Acting
Don 'Red' Barry
EN, FR cinema · 145 credits
Born
11 January 1912
Died
17 July 1980 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Houston, Texas, USA
Also known as Donald Barry De Acosta · Donald Barry · Donald 'Red' Barry · Milton Poimboeuf · Donald M. Barry
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
Filmography
Back Roads
as Pete
Donovan's Kid
as Sheriff at Stagecoach
Goldie and the Boxer
as Radio Announcer
Undercover with the KKK
as Ben Wright
A Cry for Justice
as Virgil Hall
The Crash of Flight 401
as Helicopter Pilot
Hooper
as Sheriff
Doctor Dracula
as Elliot
Buckstone County Prison
as Warden Coley
The Swarm
as Pete Harris
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
as Devery's Foreman
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
as Bartender
The One Man Jury
as Sgt. Murphy
Orca
as Dock Worker
From Noon Till Three
as Red Roxy
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
Blazing Stewardesses
as Mike Trask
Starsky & Hutch
as Doctor in Morgue
Whiffs
as Sgt. Post
Hustle
as Airport Bartender
Punch and Jody
as Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz
Incident on a Dark Street
as Miles Henderson
Partners in Crime
as Bartender
Junior Bonner
as Homer Rutledge
The Eyes of Charles Sand
as Trainer
Johnny Got His Gun
as Jody Simmons
One More Train to Rob
as Charlie
Rio Lobo
as Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
Hunters Are for Killing
as Hank Phillips
The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Rev. Zachary Gant
Shalako
as Buffalo
Bandolero!
as Jack Hawkins
Hostile Guns
as Ed Johnson
Red Tomahawk
as Bly
Fort Utah
as Harris
Alvarez Kelly
as Lt. Farrow
War Party
as Sgt. Chaney
Apache Uprising
as Henry Belden
Convict Stage
as Marshal Jethro Karnin, Writer
Town Tamer
as Tex
Fort Courageous
as Captain Harvey
Iron Angel
as Reb
Twilight of Honor
as Judson Elliot
Walk on the Wild Side
as Dockery
Buffalo Gun
as Murdock
Ocean's Eleven
as McCoy (uncredited)
Walk Like a Dragon
as Cabot
Warlock
as Edward Calhoun (uncredited)
The Last Mile
as Drake
The Big Operator
as Detective Sergeant
Frankenstein 1970
as Douglas Row
Born Reckless
as Bill Okie
China Doll
as MSgt. Hal Foster
Gun Duel in Durango
as Larry
7 Men from Now
as Clete
I'll Cry Tomorrow
as Jerry
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Dawson
Jesse James' Women
as Jesse James, Producer, Screenplay, Director
Untamed Heiress
as Mike Lawrence
Train To Tombstone
as Len Howard, Story
I Shot Billy the Kid
as Billy the Kid
Border Rangers
as Bob Standish
Gunfire
as Frank James / Bat Fenton
Tough Assignment
as Dan Reilly
Red Desert
as Pecos Jones, Executive Producer
The Dalton Gang
as Larry West
Square Dance Jubilee
as Don Blake
Ringside
as Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra"
Lightnin' in the Forest
as Stan Martin
Train to Alcatraz
1948
Train to Alcatraz
as Doug Forbes
Madonna of the Desert
as Tony French
Slippy McGee
as Slippy McGee
That's My Gal
as Benny Novak
The Last Crooked Mile
as Tom Dwyer
The Chicago Kid
as Joe Ferrill
Bells of Rosarita
as Don Barry
The Purple Heart
as Lt. Peter Vincent
My Buddy
as Eddie Ballinger
Outlaws of Santa Fe
as Bob Conroy
Carson City Cyclone
as Gilbert Phalen
California Joe
as Joe Weldon
Dead Man's Gulch
as Tennessee Colby
Canyon City
as Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid
Days of Old Cheyenne
as Clint Ross
Fugitive from Sonora
as Dave Winters / Ted Winters
The Man from the Rio Grande
as Lee Grant
The West Side Kid
as Johnny April
Black Hills Express
as Lon Walker
Remember Pearl Harbor
as Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith
Arizona Terrors
as Jim Bradley
Jesse James, Jr.
as Johnny Barrett
Stagecoach Express
as Dave Gregory
The Traitor Within
as Sam Starr
The Cyclone Kid
as Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
as Chips Barrett
The Sombrero Kid
as Jerry Holden
The Sundown Kid
as Red Tracy
Death Valley Outlaws
as Johnny Edwards
A Missouri Outlaw
as Cliff Dixon
The Apache Kid
as Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid
The Phantom Cowboy
as Jim Lawrence
Wyoming Wildcat
as Bill Gannon
Desert Bandit
as Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger
Two Gun Sheriff
as Jim "Sundown Kid" McKinnon / Sheriff Bruce McKinnon
Kansas Cyclone
as Jim Randall
One Man's Law
as Jack Summers
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Red Ryder
Jack Pot
as Bryan (uncredited)
Ghost Valley Raiders
as Tim Brandon
Texas Terrors
as Bob Millbourne aka Robert Mills
The Tulsa Kid
as Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid
Frontier Vengeance
as Jim Sanders
Sailor's Lady
as Second Paymaster
Days of Jesse James
as Jesse James
Saga of Death Valley
as Jerry
Panama Patrol
as Loring
S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Curly Parsons
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Collins
Wyoming Outlaw
as Will Parker
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Collins (uncredited)
Calling All Marines
as 'Blackie' Cross
Think It Over
as Henchman
The Duke of West Point
as Cadet Grady
Sinners in Paradise
as Jessup
Saleslady
as Babcock
The Crowd Roars
as Pete Mariola
Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Collins (uncredited)
Dead End
as Dr. Flynn, Intern (uncredited)
When's Your Birthday?
as Marty - Gunman (uncredited)
The Woman I Love
as Michel
Navy Blue and Gold
as Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited)
Night Waitress
as Mario Rigo
Beloved Enemy
as Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)
Bridal Bail
as Movie Usher
Flying Down to Rio
as Dancer (uncredited)