as Hank Phillips1987 Hunters Are for Killing
as Pete1981 Back Roads
as Ben Wright1979 Undercover with the KKK
as Radio Announcer1979 Goldie and the Boxer
as Elliot (as Donald Barry)1978 Doctor Dracula
as Sheriff1978 Hooper
as Helicopter Pilot1978 The Crash of Flight 401
as Pete Harris1978 The Swarm
as Bartender1978 Hot Lead & Cold Feet
as Devery's Foreman1978 Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
as Warden Coley1978 Buckstone County Prison
as Dock Worker1977 Orca
as (archive footage)1976 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as Red Roxy1976 From Noon Till Three
as Sgt. Post1975 Whiffs
as (as Don Red Barry)1975 Boss Nigger
as Mike Trask1975 Blazing Stewardesses
as Airport Bartender1975 Hustle
as Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz1974 Punch and Jody
as Miles Henderson1973 Incident on a Dark Street
as Bartender1973 Partners in Crime
as Homer Rutledge1972 Junior Bonner
as Jody Simmons1971 Johnny Got His Gun
as Jack Hawkins1968 Bandolero!
as Buffalo1968 Shalako
as Rev. Zachary Gant1968 The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Harris1967 Fort Utah
as Ed Johnson1967 Hostile Guns
as Lt. Farrow1966 Alvarez Kelly
as Captain Harvey1965 Fort Courageous
as Sgt. Chaney1965 War Party
as Tex1965 Town Tamer
as Marshal Jethro Karnin1965 Convict Stage
as Reb1964 Iron Angel
as Judson Elliot1963 Twilight of Honor
as Dockery1962 Walk on the Wild Side
as Murdock1961 Buffalo Gun
as Cabot1960 Walk Like a Dragon
as McCoy (uncredited)1960 Ocean's Eleven
as Drake (as Donald Barry)1959 The Last Mile
as Edward Calhoun (uncredited)1959 Warlock
as Detective Sergeant1959 The Big Operator
as Bill Okie1958 Born Reckless
as Douglas Row1958 Frankenstein 1970
as MSgt. Hal Foster1958 China Doll
as Larry1957 Gun Duel In Durango
as Clete1956 7 Men from Now
as Jerry1955 I'll Cry Tomorrow
as 'Spider' Mike Lawrence (as Donald Barry)1954 Untamed Heiress
as Jesse James1954 Jesse James' Women
as Bob Standish posing as the Rio Kid (as Don Barry)1950 Border Rangers
as William H. Bonney / Billy the Kid (as Don Barry)1950 I Shot Billy the Kid
as Frank James / Bat Fenton (as Don Barry)1950 Gunfire
as Len Howard (as Don Barry)1950 Train To Tombstone
as Larry West1949 The Dalton Gang
as Don Blake (as Don Barry)1949 Square Dance Jubilee
as Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra"1949 Ringside
as Dan Reilly (as Don Barry)1949 Tough Assignment
as Pecos Jones (as Don Barry)1949 Red Desert
as Slippy McGee1948 Slippy McGee
as Doug Forbes (as Donald Barry)1948 Train to Alcatraz
as Tony French (as Donald Barry)1948 Madonna of the Desert
as Stan Martin1948 Lightnin' in the Forest
as Benny Novak1947 That's My Gal
as Tom Dwyer1946 The Last Crooked Mile
as himself1945 Bells of Rosarita
as Joe Ferrill1945 The Chicago Kid
as Lt. Peter Vincent (as Donald Barry)1944 The Purple Heart
as Bob Conroy1944 Outlaws of Santa Fe
as Eddie Ballinger (as Donald Barry)1944 My Buddy
as Tennessee Colby1943 Dead Man's Gulch
as Lon Walker1943 Black Hills Express
as Joe Weldon1943 California Joe
as Gilbert Phalen1943 Carson City Cyclone
as Clint Ross1943 Days of Old Cheyenne
as Parson Dave Winters / Ted Winters aka Keeno Phillips1943 Fugitive from Sonora
as Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid1943 Canyon City
as Johnny April (as Donald Barry)1943 The West Side Kid
as Jim Bradley1942 Arizona Terrors
as Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson1942 The Cyclone Kid
as Dave Gregory1942 Stagecoach Express
as Sam Starr (as Donald M. Barry)1942 The Traitor Within
as Johnny Barrett1942 Jesse James, Jr.
as Chips Barrett1942 Outlaws of Pine Ridge
as Jerry Holden1942 The Sombrero Kid
as Red Tracy1942 The Sundown Kid
as Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith1942 Remember Pearl Harbor
as Jim Randall1941 Kansas Cyclone
as Johnny Edwards1941 Death Valley Outlaws
as Jim Lawrence1941 The Phantom Cowboy
as Cliff Dixon1941 A Missouri Outlaw
as Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid1941 The Apache Kid
as Bill Gannon1941 Wyoming Wildcat
as Jim "Sundown Kid" McKinnon / Sheriff Bruce McKinnon1941 Two Gun Sheriff
as Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger1941 Desert Bandit
as Bryan (uncredited)1940 Jack Pot
as Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid1940 The Tulsa Kid
as Tim Brandon aka The Tolusa Kid (as Donald Barry)1940 Ghost Valley Raiders
as Jack Summers1940 One Man's Law
as Red Ryder1940 Adventures of Red Ryder
as Jim Sanders1940 Frontier Vengeance
as Second Paymaster1940 Sailor's Lady
as Bob Millbourne aka Robert Mills1940 Texas Terrors
as Curly Parsons1939 S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Collins1939 Calling Dr. Kildare
as Collins - Intern (uncredited)1939 The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as 'Blackie' Cross1939 Calling All Marines
as Loring1939 Panama Patrol
as Will Parker1939 Wyoming Outlaw
as Jesse James1939 Days of Jesse James
as Dr. Collins (uncredited)1938 Young Dr. Kildare
as Babcock1938 Saleslady
as Pete Mariola1938 The Crowd Roars
as Henchman1938 Think It Over
as Jessup1938 Sinners in Paradise
as Marty - Gunman (uncredited)1937 When's Your Birthday?
as Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited)1937 Navy Blue and Gold
as Dr. Flynn, Intern (Uncredited)1937 Dead End
as Michel1937 The Woman I Love
as Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)1936 Beloved Enemy
as Mario Rigo1936 Night Waitress
as Movie Usher1934 Bridal Bail
as Dancer (uncredited)1933 Flying Down to Rio

TV Shows/Series with Don Barry as Actor(108)

as Capt. Casey1980 The Dream Merchants
as Truck Driver1977 CHiPs
as Harry Silvers1976 Charlie's Angels
as Charlie Turner1976 Quincy, M.E.
as Doctor in the morgue (uncredited)1975 Starsky & Hutch
1975 Baretta
as Shorty McCall1974 The Rockford Files
as Ted1974 Police Woman
as Lt. Bocina1974 Police Woman
as Morris1974 Police Woman
as Captain Simmonds1974 Police Woman
as Capt. Red Barnes1974 Police Woman
as Captain Barnes1974 Police Woman
as Capt. Barnes1974 Police Woman
as Ben1973 Hawkins
as First Cowboy1972 Ghost Story
as Charlie Durham1972 Ghost Story
as Deputy Sheriff1972 The Waltons
as Dave Grogan1972 Emergency!
as Al Karlovic1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Abner Dickens1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Airline Captain (as Donald Barry)1968 It Takes a Thief
as Dr. Zoral1968 Land of the Giants
as Charlie Bishop1968 Adam-12
as Edwin M. Kale1968 Adam-12
as Wino1968 Adam-12
as Mr. Hobbs1968 Adam-12
as Mr. Barlow1967 Mannix
as James Fremont1967 Dragnet
1967 Hondo
as The Grand Vizier1966 Batman
as Tarantula1966 Batman
as Morgan1966 T.H.E. Cat
as Stoddard1966 T.H.E. Cat
as Sam Dixie1965 Laredo
as Rainey1965 The Wild Wild West
as Col. Donnely1965 F Troop
as Davy Harrods1965 The F.B.I.
1964 Mickey
as Amos Brown1964 Daniel Boone
as Ted1964 The Munsters
as Colonel Stark1964 Broadside
as Anthony Gallo1963 Mr. Novak
as The Checker1963 The Fugitive
as Capt. Kittridge1962 McHale's Navy
as Shorty Downs1962 The Virginian
as Dugan1962 The Virginian
as John Slaughter1962 The Virginian
as Man1962 The Virginian
as Charles Coulter1962 The Virginian
as Carstairs1962 The Virginian
as Hutton1962 The Virginian
as Jake1962 The Virginian
as Lt. Snedigar1960 Surfside 6
as Kyle Horgan1960 Checkmate
as Utah1959 The Deputy
1959 Laramie
as Grut1959 Rawhide
as Bud Claggett1959 Bonanza
as Temple1959 Bonanza
as Roy Briggs1959 Hawaiian Eye
as Harry Cannon1959 Hawaiian Eye
as Barnaby Allson1958 77 Sunset Strip
as Frank Sully1958 77 Sunset Strip
as Luke Short1958 Bat Masterson
as Shorty - Assassin1958 Lawman
as Jim Gaylord1958 Lawman
as Dusty McCade1958 Lawman
as Jess Schaeffer1958 Lawman
1958 Bronco
as Tom Goodfellow1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
as Red Doyle1957 Perry Mason
as Tanner1957 Sugarfoot
as Arkansas1957 Sugarfoot
as Arkansas Ferguson1957 Sugarfoot
as McIver1955 Gunsmoke
as Dobson1955 Gunsmoke
as Shorty Jones1955 Cheyenne
as Sheriff (uncredited)1954 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1951 Dragnet
as Andy1950 Lux Video Theatre

Movies with Don Barry as Crew(6)

Writing/Writer1965 Convict Stage
Directing/Director1954 Jesse James' Women
Production/Producer1954 Jesse James' Women
Writing/Screenplay1954 Jesse James' Women
Writing/Writer1950 Train To Tombstone
Writing/Story1949 Red Light

Full Name: Don Barry
Born: Thursday, 01/11 1912 (January) in Houston, Texas (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 07/17 1980 (July) in Hollywood (aged: 68)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Allen Academy
Spouses (current/former): Peggy Stewart
Other names for Don Barry (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Don 'Red' Barry"
"Donald Barry De Acosta"
"Donald Barry"
"Donald 'Red' Barry"
"Donald Barry de Acosta"
"Don "Red" Barry"
Don Barry frequently works together with these people:
Harry Harvey (56x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (46x, Actress)
Ford Rainey (45x, Actor)
Dabbs Greer (44x, Actor)
Claude Akins (44x, Actor)
John Dehner (42x, Actor)
Royal Dano (40x, Actor)
Karl Swenson (39x, Actor)
William Schallert (39x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (39x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (39x, Actor)
George Sherman (22x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:493238, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024