Don 'Red' Barry
Born
January 11, 1912
Died
July 17, 1980 (68 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
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.

Back Roads
Pete
1981

The Dream Merchants
Capt. Casey · (3 episodes)
1980

Goldie and the Boxer
Radio Announcer
1979

Knots Landing
Jeremiah Clemmons · (1 episode)
1979

Undercover with the KKK
Ben Wright
1979

240-Robert
(1 episode)
1979

A Cry For Justice
Virgil Hall
1979

Donovan's Kid
Sheriff at Stagecoach
1979

The Crash of Flight 401
Helicopter Pilot
1978

Hooper
Sheriff
1978

The Swarm
Pete Harris
1978

Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Bartender
1978

Buckstone County Prison
Warden Coley
1978

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Devery's Foreman
1978

Doctor Dracula
Elliot (as Donald Barry)
1978

Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys
1978

CHiPs
Truck Driver · (1 episode)
1977

CHiPs
Frank Taylor · (1 episode)
1977

CHiPs
Marty Ballard · (1 episode)
1977

Orca
Dock Worker
1977

Quincy, M.E.
Charlie Turner · (1 episode)
1976

Charlie's Angels
Harry Silvers · (1 episode)
1976

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Robert Barnes · (1 episode)
1976

Big John, Little John
(1 episode)
1976

From Noon Till Three
Red Roxy
1976

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
Marshal
1976

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
1976

The Bionic Woman
(1 episode)
1976

Hustle
Airport Bartender
1975

Whiffs
Sgt. Post
1975

Barbary Coast
(1 episode)
1975

Boss Nigger
(as Don Red Barry)
1975

Blazing Stewardesses
Mike Trask
1975

Starsky & Hutch
Doctor in Morgue
1975

Baretta
(1 episode)
1975

Punch and Jody
Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz
1974

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Tyrell Security Guard · (1 episode)
1974

The Rockford Files
Shorty McCall · (1 episode)
1974

Police Woman
Lt. Bocina · (1 episode)
1974

Police Woman
Capt. Barnes · (1 episode)
1974

Police Woman
Ted · (1 episode)
1974

Police Woman
Capt. Red Barnes · (1 episode)
1974

Police Woman
Captain Simmonds · (1 episode)
1974

Police Woman
Morris · (1 episode)
1974

Police Woman
Captain Barnes · (2 episodes)
1974

Police Woman
Barnes · (1 episode)
1974

Little House on the Prairie
Larabee · (6 episodes)
1974

Petrocelli
Vern · (1 episode)
1974

The Six Million Dollar Man
Howie · (1 episode)
1974

Partners in Crime
Bartender
1973

Police Story
(2 episodes)
1973

Hawkins
Ben · (1 episode)
1973

Incident on a Dark Street
Miles Henderson
1973

Ghost Story
First Cowboy · (1 episode)
1972

Ghost Story
Charlie Durham · (1 episode)
1972

The Waltons
Deputy Sheriff · (1 episode)
1972

The Rookies
(2 episodes)
1972

Junior Bonner
Homer Rutledge
1972

The Eyes of Charles Sand
Trainer
1972

Emergency!
Dave Grogan · (1 episode)
1972

McMillan & Wife
Sam · (1 episode)
1971

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Jenkins · (1 episode)
1971

Johnny Got His Gun
Jody Simmons
1971

One More Train to Rob
Charlie
1971

The Immortal
(1 episode)
1970

Dan August
Ed Gurney · (1 episode)
1970

Rio Lobo
Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
1970

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Rusty
1970

Hunters Are for Killing
Hank Phillips
1970

Love, American Style
Sam · (1 episode)
1969

Love, American Style
Policeman · (1 episode)
1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Al Karlovic · (1 episode)
1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Abner Dickens · (1 episode)
1969

Shalako
Buffalo
1968

Land of the Giants
Dr. Zoral · (1 episode)
1968

Adam-12
Charlie Bishop · (1 episode)
1968

Adam-12
Edwin M. Kale · (1 episode)
1968

Adam-12
Mr. Hobbs · (1 episode)
1968

Adam-12
Wino · (1 episode)
1968

The Outsider
Sheriff Watson · (1 episode)
1968

The Shakiest Gun in the West
Rev. Zachary Gant
1968

Bandolero!
Jack Hawkins
1968

It Takes a Thief
Airline Captain (as Donald Barry) · (1 episode)
1968

Mannix
Mr. Barlow · (1 episode)
1967

Hondo
(1 episode)
1967

Cimarron Strip
(1 episode)
1967

Fort Utah
Harris
1967

Hostile Guns
Ed Johnson
1967

Ironside
Paul Farrell · (1 episode)
1967

Ironside
Capt. Dennis Barnes · (1 episode)
1967

Ironside
Warrant Officer Harry Wilke · (1 episode)
1967

Ironside
Lt. Tom Pierce · (1 episode)
1967

Ironside
Walter Prudy · (1 episode)
1967

Dragnet
James Fremont · (1 episode)
1967

Red Tomahawk
Bly
1967

Alvarez Kelly
Lt. Farrow
1966

Pistols 'n' Petticoats
(1 episode)
1966

T.H.E. Cat
Stoddard · (1 episode)
1966

T.H.E. Cat
Morgan · (1 episode)
1966

The Magnificent Stranger
Grist
1966

Batman
The Grand Vizier · (2 episodes)
1966

Batman
Tarantula · (2 episodes)
1966

Apache Uprising
Henry Belden
1965

The F.B.I.
Davy Harrods · (1 episode)
1965

The Wild Wild West
Farnsworth · (1 episode)
1965

The Wild Wild West
Rainey · (1 episode)
1965

Laredo
Sam Dixie · (1 episode)
1965

F Troop
Col. Donnely · (1 episode)
1965

The Legend of Jesse James
Daniels · (1 episode)
1965

Town Tamer
Tex
1965

Fort Courageous
Captain Harvey
1965

War Party
Sgt. Chaney
1965

Convict Stage
Marshal Jethro Karnin
1965

The Munsters
Ted · (1 episode)
1964

Daniel Boone
Amos Brown · (1 episode)
1964

Broadside
Colonel Stark · (1 episode)
1964

Mickey
(1 episode)
1964

Law of the Lawless
Red
1964

Iron Angel
Reb
1964

Twilight of Honor
Judson Elliot
1963

Mr. Novak
Anthony Gallo · (1 episode)
1963

The Fugitive
The Checker · (1 episode)
1963

Arrest and Trial
Snyder · (1 episode)
1963

McHale's Navy
Capt. Kittridge · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Shorty Downs · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Dugan · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
John Slaughter · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Man · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Charles Coulter · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Carstairs · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Jake · (1 episode)
1962

The Virginian
Hutton · (1 episode)
1962

Sam Benedict
(1 episode)
1962

Walk on the Wild Side
Dockery
1962

Buffalo Gun
Murdock
1961

The Roaring 20's
(1 episode)
1960

Surfside 6
Lt. Snedigar · (28 episodes)
1960

Checkmate
Kyle Horgan · (1 episode)
1960

Ocean's Eleven
McCoy (uncredited)
1960

Walk Like a Dragon
Cabot
1960

Hawaiian Eye
Roy Briggs · (1 episode)
1959

Hawaiian Eye
Harry Cannon · (1 episode)
1959

Bourbon Street Beat
(1 episode)
1959

Laramie
(1 episode)
1959

The Deputy
Utah · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Bud Claggett · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Temple · (1 episode)
1959

The Big Operator
Detective Sergeant
1959

Warlock
Edward Calhoun (uncredited)
1959

The Last Mile
Drake (as Donald Barry)
1959

Rawhide
Grut · (1 episode)
1959

Born Reckless
Bill Okie
1958

77 Sunset Strip
Shorty Adams · (1 episode)
1958

77 Sunset Strip
Rock · (1 episode)
1958

77 Sunset Strip
Barnaby Allson · (1 episode)
1958

77 Sunset Strip
Frank Sully · (1 episode)
1958

Bat Masterson
Luke Short · (1 episode)
1958

Lawman
Shorty - Assassin · (1 episode)
1958

Lawman
Dusty McCade · (1 episode)
1958

Lawman
Jim Gaylord · (1 episode)
1958

Lawman
Jess Schaeffer · (1 episode)
1958

Bronco
(4 episodes)
1958

Peter Gunn
(1 episode)
1958

Frankenstein 1970
Douglas Row
1958

China Doll
MSgt. Hal Foster
1958

Maverick
Dishonest Abe · (1 episode)
1957

Maverick
Fred Leslie · (1 episode)
1957

Maverick
Willie Saffron · (1 episode)
1957

Maverick
Sheriff · (1 episode)
1957

Maverick
Smith · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Red Doyle · (1 episode)
1957

Sugarfoot
Tanner · (1 episode)
1957

Sugarfoot
Arkansas · (3 episodes)
1957

Sugarfoot
Arkansas Ferguson · (1 episode)
1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
Tom Goodfellow · (1 episode)
1957

Gun Duel In Durango
Larry
1957

Seven Men from Now
Clete
1956

I'll Cry Tomorrow
Jerry
1955

The Twinkle In God's Eye
Dawson
1955

Screen Director's Playhouse
Soldier · (1 episode)
1955

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
(1 episode)
1955

Cheyenne
Shorty Jones · (1 episode)
1955

The Phil Silvers Show
Capt. Carter (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
McIver · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Dobson · (1 episode)
1955

The Wonderful World of Disney
Sheriff (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1954

Jesse James' Women
Jesse James
1954

Untamed Heiress
'Spider' Mike Lawrence (as Donald Barry)
1954

Public Defender
Milo Martin · (1 episode)
1954

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Clerk · (1 episode)
1952

Dragnet
Mike Armstrong · (1 episode)
1951

Dragnet
Parker Cleaver · (1 episode)
1951

Border Rangers
Bob Standish posing as the Rio Kid (as Don Barry)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Andy · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Martin · (1 episode)
1950

Train To Tombstone
Len Howard
1950

Gunfire
Frank James / Bat Fenton
1950

I Shot Billy the Kid
William H. Bonney / Billy the Kid (as Don Barry)
1950

Red Desert
Pecos Jones
1949

Tough Assignment
Dan Reilly
1949

Square Dance Jubilee
Don Blake
1949

The Dalton Gang
Larry West
1949

Ringside
Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra"
1949
Train to Alcatraz
Doug Forbes (as Donald Barry)
1948

Lightnin' in the Forest
Stan Martin
1948

Madonna of the Desert
Tony French (as Donald Barry)
1948

Slippy McGee
Slippy McGee
1948
That's My Gal
Benny Novak
1947

The Plainsman and the Lady
Feisty
1946

The Last Crooked Mile
Tom Dwyer
1946

The Chicago Kid
Joe Ferrill
1945

Bells of Rosarita
Don Barry
1945

My Buddy
Eddie Ballinger (as Donald Barry)
1944

Outlaws of Santa Fe
Bob Conroy
1944

The Purple Heart
Lt. Peter Vincent
1944

California Joe
Joe Weldon
1943

Canyon City
Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid
1943

The Man from the Rio Grande
Lee Grant
1943

The West Side Kid
Johnny April (as Donald Barry)
1943

Black Hills Express
Lon Walker
1943

Fugitive from Sonora
Parson Dave Winters / Ted Winters aka Keeno Phillips
1943

Days of Old Cheyenne
Clint Ross
1943

Carson City Cyclone
Gilbert Phalen
1943

Dead Man's Gulch
Tennessee Colby
1943

The Sundown Kid
Red Tracy
1942

The Traitor Within
Sam Starr (as Donald M. Barry)
1942

Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Chips Barrett
1942

The Sombrero Kid
Jerry Holden
1942

The Cyclone Kid
Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson
1942

Jesse James, Jr.
Johnny Barrett
1942

Stagecoach Express
Dave Gregory
1942

Arizona Terrors
Jim Bradley
1942

Remember Pearl Harbor
Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith
1942

A Missouri Outlaw
Cliff Dixon
1941

Death Valley Outlaws
Johnny Edwards
1941

Kansas Cyclone
Jim Randall
1941

Desert Bandit
Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger
1941

The Apache Kid
Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid
1941

Two Gun Sheriff
Jim "Sundown Kid" McKinnon / Sheriff Bruce McKinnon
1941

The Phantom Cowboy
Jim Lawrence
1941

Wyoming Wildcat
Bill Gannon
1941

Texas Terrors
Bob Millbourne aka Robert Mills
1940

Frontier Vengeance
Jim Sanders
1940

The Tulsa Kid
Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid
1940

Sailor's Lady
Second Paymaster
1940

One Man's Law
Jack Summers
1940

Adventures of Red Ryder
Red Ryder
1940

Ghost Valley Raiders
Tim Brandon aka The Tolusa Kid (as Donald Barry)
1940

Jack Pot
Bryan (uncredited)
1940

Days of Jesse James
Jesse James
1939

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Collins - Intern (uncredited)
1939

Saga of Death Valley
Jerry
1939

Calling All Marines
'Blackie' Cross
1939

Wyoming Outlaw
Will Parker
1939

S.O.S Tidal Wave
Curly Parsons
1939

Only Angels Have Wings
Tex
1939

Calling Dr. Kildare
Collins
1939

Panama Patrol
Loring
1939

The Duke of West Point
Grady
1938

Young Dr. Kildare
Dr. Collins (uncredited)
1938

The Crowd Roars
Pete Mariola
1938

Think It Over
Henchman
1938

Sinners in Paradise
Jessup
1938

Saleslady
Babcock
1938

Navy Blue and Gold
Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited)
1937

Dead End
Dr. Flynn, Intern (Uncredited)
1937

The Woman I Love
Michel
1937

When's Your Birthday?
Marty - Gunman (uncredited)
1937

Beloved Enemy
Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)
1936

Night Waitress
Mario Rigo
1936

Bridal Bail
Movie Usher
1934

Flying Down to Rio
Dancer (uncredited)
1933