Don 'Red' Barry
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 11, 1912 in Houston, Texas, USA
- Died
- July 17, 1980
- Active Years
- 1933–1981 (49 Years)
- Total Credits
- 278 credits in database
Acting Born Jan 11, 1912 Died Jul 17, 1980 Houston, Texas, USA 278 credits
Biography
Don 'Red' Barry was an American actor born on January 11, 1912, in Houston, Texas, USA. He transitioned from stage work to screen appearances, initially playing villains and henchmen at various studios. Barry's breakthrough role was as Red Ryder in the Republic Pictures serial Adventures of Red Ryder (1940), which led to a series of westerns for Republic Pictures. He was often referred to as "Red" due to his association with the Red Ryder character. Barry's acting credits include a 1964 episode of the TV series Perry Mason, where he played Red Doyle. He passed away on July 17, 1980, at the age of 68.
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Career overview
Don 'Red' Barry began his acting career on stage before transitioning to film. He spent four years playing villains and henchmen at various studios. This period of his career was followed by a significant role that changed his image: Red Ryder in the Republic Pictures serial Adventures of Red Ryder.
This role marked a turning point in Barry's career, as he went on to star in a string of westerns for Republic Pictures. He acquired the nickname "Red" from his association with the Red Ryder character. Studio chief Herbert J. Yates envisioned Barry as Republic's version of James Cagney, due to his short stature and feisty nature.
Barry's acting credits include appearances in westerns, as well as a role in a Perry Mason episode, specifically "The Case of the Simple Simon" in 1964, where he played Red Doyle.
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Career timeline
Back Roads
The Dream Merchants
Knots Landing240-RobertUndercover with the KKKDonovan's KidGoldie and the Boxer
HooperThe SwarmHot Lead & Cold FeetDoctor DraculaThe Crash of Flight 401
CHiPsCHiPsCHiPsOrca
Charlie's AngelsQuincy, M.E.The Bionic WomanRich Man, Poor Man - Book IIBig John, Little John
BarettaBarbary CoastStarsky & HutchBoss NiggerHustle
Little House on the PrairieThe Rockford FilesThe Six Million Dollar ManPolice WomanPolice Woman
Police StoryHawkinsIncident on a Dark StreetPartners in Crime
The WaltonsEmergency!Ghost StoryGhost StoryThe Rookies
McMillan & WifeOwen Marshall: Counselor at LawJohnny Got His GunOne More Train to Rob
The ImmortalDan AugustRio LoboHunters Are for KillingThe Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Love, American StyleLove, American StyleMarcus Welby, M.D.Marcus Welby, M.D.
Adam-12Adam-12Adam-12Adam-12Land of the Giants
IronsideIronsideIronsideIronsideIronside
BatmanBatmanT.H.E. CatT.H.E. CatPistols 'n' Petticoats
The Wild Wild WestThe Wild Wild WestThe F.B.I.F TroopLaredo
Daniel BooneThe MunstersBroadsideMickeyIron Angel
The FugitiveMr. NovakArrest and TrialTwilight of Honor
The VirginianThe VirginianThe VirginianThe VirginianThe Virginian
Buffalo Gun
Surfside 6CheckmateThe Roaring 20'sOcean's ElevenWalk Like a Dragon
BonanzaBonanzaRawhideThe DeputyLaramie
Peter GunnLawmanLawmanLawmanLawman
Perry MasonMaverickMaverickMaverickMaverick
7 Men from Now
CheyenneGunsmokeGunsmokeThe Phil Silvers ShowScreen Director's Playhouse
The Wonderful World of DisneyPublic DefenderUntamed HeiressJesse James' WomenJesse James' Women · Producer
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
DragnetDragnetMy Outlaw Brother
Full Filmography
278 titles- Back Roads (1981) as Pete
- The Dream Merchants (1980) as Capt. Casey
- Knots Landing (1979) as Jeremiah Clemmons
- 240-Robert (1979)
- Undercover with the KKK (1979) as Ben Wright
- Donovan's Kid (1979) as Sheriff at Stagecoach
- Goldie and the Boxer (1979) as Radio Announcer
- A Cry for Justice (1979) as Virgil Hall
- Hooper (1978) as Sheriff
- The Swarm (1978) as Pete Harris
- Hot Lead & Cold Feet (1978) as Bartender
- Doctor Dracula (1978) as Elliot
- The Crash of Flight 401 (1978) as Helicopter Pilot
- Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978) as Devery's Foreman
- The One Man Jury (1978) as Sgt. Murphy
- Buckstone County Prison (1978) as Warden Coley
- Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys (1978)
- CHiPs (1977) as Truck Driver
- CHiPs (1977) as Frank Taylor
- CHiPs (1977) as Marty Ballard
- Orca (1977) as Dock Worker
- Charlie's Angels (1976) as Harry Silvers
- Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Charlie Turner
- The Bionic Woman (1976)
- Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976) as Robert Barnes
- Big John, Little John (1976) as Lionel P. Crabtree
- From Noon Till Three (1976) as Red Roxy
- Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976) as (archive footage)
- The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976) as Marshal
- Baretta (1975)
- Barbary Coast (1975)
- Starsky & Hutch (1975) as Doctor in Morgue
- Boss Nigger (1975)
- Hustle (1975) as Airport Bartender
- Whiffs (1975) as Sgt. Post
- Blazing Stewardesses (1975) as Mike Trask
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Larabee
- The Rockford Files (1974) as Shorty McCall
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as Howie
- Police Woman (1974) as Lt. Bocina
- Police Woman (1974) as Ted
- Police Woman (1974) as Captain Simmonds
- Police Woman (1974) as Morris
- Police Woman (1974) as Captain Barnes
- Petrocelli (1974) as Vern
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) as Tyrell Security Guard
- Punch and Jody (1974) as Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz
- Police Story (1973)
- Hawkins (1973) as Ben
- Incident on a Dark Street (1973) as Miles Henderson
- Partners in Crime (1973) as Bartender
- The Waltons (1972) as Deputy Sheriff
- Emergency! (1972) as Dave Grogan
- Ghost Story (1972) as First Cowboy
- Ghost Story (1972) as Charlie Durham
- The Rookies (1972)
- Junior Bonner (1972) as Homer Rutledge
- The Eyes of Charles Sand (1972) as Trainer
- McMillan & Wife (1971) as Sam
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971) as Jenkins
- Johnny Got His Gun (1971) as Jody Simmons
- One More Train to Rob (1971) as Charlie
- The Immortal (1970)
- Dan August (1970) as Ed Gurney
- Rio Lobo (1970) as Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
- Hunters Are for Killing (1970) as Hank Phillips
- The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970) as Rusty
- Love, American Style (1969) as Sam
- Love, American Style (1969) as Policeman
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) as Al Karlovic
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) as Abner Dickens
- Adam-12 (1968) as Charlie Bishop
- Adam-12 (1968) as Edwin M. Kale
- Adam-12 (1968) as Mr. Hobbs
- Adam-12 (1968) as Wino
- Land of the Giants (1968) as Dr. Zoral
- It Takes a Thief (1968) as Airline Captain
- The Outsider (1968) as Sheriff Watson
- Shalako (1968) as Buffalo
- Bandolero! (1968) as Jack Hawkins
- The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) as Rev. Zachary Gant
- Ironside (1967) as Paul Farrell
- Ironside (1967) as Capt. Dennis Barnes
- Ironside (1967) as Warrant Officer Harry Wilke
- Ironside (1967) as Lt. Tom Pierce
- Ironside (1967) as Walter Prudy
- Mannix (1967) as Mr. Barlow
- Dragnet (1967) as James Fremont
- Cimarron Strip (1967) as Elza Kedge (
- Hondo (1967)
- Fort Utah (1967) as Harris
- Red Tomahawk (1967) as Bly
- Hostile Guns (1967) as Ed Johnson
- Batman (1966) as The Grand Vizier
- Batman (1966) as Tarantula
- T.H.E. Cat (1966) as Stoddard
- T.H.E. Cat (1966) as Morgan
- Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)
- Alvarez Kelly (1966) as Lt. Farrow
- The Magnificent Stranger (1966) as Grist
- The Wild Wild West (1965) as Farnsworth
- The Wild Wild West (1965) as Rainey
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Davy Harrods
- F Troop (1965) as Col. Donnely
- Laredo (1965) as Sam Dixie
- The Legend of Jesse James (1965) as Daniels
- Town Tamer (1965) as Tex
- Convict Stage (1965) as Marshal Jethro Karnin
- Convict Stage (1965) Writer
- Apache Uprising (1965) as Henry Belden
- Fort Courageous (1965) as Captain Harvey
- War Party (1965) as Sgt. Chaney
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Amos Brown
- The Munsters (1964) as Ted
- Broadside (1964) as Colonel Stark
- Mickey (1964)
- Iron Angel (1964) as Reb
- Law of the Lawless (1964) as Red
- The Fugitive (1963) as The Checker
- Mr. Novak (1963) as Anthony Gallo
- Arrest and Trial (1963) as Snyder
- Twilight of Honor (1963) as Judson Elliot
- The Virginian (1962) as Shorty Downs
- The Virginian (1962) as Dugan
- The Virginian (1962) as John Slaughter
- The Virginian (1962) as Man
- The Virginian (1962) as Charles Coulter
- The Virginian (1962) as Carstairs
- The Virginian (1962) as Jake
- The Virginian (1962) as Hutton
- McHale's Navy (1962) as Capt. Kittridge
- Sam Benedict (1962)
- Walk on the Wild Side (1962) as Dockery
- Buffalo Gun (1961) as Murdock
- Surfside 6 (1960) as Lt. Snedigar
- Checkmate (1960) as Kyle Horgan
- The Roaring 20's (1960)
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) as McCoy (uncredited)
- Walk Like a Dragon (1960) as Cabot
- Bonanza (1959) as Bud Claggett
- Bonanza (1959) as Temple
- Rawhide (1959) as Grut
- The Deputy (1959) as Utah
- Laramie (1959)
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Roy Briggs
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Harry Cannon
- Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
- Warlock (1959) as Edward Calhoun (uncredited)
- The Last Mile (1959) as Drake
- The Big Operator (1959) as Detective Sergeant
- Peter Gunn (1958)
- Lawman (1958) as Shorty - Assassin
- Lawman (1958) as Dusty McCade
- Lawman (1958) as Jim Gaylord
- Lawman (1958) as Jess Schaeffer
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Luke Short
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Shorty Adams
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Rock
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Barnaby Allson
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Frank Sully
- Bronco (1958)
- Frankenstein 1970 (1958) as Douglas Row
- China Doll (1958) as MSgt. Hal Foster
- Born Reckless (1958) as Bill Okie
- Perry Mason (1957) as Red Doyle
- Maverick (1957) as Dishonest Abe
- Maverick (1957) as Fred Leslie
- Maverick (1957) as Willie Saffron
- Maverick (1957) as Sheriff
- Maverick (1957) as Smith
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Tom Goodfellow
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Tanner
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Arkansas
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Arkansas Ferguson
- Gun Duel in Durango (1957) as Larry
- 7 Men from Now (1956) as Clete
- Cheyenne (1955) as Shorty Jones
- Gunsmoke (1955) as McIver
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Dobson
- The Phil Silvers Show (1955) as Capt. Carter (uncredited)
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as Soldier
- Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
- I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) as Jerry
- The Twinkle In God's Eye (1955) as Dawson
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Sheriff (uncredited)
- Public Defender (1954) as Milo Martin
- Untamed Heiress (1954) as Mike Lawrence
- Jesse James' Women (1954) as Jesse James
- Jesse James' Women (1954) Producer
- Jesse James' Women (1954) Director
- Jesse James' Women (1954) Screenplay
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) as Clerk
- Dragnet (1951) as Mike Armstrong
- Dragnet (1951) as Parker Cleaver
- My Outlaw Brother (1951) as Hank
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Andy
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Martin
- I Shot Billy the Kid (1950) as Billy the Kid
- Train To Tombstone (1950) as Len Howard
- Train To Tombstone (1950) Story
- Gunfire (1950) as Frank James / Bat Fenton
- Border Rangers (1950) as Bob Standish
- Ringside (1949) as Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra"
- The Dalton Gang (1949) as Larry West
- Red Light (1949) Story
- Tough Assignment (1949) as Dan Reilly
- Square Dance Jubilee (1949) as Don Blake
- Red Desert (1949) as Pecos Jones
- Red Desert (1949) Executive Producer
- Train to Alcatraz (1948) as Doug Forbes
- Madonna of the Desert (1948) as Tony French
- Lightnin' in the Forest (1948) as Stan Martin
- Slippy McGee (1948) as Slippy McGee
- That's My Gal (1947) as Benny Novak
- The Plainsman and the Lady (1946) as Feisty
- The Last Crooked Mile (1946) as Tom Dwyer
- Bells of Rosarita (1945) as Don Barry
- The Chicago Kid (1945) as Joe Ferrill
- The Purple Heart (1944) as Lt. Peter Vincent
- My Buddy (1944) as Eddie Ballinger
- Outlaws of Santa Fe (1944) as Bob Conroy
- California Joe (1943) as Joe Weldon
- The West Side Kid (1943) as Johnny April
- Dead Man's Gulch (1943) as Tennessee Colby
- The Man from the Rio Grande (1943) as Lee Grant
- Carson City Cyclone (1943) as Gilbert Phalen
- Days of Old Cheyenne (1943) as Clint Ross
- Black Hills Express (1943) as Lon Walker
- Canyon City (1943) as Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid
- Fugitive from Sonora (1943) as Dave Winters / Ted Winters
- Remember Pearl Harbor (1942) as Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith
- Outlaws of Pine Ridge (1942) as Chips Barrett
- Arizona Terrors (1942) as Jim Bradley
- The Traitor Within (1942) as Sam Starr
- The Sundown Kid (1942) as Red Tracy
- Jesse James, Jr. (1942) as Johnny Barrett
- The Cyclone Kid (1942) as Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson
- Stagecoach Express (1942) as Dave Gregory
- The Sombrero Kid (1942) as Jerry Holden
- The Phantom Cowboy (1941) as Jim Lawrence
- Death Valley Outlaws (1941) as Johnny Edwards
- Kansas Cyclone (1941) as Jim Randall
- The Apache Kid (1941) as Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid
- Desert Bandit (1941) as Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger
- Wyoming Wildcat (1941) as Bill Gannon
- A Missouri Outlaw (1941) as Cliff Dixon
- Two Gun Sheriff (1941) as Jim "Sundown Kid" McKinnon / Sheriff Bruce McKinnon
- Jack Pot (1940) as Bryan (uncredited)
- Sailor's Lady (1940) as Second Paymaster
- Adventures of Red Ryder (1940) as Red Ryder
- Ghost Valley Raiders (1940) as Tim Brandon
- One Man's Law (1940) as Jack Summers
- The Tulsa Kid (1940) as Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid
- Texas Terrors (1940) as Bob Millbourne aka Robert Mills
- Frontier Vengeance (1940) as Jim Sanders
- Only Angels Have Wings (1939) as Tex
- The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) as Collins (uncredited)
- Calling Dr. Kildare (1939) as Collins
- S.O.S Tidal Wave (1939) as Curly Parsons
- Wyoming Outlaw (1939) as Will Parker
- Days of Jesse James (1939) as Jesse James
- Saga of Death Valley (1939) as Jerry
- Calling All Marines (1939) as 'Blackie' Cross
- Panama Patrol (1939) as Loring
- Sinners in Paradise (1938) as Jessup
- The Crowd Roars (1938) as Pete Mariola
- Think It Over (1938) as Henchman
- The Duke of West Point (1938) as Cadet Grady
- Young Dr. Kildare (1938) as Dr. Collins (uncredited)
- Saleslady (1938) as Babcock
- Dead End (1937) as Dr. Flynn, Intern (uncredited)
- Navy Blue and Gold (1937) as Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited)
- When's Your Birthday? (1937) as Marty - Gunman (uncredited)
- The Woman I Love (1937) as Michel
- Night Waitress (1936) as Mario Rigo
- Beloved Enemy (1936) as Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)
- Bridal Bail (1934) as Movie Usher
- Flying Down to Rio (1933) as Dancer (uncredited)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Don 'Red' Barry best known for?
Don 'Red' Barry is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Back Roads (1981), The Dream Merchants (1980), Knots Landing (1979), 240-Robert (1979).
When and where was Don 'Red' Barry born?
Don 'Red' Barry was born on January 11, 1912 in Houston, Texas, USA. They passed away on July 17, 1980.
How many credits does Don 'Red' Barry have?
Don 'Red' Barry has accumulated over 278 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1933 to 1981.
What is Don 'Red' Barry's background in cinema and television?
Don 'Red' Barry was an American actor born on January 11, 1912, in Houston, Texas, USA. He transitioned from stage work to screen appearances, initially playing villains and henchmen at various studios. Barry's breakthrough role was as Red Ryder in the Republic Pictures serial Adventures of Red Ryder (1940), which led ...
Don 'Red' Barry by the numbers
278credits
151films
127TV series
1933–1981active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976) as Robert Barnes — aged about 64
- Barbary Coast (1975) — aged about 63
- Arrest and Trial (1963) as Snyder — aged about 51
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Larabee — aged about 62
- Emergency! (1972) as Dave Grogan — aged about 60
- The Munsters (1964) as Ted — aged about 52
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