---
name: "Don 'Red' Barry"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/don-red-barry"
fi1m_id: "don-red-barry"
imdb_id: "nm0057983"
tmdb_id: 103789
wikidata_id: "Q1238919"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 January 1912"
died: "17 July 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T02:49:05.125503+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Don 'Red' Barry

## Identity

Don 'Red' Barry

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/don-red-barry
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** don-red-barry
- **IMDb ID:** nm0057983
- **TMDB ID:** 103789
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1238919
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_%22Red%22_Barry, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1238919, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0057983/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/103789

Actor. Born 11 January 1912 in Houston, Texas, USA. Died 17 July 1980.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 January 1912, Houston, Texas, USA
- **Died:** 17 July 1980
- **Also known as:** Donald Barry De Acosta, Donald Barry, Donald 'Red' Barry, Milton Poimboeuf, Donald M. Barry
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 80 (2), 1960s 55 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_%22Red%22_Barry, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1238919, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0057983/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/103789

## Biography

Don 'Red' Barry was an American actor. Born Milton Poimboeuf in Houston, Texas, he began his career with bit parts and small roles in films from the mid-1930s, including an appearance as Tex in *Only Angels Have Wings* (1939).

He gained prominence after playing the title character in the 1940 Republic serial *Adventures of Red Ryder*, from which he took his nickname. Barry subsequently starred in a series of westerns for Republic Pictures during the 1940s. He later worked in supporting roles in film and television through the 1970s, with appearances in series such as *Bonanza*, *Batman* and *Little House on the Prairie*.

Barry died in North Hollywood, California, on 17 July 1980.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, tshaonline.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *Only Angels Have Wings* (1939), Fi1m 88, as Tex — [page](https://film.one/film/only-angels-have-wings.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Ocean's Eleven* (1960), Fi1m 55, as McCoy (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven-1960.md)
- *Dead End* (1937), Fi1m 73, as Dr. Flynn, Intern (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-end.md)

## Complete filmography (228)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Back Roads* (1981), as Pete
- *The Dream Merchants* (1980), series, as Capt. Casey
- *Goldie and the Boxer* (1979), as Radio Announcer
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Jeremiah Clemmons
- *Undercover with the KKK* (1979), as Ben Wright
- *240-Robert* (1979), series, Actor
- *A Cry for Justice* (1979), as Virgil Hall
- *Donovan's Kid* (1979), as Sheriff at Stagecoach
- *The Crash of Flight 401* (1978), as Helicopter Pilot
- *The One Man Jury* (1978), as Sgt. Murphy
- *Hooper* (1978), as Sheriff
- *Hot Lead & Cold Feet* (1978), as Bartender
- *Buckstone County Prison* (1978), as Warden Coley
- *The Swarm* (1978), as Pete Harris
- *Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid* (1978), as Devery's Foreman
- *Doctor Dracula* (1978), as Elliot
- *Shame, Shame on the Bixby Boys* (1978), Actor
- *CHiPs* (1977), series, as Truck Driver, Frank Taylor, Marty Ballard
- *Orca* (1977), as Dock Worker
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), series, as Charlie Turner
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Harry Silvers
- *Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II* (1976), series, as Robert Barnes
- *Big John, Little John* (1976), series, as Lionel P. Crabtree
- *From Noon Till Three* (1976), as Red Roxy
- *The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West* (1976), as Marshal
- *Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch* (1976), as (archive footage)
- *The Bionic Woman* (1976), series, Actor
- *Hustle* (1975), as Airport Bartender
- *Whiffs* (1975), as Sgt. Post
- *Barbary Coast* (1975), series, Actor
- *Boss Nigger* (1975), Actor
- *Blazing Stewardesses* (1975), as Mike Trask
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), as Doctor in Morgue
- *Baretta* (1975), series, Actor
- *Punch and Jody* (1974), as Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Shorty McCall — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Kolchak: The Night Stalker* (1974), series, as Tyrell Security Guard
- *Police Woman* (1974), series, as Lt. Bocina, Ted, Captain Simmonds, Morris, Captain Barnes
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, as Larabee
- *Petrocelli* (1974), series, as Vern
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), series, as Howie
- *Partners in Crime* (1973), as Bartender
- *Police Story* (1973), series, Actor
- *Hawkins* (1973), series, as Ben
- *Incident on a Dark Street* (1973), as Miles Henderson
- *Ghost Story* (1972), series, as First Cowboy, Charlie Durham
- *The Waltons* (1972), series, as Deputy Sheriff
- *The Rookies* (1972), series, Actor
- *Junior Bonner* (1972), as Homer Rutledge
- *The Eyes of Charles Sand* (1972), as Trainer
- *Emergency!* (1972), series, as Dave Grogan
- *McMillan & Wife* (1971), series, as Sam
- *Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law* (1971), series, as Jenkins
- *Johnny Got His Gun* (1971), as Jody Simmons
- *One More Train to Rob* (1971), as Charlie
- *The Immortal* (1970), series, Actor
- *Dan August* (1970), series, as Ed Gurney
- *Rio Lobo* (1970), as Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
- *The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County* (1970), as Rusty
- *Hunters Are for Killing* (1970), as Hank Phillips
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Sam, Policeman
- *Marcus Welby, M.D.* (1969), series, as Al Karlovic, Abner Dickens
- *Shalako* (1968), as Buffalo
- *Land of the Giants* (1968), series, as Dr. Zoral
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Charlie Bishop, Edwin M. Kale, Mr. Hobbs, Wino
- *The Outsider* (1968), series, as Sheriff Watson
- *The Shakiest Gun in the West* (1968), as Rev. Zachary Gant
- *Bandolero!* (1968), as Jack Hawkins
- *It Takes a Thief* (1968), series, as Airline Captain
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as Mr. Barlow
- *Hondo* (1967), series, Actor
- *Cimarron Strip* (1967), series, as Elza Kedge (
- *Fort Utah* (1967), as Harris
- *Hostile Guns* (1967), as Ed Johnson
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Paul Farrell, Capt. Dennis Barnes, Warrant Officer Harry Wilke, Lt. Tom Pierce, Walter Prudy
- *Dragnet* (1967), series, as James Fremont
- *Red Tomahawk* (1967), as Bly
- *Alvarez Kelly* (1966), as Lt. Farrow
- *Pistols 'n' Petticoats* (1966), series, Actor
- *T.H.E. Cat* (1966), series, as Stoddard, Morgan
- *The Magnificent Stranger* (1966), as Grist
- *Batman* (1966), series, as The Grand Vizier, Tarantula
- *Apache Uprising* (1965), as Henry Belden
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Davy Harrods
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Farnsworth, Rainey
- *Laredo* (1965), series, as Sam Dixie
- *F Troop* (1965), series, as Col. Donnely
- *The Legend of Jesse James* (1965), series, as Daniels
- *Town Tamer* (1965), as Tex
- *Fort Courageous* (1965), as Captain Harvey
- *War Party* (1965), as Sgt. Chaney
- *Convict Stage* (1965), as Marshal Jethro Karnin · Writer
- *The Munsters* (1964), series, as Ted
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Amos Brown
- *Mickey* (1964), series, Actor
- *Law of the Lawless* (1964), as Red
- *Iron Angel* (1964), as Reb
- *Twilight of Honor* (1963), as Judson Elliot
- *Mr. Novak* (1963), series, as Anthony Gallo
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as The Checker — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, as Snyder
- *McHale's Navy* (1962), series, as Capt. Kittridge
- *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Shorty Downs, Dugan, John Slaughter, Man, Charles Coulter, Carstairs, Jake, Hutton
- *Sam Benedict* (1962), series, Actor
- *Walk on the Wild Side* (1962), as Dockery
- *Buffalo Gun* (1961), as Murdock
- *The Roaring 20's* (1960), series, Actor
- *Surfside 6* (1960), series, as Lt. Snedigar
- *Checkmate* (1960), series, as Kyle Horgan
- *Ocean's Eleven* (1960), as McCoy (uncredited) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven-1960.md)
- *Walk Like a Dragon* (1960), as Cabot
- *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, as Roy Briggs, Harry Cannon
- *Bourbon Street Beat* (1959), series, Actor
- *Laramie* (1959), series, Actor
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Bud Claggett, Temple
- *The Deputy* (1959), series, as Utah
- *The Big Operator* (1959), as Detective Sergeant
- *Warlock* (1959), as Edward Calhoun (uncredited)
- *The Last Mile* (1959), as Drake
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Grut
- *Born Reckless* (1958), as Bill Okie
- *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, as Shorty Adams, Rock, Barnaby Allson, Frank Sully
- *Bat Masterson* (1958), series, as Luke Short
- *Lawman* (1958), series, as Shorty - Assassin, Dusty McCade, Jim Gaylord, Jess Schaeffer
- *Bronco* (1958), series, Actor
- *Peter Gunn* (1958), series, Actor
- *Frankenstein 1970* (1958), as Douglas Row
- *China Doll* (1958), as MSgt. Hal Foster
- *Maverick* (1957), series, as Dishonest Abe, Fred Leslie, Willie Saffron, Sheriff, Smith
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Red Doyle
- *Sugarfoot* (1957), series, as Tanner, Arkansas, Arkansas Ferguson
- *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, as Tom Goodfellow
- *Gun Duel in Durango* (1957), as Larry
- *7 Men from Now* (1956), as Clete
- *I'll Cry Tomorrow* (1955), as Jerry
- *The Twinkle In God's Eye* (1955), as Dawson
- *Screen Director's Playhouse* (1955), series, as Soldier
- *Sergeant Preston of the Yukon* (1955), series, Actor
- *Cheyenne* (1955), series, as Shorty Jones
- *The Phil Silvers Show* (1955), series, as Capt. Carter (uncredited)
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as McIver, Dobson
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Sheriff (uncredited)
- *Jesse James' Women* (1954), as Jesse James · Producer, Screenplay, Director
- *Untamed Heiress* (1954), as Mike Lawrence
- *Public Defender* (1954), series, as Milo Martin
- *The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet* (1952), series, as Clerk
- *Dragnet* (1951), series, as Mike Armstrong, Parker Cleaver
- *My Outlaw Brother* (1951), as Hank
- *Border Rangers* (1950), as Bob Standish
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Andy, Martin
- *Train To Tombstone* (1950), as Len Howard · Story
- *Gunfire* (1950), as Frank James / Bat Fenton
- *I Shot Billy the Kid* (1950), as Billy the Kid
- *Red Desert* (1949), as Pecos Jones · Executive Producer
- *Tough Assignment* (1949), as Dan Reilly
- *Square Dance Jubilee* (1949), as Don Blake
- *The Dalton Gang* (1949), as Larry West
- *Red Light* (1949), Story
- *Ringside* (1949), as Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra"
- *Train to Alcatraz* (1948), as Doug Forbes
- *Lightnin' in the Forest* (1948), as Stan Martin
- *Madonna of the Desert* (1948), as Tony French
- *Slippy McGee* (1948), as Slippy McGee
- *That's My Gal* (1947), as Benny Novak
- *The Plainsman and the Lady* (1946), as Feisty
- *The Last Crooked Mile* (1946), as Tom Dwyer
- *The Chicago Kid* (1945), as Joe Ferrill
- *Bells of Rosarita* (1945), as Don Barry
- *My Buddy* (1944), as Eddie Ballinger
- *Outlaws of Santa Fe* (1944), as Bob Conroy
- *The Purple Heart* (1944), as Lt. Peter Vincent
- *California Joe* (1943), as Joe Weldon
- *Canyon City* (1943), as Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid
- *The Man from the Rio Grande* (1943), as Lee Grant
- *The West Side Kid* (1943), as Johnny April
- *Black Hills Express* (1943), as Lon Walker
- *Fugitive from Sonora* (1943), as Dave Winters / Ted Winters
- *Days of Old Cheyenne* (1943), as Clint Ross
- *Carson City Cyclone* (1943), as Gilbert Phalen
- *Dead Man's Gulch* (1943), as Tennessee Colby
- *The Sundown Kid* (1942), as Red Tracy
- *The Traitor Within* (1942), as Sam Starr
- *Outlaws of Pine Ridge* (1942), as Chips Barrett
- *The Sombrero Kid* (1942), as Jerry Holden
- *The Cyclone Kid* (1942), as Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson
- *Jesse James, Jr.* (1942), as Johnny Barrett
- *Stagecoach Express* (1942), as Dave Gregory
- *Arizona Terrors* (1942), as Jim Bradley
- *Remember Pearl Harbor* (1942), as Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith
- *A Missouri Outlaw* (1941), as Cliff Dixon
- *Death Valley Outlaws* (1941), as Johnny Edwards
- *Kansas Cyclone* (1941), as Jim Randall
- *Desert Bandit* (1941), as Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger
- *The Apache Kid* (1941), as Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid
- *Two Gun Sheriff* (1941), as Jim "Sundown Kid" McKinnon / Sheriff Bruce McKinnon
- *The Phantom Cowboy* (1941), as Jim Lawrence
- *Wyoming Wildcat* (1941), as Bill Gannon
- *Texas Terrors* (1940), as Bob Millbourne aka Robert Mills
- *Frontier Vengeance* (1940), as Jim Sanders
- *The Tulsa Kid* (1940), as Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid
- *Sailor's Lady* (1940), as Second Paymaster
- *One Man's Law* (1940), as Jack Summers
- *Adventures of Red Ryder* (1940), as Red Ryder
- *Ghost Valley Raiders* (1940), as Tim Brandon
- *Jack Pot* (1940), as Bryan (uncredited)
- *Days of Jesse James* (1939), as Jesse James
- *The Secret of Dr. Kildare* (1939), as Collins (uncredited)
- *Saga of Death Valley* (1939), as Jerry
- *Calling All Marines* (1939), as 'Blackie' Cross
- *Wyoming Outlaw* (1939), as Will Parker
- *S.O.S Tidal Wave* (1939), as Curly Parsons
- *Only Angels Have Wings* (1939), as Tex — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/only-angels-have-wings.md)
- *Calling Dr. Kildare* (1939), as Collins
- *Panama Patrol* (1939), as Loring
- *The Duke of West Point* (1938), as Cadet Grady
- *Young Dr. Kildare* (1938), as Dr. Collins (uncredited)
- *The Crowd Roars* (1938), as Pete Mariola
- *Think It Over* (1938), as Henchman
- *Sinners in Paradise* (1938), as Jessup
- *Saleslady* (1938), as Babcock
- *Navy Blue and Gold* (1937), as Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited)
- *Dead End* (1937), as Dr. Flynn, Intern (uncredited) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-end.md)
- *The Woman I Love* (1937), as Michel
- *When's Your Birthday?* (1937), as Marty - Gunman (uncredited)
- *Beloved Enemy* (1936), as Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)
- *Night Waitress* (1936), as Mario Rigo
- *Bridal Bail* (1934), as Movie Usher
- *Flying Down to Rio* (1933), as Dancer (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Donald Barry (aka Don "Red" Barry) in The Traitor Within (1942) (aka The Crooked Circle) - publicity still (cropped : see source)](https://film.one/media/person/1079685/gallery-eafeb302d652.jpg) Donald Barry (aka Don "Red" Barry) in The Traitor Within (1942) (aka The Crooked Circle) - publicity still (cropped : see source) — unknown (Republic Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Donald_Barry_in_The_Traitor_Within_%28cropped%29_1942.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Don 'Red' Barry](https://film.one/media/person/1079685/gallery-7f7f6b457566.jpg) Don 'Red' Barry — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/%22Red%22_Barry_%281979%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Judy Carne & Donald Barry (aka Don "Red" Barry) in the TV series Ironside, episode Once More for Joey - publicity still (cropped : see source) (1974)](https://film.one/media/person/1079685/gallery-4f6fb308186f.jpg) Judy Carne & Donald Barry (aka Don "Red" Barry) in the TV series Ironside, episode Once More for Joey - publicity still (cropped : see source) (1974) — unknown (NBC-TV), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Judy_Carne-Donald_Barry_in_Ironside.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Don "Red' Barry & Wally Vernon in The Man from the Rio Grande (not Fugitive from Sonora : see other source) - publicity still (cropped) (1943)](https://film.one/media/person/1079685/gallery-e12ce3c3e19a.jpg) Don "Red' Barry & Wally Vernon in The Man from the Rio Grande (not Fugitive from Sonora : see other source) - publicity still (cropped) (1943) — unknown (Republic Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/The_Man_from_the_Rio_Grande_%281943%29_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Don 'Red' Barry](https://film.one/media/person/1079685/gallery-1355b3d3d8e1.jpg) Don 'Red' Barry — Image via TMDB
- ![Western star Don "Red" Barry at a party at the National Film Society convention, May 1979. Barry died July 17, 1980 (suicide by gunshot). NOTE: Permission grant](https://film.one/media/person/1079685/gallery-6431bb0b2806.jpg) Western star Don "Red" Barry at a party at the National Film Society convention, May 1979. Barry died July 17, 1980 (suicide by gunshot). NOTE: Permission grant — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Don_%22Red%22_Barry_%284506402246%29.jpg/1280px-Don_%22Red%22_Barry_%284506402246%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Western star Don "Red" Barry and wife Barbara Patin (center) and Sunset Carson (right) - at the National Film Society convention, May 1979. On July 17, 1980 he ](https://film.one/media/person/1079685/gallery-e3e6aab648e3.jpg) Western star Don "Red" Barry and wife Barbara Patin (center) and Sunset Carson (right) - at the National Film Society convention, May 1979. On July 17, 1980 he  — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Don_%22Red%22_Barry_and_wife_%28center%29%2C_Sunset_Carson_%28right%29_%284506385802%29.jpg/1280px-Don_%22Red%22_Barry_and_wife_%28center%29%2C_Sunset_Carson_%28right%29_%284506385802%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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