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

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • 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

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Waltons

    The Waltons

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • 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

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • Emergency!

    Emergency!

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • The Munsters

    The Munsters

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • McHale's Navy

    McHale's Navy

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • Laramie

    Laramie

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

    The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • F Troop

    F Troop

  • Land of the Giants

    Land of the Giants

  • The Deputy

    The Deputy

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • Bronco

    Bronco

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Mr. Novak

    Mr. Novak

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • The Phil Silvers Show

    The Phil Silvers Show

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • Cimarron Strip

    Cimarron Strip

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • The Roaring 20's

    The Roaring 20's

  • Apache Uprising

    Apache Uprising

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • The Legend of Jesse James

    The Legend of Jesse James

  • Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

    Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

  • Train to Alcatraz

    Train to Alcatraz

  • Hondo

    Hondo

  • Jesse James' Women

    Jesse James' Women

  • The Swarm

    The Swarm

  • Gun Duel in Durango

    Gun Duel in Durango

  • Hawkins

    Hawkins

  • Hot Lead & Cold Feet

    Hot Lead & Cold Feet

  • California Joe

    California Joe

  • One More Train to Rob

    One More Train to Rob

  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

  • Carson City Cyclone

    Carson City Cyclone

  • Border Rangers

    Border Rangers

  • Young Dr. Kildare

    Young Dr. Kildare

  • Junior Bonner

    Junior Bonner

  • Dead End

    Dead End

  • The Cyclone Kid

    The Cyclone Kid

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • Jesse James, Jr.

    Jesse James, Jr.

  • Hustle

    Hustle

  • Orca

    Orca

  • Town Tamer

    Town Tamer

  • Blazing Stewardesses

    Blazing Stewardesses

  • A Cry For Justice

    A Cry For Justice

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats

    Pistols 'n' Petticoats

  • Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

  • The Shakiest Gun in the West

    The Shakiest Gun in the West

  • Warlock

    Warlock

  • Beloved Enemy

    Beloved Enemy

  • Arizona Terrors

    Arizona Terrors

  • Walk on the Wild Side

    Walk on the Wild Side

  • Ocean's Eleven

    Ocean's Eleven

  • S.O.S Tidal Wave

    S.O.S Tidal Wave

  • Kansas Cyclone

    Kansas Cyclone

  • Red Tomahawk

    Red Tomahawk

  • Buckstone County Prison

    Buckstone County Prison

  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare

    The Secret of Dr. Kildare

  • 240-Robert

    240-Robert

  • Calling Dr. Kildare

    Calling Dr. Kildare

  • Whiffs

    Whiffs

  • Buffalo Gun

    Buffalo Gun

  • Lightnin' in the Forest

    Lightnin' in the Forest

  • The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

  • T.H.E. Cat

    T.H.E. Cat

  • T.H.E. Cat

    T.H.E. Cat

  • Madonna of the Desert

    Madonna of the Desert

  • The West Side Kid

    The West Side Kid

  • Donovan's Kid

    Donovan's Kid

  • The Traitor Within

    The Traitor Within

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Outlaws of Santa Fe

    Outlaws of Santa Fe

  • Flying Down to Rio

    Flying Down to Rio

  • Sailor's Lady

    Sailor's Lady

  • Partners in Crime

    Partners in Crime

  • Wyoming Outlaw

    Wyoming Outlaw

  • Sinners in Paradise

    Sinners in Paradise

  • Rio Lobo

    Rio Lobo

  • Mickey

    Mickey

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • From Noon Till Three

    From Noon Till Three

  • The Purple Heart

    The Purple Heart

  • Frankenstein 1970

    Frankenstein 1970

  • Two Gun Sheriff

    Two Gun Sheriff

  • Walk Like a Dragon

    Walk Like a Dragon

  • Johnny Got His Gun

    Johnny Got His Gun

  • Days of Jesse James

    Days of Jesse James

  • Hooper

    Hooper

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • The Twinkle In God's Eye

    The Twinkle In God's Eye

  • Shalako

    Shalako

  • Untamed Heiress

    Untamed Heiress

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Broadside

    Broadside

  • Seven Men from Now

    Seven Men from Now

  • Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys

    Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys

  • Square Dance Jubilee

    Square Dance Jubilee

  • Outlaws of Pine Ridge

    Outlaws of Pine Ridge

  • Fort Utah

    Fort Utah

  • Back Roads

    Back Roads

  • Only Angels Have Wings

    Only Angels Have Wings

  • Think It Over

    Think It Over

  • The Magnificent Stranger

    The Magnificent Stranger

  • Hostile Guns

    Hostile Guns

  • Stagecoach Express

    Stagecoach Express

  • Twilight of Honor

    Twilight of Honor

  • Black Hills Express

    Black Hills Express

  • Days of Old Cheyenne

    Days of Old Cheyenne

  • The Dream Merchants

    The Dream Merchants

  • Red Desert

    Red Desert

  • Fugitive from Sonora

    Fugitive from Sonora

  • Doctor Dracula

    Doctor Dracula

  • War Party

    War Party

  • Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

    Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

  • A Missouri Outlaw

    A Missouri Outlaw

  • Gunfire

    Gunfire

  • Navy Blue and Gold

    Navy Blue and Gold

  • Big John, Little John

    Big John, Little John

  • Canyon City

    Canyon City

  • The Phantom Cowboy

    The Phantom Cowboy

  • The Duke of West Point

    The Duke of West Point

  • The Woman I Love

    The Woman I Love

  • The Last Crooked Mile

    The Last Crooked Mile

  • Saleslady

    Saleslady

  • Wyoming Wildcat

    Wyoming Wildcat

  • The Apache Kid

    The Apache Kid

  • The Last Mile

    The Last Mile

  • I'll Cry Tomorrow

    I'll Cry Tomorrow

  • Ghost Valley Raiders

    Ghost Valley Raiders

  • When's Your Birthday?

    When's Your Birthday?

  • Bandolero!

    Bandolero!

  • Panama Patrol

    Panama Patrol

  • Bridal Bail

    Bridal Bail

  • The Man from the Rio Grande

    The Man from the Rio Grande

  • The Dalton Gang

    The Dalton Gang

  • Law of the Lawless

    Law of the Lawless

  • Jack Pot

    Jack Pot

  • Night Waitress

    Night Waitress

  • Goldie and the Boxer

    Goldie and the Boxer

  • Convict Stage

    Convict Stage

  • Ringside

    Ringside

  • Iron Angel

    Iron Angel

  • Adventures of Red Ryder

    Adventures of Red Ryder

  • China Doll

    China Doll

  • Dead Man's Gulch

    Dead Man's Gulch

  • The Tulsa Kid

    The Tulsa Kid

  • Boss Nigger

    Boss Nigger

  • Alvarez Kelly

    Alvarez Kelly

  • Remember Pearl Harbor

    Remember Pearl Harbor

  • The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West

    The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West

  • Undercover with the KKK

    Undercover with the KKK

  • One Man's Law

    One Man's Law

  • Incident on a Dark Street

    Incident on a Dark Street

  • That's My Gal

    That's My Gal

  • The Plainsman and the Lady

    The Plainsman and the Lady

  • Punch and Jody

    Punch and Jody

  • The Crash of Flight 401

    The Crash of Flight 401

  • Desert Bandit

    Desert Bandit

  • Slippy McGee

    Slippy McGee

  • Calling All Marines

    Calling All Marines

  • Death Valley Outlaws

    Death Valley Outlaws

  • Saga of Death Valley

    Saga of Death Valley

  • Frontier Vengeance

    Frontier Vengeance

  • The Sombrero Kid

    The Sombrero Kid

  • My Buddy

    My Buddy

  • The Big Operator

    The Big Operator

  • The Eyes of Charles Sand

    The Eyes of Charles Sand

  • I Shot Billy the Kid

    I Shot Billy the Kid

  • Born Reckless

    Born Reckless

  • Tough Assignment

    Tough Assignment

  • The Chicago Kid

    The Chicago Kid

  • Fort Courageous

    Fort Courageous

  • Texas Terrors

    Texas Terrors

  • Hunters Are for Killing

    Hunters Are for Killing

  • Bells of Rosarita

    Bells of Rosarita

  • The Sundown Kid

    The Sundown Kid

  • Train To Tombstone

    Train To Tombstone