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