Walter Barnes
Known for: Acting
Walter Lee Barnes was an American football guard and actor who played in National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played in the (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and in college at Louisiana State University. Barnes was an actor in both American and European films. He appeared in several films with John Wayne, Lex Barker, and Clint Eastwood. Barnes entered acting after appearing several times on The Eagles Nest, a local Philadelphia television show. WCAU television placed him on several local shows. His contacts with Walt Silver, a producer for Warner Bros. Television, led him into several appearances on television and films. Some of his more notable appearances included Bronco, Gunsmoke, Cheyenne, Bonanza, Have Gun – Will Travel and Death Valley Days. John Wayne got him a small role as Charlie the Bartender in Rio Bravo. Tiring of small roles and seeing opportunities overseas, Barnes was one of the many American actors who moved to Italy in the early 1960s. Kirk Douglas recommended him for a role in his The Vikings television spinoff Tales of the Vikings that was filmed for Douglas's production company in Germany. From 1960 to 1969, he was first active in pirate movies, then Karl May film adaptations and Spaghetti Westerns. Barnes returned to the United States in 1969 and appeared in more films and television series, which included The High Chaparral. His friendship with Clint Eastwood on Rawhide later led him to several roles in Eastwood's films. He retired from acting in 1987 and became increasingly ill due to his diabetes. He was the father of German former actress Lara Wendel, who was born Daniela Barnes.
Filmography
Series
Bonanza
Will Griner
1959
Series
Maverick
First Outlaw
1957
Series
Mission: Impossible
1966
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Series
Cheyenne
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
O' Dell
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Haney
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Burke
1955
Series
The High Chaparral
Bartender
1967
Series
Bat Masterson
Paulson
1958
Series
North and South
Benny Haven
1985
Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Herbie Sanford
1957
Series
Sugarfoot
Hefferman
1957
Series
Bronco
1958
Series
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Film
Rio Bravo
Charlie (uncredited)
1959
Film
High Plains Drifter
Sheriff Sam Shaw
1973
Series
Stingray
1985
Film
Pete's Dragon
Captain
1977
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Sheriff Purdy
1954
Film
Every Which Way but Loose
Tank Murdock
1978
Film
Apache Gold
Bill Jones
1963
Series
Kodiak
Jack Capp
1974
Tales of the Vikings
1959
Series
Letter to Loretta
Casey
1953
Film
Escape to Witch Mountain
Sheriff Purdy
1975
Film
Bronco Billy
Sheriff Dix
1980
Film
Another Man, Another Chance
Foster
1977
Series
Walking Tall
1981
Film
Cahill: United States Marshal
Sheriff Grady
1973
Film
Rampage at Apache Wells
Bill Campbell
1965
Film
The Big Gundown
Brokston
1967
Film
The Blue Knight
Personnel Officer
1975
Film
Frontier Hellcat
Martin Baumann Sr.
1964
Film
Hog Wild
Tobias
1974
Action in the Afternoon
1953
Film
Winnetou and the Crossbreed
Mac Haller
1966
Film
Romulus and the Sabines
Stilicone
1961
Film
Westbound
Willis - Stage Depot Cook
1959
Film
Day of the Animals
Ranger Tucker
1977
Film
Under Ten Flags
1960
Film
Captain Sindbad
Rolf
1963
Film
The Young Runaways
Sgt. Abel
1978
Film
Avenger of the Seven Seas
Van Artz
1962
Film
The Traveling Executioner
Sheriff
1970
Film
The Moment to Kill
Bull
1968
Film
The Adventures of Mary Read
Captain Poof
1961
Film
Halleluja for Django
Key Jarrett / Clay Thomas
1967
Film
The Christian Licorice Store
P.C. Stayne
1971
Film
Robin Hood and the Pirates
Guercio / Orbo
1960
Film
Daddy's Deadly Darling
Doctor
1973
Film
Duel at Sundown
Old McGow
1965
Series
Kung Fu
Sheriff
1972
Film
The Secret of the Blue Men
Matthias
1961
Film
Mackintosh and T.J.
Jim Webster
1975
Film
Revolt in the Big House
Guard Capt. Starkey
1958
Film
Smokey Bites the Dust
Sheriff Turner
1981
Film
Slave Girls of Sheba
Friar Metachini
1963
Film
Clint the Stranger
Walter Shannon
1967
Film
Sign of Zorro
Mario
1963
Film
Liebesnächte in der Taiga
Jurij
1967
Film
The Sky Trap
Harry Shaughnessy
1979
Film
The Secret of the Black Falcon
Calico Jack
1961
Film
Challenge of the Gladiator
Nero
1965
Film
The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
Fred Lancaster
1968
Film
Garter Colt
General Droga
1968
Revenge of the Musketeers
Porthos
1963
Film
Movin' On
Mr. Daniels
1972
Film
Target Frankie
Col. O’Connor
1967
Film
Oregon Passage
Sgt. Jed Erschick
1957
Film
Coup D'Etat
(uncredited)
1969
Film
The Magnificent Tony Carrera
Barnes
1969
Film
Drakut the Avenger
Nicolas
1961