Don 'Red' Barry
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
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.
Acting
(1981)
Back Roads
as Pete
(1979)
Donovan's Kid
as Sheriff at Stagecoach
(1979)
Goldie and the Boxer
as Radio Announcer
(1979)
Undercover with the KKK
as Ben Wright
(1979)
A Cry For Justice
as Virgil Hall
(1978)
The Swarm
as Pete Harris
(1978)
Hooper
as Sheriff
(1978)
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
as Bartender
(1978)
The Crash of Flight 401
as Helicopter Pilot
(1978)
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
as Devery's Foreman
(1978)
Doctor Dracula
as Elliot (as Donald Barry)
(1978)
(1978)
Buckstone County Prison
as Warden Coley
(1977)
Orca
as Dock Worker
(1976)
From Noon Till Three
as Red Roxy
(1976)
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
as Marshal
(1976)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
(1975)
Hustle
as Airport Bartender
(1975)
Boss Nigger
as (as Don Red Barry)
(1975)
Starsky & Hutch
as Doctor in Morgue
(1975)
Whiffs
as Sgt. Post
(1975)
Blazing Stewardesses
as Mike Trask
(1974)
Punch and Jody
as Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz
(1973)
Incident on a Dark Street
as Miles Henderson
(1973)
Partners in Crime
as Bartender
(1972)
Junior Bonner
as Homer Rutledge
(1972)
The Eyes of Charles Sand
as Trainer
(1971)
Johnny Got His Gun
as Jody Simmons
(1971)
One More Train to Rob
as Charlie
(1970)
Rio Lobo
as Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
(1970)
(1970)
Hunters Are for Killing
as Hank Phillips
(1968)
Bandolero!
as Jack Hawkins
(1968)
Shalako
as Buffalo
(1968)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Rev. Zachary Gant
(1967)
Hostile Guns
as Ed Johnson
(1967)
Red Tomahawk
as Bly
(1967)
Fort Utah
as Harris
(1966)
Alvarez Kelly
as Lt. Farrow
(1966)
The Magnificent Stranger
as Grist
(1965)
Town Tamer
as Tex
(1965)
Apache Uprising
as Henry Belden
(1965)
Convict Stage
as Marshal Jethro Karnin
(1965)
War Party
as Sgt. Chaney
(1965)
Fort Courageous
as Captain Harvey
(1964)
Law of the Lawless
as Red
(1964)
Iron Angel
as Reb
(1963)
Twilight of Honor
as Judson Elliot
(1962)
Walk on the Wild Side
as Dockery
(1961)
Buffalo Gun
as Murdock
(1960)
Ocean's Eleven
as McCoy (uncredited)
(1960)
Walk Like a Dragon
as Cabot
(1959)
Warlock
as Edward Calhoun (uncredited)
(1959)
The Last Mile
as Drake (as Donald Barry)
(1959)
The Big Operator
as Detective Sergeant
(1958)
China Doll
as MSgt. Hal Foster
(1958)
Frankenstein 1970
as Douglas Row
(1958)
Born Reckless
as Bill Okie
(1957)
Gun Duel In Durango
as Larry
(1956)
Seven Men from Now
as Clete
(1955)
I'll Cry Tomorrow
as Jerry
(1955)
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Dawson
(1954)
Jesse James' Women
as Jesse James
(1954)
Untamed Heiress
as 'Spider' Mike Lawrence (as Donald Barry)
(1950)
I Shot Billy the Kid
as William H. Bonney / Billy the Kid (as Don Barry)
(1950)
Train To Tombstone
as Len Howard
(1950)
Gunfire
as Frank James / Bat Fenton
(1950)
Border Rangers
as Bob Standish posing as the Rio Kid (as Don Barry)
(1949)
The Dalton Gang
as Larry West
(1949)
Tough Assignment
as Dan Reilly
(1949)
Ringside
as Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra"
(1949)
Square Dance Jubilee
as Don Blake
(1949)
Red Desert
as Pecos Jones
(1948)
Madonna of the Desert
as Tony French (as Donald Barry)
(1948)
Train to Alcatraz
as Doug Forbes (as Donald Barry)
(1948)
Slippy McGee
as Slippy McGee
(1948)
Lightnin' in the Forest
as Stan Martin
(1947)
That's My Gal
as Benny Novak
(1946)
The Last Crooked Mile
as Tom Dwyer
(1946)
The Plainsman and the Lady
as Feisty
(1945)
The Chicago Kid
as Joe Ferrill
(1945)
Bells of Rosarita
as Don Barry
(1944)
The Purple Heart
as Lt. Peter Vincent
(1944)
My Buddy
as Eddie Ballinger (as Donald Barry)
(1944)
Outlaws of Santa Fe
as Bob Conroy
(1943)
Carson City Cyclone
as Gilbert Phalen
(1943)
Dead Man's Gulch
as Tennessee Colby
(1943)
Fugitive from Sonora
as Parson Dave Winters / Ted Winters aka Keeno Phillips
(1943)
Canyon City
as Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid
(1943)
The West Side Kid
as Johnny April (as Donald Barry)
(1943)
Black Hills Express
as Lon Walker
(1943)
California Joe
as Joe Weldon
(1943)
The Man from the Rio Grande
as Lee Grant
(1943)
Days of Old Cheyenne
as Clint Ross
(1942)
Stagecoach Express
as Dave Gregory
(1942)
Remember Pearl Harbor
as Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith
(1942)
Arizona Terrors
as Jim Bradley
(1942)
The Sombrero Kid
as Jerry Holden
(1942)
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
as Chips Barrett
(1942)
The Traitor Within
as Sam Starr (as Donald M. Barry)
(1942)
The Cyclone Kid
as Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson
(1942)
Jesse James, Jr.
as Johnny Barrett
(1942)
The Sundown Kid
as Red Tracy
(1941)
Death Valley Outlaws
as Johnny Edwards
(1941)
The Apache Kid
as Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid
(1941)
The Phantom Cowboy
as Jim Lawrence
(1941)
Desert Bandit
as Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger
(1941)
Kansas Cyclone
as Jim Randall
(1941)
Two Gun Sheriff
as Jim "Sundown Kid" McKinnon / Sheriff Bruce McKinnon
(1941)
Wyoming Wildcat
as Bill Gannon
(1941)
A Missouri Outlaw
as Cliff Dixon
(1940)
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Red Ryder
(1940)
One Man's Law
as Jack Summers
(1940)
Ghost Valley Raiders
as Tim Brandon aka The Tolusa Kid (as Donald Barry)
(1940)
Sailor's Lady
as Second Paymaster
(1940)
Jack Pot
as Bryan (uncredited)
(1940)
Frontier Vengeance
as Jim Sanders
(1940)
Texas Terrors
as Bob Millbourne aka Robert Mills
(1940)
The Tulsa Kid
as Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid
(1939)
Only Angels Have Wings
as Tex
(1939)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Collins - Intern (uncredited)
(1939)
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Collins
(1939)
Saga of Death Valley
as Jerry
(1939)
Days of Jesse James
as Jesse James
(1939)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Curly Parsons
(1939)
Wyoming Outlaw
as Will Parker
(1939)
Panama Patrol
as Loring
(1939)
Calling All Marines
as 'Blackie' Cross
(1938)
The Crowd Roars
as Pete Mariola
(1938)
Sinners in Paradise
as Jessup
(1938)
Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Collins (uncredited)
(1938)
Saleslady
as Babcock
(1938)
Think It Over
as Henchman
(1938)
The Duke of West Point
as Grady
(1937)
Dead End
as Dr. Flynn, Intern (Uncredited)
(1937)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited)
(1937)
When's Your Birthday?
as Marty - Gunman (uncredited)
(1937)
The Woman I Love
as Michel
(1936)
Beloved Enemy
as Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)
(1936)
Night Waitress
as Mario Rigo
(1934)
Bridal Bail
as Movie Usher
(1933)
Flying Down to Rio
as Dancer (uncredited)
Crew
(1965)
Convict Stage
Writer
(1954)
Jesse James' Women
Producer, Director, Screenplay
(1950)
Train To Tombstone
Story
(1949)
Red Light
Story
(1949)
Red Desert
Executive Producer