Don 'Red' Barry
Age: N/A | From: Houston, Texas, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Donald Barry De Acosta , Donald Barry , Donald 'Red' Barry , Milton Poimboeuf , Donald M. Barry
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 125
TV Involvements: 76
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Have Gun, Will Travel
(1957) Tom Goodfellow
Lux Video Theatre
(1950) Andy
Rawhide
(1959) Grut
Bat Masterson
(1958) Luke Short
Adam-12
(1968) Mr. Hobbs
Sugarfoot
(1957) Arkansas Ferguson
Lawman
(1958) Jess Schaeffer
Emergency!
(1972) Dave GroganActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Hank Phillips | |
| 1981 | Pete | |
| 1980 | Capt. Casey | |
| 1979 | Radio Announcer | |
| N/A | ||
| Ben Wright | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sheriff at Stagecoach | ||
| 1978 | Helicopter Pilot | |
| Sheriff | ||
| Pete Harris | ||
| Bartender | ||
| Warden Coley | ||
| Devery's Foreman | ||
| Elliot (as Donald Barry) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1977 | Truck Driver | |
| Dock Worker | ||
| 1976 | Charlie Turner | |
| Harry Silvers | ||
| Robert Barnes | ||
| N/A | ||
| Red Roxy | ||
| Marshal | ||
| (archive footage) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1975 | Airport Bartender | |
| Sgt. Post | ||
| Doctor in the morgue (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| (as Don Red Barry) | ||
| Mike Trask | ||
| Doctor in Morgue | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1974 | Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz | |
| N/A | ||
| Shorty McCall | ||
| Ted | ||
| Lt. Bocina | ||
| Morris | ||
| Captain Simmonds | ||
| Capt. Red Barnes | ||
| Captain Barnes | ||
| Capt. Barnes | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Lt. Tom Pierce (as Donald Barry) | ||
| Howie | ||
| 1973 | Bartender | |
| N/A | ||
| Ben | ||
| Miles Henderson | ||
| 1972 | First Cowboy | |
| Charlie Durham | ||
| Deputy Sheriff | ||
| N/A | ||
| Homer Rutledge | ||
| Trainer | ||
| Dave Grogan | ||
| 1971 | Sam | |
| Jenkins | ||
| Jody Simmons | ||
| 1970 | N/A | |
| Rusty | ||
| Feeny - Bartender (uncredited) | ||
| 1969 | Al Karlovic | |
| Abner Dickens | ||
| 1968 | Buffalo | |
| Dr. Zoral | ||
| Charlie Bishop | ||
| Edwin M. Kale | ||
| Wino | ||
| Mr. Hobbs | ||
| N/A | ||
| Rev. Zachary Gant | ||
| Jack Hawkins | ||
| Airline Captain (as Donald Barry) | ||
| 1967 | Mr. Barlow | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Harris | ||
| Ed Johnson | ||
| N/A | ||
| Paul Farrell | ||
| James Fremont | ||
| 1966 | Lt. Farrow | |
| N/A | ||
| Morgan | ||
| Stoddard | ||
| Grist | ||
| The Grand Vizier | ||
| Tarantula | ||
| 1965 | Henry Belden | |
| Davy Harrods | ||
| N/A | ||
| Rainey | ||
| Farnsworth | ||
| Sam Dixie | ||
| Col. Donnely | ||
| Daniels | ||
| Tex | ||
| Captain Harvey | ||
| Sgt. Chaney | ||
| Marshal Jethro Karnin | ||
| 1964 | Ted | |
| Amos Brown | ||
| Colonel Stark | ||
| N/A | ||
| Red | ||
| Reb | ||
| 1963 | Judson Elliot | |
| Anthony Gallo | ||
| The Checker | ||
| Snyder | ||
| 1962 | Capt. Kittridge | |
| Shorty Downs | ||
| Dugan | ||
| John Slaughter | ||
| Man | ||
| Charles Coulter | ||
| Carstairs | ||
| Hutton | ||
| Jake | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dockery | ||
| 1961 | Murdock | |
| 1960 | N/A | |
| Lt. Snedigar | ||
| Kyle Horgan | ||
| McCoy (uncredited) | ||
| Cabot | ||
| 1959 | Roy Briggs | |
| Harry Cannon | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Utah | ||
| Bud Claggett | ||
| Temple | ||
| Detective Sergeant | ||
| Edward Calhoun (uncredited) | ||
| Drake (as Donald Barry) | ||
| Grut | ||
| 1958 | Bill Okie | |
| N/A | ||
| Barnaby Allson | ||
| Frank Sully | ||
| Luke Short | ||
| Shorty - Assassin | ||
| Jim Gaylord | ||
| Dusty McCade | ||
| Jess Schaeffer | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Douglas Row | ||
| MSgt. Hal Foster | ||
| 1957 | N/A | |
| Red Doyle | ||
| Tanner | ||
| Arkansas | ||
| Arkansas Ferguson | ||
| Tom Goodfellow | ||
| Larry | ||
| 1956 | Clete | |
| 1955 | Jerry | |
| Dawson | ||
| Soldier | ||
| N/A | ||
| Shorty Jones | ||
| McIver | ||
| Dobson | ||
| 1954 | Sheriff (uncredited) | |
| Jesse James | ||
| 'Spider' Mike Lawrence (as Donald Barry) | ||
| 1952 | Clerk | |
| 1951 | N/A | |
| 1950 | Bob Standish posing as the Rio Kid (as Don Barry) | |
| Andy | ||
| Len Howard | ||
| Frank James / Bat Fenton | ||
| William H. Bonney / Billy the Kid (as Don Barry) | ||
| 1949 | Pecos Jones (as Don Barry) | |
| Dan Reilly | ||
| Don Blake | ||
| Larry West | ||
| Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra" | ||
| 1948 | Doug Forbes (as Donald Barry) | |
| Stan Martin | ||
| Tony French (as Donald Barry) | ||
| Slippy McGee | ||
| 1947 | Benny Novak | |
| 1946 | Feisty | |
| Tom Dwyer | ||
| 1945 | Joe Ferrill | |
| Don Barry | ||
| 1944 | Eddie Ballinger (as Donald Barry) | |
| Bob Conroy | ||
| Lt. Peter Vincent (as Donald Barry) | ||
| 1943 | Joe Weldon | |
| Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid | ||
| Lee Grant | ||
| Johnny April (as Donald Barry) | ||
| Lon Walker | ||
| Parson Dave Winters / Ted Winters aka Keeno Phillips | ||
| Clint Ross | ||
| Gilbert Phalen | ||
| Tennessee Colby | ||
| 1942 | Red Tracy | |
| Sam Starr (as Donald M. Barry) | ||
| Chips Barrett | ||
| Jerry Holden | ||
| Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson | ||
| Johnny Barrett | ||
| Dave Gregory | ||
| Jim Bradley | ||
| Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith | ||
| 1941 | Cliff Dixon | |
| Johnny Edwards | ||
| Jim Randall | ||
| Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger | ||
| Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid | ||
| Jim "Sundown Kid" McKinnon / Sheriff Bruce McKinnon | ||
| Jim Lawrence | ||
| Bill Gannon | ||
| 1940 | Bob Millbourne aka Robert Mills | |
| Jim Sanders | ||
| Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid | ||
| Second Paymaster | ||
| Jack Summers | ||
| Red Ryder | ||
| Tim Brandon aka The Tolusa Kid (as Donald Barry) | ||
| Bryan (uncredited) | ||
| 1939 | Jesse James | |
| Collins - Intern (uncredited) | ||
| Jerry | ||
| 'Blackie' Cross | ||
| Will Parker | ||
| Curly Parsons | ||
| Tex | ||
| Collins | ||
| Loring | ||
| 1938 | Grady | |
| Dr. Collins (uncredited) | ||
| Pete Mariola | ||
| Henchman | ||
| Jessup | ||
| Babcock | ||
| 1937 | Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited) | |
| Dr. Flynn, Intern (Uncredited) | ||
| Michel | ||
| Marty - Gunman (uncredited) | ||
| 1936 | Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited) | |
| Mario Rigo | ||
| 1934 | Movie Usher | |
| 1933 | Dancer (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Writer | |
| 1954 | Screenplay | |
| 1950 | Story | |
| 1949 | Story | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |