Don Barry
Donald Michael Barry DeAcosta (also known as Red Barry ; born January 11, 1912 in Houston , Texas , † July 17, 1980 in Hollywood , California ) was an American actor .
life and career
Red Barry first appeared in Hollywood in the mid-1930s; he played small and minor roles in studio productions. In 1939 he got a contract with Republic Pictures and was given his own series as Red Ryder to "warm up" after a few films - although the burly actor did not resemble the comic character.
The series continued for four years and 29 films. Barry was assisted in many by Lynn Merrick as the female lead; towards the end he got support from the youthful sidekick Twinkle Watts . The discontinuation of the film series was welcomed by Barry, who appeared repeatedly as a guest star in films of the Republic in the following years. A change in his image did not work, however - there were no offers, so from 1949 he started shooting westerns again , this time with independent producers. Since the mid-1950s, he found almost only television offers; he had the greatest success here with Surfside 6 , which ran for two seasons.
In the middle of the following decade, Barry tried unsuccessfully to raise money for a revival of the western series. Further failures shaped the next few years; Barry committed suicide in July 1980 at the age of 68. Barry was married several times, u. a. in the 1940s with film partner Peggy Stewart . His nickname comes from his hair color.
Filmography (selection)
- 1937: Naval Cadets
- 1938: Dr. Kildare: His First Case (Young Dr. Kildare)
- 1939: Dr. Kildare: Under Suspicion (Calling Dr. Kildare)
- 1939: Dr. Kildare: The Secret of Dr. Kildare
- 1946: bullets, gold and fire water (Gunfire)
- 1949: Cowboy Gangster (Tough Assignment)
- 1949: hands up, old boy! (Red Desert)
- 1949: The Marshal of Santa Fé (The Dalton Gang)
- 1949: Revenge in the Ring (Ringside)
- 1950: Billy the Bandit (I Shot Billy the Kid)
- 1954: $ 20,000 bounty (Jesse James' Women)
- 1955: And tomorrow I'll cry (I'll Cry Tomorrow)
- 1956: It's the turn of the seventh (Seven Men from Now)
- 1957: The die is cast (Gun Duel in Durango)
- 1958: The witch's kitchen at Dr. Rambow (Frankenstein '70)
- 1962: Walk on the Wild Side
- 1963: character assassination (Twilight of Honor)
- 1965: Revolvers don't discuss (Town Tamer)
- 1965: The Apache (Apache Uprising)
- 1966: Alvarez Kelly (Alvarez Kelly)
- 1967: The Bloody West (Red Tomahawk)
- 1968: Shalako (Shalako)
- 1970: Dirty Dingus Magee
- 1971: Johnny goes to war (Johnny Got His Gun)
- 1975: Cash - The unstoppable career of Private Ass (Whiffs)
- 1975: Streets of Night (Hustle)
- 1978: Hot Shots, Cold Feet (Hot Lead and Cold Feet)
- 1981: Back Roads
Web links and sources
- Don Barry in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Barry, Don |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barry, Red; Barry DeAcosta, Donald Michael (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1912 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Houston , Texas |
DATE OF DEATH | 17th July 1980 |
Place of death | Hollywood |