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Don "Red" Barry

April 23, 2024

"Red Barry" redirects here. For the serial, see Red Barry (serial). For the comic strip, see Red Barry (comic strip).

Don "Red" Barry (né Milton Poimboeuf; January 11, 1912 – July 17, 1980), also known as Red Barry was an American film and television actor. He was nicknamed "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1940 film Adventures of Red Ryder with Noah Beery Sr.;[2] the character was played in later films by "Wild Bill" Elliott and Allan Lane. Barry went on to bigger budget films following Red Ryder, but none reached his previous level of success. He played Red Doyle in the 1964 Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Simple Simon".

Don "Red" Barry
Film still of Barry in The Traitor Within (1942)
Born
Milton Poimboeuf

(1912-01-11)January 11, 1912 (disputed, 1909 and 1910 also cited) [1]
Houston, Texas, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 1980
North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active1933–1980
Spouses
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(m. 1940; div. 1944)​
  • Ona-Dell Ward (m. 1947; div. before 1952)
Barbara Patin
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(m. 1963)​

Early years edit

Barry was born Milton Poimboeuf in Houston, Texas,[2] to parents Louis Leonce Poimboeuf and Emma Murray Poimboeuf. The year has been disputed, with estimates ranging between 1909 and 1912.[1] He attended Allen Academy[3] and the Texas School of Mines.[4] Prior to acting, Barry had been a high school and college football player. He went to Los Angeles, California, to work in advertising.[5]

Career edit

Stage edit

Barry's initial venture into acting was in a production of Tobacco Road on stage in New York in the late 1930s.[6]

Acting edit

Barry first entered films as an extra and in small roles. He was discovered by John Wayne during a football game with Wayne providing Barry introductions to producers.[7] He appeared in a variety of roles before he found his forte and nickname "Red" in the Republic Pictures serial The Adventures of Red Ryder (1940). Though Barry was short and stocky rather than the lean and lanky hero of the Red Ryder comic strip, studio head Herbert J. Yates demanded Barry play the role. Yates thought Barry's appearance similar to James Cagney with Barry unsuccessfully asking Yates to cast him in gangster films.[8] Barry continued in Western roles and made two war films Remember Pearl Harbor (1942) for Republic as well as being loaned out to 20th Century Fox for The Purple Heart (1944). He continued making Westerns for Republic and other studios.

 
Don "Red" Barry and Wally Vernon in The Man from the Rio Grande (1943)

By the 1950s, Barry was a supporting actor instead of playing leads in westerns. Early in 1955, he appeared as the bandit Milt Sharp in an episode of the syndicated series, Stories of the Century, starring and narrated by Jim Davis.[citation needed]

Barry played "Clete" in the 1956 western film Seven Men from Now, starring Randolph Scott. In 1958 he appeared (credited as Donald Barry) on the TV western Cheyenne in the episode "Dead to Rights". He guest starred as Tanner in the 1958 episode "Bullet Proof" of the ABC/Warner Brothers series Sugarfoot, starring Will Hutchins; he was cast as Arkansas in the 1959 Sugarfoot episode "The Return of the Canary Kid". Barry appeared four times in the ABC/WB western Colt .45. Barry was cast as black-clad gunfighter in a 1961 episode, "Last Stop: Oblivion", of the ABC/WB western series, Maverick with Jack Kelly and fellow guest star Buddy Ebsen, as well as an even larger titular role in a James Garner episode set in New Orleans titled "The Resurrection of Joe November." In 1961 Barry appeared as Dusty McCade in the TV western Lawman in the episode titled "Hassayampa."

Barry's voice in the television Westerns sounded much like that of the character actor Dub Taylor. About this time, he also guest starred on two other ABC/WB dramas, Bourbon Street Beat and The Roaring 20s. He appeared as well in the syndicated crime drama, U.S. Marshal, starring John Bromfield, and the NBC education drama series, Mr. Novak, starring James Franciscus. Barry continued making Westerns as part of the ensemble casts of A.C. Lyles Paramount second feature Westerns in the mid 1960s. In 1966, Barry played Confederate soldier "Lt. Farrow" in the Western film Alvarez Kelly with William Holden and a one-eyed Richard Widmark. Barry played a supporting role in the 1968 film, Shalako with Sean Connery, as well as in the television series Dragnet.[9] (1972)Adam 12: portrayed a Con-Man Hobbs}

Barry played supporting roles in dozens of television series, particularly Westerns. He appeared eight times on the long-running NBC series, The Virginian, in the 1960s. He appeared in six episodes of Michael Landon's Little House on the Prairie as racist farmer Judd Larrabee,[citation needed] and appeared in all-star TV miniseries, such as Rich Man, Poor Man Book II and The Dream Merchants.

Writing edit

 
Barry at a party at the National Film Society convention, May 1979

In addition to acting, Barry was also a writer, writing the stories upon which the films Red Light (1949) starring George Raft and Virginia Mayo, Train to Tombstone (1950), and Convict Stage (1965) were based, and co-writing the screenplay as well as directing and playing the leading role of Jesse James in Jesse James' Women (1954).[citation needed]

Personal life edit

During the height of his Red Ryder fame, he married B-movie actress Peggy Stewart, they divorced on April 12, 1944.[10] He married Ona-Dell Ward on October 6, 1947. They divorced sometime before 1952.

In early November 1955, Susan Hayward got into a physical altercation with another woman who caught her visiting Barry's apartment reportedly for an early morning coffee, which made the tabloids and became the source of insider jokes.[11]

Death edit

On July 17, 1980, Barry shot himself in the head at his home, shortly after police had left the residence after investigating a domestic dispute.[6] He was estranged at the time from his third wife, Barbara, with whom he had two daughters. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles.[12]

Selected filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Biodata, b-westerns.com. Accessed December 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cline, William C. (1997). In the Nick of Time: Motion Picture Sound Serials. McFarland. pp. 71–72. ISBN 9780786404711. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Donald Barry Just right Type for Fast-action Range Roles". Cumberland Evening Times. Maryland, Cumberland. September 5, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ Willis, John (1966). Screen World, 1966. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 221. ISBN 9780819603074. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  5. ^ Connelly, Mary Jo (November 21, 1976). "Red Ryder made Don Barry famous ... but Lana, Ann, Joan and Susan spiced up those Hollywood nights". The Argus. California, Fremont. p. 11. Retrieved April 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ a b "Actor 'Red' Barry kills self". The San Bernardino County Sun. California, San Bernardino. Associated Press. July 19, 1980. p. 2. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ p. 29 Savage, William W. The Cowboy Hero: His Image in American History & Culture University of Oklahoma Press, 1979
  8. ^ p. 109 Tuska, Jon A Variable Harvest: Essays and Reviews of Film and Literature McFarland & Co., 1990
  9. ^ p. 126 Herzberg, Bob Shooting Scripts: From Pulp Western to Film McFarland, 24 Mar. 2005
  10. ^ "Divorces". Billboard. May 27, 1944. p. 32. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  11. ^ Eduardo Moreno, The Films of Susan Hayward, Citadel Press, Secaucus, NJ, 1979, p. 142.
  12. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

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Red Barry redirects here For the serial see Red Barry serial For the comic strip see Red Barry comic strip Don Red Barry ne Milton Poimboeuf January 11 1912 July 17 1980 also known as Red Barry was an American film and television actor He was nicknamed Red after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1940 film Adventures of Red Ryder with Noah Beery Sr 2 the character was played in later films by Wild Bill Elliott and Allan Lane Barry went on to bigger budget films following Red Ryder but none reached his previous level of success He played Red Doyle in the 1964 Perry Mason episode The Case of the Simple Simon Don Red BarryFilm still of Barry in The Traitor Within 1942 BornMilton Poimboeuf 1912 01 11 January 11 1912 disputed 1909 and 1910 also cited 1 Houston Texas U S DiedJuly 17 1980North Hollywood California U S Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills California U S Occupation s Actor writerYears active1933 1980SpousesPeggy Stewart m 1940 div 1944 wbr Ona Dell Ward m 1947 div before 1952 Barbara Patin m 1963 wbr Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 2 1 Stage 2 2 Acting 2 3 Writing 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Selected filmography 6 References 7 External linksEarly years editBarry was born Milton Poimboeuf in Houston Texas 2 to parents Louis Leonce Poimboeuf and Emma Murray Poimboeuf The year has been disputed with estimates ranging between 1909 and 1912 1 He attended Allen Academy 3 and the Texas School of Mines 4 Prior to acting Barry had been a high school and college football player He went to Los Angeles California to work in advertising 5 Career editStage edit Barry s initial venture into acting was in a production of Tobacco Road on stage in New York in the late 1930s 6 Acting edit Barry first entered films as an extra and in small roles He was discovered by John Wayne during a football game with Wayne providing Barry introductions to producers 7 He appeared in a variety of roles before he found his forte and nickname Red in the Republic Pictures serial The Adventures of Red Ryder 1940 Though Barry was short and stocky rather than the lean and lanky hero of the Red Ryder comic strip studio head Herbert J Yates demanded Barry play the role Yates thought Barry s appearance similar to James Cagney with Barry unsuccessfully asking Yates to cast him in gangster films 8 Barry continued in Western roles and made two war films Remember Pearl Harbor 1942 for Republic as well as being loaned out to 20th Century Fox for The Purple Heart 1944 He continued making Westerns for Republic and other studios nbsp Don Red Barry and Wally Vernon in The Man from the Rio Grande 1943 By the 1950s Barry was a supporting actor instead of playing leads in westerns Early in 1955 he appeared as the bandit Milt Sharp in an episode of the syndicated series Stories of the Century starring and narrated by Jim Davis citation needed Barry played Clete in the 1956 western film Seven Men from Now starring Randolph Scott In 1958 he appeared credited as Donald Barry on the TV western Cheyenne in the episode Dead to Rights He guest starred as Tanner in the 1958 episode Bullet Proof of the ABC Warner Brothers series Sugarfoot starring Will Hutchins he was cast as Arkansas in the 1959 Sugarfoot episode The Return of the Canary Kid Barry appeared four times in the ABC WB western Colt 45 Barry was cast as black clad gunfighter in a 1961 episode Last Stop Oblivion of the ABC WB western series Maverick with Jack Kelly and fellow guest star Buddy Ebsen as well as an even larger titular role in a James Garner episode set in New Orleans titled The Resurrection of Joe November In 1961 Barry appeared as Dusty McCade in the TV western Lawman in the episode titled Hassayampa Barry s voice in the television Westerns sounded much like that of the character actor Dub Taylor About this time he also guest starred on two other ABC WB dramas Bourbon Street Beat and The Roaring 20s He appeared as well in the syndicated crime drama U S Marshal starring John Bromfield and the NBC education drama series Mr Novak starring James Franciscus Barry continued making Westerns as part of the ensemble casts of A C Lyles Paramount second feature Westerns in the mid 1960s In 1966 Barry played Confederate soldier Lt Farrow in the Western film Alvarez Kelly with William Holden and a one eyed Richard Widmark Barry played a supporting role in the 1968 film Shalako with Sean Connery as well as in the television series Dragnet 9 1972 Adam 12 portrayed a Con Man Hobbs Barry played supporting roles in dozens of television series particularly Westerns He appeared eight times on the long running NBC series The Virginian in the 1960s He appeared in six episodes of Michael Landon s Little House on the Prairie as racist farmer Judd Larrabee citation needed and appeared in all star TV miniseries such as Rich Man Poor Man Book II and The Dream Merchants Writing edit nbsp Barry at a party at the National Film Society convention May 1979 In addition to acting Barry was also a writer writing the stories upon which the films Red Light 1949 starring George Raft and Virginia Mayo Train to Tombstone 1950 and Convict Stage 1965 were based and co writing the screenplay as well as directing and playing the leading role of Jesse James in Jesse James Women 1954 citation needed Personal life editDuring the height of his Red Ryder fame he married B movie actress Peggy Stewart they divorced on April 12 1944 10 He married Ona Dell Ward on October 6 1947 They divorced sometime before 1952 In early November 1955 Susan Hayward got into a physical altercation with another woman who caught her visiting Barry s apartment reportedly for an early morning coffee which made the tabloids and became the source of insider jokes 11 Death editOn July 17 1980 Barry shot himself in the head at his home shortly after police had left the residence after investigating a domestic dispute 6 He was estranged at the time from his third wife Barbara with whom he had two daughters He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles 12 Selected filmography editThis Day and Age 1933 Student uncredited Flying Down to Rio 1933 Dancer uncredited The Hoosier Schoolmaster 1935 Rebel Soldier uncredited Night Waitress 1936 Mario Rigo Beloved Enemy 1936 Mike IRA Patriot uncredited When s Your Birthday 1937 Marty Gunman uncredited The Woman I Love 1937 Michel Dead End 1937 Dr Flynn Intern uncredited The Last Gangster 1937 Billy Ernst uncredited Navy Blue and Gold 1937 Mason Southern Institute Football Player All American Sweetheart 1937 Bob Crew Leader uncredited Saleslady 1938 Babcock Sinners in Paradise 1938 Jessup Letter of Introduction 1938 Disbelieving Man at Barry s Party uncredited The Crowd Roars 1938 Pete Mariola Young Dr Kildare 1938 Dr Collins uncredited The Duke of West Point 1938 Cadet Grady There s That Woman Again 1938 Bellboy uncredited Panama Patrol 1939 Lieutenant Loring First Offenders 1939 Art Calling Dr Kildare 1939 Dr Collins Only Angels Have Wings 1939 Tex S O S Tidal Wave 1939 Curley Parsons Wyoming Outlaw 1939 Will Parker Calling All Marines 1939 Blackie Cross Saga of Death Valley 1939 Jerry The Secret of Dr Kildare 1939 Dr Collins Intern uncredited Days of Jesse James 1939 Jesse James Ghost Valley Raiders 1940 Tim The Tolusa Kid Brandon Adventures of Red Ryder 1940 Serial Red Ryder One Man s Law 1940 Jack Summers Sailor s Lady 1940 Second Paymaster uncredited The Tulsa Kid 1940 Tom The Tulsa Kid Benton Frontier Vengeance 1940 Jim Sanders Texas Terrors 1940 Bob Millbourne Robert Mills Wyoming Wildcat 1941 Bill Gannon The Phantom Cowboy 1941 Jim Lawrence Two Gun Sheriff 1941 Jim The Sundown Kid McKinnon Bruce McKinnon Desert Bandit 1941 Texas Ranger Bob Crandall Kansas Cyclone 1941 Jim Randall The Apache Kid 1941 Pete The Apache Kid Dawson Death Valley Outlaws 1941 Johnny Edwards A Missouri Outlaw 1941 Cliff Dixon Arizona Terrors 1942 Jim Bradley Stagecoach Express 1942 Dave Gregory Jesse James Jr 1942 Johnny Barrett Remember Pearl Harbor 1942 Private Steve Lucky Smith The Cyclone Kid 1942 Johnny The Cyclone Kid Dawson The Sombrero Kid 1942 Jerry Holden Jerry Clancy Outlaws of Pine Ridge 1942 Chips Barrett The Traitor Within 1942 Sam Starr The Sundown Kid 1942 Red Tracy Wade Crandall Dead Man s Gulch 1943 Tennessee Colby Carson City Cyclone 1943 Gilbert Phalen Days of Old Cheyenne 1943 Clint Ross Fugitive from Sonora 1943 Parson Dave Winters Ted Winters Keeno Phillips Black Hills Express 1943 Lon Walker The West Side Kid 1943 Johnny April The Man from the Rio Grande 1943 Lee Grant Canyon City 1943 Terry Reynolds Posing As The Nevada Kid California Joe 1943 Lieutenant Joe Weldon The Purple Heart 1944 Lieutenant Peter Vincent Outlaws of Santa Fe 1944 Bob Conroy My Buddy 1944 Eddie Ballinger Bells of Rosarita 1945 Don Barry The Chicago Kid 1945 Joe Ferrill The Last Crooked Mile 1946 Tom Dwyer Plainsman and the Lady 1946 Feisty Out California Way 1946 Don Barry That s My Gal 1947 Benny Novak Slippy McGee 1948 Slippy McGee Madonna of the Desert 1948 Tony French Lightnin in the Forest 1948 Stan Martin Train to Alcatraz 1948 Doug Forbes Ringside 1949 Mike O Hara King Cobra The Dalton Gang 1949 Marshal Larry West Posing As Rusty Stevens Square Dance Jubilee 1949 Don Blake Tough Assignment 1949 Dan Reilly Red Desert 1949 Pecos Jones I Shot Billy the Kid 1950 William H Billy The Kid Bonney Gunfire 1950 Frank James Bat Fenton Train to Tombstone 1950 Len Howard Border Rangers 1950 Bob Standish Posing As The Rio Kid My Outlaw Brother 1951 Texas Ranger Hank uncredited Untamed Heiress 1954 Mike Spider Mike Lawrence Jesse James Women 1954 Jesse James J Woodsen The Twinkle in God s Eye 1955 Dawson I ll Cry Tomorrow 1955 Jerry Seven Men from Now 1956 Clete Gun Duel in Durango 1957 Larry China Doll 1958 Master Sergeant Hal Foster Frankenstein 1970 1958 Douglas Row Born Reckless 1958 Okie Andy Hardy Comes Home 1958 Councilman Fitzgerald uncredited The Last Mile 1959 Drake Bat Masterson 1959 Luke Short Warlock 1959 Edward Calhoun uncredited The Big Operator 1959 Sergeant Walk Like a Dragon 1960 Cabot Ocean s 11 1960 McCoy uncredited Buffalo Gun 1961 Murdock Rawhide 1961 Grut in S3 E25 Incident of the Running Man Walk on the Wild Side 1962 Dockery Twilight of Honor 1963 Judson Elliot Law of the Lawless 1964 Red Iron Angel 1964 Reb The Carpetbaggers 1964 Soundman uncredited War Party 1965 Sergeant Chaney Fort Courageous 1965 Captain Howard Convict Stage 1965 Marshal Jethro Karnin Town Tamer 1965 Tex Apache Uprising 1965 Henry Belden Alvarez Kelly 1966 Lieutenant Farrow Red Tomahawk 1966 Bly Deserter Hostile Guns 1967 Ed Johnson Fort Utah 1967 Harris Bandolero 1968 Jack Hawkins The Shakiest Gun in the West 1968 Reverend Zachary Gant Shalako 1968 Buffalo The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County 1970 Rusty Dirty Dingus Magee 1970 Shotgun Rio Lobo 1970 Feeny The Bartender uncredited One More Train to Rob 1971 Charlie Johnny Got His Gun 1971 Jody Simmons Junior Bonner 1972 Homer Rutledge Adam 12 as Charlie Bishop ex con not adjusting to life outside of prison 10 29 74 Blazing Stewardesses 1975 Mike Trask Whiffs 1975 Sergeant Post Hustle 1975 Airport Bartender From Noon till Three 1976 Red Roxy Orca 1977 Dock Worker Doctor Dracula 1978 Elliot Hot Lead and Cold Feet 1978 Bartender The Swarm 1978 Pete Harris Hooper 1978 Sheriff Buckstone County Prison 1978 Warden Coley The One Man Jury 1978 Sergeant Murphy Shame Shame on the Bixby Boys 1978 Back Roads 1981 Pete Final Film Role References edit a b Biodata b westerns com Accessed December 21 2023 a b Cline William C 1997 In the Nick of Time Motion Picture Sound Serials McFarland pp 71 72 ISBN 9780786404711 Retrieved April 11 2017 Donald Barry Just right Type for Fast action Range Roles Cumberland Evening Times Maryland Cumberland September 5 1940 p 9 Retrieved April 11 2017 via Newspapers com nbsp Willis John 1966 Screen World 1966 Biblo amp Tannen Publishers p 221 ISBN 9780819603074 Retrieved April 11 2017 Connelly Mary Jo November 21 1976 Red Ryder made Don Barry famous but Lana Ann Joan and Susan spiced up those Hollywood nights The Argus California Fremont p 11 Retrieved April 10 2017 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Actor Red Barry kills self The San Bernardino County Sun California San Bernardino Associated Press July 19 1980 p 2 Retrieved April 11 2017 via Newspapers com nbsp p 29 Savage William W The Cowboy Hero His Image in American History amp Culture University of Oklahoma Press 1979 p 109 Tuska Jon A Variable Harvest Essays and Reviews of Film and Literature McFarland amp Co 1990 p 126 Herzberg Bob Shooting Scripts From Pulp Western to Film McFarland 24 Mar 2005 Divorces Billboard May 27 1944 p 32 Retrieved April 11 2017 Eduardo Moreno The Films of Susan Hayward Citadel Press Secaucus NJ 1979 p 142 Wilson Scott Resting Places The Burial Sites of More Than 14 000 Famous Persons 3d ed 2 Kindle Locations 25047 25048 McFarland amp Company Inc Publishers Kindle 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