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Don "Red" Barry is a Actor, Director, Ecrivain and Executive producer American born on 11 january 1912 at Houston (USA)

Don "Red" Barry

Don "Red" Barry
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Birth name Donald Michael Barry DeAcosta
Nationality USA
Birth 11 january 1912 at Houston (USA)
Death 17 july 1980 (at 68 years) at Hollywood (USA)

For the serial, see Red Barry (serial). For the comic strip, see Red Barry (comics).

Donald Barry de Acosta (January 11, 1912 – July 17, 1980), 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; 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.

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.

Barry played "Clete" in the 1956 western film Seven Men from Now, starring Randolph Scott. 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. 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.

On January 13, 1965, Barry was cast in the final episode of the short-lived Mickey ABC sitcom starring Mickey Rooney. Barry was cast as a freeloading friend who had saved Mickey's life in World War II. In 1966, Barry played Confederate soldier "Lt. Farrow" in the Western film Alvarez Kelly. Barry played a supporting role in the 1968 film, Shalako, with Sean Connery.

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 farmer Judd Larrabee.

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).

Prior to acting, Barry had been a high school and college football player. During the height of his Red Ryder fame, he married B-movie actress Peggy Stewart, they divorced in 1944. On July 17, 1980, he died by suicide after a domestic dispute. He was estranged from second wife, Barbara, at the time, they had two daughters. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles, California.

Biography

Au cinéma, Donald Barry contribue à cent-quarante-et-un films – majoritairement américains –, les deux premiers sortis en 1933 (dont Carioca de Thornton Freeland, avec Fred Astaire et Ginger Rogers).

Son dernier film est Back Roads de Martin Ritt (avec Sally Field et Tommy Lee Jones), sorti le 13 mars 1981, près de huit mois après sa mort, par suicide à son domicile d'Hollywood.

Fait particulier, il tourne de nombreux westerns, notamment des séries B produites par Republic Pictures, comme À la poursuite de Jesse James de Joseph Kane (1939, avec Roy Rogers et Gabby Hayes), où il personnifie Jesse James. Notons qu'il reprend ce rôle dans son unique film comme réalisateur, Jesse James' Women (1954, avec Jack Buetel incarnant Frank James et Peggie Castle).

Parmi ses autres films notables, mentionnons Seuls les anges ont des ailes d'Howard Hawks (1939, avec Cary Grant et Jean Arthur), Sept hommes à abattre de Budd Boetticher (1956, avec Randolph Scott et Gail Russell), Alvarez Kelly d'Edward Dmytryk (1966, avec William Holden et Richard Widmark) et L'Inévitable Catastrophe d'Irwin Allen (1978, avec Michael Caine et Katharine Ross).

Pour la télévision, Donald Barry apparaît dans onze téléfilms, le premier étant La Chasse infernale de Bernard Girard (avec Burt Reynolds et Melvyn Douglas), diffusé en 1970 ; le dernier est diffusé en 1980, année de sa mort.

Mais surtout, il collabore entre 1954 et 1980 à quatre-vingt-dix-sept séries, dont Maverick (cinq épisodes, 1959-1961), Le Virginien (huit épisodes, 1963-1969), ou encore La Petite Maison dans la prairie (six épisodes, 1976-1979).

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Filmography of Don "Red" Barry (85 films)

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Back Roads
Back Roads (1981)
, 1h30
Directed by Martin Ritt
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Keith, Dan Shor, M. Emmet Walsh, Míriam Colón
Roles Pete
Rating56% 2.8035352.8035352.8035352.8035352.803535
Amy Post (Field) is a $20-a-trick hooker in Mobile, Alabama. One night she entertains Elmore Pratt (Jones), an ex-boxer who has just been fired from his job at a car wash. He cannot pay her for services rendered.
The Swarm
The Swarm (1978)
, 1h56
Directed by Irwin Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, La fin du monde, Natural horror films, Films about insects, Disaster films, American disaster films, Film de catastrophe animalière
Actors Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson
Roles Pete Harris
Rating45% 2.2554752.2554752.2554752.2554752.255475
A group of soldiers led by Maj. Baker (Bradford Dillman) is ordered to investigate a basement level station which they believed was attacked. After Baker contacts his commander, Gen. Slater (Richard Widmark), they begin to investigate who drove a civilian van into the base. It is revealed to be owned by a scientist named Dr. Bradford Crane (Michael Caine), the only survivor of the attack. Slater orders two helicopters to check for a black mass (revealed to be bees), but the two helicopters are swarmed by the bees and crash, killing the pilots inside. Crane insists to Slater that the base was attacked by the same African killer bees that destroyed the helicopters. Helena Anderson (Katharine Ross), one of the base's doctors, supports Crane's story.
Hot Lead & Cold Feet, 1h30
Directed by Robert Butler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, Karen Valentine, Jim Dale, Jack Elam, John Williams
Roles Bartender
Rating59% 2.9997452.9997452.9997452.9997452.999745
Jasper Bloodshy (Dale) runs the rough-and-tumble town of Bloodshy—named after him because he founded it—which lives in fear of Jasper's gunslinging son Wild Billy (also played by Dale). Jasper has just found out he has another son named Eli (again, played by Dale), who lives in Philadelphia.
Hooper
Hooper (1978)
, 1h37
Directed by Hal Needham
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Adam West, Sally Field, Brian Keith, Robert Klein
Roles Sheriff
Rating63% 3.1989253.1989253.1989253.1989253.198925
Sonny Hooper (Burt Reynolds), known as "Hollywood's Greatest Stuntman," is Adam West's stunt double on the action film The Spy Who Laughed at Danger. Hooper's on-set antics and wisecracks are a trial for egotistical director Roger Deal (Robert Klein), and even more so for Roger's bossy, obnoxious (but cowardly) assistant Tony (Alfie Wise), who gets Hooper in trouble with the Humane Society over a stunt involving a dog. Years of physical abuse on are fast catching up with Hooper, with the numerous stunts (referred to in the movie business as "gags") and his use of painkillers beginning to take their toll on his body.
Doctor Dracula, 1h28
Directed by Al Adamson
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Dracula films, Vampires in film
Actors John Carradine, Larry Hankin, Al Adamson, Don "Red" Barry, Regina Carrol, Norman Pierce
Roles Elliot (as Donald Barry)
Rating31% 1.5971551.5971551.5971551.5971551.597155
Un éminent auteur prétend être la réincarnation de l'esprit contrôleur Svengali. En utilisant la magie noire, pendant un rituel de sacrifice il évoque une confrontation avec l'étrange M. Gregorio, qui est en fait le comte Dracula !
Game of Death, 40minutes
Directed by Bruce Lee, Sammo Hung, Robert Clouse
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors James Tien, Bruce Lee, Chieh Yuan, Chuck Norris, Dan Inosanto, Colleen Camp
Roles Le marin
Rating59% 2.9569752.9569752.9569752.9569752.956975
The 1978 version uses portions of the original footage married to an entirely new plot involving a new character, Billy Lo,(盧比利) struggling against a racketeering "syndicate" after gaining international success as a martial arts movie star. When Billy refuses to be intimidated by syndicate henchman Steiner (Hugh O'Brian) and his gangs of thugs, syndicate owner Dr. Land (Dean Jagger) orders his assassination to serve as an example to others.
Orca
Orca (1977)
, 1h32
Directed by Michael Anderson, Brian W. Cook
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Cétacé, Natural horror films, Mise en scène d'un cétacé, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek, Keenan Wynn, Robert Carradine
Roles Dock Worker
Rating58% 2.9043052.9043052.9043052.9043052.904305
The movie revolves around the exploits of Captain Nolan (Harris), an Irish Canadian who catches marine animals to pay off the mortgage of his boat, and return to Ireland. Nolan's crew is looking for a great white shark for a local aquarium, but a scientist named Ken (Carradine) is being targeted by the shark. An orca comes and kills the shark, saving Ken. This switches Nolan's target to the orca. While Nolan is on the journey with his crew, he tries to capture what he believes to be a bull orca, but mistakenly harpoons a pregnant female. Nolan and his crew get the orca on board, where she subsequently miscarries. The crew hoses the dead fetus overboard as the male looks on screaming.
From Noon Till Three, 1h39
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Douglas Fowley, Bert Williams, Anne Ramsey, Damon Douglas
Roles Red Roxy
Rating64% 3.244663.244663.244663.244663.24466
The setting is the American West, late 19th century. A gang of bank robbers led by Graham Dorsey (Charles Bronson) is off to rob a small-town bank, but Graham is having second thoughts: he's had a nightmare in which the gang was wiped out during the robbery attempt. Worse, Graham's horse broke down and the gang members have to get another. They try at the ranch of the widow Amanda Starbuck (Jill Ireland). Amanda, suspicious of the men, denies having a horse. Graham checks out the barn and finds a horse, but still afraid of disaster, he lies to his men and agrees to wait three hours at the ranch for their return (the "from noon till three" of the title). It turns out he has another reason for wanting to stay behind though: he wants to force himself on Mrs. Starbuck. Amanda resists rather inventively; simply lies still, fully clothed. This frustrates Graham, who decides on a ruse. He pretends he is impotent, hoping to play on Amanda's sympathy. The deception works, and they make love three times.
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West, 1h26
Directed by Jack Arnold, Earl Bellamy, Bruce Bilson, Oscar Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Themes Transport films
Actors Bob Denver, Forrest Tucker, Ivor Francis, Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, Lynn Wood
Roles Marshal
Rating37% 1.8525151.8525151.8525151.8525151.852515
Ce western comique raconte les aventures idiotes d'un conducteur de charrette maladroit et de son assistant encombré alors qu'ils tentent d'emmener sept passagers à travers la prairie. Parmi les passagers se trouvent deux riches Bostoniens, une showgirl en herbe, un enseignant et un célibataire. L'histoire est adaptée de Dusty's Trail, une sitcom télévisée.
Hustle
Hustle (1975)
, 1h55
Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about prostitution
Actors Burt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, Ben Johnson, Paul Winfield, Eileen Brennan, Eddie Albert
Roles Airport Bartender
Rating61% 3.095573.095573.095573.095573.09557
When the body of a young woman is found on an isolated beach, Lieutenant Phil Gaines and his partner, Sergeant Louis Belgrave, are the weary and bitter LAPD detectives assigned to the homicide investigation. They conclude, with the support of the coroner's report, that the victim, a hooker and known drug user named Gloria Hollinger, committed suicide using pills.
Boss Nigger, 1h27
Directed by Jack Arnold
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime, Western
Actors Fred Williamson, D'Urville Martin, William Smith, R.G. Armstrong, Barbara Leigh, Don "Red" Barry
Roles (as Don Red Barry)
Rating63% 3.152163.152163.152163.152163.15216
Upon finding a wagon under attack by bandits, two black bounty hunters, Boss and Amos (Fred Williamson and D'Urville Martin, respectively) intervene and save Clara Mae, a black woman (Carmen Hayworth). Upon inspecting the bodies, the bounty hunters find several have rewards to their name and one holds a letter from the mayor of the nearby town San Miguel inviting him to become sheriff on the recommendation of fugitive Jed Clayton (William Smith). The pair take Clara Mae to safety in San Miguel and meet Mayor Griffin (R.G. Armstrong). Knowing that there is no sheriff and holding proof that the mayor intended to give it to a gang member, Boss is able to outsmart the mayor and intimidate other members of the town council into giving him the position. As sheriff, Boss and Amos keep the peace and enforce several "Black Laws" such as issuing fines or periods in jail for calling either of them a "nigger" in public. In his duties Boss meets Miss Pruit (Barbara Leigh), a white schoolteacher, who initially offends Boss by talking of the fond memories she has of her family's black slaves, but earns his forgiveness and develops a romantic interest in him. When a gang of Jed Clayton's men meet the mayor in the town saloon to extort supplies from the town (an arrangement that the mayor allows on the understanding that the gang will do no harm to the town or its citizens), Boss and Amos kill one gang member and arrest two more - with one prisoner being killed as he attempts to escape town assisted by the mayor.