Don 'Red' Barry

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.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	16.367
Birthday	1912-01-11
Place of Birth	Houston, Texas, USA
Also Known As	Donald Barry De Acosta, Donald Barry, Donald 'Red' Barry, Milton Poimboeuf, Donald M. Barry,

Frankenstein 1970

The Shakiest Gun in the West

From Noon Till Three

7 Men from Now

Orca

The Phantom Cowboy

Dead End

Flying Down to Rio

I'll Cry Tomorrow

Blazing Stewardesses

The Purple Heart

Walk on the Wild Side

Only Angels Have Wings

Hooper

Johnny Got His Gun

Shalako

The Last Crooked Mile

The Last Mile

Doctor Dracula

Train to Alcatraz

Tough Assignment

Think It Over

Jack Pot

Gun Duel In Durango

The Duke of West Point

Sinners in Paradise

The Twinkle In God's Eye

Born Reckless

Iron Angel

California Joe

Days of Jesse James

The Chicago Kid

Convict Stage

Saleslady

Train To Tombstone

Buckstone County Prison

Saga of Death Valley

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

The Big Operator

Jesse James' Women

The Plainsman and the Lady

Adventures of Red Ryder

Panama Patrol

Junior Bonner

The Crowd Roars

The Woman I Love

Hostile Guns

Hunters Are for Killing

Back Roads

Town Tamer

Night Waitress

Fort Courageous

Young Dr. Kildare

Beloved Enemy

I Shot Billy the Kid

Navy Blue and Gold

Calling Dr. Kildare

Wyoming Outlaw

Arizona Terrors

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

Calling All Marines

Jesse James, Jr.

Remember Pearl Harbor

Days of Old Cheyenne

Walk Like a Dragon

The Man from the Rio Grande

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

The Swarm

Stagecoach Express

Alvarez Kelly

Madonna of the Desert

S.O.S Tidal Wave

My Buddy

Red Desert

The West Side Kid

The Traitor Within

Fort Utah

The Cyclone Kid

Border Rangers

Gunfire