Don 'Red' Barry

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: January 11, 1912

Deathday: July 17, 1980

Popularity:

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Known For

Frankenstein 1970
Frankenstein 1970

1958-07-20

Warlock
Warlock

1959-05-15

The Shakiest Gun in the West
The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968-07-10

From Noon Till Three
From Noon Till Three

1976-08-01

Lightnin' in the Forest
Lightnin' in the Forest

1948-03-25

Boss Nigger
Boss Nigger

1975-08-17

7 Men from Now
7 Men from Now

1956-07-24

Orca
Orca

1977-07-22

The Crash of Flight 401
The Crash of Flight 401

1978-10-29

Dead End
Dead End

1937-08-27

Flying Down to Rio
Flying Down to Rio

1933-12-22

I'll Cry Tomorrow
I'll Cry Tomorrow

1955-12-25

The Magnificent Stranger
The Magnificent Stranger

1966-08-26

Blazing Stewardesses
Blazing Stewardesses

1975-06-01

The Purple Heart
The Purple Heart

1944-02-25

Walk on the Wild Side
Walk on the Wild Side

1962-03-21

Only Angels Have Wings
Only Angels Have Wings

1939-05-15

Hooper
Hooper

1978-07-28

Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun

1971-08-04

Shalako
Shalako

1968-09-26

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch

1975-05-01

The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile

1946-08-09

War Party
War Party

1965-03-01

The Last Mile
The Last Mile

1959-02-18

Rio Lobo
Rio Lobo

1970-04-01

Apache Uprising
Apache Uprising

1965-12-29

Donovan's Kid
Donovan's Kid

1979-01-07

Doctor Dracula
Doctor Dracula

1978-03-02

Train to Alcatraz
Train to Alcatraz

1948-06-28

Tough Assignment
Tough Assignment

1949-11-15

Think It Over
Think It Over

1938-07-24

Gun Duel In Durango
Gun Duel In Durango

1957-05-01

The Duke of West Point
The Duke of West Point

1938-12-29

Sinners in Paradise
Sinners in Paradise

1938-05-19

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West

1976-08-01

The Twinkle In God's Eye
The Twinkle In God's Eye

1955-10-13

One Man's Law
One Man's Law

1940-06-29

Carson City Cyclone
Carson City Cyclone

1943-03-03

Born Reckless
Born Reckless

1958-11-02

Iron Angel
Iron Angel

1964-02-01

California Joe
California Joe

1943-12-29

Days of Jesse James
Days of Jesse James

1939-12-20

The Chicago Kid
The Chicago Kid

1945-06-29

Convict Stage
Convict Stage

1965-01-01

Saleslady
Saleslady

1938-01-27

Train To Tombstone
Train To Tombstone

1950-09-16

Saga of Death Valley
Saga of Death Valley

1939-11-17

Buckstone County Prison
Buckstone County Prison

1978-07-01

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976-05-01

The Big Operator
The Big Operator

1959-08-01

Jesse James' Women
Jesse James' Women

1954-09-04

The Plainsman and the Lady
The Plainsman and the Lady

1946-11-11

Adventures of Red Ryder
Adventures of Red Ryder

1940-06-28

Panama Patrol
Panama Patrol

1939-03-20

Junior Bonner
Junior Bonner

1972-08-02

Hostile Guns
Hostile Guns

1967-07-01

When's Your Birthday?
When's Your Birthday?

1937-02-19

The Crowd Roars
The Crowd Roars

1938-08-06

That's My Gal
That's My Gal

1947-05-15

Remember Pearl Harbor
Remember Pearl Harbor

1942-01-02

The Woman I Love
The Woman I Love

1937-04-15

Hunters Are for Killing
Hunters Are for Killing

1970-03-12

Back Roads
Back Roads

1981-03-13

S.O.S Tidal Wave
S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939-06-02

Town Tamer
Town Tamer

1965-07-07

Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven

1960-08-10

Night Waitress
Night Waitress

1936-12-18

Fort Courageous
Fort Courageous

1965-05-01

Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare

1938-10-14

Beloved Enemy
Beloved Enemy

1936-12-25

Red Tomahawk
Red Tomahawk

1967-01-01

I Shot Billy the Kid
I Shot Billy the Kid

1950-07-27

Calling Dr. Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare

1939-04-28

Navy Blue and Gold
Navy Blue and Gold

1937-11-19

Wyoming Outlaw
Wyoming Outlaw

1939-06-27

Arizona Terrors
Arizona Terrors

1942-01-13

The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939-11-24

Death Valley Outlaws
Death Valley Outlaws

1941-09-26

Dead Man's Gulch
Dead Man's Gulch

1943-02-12

Canyon City
Canyon City

1943-11-24

Jesse James, Jr.
Jesse James, Jr.

1942-03-25

Untamed Heiress
Untamed Heiress

1954-03-31

Bandolero!
Bandolero!

1968-06-01

Calling All Marines
Calling All Marines

1939-09-20

Days of Old Cheyenne
Days of Old Cheyenne

1943-03-15

Fugitive from Sonora
Fugitive from Sonora

1943-06-30

A Missouri Outlaw
A Missouri Outlaw

1941-11-25

The Apache Kid
The Apache Kid

1941-04-11

Goldie and the Boxer
Goldie and the Boxer

1979-12-30

Undercover with the KKK
Undercover with the KKK

1979-10-23

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970-04-01

Walk Like a Dragon
Walk Like a Dragon

1960-06-01

The Swarm
The Swarm

1978-07-14

The Man from the Rio Grande
The Man from the Rio Grande

1943-10-18

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

1978-05-26

Stagecoach Express
Stagecoach Express

1942-03-06

Alvarez Kelly
Alvarez Kelly

1966-10-06

Madonna of the Desert
Madonna of the Desert

1948-02-23

Red Desert
Red Desert

1949-12-17

My Buddy
My Buddy

1944-10-12

The Traitor Within
The Traitor Within

1942-12-16

The West Side Kid
The West Side Kid

1943-08-23

Jack Pot
Jack Pot

1940-03-09

Fort Utah
Fort Utah

1967-09-01

The Phantom Cowboy
The Phantom Cowboy

1941-02-14

A Cry For Justice
A Cry For Justice

1979-05-23

Border Rangers
Border Rangers

1950-10-05

Gunfire
Gunfire

1950-08-12

The Cyclone Kid
The Cyclone Kid

1942-05-31

Ghost Valley Raiders
Ghost Valley Raiders

1940-03-23

Texas Terrors
Texas Terrors

1940-11-22

Black Hills Express
Black Hills Express

1943-08-15

The Tulsa Kid
The Tulsa Kid

1940-08-16

Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Outlaws of Pine Ridge

1942-10-27

Wyoming Wildcat
Wyoming Wildcat

1941-01-06

The Sombrero Kid
The Sombrero Kid

1942-07-31

The Sundown Kid
The Sundown Kid

1942-12-28

Frontier Vengeance
Frontier Vengeance

1940-10-10

Desert Bandit
Desert Bandit

1941-05-24

Two Gun Sheriff
Two Gun Sheriff

1941-04-09

Kansas Cyclone
Kansas Cyclone

1941-06-24

Bells of Rosarita
Bells of Rosarita

1945-06-19

Outlaws of Santa Fe
Outlaws of Santa Fe

1944-04-04

The Dalton Gang
The Dalton Gang

1949-10-20

Square Dance Jubilee
Square Dance Jubilee

1949-11-11

Buffalo Gun
Buffalo Gun

1961-07-01

Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless

1964-05-13

Bridal Bail
Bridal Bail

1934-02-09

Incident on a Dark Street
Incident on a Dark Street

1973-01-13

Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Hot Lead & Cold Feet

1978-07-05

Ringside
Ringside

1949-07-14

Whiffs
Whiffs

1975-10-15

Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady

1940-07-05

China Doll
China Doll

1958-06-06

Slippy McGee
Slippy McGee

1948-01-15

Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys
Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys

1978-02-01

The Eyes of Charles Sand
The Eyes of Charles Sand

1972-02-29

Punch and Jody
Punch and Jody

1974-11-26

Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime

1973-03-24

Hustle
Hustle

1975-12-25

Twilight of Honor
Twilight of Honor

1963-11-13

One More Train to Rob
One More Train to Rob

1971-02-19