Acting · Houston, Texas, USA · Born January 11, 1912
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.
MovieBack Roads
1981
as Pete
TVThe Dream Merchants
1980
as Capt. Casey
MovieGoldie and the Boxer
1979
as Radio Announcer
TVKnots Landing
1979
as Jeremiah Clemmons
MovieUndercover with the KKK
1979
as Ben Wright
TV240-Robert
1979
MovieA Cry for Justice
1979
as Virgil Hall
MovieDonovan's Kid
1979
as Sheriff at Stagecoach
MovieThe Crash of Flight 401
1978
as Helicopter Pilot
MovieThe One Man Jury
1978
as Sgt. Murphy
MovieHooper
1978
as Sheriff
MovieHot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
as Bartender
MovieBuckstone County Prison
1978
as Warden Coley
MovieThe Swarm
1978
as Pete Harris
MovieKate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as Devery's Foreman
MovieDoctor Dracula
1978
as Elliot
MovieShame, Shame on the Bixby Boys
1978
TVCHiPs
1977
as Truck Driver
MovieOrca
1977
as Dock Worker
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
as Charlie Turner
TVCharlie's Angels
1976
as Harry Silvers
TVRich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1976
as Robert Barnes
TVBig John, Little John
1976
as Lionel P. Crabtree
MovieFrom Noon Till Three
1976
as Red Roxy
MovieThe Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
1976
as Marshal
MovieMeanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
TVThe Bionic Woman
1976
MovieHustle
1975
as Airport Bartender
MovieWhiffs
1975
as Sgt. Post
TVBarbary Coast
1975
MovieBoss Nigger
1975
MovieBlazing Stewardesses
1975
as Mike Trask
MovieStarsky & Hutch
1975
as Doctor in Morgue
TVBaretta
1975
MoviePunch and Jody
1974
as Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz
TVKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Tyrell Security Guard
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Shorty McCall
TVPolice Woman
1974
as Lt. Bocina
TVLittle House on the Prairie
1974
as Larabee
TVPetrocelli
1974
as Vern
TVThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Howie
MoviePartners in Crime
1973
as Bartender
TVPolice Story
1973
TVHawkins
1973
as Ben
MovieIncident on a Dark Street
1973
as Miles Henderson
TVGhost Story
1972
as First Cowboy
TVThe Waltons
1972
as Deputy Sheriff
TVThe Rookies
1972
MovieJunior Bonner
1972
as Homer Rutledge
MovieThe Eyes of Charles Sand
1972
as Trainer
TVEmergency!
1972
as Dave Grogan
TVMcMillan & Wife
1971
as Sam
TVOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Jenkins
MovieJohnny Got His Gun
1971
as Jody Simmons
MovieOne More Train to Rob
1971
as Charlie
TVThe Immortal
1970
TVDan August
1970
as Ed Gurney
MovieRio Lobo
1970
as Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
MovieThe Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
as Rusty
MovieHunters Are for Killing
1970
as Hank Phillips
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Sam
TVMarcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Al Karlovic
MovieShalako
1968
as Buffalo
TVLand of the Giants
1968
as Dr. Zoral
TVAdam-12
1968
as Charlie Bishop
TVThe Outsider
1968
as Sheriff Watson
MovieThe Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
as Rev. Zachary Gant
MovieBandolero!
1968
as Jack Hawkins
TVIt Takes a Thief
1968
as Airline Captain
TVMannix
1967
as Mr. Barlow
TVHondo
1967
TVCimarron Strip
1967
as Elza Kedge (
MovieFort Utah
1967
as Harris
MovieHostile Guns
1967
as Ed Johnson
TVIronside
1967
as Paul Farrell
TVDragnet
1967
as James Fremont
MovieRed Tomahawk
1967
as Bly
MovieAlvarez Kelly
1966
as Lt. Farrow
TVPistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
TVT.H.E. Cat
1966
as Stoddard
MovieThe Magnificent Stranger
1966
as Grist
TVBatman
1966
as The Grand Vizier
MovieApache Uprising
1965
as Henry Belden
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Davy Harrods
TVThe Wild Wild West
1965
as Farnsworth
TVLaredo
1965
as Sam Dixie
TVF Troop
1965
as Col. Donnely
TVThe Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Daniels
MovieTown Tamer
1965
as Tex
MovieFort Courageous
1965
as Captain Harvey
MovieWar Party
1965
as Sgt. Chaney
MovieConvict Stage
1965
as Marshal Jethro Karnin
TVThe Munsters
1964
as Ted
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Amos Brown
TVBroadside
1964
as Colonel Stark
TVMickey
1964
MovieLaw of the Lawless
1964
as Red
MovieIron Angel
1964
as Reb
MovieTwilight of Honor
1963
as Judson Elliot
TVMr. Novak
1963
as Anthony Gallo
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as The Checker
TVArrest and Trial
1963
as Snyder
TVMcHale's Navy
1962
as Capt. Kittridge
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Shorty Downs
TVSam Benedict
1962
MovieWalk on the Wild Side
1962
as Dockery
MovieBuffalo Gun
1961
as Murdock
TVThe Roaring 20's
1960
TVSurfside 6
1960
as Lt. Snedigar
TVCheckmate
1960
as Kyle Horgan
MovieOcean's Eleven
1960
as McCoy (uncredited)
MovieWalk Like a Dragon
1960
as Cabot
TVHawaiian Eye
1959
as Roy Briggs
TVBourbon Street Beat
1959
TVLaramie
1959
TVThe Deputy
1959
as Utah
TVBonanza
1959
as Bud Claggett
MovieThe Big Operator
1959
as Detective Sergeant
MovieWarlock
1959
as Edward Calhoun (uncredited)
MovieThe Last Mile
1959
as Drake
TVRawhide
1959
as Grut
MovieBorn Reckless
1958
as Bill Okie
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Shorty Adams
TVBat Masterson
1958
as Luke Short
TVLawman
1958
as Shorty - Assassin
TVBronco
1958
TVPeter Gunn
1958
MovieFrankenstein 1970
1958
as Douglas Row
MovieChina Doll
1958
as MSgt. Hal Foster
TVMaverick
1957
as Dishonest Abe
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Red Doyle
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Tanner
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Tom Goodfellow
MovieGun Duel in Durango
1957
as Larry
Movie7 Men from Now
1956
as Clete
MovieI'll Cry Tomorrow
1955
as Jerry
MovieThe Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
as Dawson
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Soldier
TVSergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
TVCheyenne
1955
as Shorty Jones
TVThe Phil Silvers Show
1955
as Capt. Carter (uncredited)
TVGunsmoke
1955
as McIver
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Sheriff (uncredited)
MovieJesse James' Women
1954
as Jesse James
MovieUntamed Heiress
1954
as Mike Lawrence
TVPublic Defender
1954
as Milo Martin
TVThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Clerk
TVDragnet
1951
as Mike Armstrong
MovieMy Outlaw Brother
1951
as Hank
MovieBorder Rangers
1950
as Bob Standish
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Andy
MovieTrain To Tombstone
1950
as Len Howard
MovieGunfire
1950
as Frank James / Bat Fenton
MovieI Shot Billy the Kid
1950
as Billy the Kid
MovieRed Desert
1949
as Pecos Jones
MovieTough Assignment
1949
as Dan Reilly
MovieSquare Dance Jubilee
1949
as Don Blake
MovieThe Dalton Gang
1949
as Larry West
MovieRingside
1949
as Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra"
Train to Alcatraz
1948
as Doug Forbes
MovieLightnin' in the Forest
1948
as Stan Martin
MovieMadonna of the Desert
1948
as Tony French
MovieSlippy McGee
1948
as Slippy McGee
That's My Gal
1947
as Benny Novak
MovieThe Plainsman and the Lady
1946
as Feisty
MovieThe Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Tom Dwyer
MovieThe Chicago Kid
1945
as Joe Ferrill
MovieBells of Rosarita
1945
as Don Barry
MovieMy Buddy
1944
as Eddie Ballinger
MovieOutlaws of Santa Fe
1944
as Bob Conroy
MovieThe Purple Heart
1944
as Lt. Peter Vincent
MovieCalifornia Joe
1943
as Joe Weldon
MovieCanyon City
1943
as Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid
MovieThe Man from the Rio Grande
1943
as Lee Grant
MovieThe West Side Kid
1943
as Johnny April
MovieBlack Hills Express
1943
as Lon Walker
MovieFugitive from Sonora
1943
as Dave Winters / Ted Winters
MovieDays of Old Cheyenne
1943
as Clint Ross
MovieCarson City Cyclone
1943
as Gilbert Phalen
MovieDead Man's Gulch
1943
as Tennessee Colby
MovieThe Sundown Kid
1942
as Red Tracy
MovieThe Traitor Within
1942
as Sam Starr
MovieOutlaws of Pine Ridge
1942
as Chips Barrett
MovieThe Sombrero Kid
1942
as Jerry Holden
MovieThe Cyclone Kid
1942
as Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson
MovieJesse James, Jr.
1942
as Johnny Barrett
MovieStagecoach Express
1942
as Dave Gregory
MovieArizona Terrors
1942
as Jim Bradley
MovieRemember Pearl Harbor
1942
as Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith
MovieA Missouri Outlaw
1941
as Cliff Dixon
MovieDeath Valley Outlaws
1941
as Johnny Edwards
MovieKansas Cyclone
1941
as Jim Randall
MovieDesert Bandit
1941
as Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger
MovieThe Apache Kid
1941
as Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid
MovieTwo Gun Sheriff
1941
as Jim "Sundown Kid" McKinnon / Sheriff Bruce McKinnon
MovieThe Phantom Cowboy
1941
as Jim Lawrence
MovieWyoming Wildcat
1941
as Bill Gannon
MovieTexas Terrors
1940
as Bob Millbourne aka Robert Mills
MovieFrontier Vengeance
1940
as Jim Sanders
MovieThe Tulsa Kid
1940
as Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid
MovieSailor's Lady
1940
as Second Paymaster
MovieOne Man's Law
1940
as Jack Summers
MovieAdventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Red Ryder
MovieGhost Valley Raiders
1940
as Tim Brandon
MovieJack Pot
1940
as Bryan (uncredited)
MovieDays of Jesse James
1939
as Jesse James
MovieThe Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Collins (uncredited)
MovieSaga of Death Valley
1939
as Jerry
MovieCalling All Marines
1939
as 'Blackie' Cross
MovieWyoming Outlaw
1939
as Will Parker
MovieS.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
as Curly Parsons
MovieOnly Angels Have Wings
1939
as Tex
MovieCalling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Collins
MoviePanama Patrol
1939
as Loring
MovieThe Duke of West Point
1938
as Cadet Grady
MovieYoung Dr. Kildare
1938
as Dr. Collins (uncredited)
MovieThe Crowd Roars
1938
as Pete Mariola
MovieThink It Over
1938
as Henchman
MovieSinners in Paradise
1938
as Jessup
MovieSaleslady
1938
as Babcock
MovieNavy Blue and Gold
1937
as Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited)
MovieDead End
1937
as Dr. Flynn, Intern (uncredited)
MovieThe Woman I Love
1937
as Michel
MovieWhen's Your Birthday?
1937
as Marty - Gunman (uncredited)
MovieBeloved Enemy
1936
as Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)
MovieNight Waitress
1936
as Mario Rigo
MovieBridal Bail
1934
as Movie Usher
MovieFlying Down to Rio
1933
as Dancer (uncredited)
