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Birth Day: 1912-01-11
Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA
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.
Credits
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As Pete
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As Radio Announcer
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As Ben Wright
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As Sheriff at Stagecoach
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As Warden Coley
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As Sheriff
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As Helicopter Pilot
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As Devery's Foreman
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As Elliot (as Donald Barry)
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As Bartender
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As Pete Harris
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As Dock Worker
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As Marshal
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As Red Roxy
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As (archive footage)
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As Sgt. Post
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As (as Don Red Barry)
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As Airport Bartender
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As Doctor in Morgue
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As Mike Trask
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As Franz Butz / Delbert Clyde Butz
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As Lt. Tom Pierce (as Donald Barry)
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As Bartender
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As Miles Henderson
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As Trainer
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As Homer Rutledge
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As Jody Simmons
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As Hank Phillips
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As Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
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As Rusty
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As Buffalo
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As Rev. Zachary Gant
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As Jack Hawkins
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As Ed Johnson
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As Harris
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As Bly
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As Lt. Farrow
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As Grist
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As Henry Belden
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As Tex
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As Captain Harvey
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As Sgt. Chaney
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As Marshal Jethro Karnin
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As Red
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As Reb
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As Judson Elliot
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As Dockery
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As Murdock
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As Cabot
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As McCoy (uncredited)
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As Drake (as Donald Barry)
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As Detective Sergeant
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As Edward Calhoun (uncredited)
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As MSgt. Hal Foster
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As Douglas Row
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As Bill Okie
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As Larry
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As Clete
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As Dawson
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As Jerry
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As Jesse James
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As 'Spider' Mike Lawrence (as Donald Barry)
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As Frank James / Bat Fenton
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As Len Howard
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As Bob Standish posing as the Rio Kid (as Don Barry)
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As William H. Bonney / Billy the Kid (as Don Barry)
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As Dan Reilly
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As Pecos Jones
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As Mike O'Hara, "King Cobra"
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As Don Blake
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As Larry West
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As Stan Martin
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As Slippy McGee
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As Tony French (as Donald Barry)
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As Doug Forbes (as Donald Barry)
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As Benny Novak
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As Feisty
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As Tom Dwyer
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As Joe Ferrill
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As Don Barry
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As Lt. Peter Vincent
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As Bob Conroy
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As Eddie Ballinger (as Donald Barry)
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As Lon Walker
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As Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid
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As Gilbert Phalen
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As Lee Grant
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As Clint Ross
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As Johnny April (as Donald Barry)
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As Joe Weldon
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As Tennessee Colby
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As Parson Dave Winters / Ted Winters aka Keeno Phillips
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As Dave Gregory
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As Pvt. Steve 'Lucky' Smith
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As Johnny Barrett
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As Johnny "Cyclone Kid" Dawson
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As Jim Bradley
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As Chips Barrett
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As Jerry Holden
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As Red Tracy
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As Sam Starr (as Donald M. Barry)
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As Jim Lawrence
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As Bill Gannon
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As Jim Randall
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As Pete Dawson aka The Apache Kid
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As Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger
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As Cliff Dixon
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As Jim "Sundown Kid" McKinnon / Sheriff Bruce McKinnon
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As Johnny Edwards
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As Tim Brandon aka The Tolusa Kid (as Donald Barry)
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As Tom Benton aka Tulsa Kid
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As Bryan (uncredited)
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As Jack Summers
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As Second Paymaster
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As Bob Millbourne aka Robert Mills
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As Jim Sanders
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As Red Ryder
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As Curly Parsons
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As Tex
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As 'Blackie' Cross
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As Collins - Intern (uncredited)
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As Will Parker
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As Collins
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As Loring
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As Jerry
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As Jesse James
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As Grady
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As Pete Mariola
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As Dr. Collins (uncredited)
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As Babcock
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As Henchman
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As Jessup
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As Michel
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As Mason (Southern Institute football player) (uncredited)
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As Dr. Flynn, Intern (Uncredited)
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As Marty - Gunman (uncredited)
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As Mario Rigo
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As Mike, I.R.A. Patriot (Uncredited)
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As Movie Usher
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As Dancer (uncredited)