Walter Barnes
Born
January 26, 1918
Died
January 6, 1998 (79 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Rennert, North Carolina, USA
Walter Lee Barnes was an American football guard and actor who played in National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played in the (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and in college at Louisiana State University. Barnes was an actor in both American and European films. He appeared in several films with John Wayne, Lex Barker, and Clint Eastwood.
Barnes entered acting after appearing several times on The Eagles Nest, a local Philadelphia television show. WCAU television placed him on several local shows. His contacts with Walt Silver, a producer for Warner Bros. Television, led him into several appearances on television and films. Some of his more notable appearances included Bronco, Gunsmoke, Cheyenne, Bonanza, Have Gun – Will Travel and Death Valley Days. John Wayne got him a small role as Charlie the Bartender in Rio Bravo.
Tiring of small roles and seeing opportunities overseas, Barnes was one of the many American actors who moved to Italy in the early 1960s. Kirk Douglas recommended him for a role in his The Vikings television spinoff Tales of the Vikings that was filmed for Douglas's production company in Germany. From 1960 to 1969, he was first active in pirate movies, then Karl May film adaptations and Spaghetti Westerns.
Barnes returned to the United States in 1969 and appeared in more films and television series, which included The High Chaparral. His friendship with Clint Eastwood on Rawhide later led him to several roles in Eastwood's films. He retired from acting in 1987 and became increasingly ill due to his diabetes. He was the father of German former actress Lara Wendel, who was born Daniela Barnes.

North and South
Benny Haven · (2 episodes)
1985

Stingray
(1 episode)
1985

Smokey Bites the Dust
Sheriff Turner
1981

Walking Tall
(7 episodes)
1981

Bronco Billy
Sheriff Dix
1980

Power
Al Grove
1980

The Sky Trap
Harry Shaughnessy
1979

Every Which Way but Loose
Tank Murdock
1978

The Young Runaways
Sgt. Abel
1978

Pete's Dragon
Captain
1977

Another Man, Another Chance
Foster
1977

Day of the Animals
Ranger Tucker
1977

Mackintosh and T.J.
Jim Webster
1975

The Blue Knight
Personnel Officer
1975

Escape to Witch Mountain
Sheriff Purdy
1975

Kodiak
Jack Capp · (1 episode)
1974

Hog Wild
Tobias
1974

Cahill: United States Marshal
Sheriff Grady
1973

Daddy's Deadly Darling
Doctor
1973

High Plains Drifter
Sheriff Sam Shaw
1973

Kung Fu
Sheriff · (1 episode)
1972

Movin' On
Mr. Daniels
1972

The Christian Licorice Store
P.C. Stayne
1971

Alias Smith and Jones
(1 episode)
1971

The Traveling Executioner
Sheriff
1970

Coup D'Etat
(uncredited)
1969

The Magnificent Tony Carrera
Barnes
1969

The Moment to Kill
Bull
1968

Garter Colt
General Droga
1968

The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
Fred Lancaster
1968

Halleluja for Django
Key Jarrett / Clay Thomas
1967

Liebesnächte in der Taiga
Jurij
1967

The High Chaparral
Bartender · (1 episode)
1967

Target Frankie
Col. O’Connor
1967

Clint the Stranger
Walter Shannon
1967

The Big Gundown
Brokston
1967

Mission: Impossible
(2 episodes)
1966

Winnetou and the Crossbreed
Mac Haller
1966

Duel at Sundown
Old McGow
1965

Rampage at Apache Wells
Bill Campbell
1965

Challenge of the Gladiator
Nero
1965

Frontier Hellcat
Martin Baumann Sr.
1964

Apache Gold
Bill Jones
1963
Revenge of the Musketeers
Porthos
1963

Slave Girls of Sheba
Friar Metachini
1963

Sign of Zorro
Mario
1963

Avenger of the Seven Seas
Van Artz
1962

Queen of the Seas
Captain Poof
1961

Romulus and the Sabines
Stilicone
1961

Drakut the Avenger
Nicolas
1961

The Secret of the Blue Men
Matthias
1961

The Secret of the Black Falcon
Calico Jack
1961

Robin Hood and the Pirates
Guercio / Orbo
1960

Bonanza
Will Griner · (1 episode)
1959
Tales of the Vikings
(39 episodes)
1959

Westbound
Willis - Stage Depot Cook
1959

Rio Bravo
Charlie (uncredited)
1959

Revolt in the Big House
Guard Capt. Starkey
1958

Bat Masterson
Paulson · (1 episode)
1958

Bronco
(1 episode)
1958

Oregon Passage
Sgt. Jed Erschick
1957

Maverick
First Outlaw · (1 episode)
1957

Sugarfoot
Hefferman · (1 episode)
1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
(1 episode)
1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Herbie Sanford · (1 episode)
1957

Cheyenne
(2 episodes)
1955

Gunsmoke
O' Dell · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Haney · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Burke · (1 episode)
1955

Letter to Loretta
Casey · (1 episode)
1953
Action in the Afternoon
(76 episodes)
1953