Don 'Red' Barry
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
269
Gender
Male
Birthday
1912-01-11
Day of death
1980-07-17 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Don 'Red' Barry
Biography
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
Perry Mason
Mannix
Bonanza
Bonanza
Charlie's Angels
Little House on the Prairie
Batman
Batman
Ironside
Ironside
Ironside
Ironside
Ironside
The Fugitive
The Waltons
Maverick
Maverick
Maverick
Maverick
Maverick
Adam-12
Adam-12
Adam-12
Adam-12
Quincy, M.E.
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Rockford Files
Cheyenne
Emergency!
Knots Landing
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Six Million Dollar Man
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
Dragnet
Dragnet
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Daniel Boone
Rawhide
The Munsters
The Bionic Woman
Lawman
Lawman
Lawman
Lawman
Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
Peter Gunn
Baretta
The F.B.I.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Bat Masterson
Laramie
Police Woman
Police Woman
Police Woman
Police Woman
Police Woman
The Rookies
McHale's Navy
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
Land of the Giants
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
Laredo
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Surfside 6
McMillan & Wife
Dragnet
Checkmate
It Takes a Thief
Mr. Novak
Bronco
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
CHiPs
CHiPs
CHiPs
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Police Story
F Troop
Sam Benedict
Petrocelli
Arrest and Trial
China Doll
Border Rangers
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
The Roaring 20's
The Deputy
Frankenstein 1970
The Phil Silvers Show
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Cimarron Strip
Blazing Stewardesses
Ocean's Eleven
Shalako
Back Roads
Hondo
Gunfire
Dead End
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Hostile Guns
Public Defender
Kansas Cyclone
Night Waitress
Hustle
Screen Director's Playhouse
Orca
Bourbon Street Beat
Dan August
Arizona Terrors
Canyon City
War Party
The Outsider
Convict Stage
California Joe
Junior Bonner
Doctor Dracula
Rio Lobo
Wyoming Outlaw
The Swarm
Wyoming Wildcat
Warlock
Panama Patrol
Ringside
Bandolero!
Stagecoach Express
Hooper
Hawkins
Fort Utah
Boss Nigger
Beloved Enemy
Town Tamer
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Jack Pot
Red Tomahawk
The Legend of Jesse James
Johnny Got His Gun
Red Desert
From Noon Till Three
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Starsky & Hutch
Barbary Coast
The Immortal
Alvarez Kelly
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
The Wonderful World of Disney
Flying Down to Rio
240-Robert
Saleslady
Walk on the Wild Side
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Days of Jesse James
Only Angels Have Wings
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Bridal Bail
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Big John, Little John
S.O.S Tidal Wave
T.H.E. Cat
T.H.E. Cat
The Cyclone Kid
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Law of the Lawless
Carson City Cyclone
The Last Mile
Gun Duel in Durango
Undercover with the KKK
Calling Dr. Kildare
Square Dance Jubilee
Walk Like a Dragon
The Dream Merchants
One More Train to Rob
Jesse James' Women
The Woman I Love
Donovan's Kid
Broadside
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
The Traitor Within
Train to Alcatraz
Two Gun Sheriff
Buckstone County Prison
Jesse James, Jr.
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys
When's Your Birthday?
Twilight of Honor
The Crowd Roars
A Cry For Justice
Partners in Crime
Outlaws of Santa Fe
Navy Blue and Gold
Mickey
Think It Over
The Man from the Rio Grande
The Tulsa Kid
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Ghost Valley Raiders
Fugitive from Sonora
Young Dr. Kildare
The Last Crooked Mile
Sailor's Lady
Seven Men from Now
Lightnin' in the Forest
The Duke of West Point
The Dalton Gang
The Magnificent Stranger
The Plainsman and the Lady
The Purple Heart
A Missouri Outlaw
Madonna of the Desert
Days of Old Cheyenne
The West Side Kid
The Phantom Cowboy
Sinners in Paradise
Punch and Jody
Dead Man's Gulch
The Apache Kid
One Man's Law
Whiffs
Death Valley Outlaws
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Apache Uprising
Goldie and the Boxer
The Crash of Flight 401
Adventures of Red Ryder
Remember Pearl Harbor
I Shot Billy the Kid
Born Reckless
Buffalo Gun
Bells of Rosarita
Black Hills Express
The Eyes of Charles Sand
Saga of Death Valley
Fort Courageous
Iron Angel
Tough Assignment
Untamed Heiress
The Chicago Kid
Incident on a Dark Street
Slippy McGee
The Big Operator
Calling All Marines
Hunters Are for Killing
That's My Gal
Desert Bandit
Texas Terrors
My Buddy
Train To Tombstone
The Sombrero Kid
Frontier Vengeance
The Sundown Kid
