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Don "Red" Barry

American actor (1912-1980) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 68

Don Barry, also known as Red Barry, was an American film and television actor. He was nicknamed "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1940 film Adventures of Red Ryder with Noah Beery Sr.; the character was played in later films by "Wild Bill" Elliott and Allan Lane.

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1980Died17 July 19801979Knots LandingSeries, Jeremiah Clemmons1977OrcaFilm, Dock Worker1975Blazing StewardessesFilm, Mike Trask1974Little House on the PrairieSeries, Larabee1972Emergency!Series, Dave Grogan1971Johnny Got His GunFilm, Jody Simmons1968Adam-12Series, Charlie BishopBandolero!Film, 1968Jack Hawkins1966BatmanSeries, The Grand Vizier1965The Wild Wild WestSeries, FarnsworthApache UprisingFilm, 1965Henry Belden1963The FugitiveSeries, The Checker1962Walk on the Wild SideFilm, Dockery1960Ocean's ElevenFilm, McCoy (uncredited)1959BonanzaSeries, Temple1958Born RecklessFilm, Bill Okie1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries, Tom Goodfellow19567 Men from NowFilm, Clete1951DragnetSeries, Mike Armstrong1949Red LightFilm, Writer1944The Purple HeartFilm, Lt. Peter Vincent1938Sinners in ParadiseFilm, Jessup1933Flying Down to RioFilm, Dancer (uncredited)1912Born11 January 1912

People around Don

  • Johnny Got His Gun 1971
  • Only Angels Have Wings 1939
  • Dead End 1937
  • Warlock 1959
  • 7 Men from Now 1956

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 40

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Television 24

About this person

Barry went on to bigger-budget films following Red Ryder, but none reached his previous level of success. He played Red Doyle in the 1964 Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Simple Simon".

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1980 · aged 68