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