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