Don 'Red' Barry

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
    Place of birth
    Houston, Texas, USA
    Birthday
    1/11/1912
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5.3
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6.7
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6.8
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6.1
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7.5
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7
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6.1
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6.3
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6.7
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3.4
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7.2
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6.3
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7.5
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5.7
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6.3
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6.4
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6.6
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6
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6
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7
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3.8
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4.7
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0
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0
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6
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0
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5.5
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0
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6.1
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0
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Train To Tombstone
0
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Saga of Death Valley
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Buckstone County Prison
0
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0
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5.8
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4.4
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3
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6
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6
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The Woman I Love
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5.6
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6.4
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6.4
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5.1
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I Shot Billy the Kid
4
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5.9
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6.1
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5.8
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Arizona Terrors
0
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
5.6
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Death Valley Outlaws
0
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Dead Man's Gulch
0
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Canyon City
0
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2
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Untamed Heiress
6
Bandolero!
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6.5
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Calling All Marines
0
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Days of Old Cheyenne
0
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Fugitive from Sonora
0
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A Missouri Outlaw
0
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The Apache Kid
0
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4.5
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Undercover with the KKK
2
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The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
6.3
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Walk Like a Dragon
5
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The Swarm
4.9
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The Man from the Rio Grande
0
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Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
5
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Stagecoach Express
6
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6.2
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6
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Red Desert
0
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My Buddy
0
The West Side Kid
The West Side Kid
0
The Traitor Within
The Traitor Within
0
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Jack Pot
5.3
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Fort Utah
3.6
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The Phantom Cowboy
6
A Cry For Justice
A Cry For Justice
8
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Border Rangers
0
Gunfire
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5
The Cyclone Kid
The Cyclone Kid
0
Ghost Valley Raiders
Ghost Valley Raiders
6
Texas Terrors
Texas Terrors
5
The Tulsa Kid
The Tulsa Kid
6
Black Hills Express
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6
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
0
Wyoming Wildcat
Wyoming Wildcat
0
The Sombrero Kid
The Sombrero Kid
3
The Sundown Kid
The Sundown Kid
0
Frontier Vengeance
Frontier Vengeance
0
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Two Gun Sheriff
6
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Desert Bandit
0
Kansas Cyclone
Kansas Cyclone
0
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Bells of Rosarita
5.5
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Outlaws of Santa Fe
0
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The Dalton Gang
5
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Square Dance Jubilee
7
Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless
6.1
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Buffalo Gun
0
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Bridal Bail
3
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Incident on a Dark Street
5
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
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5.9
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4.3
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7.1
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7.2
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Slippy McGee
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0
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The Eyes of Charles Sand
5.3
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Punch and Jody
0
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime
2
Hustle
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5.7
Twilight of Honor
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6.7
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