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

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Emergency!

    Emergency!

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • McHale's Navy

    McHale's Navy

  • The Munsters

    The Munsters

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Laramie

    Laramie

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

    The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

  • Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • F Troop

    F Troop

  • The Deputy

    The Deputy

  • Land of the Giants

    Land of the Giants

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • Bronco

    Bronco

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • The Phil Silvers Show

    The Phil Silvers Show

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Cimarron Strip

    Cimarron Strip

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Jesse James' Women

    Jesse James' Women

  • The Roaring 20's

    The Roaring 20's

  • The Swarm

    The Swarm

  • Apache Uprising

    Apache Uprising

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Train to Alcatraz

    Train to Alcatraz

  • The Legend of Jesse James

    The Legend of Jesse James

  • Hondo

    Hondo

  • Gun Duel in Durango

    Gun Duel in Durango

  • One More Train to Rob

    One More Train to Rob

  • California Joe

    California Joe

  • Carson City Cyclone

    Carson City Cyclone

  • Border Rangers

    Border Rangers

  • Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

    Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

  • Orca

    Orca

  • Young Dr. Kildare

    Young Dr. Kildare

  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

  • Hot Lead & Cold Feet

    Hot Lead & Cold Feet

  • Hawkins

    Hawkins

  • Jesse James, Jr.

    Jesse James, Jr.

  • Junior Bonner

    Junior Bonner

  • Ocean's Eleven

    Ocean's Eleven

  • Buckstone County Prison

    Buckstone County Prison

  • Blazing Stewardesses

    Blazing Stewardesses

  • Hustle

    Hustle

  • Calling Dr. Kildare

    Calling Dr. Kildare

  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare

    The Secret of Dr. Kildare

  • Red Tomahawk

    Red Tomahawk

  • Arizona Terrors

    Arizona Terrors

  • Walk on the Wild Side

    Walk on the Wild Side

  • Town Tamer

    Town Tamer

  • Rio Lobo

    Rio Lobo

  • Dead End

    Dead End

  • A Cry For Justice

    A Cry For Justice

  • Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

  • Buffalo Gun

    Buffalo Gun

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats

    Pistols 'n' Petticoats

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

  • S.O.S Tidal Wave

    S.O.S Tidal Wave

  • The Cyclone Kid

    The Cyclone Kid

  • The Shakiest Gun in the West

    The Shakiest Gun in the West

  • Madonna of the Desert

    Madonna of the Desert

  • Wyoming Outlaw

    Wyoming Outlaw

  • Johnny Got His Gun

    Johnny Got His Gun

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Kansas Cyclone

    Kansas Cyclone

  • Beloved Enemy

    Beloved Enemy

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • The Traitor Within

    The Traitor Within

  • Donovan's Kid

    Donovan's Kid

  • 240-Robert

    240-Robert

  • The West Side Kid

    The West Side Kid

  • Sinners in Paradise

    Sinners in Paradise

  • Days of Jesse James

    Days of Jesse James

  • From Noon Till Three

    From Noon Till Three

  • Lightnin' in the Forest

    Lightnin' in the Forest

  • Outlaws of Santa Fe

    Outlaws of Santa Fe

  • Frankenstein 1970

    Frankenstein 1970

  • Sailor's Lady

    Sailor's Lady

  • Hooper

    Hooper

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • The Purple Heart

    The Purple Heart

  • Whiffs

    Whiffs

  • T.H.E. Cat

    T.H.E. Cat

  • T.H.E. Cat

    T.H.E. Cat

  • Two Gun Sheriff

    Two Gun Sheriff

  • Partners in Crime

    Partners in Crime

  • The Twinkle In God's Eye

    The Twinkle In God's Eye

  • Flying Down to Rio

    Flying Down to Rio

  • Walk Like a Dragon

    Walk Like a Dragon

  • Warlock

    Warlock

  • Hostile Guns

    Hostile Guns

  • Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys

    Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys

  • Think It Over

    Think It Over

  • Untamed Heiress

    Untamed Heiress

  • Mickey

    Mickey

  • Square Dance Jubilee

    Square Dance Jubilee

  • Fort Utah

    Fort Utah

  • Twilight of Honor

    Twilight of Honor

  • Doctor Dracula

    Doctor Dracula

  • Red Desert

    Red Desert

  • Black Hills Express

    Black Hills Express

  • Back Roads

    Back Roads

  • Broadside

    Broadside

  • Outlaws of Pine Ridge

    Outlaws of Pine Ridge

  • Navy Blue and Gold

    Navy Blue and Gold

  • Only Angels Have Wings

    Only Angels Have Wings

  • Days of Old Cheyenne

    Days of Old Cheyenne

  • The Magnificent Stranger

    The Magnificent Stranger

  • Fugitive from Sonora

    Fugitive from Sonora

  • Shalako

    Shalako

  • War Party

    War Party

  • A Missouri Outlaw

    A Missouri Outlaw

  • The Phantom Cowboy

    The Phantom Cowboy

  • Seven Men from Now

    Seven Men from Now

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Apache Kid

    The Apache Kid

  • Big John, Little John

    Big John, Little John

  • The Last Crooked Mile

    The Last Crooked Mile

  • The Duke of West Point

    The Duke of West Point

  • The Last Mile

    The Last Mile

  • Stagecoach Express

    Stagecoach Express

  • The Woman I Love

    The Woman I Love

  • Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

    Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

  • The Dream Merchants

    The Dream Merchants

  • Saleslady

    Saleslady

  • Ghost Valley Raiders

    Ghost Valley Raiders

  • Canyon City

    Canyon City

  • Panama Patrol

    Panama Patrol

  • Wyoming Wildcat

    Wyoming Wildcat

  • Bridal Bail

    Bridal Bail

  • Gunfire

    Gunfire

  • When's Your Birthday?

    When's Your Birthday?

  • I'll Cry Tomorrow

    I'll Cry Tomorrow

  • Law of the Lawless

    Law of the Lawless

  • Dead Man's Gulch

    Dead Man's Gulch

  • China Doll

    China Doll

  • Goldie and the Boxer

    Goldie and the Boxer

  • Convict Stage

    Convict Stage

  • Night Waitress

    Night Waitress

  • The Man from the Rio Grande

    The Man from the Rio Grande

  • Iron Angel

    Iron Angel

  • Bandolero!

    Bandolero!

  • Adventures of Red Ryder

    Adventures of Red Ryder

  • The Dalton Gang

    The Dalton Gang

  • The Crash of Flight 401

    The Crash of Flight 401

  • Jack Pot

    Jack Pot

  • Ringside

    Ringside

  • The Tulsa Kid

    The Tulsa Kid

  • Alvarez Kelly

    Alvarez Kelly

  • Boss Nigger

    Boss Nigger

  • Remember Pearl Harbor

    Remember Pearl Harbor

  • The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West

    The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West

  • Incident on a Dark Street

    Incident on a Dark Street

  • One Man's Law

    One Man's Law

  • Desert Bandit

    Desert Bandit

  • That's My Gal

    That's My Gal

  • The Plainsman and the Lady

    The Plainsman and the Lady

  • Punch and Jody

    Punch and Jody

  • Slippy McGee

    Slippy McGee

  • Undercover with the KKK

    Undercover with the KKK

  • Death Valley Outlaws

    Death Valley Outlaws

  • The Sombrero Kid

    The Sombrero Kid

  • My Buddy

    My Buddy

  • Calling All Marines

    Calling All Marines

  • Saga of Death Valley

    Saga of Death Valley

  • The Big Operator

    The Big Operator

  • The Chicago Kid

    The Chicago Kid

  • Frontier Vengeance

    Frontier Vengeance

  • Tough Assignment

    Tough Assignment

  • Born Reckless

    Born Reckless

  • The Eyes of Charles Sand

    The Eyes of Charles Sand

  • I Shot Billy the Kid

    I Shot Billy the Kid

  • Fort Courageous

    Fort Courageous

  • Texas Terrors

    Texas Terrors

  • Hunters Are for Killing

    Hunters Are for Killing

  • Bells of Rosarita

    Bells of Rosarita

  • Train To Tombstone

    Train To Tombstone

  • The Sundown Kid

    The Sundown Kid