Biography
Walter Lee Barnes was an American football guard and actor who played in National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played in the (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and in college at Louisiana State University. Barnes was an actor in both American and European films. He appeared in several films with John Wayne, Lex Barker, and Clint Eastwood. Barnes entered acting after appearing several times on The Eagles Nest, a local Philadelphia television show. WCAU television placed him on several local shows. His contacts with Walt Silver, a producer for Warner Bros. Television, led him into several appearances on television and films. Some of his more notable appearances included Bronco, Gunsmoke, Cheyenne, Bonanza, Have Gun – Will Travel and Death Valley Days. John Wayne got him a small role as Charlie the Bartender in Rio Bravo. Tiring of small roles and seeing opportunities overseas, Barnes was one of the many American actors who moved to Italy in the early 1960s. Kirk Douglas recommended him for a role in his The Vikings television spinoff Tales of the Vikings that was filmed for Douglas's production company in Germany. From 1960 to 1969, he was first active in pirate movies…
Movies & TV Shows
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High Plains Drifter (1973) — Sheriff Sam Shaw
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Rio Bravo (1959) — Charlie (uncredited)
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Pete's Dragon (1977) — Captain
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Every Which Way but Loose (1978) — Tank Murdock
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Bonanza (1959) — Will Griner
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Mission: Impossible (1966)
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Bronco Billy (1980) — Sheriff Dix
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Kung Fu (1972) — Sheriff
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Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) — Sheriff Purdy
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The Big Gundown (1967) — Brokston
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North and South (1985) — Benny Haven
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Apache Gold (1963) — Bill Jones
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Cahill: United States Marshal (1973) — Sheriff Grady
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Gunsmoke (1955) — O' Dell
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Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966) — Mac Haller
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Rampage at Apache Wells (1965) — Bill Campbell
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Frontier Hellcat (1964) — Martin Baumann Sr.
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Day of the Animals (1977) — Ranger Tucker
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Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
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Maverick (1957) — First Outlaw
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Daddy's Deadly Darling (1973) — Doctor
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The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Sheriff Purdy
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Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
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Westbound (1959) — Willis - Stage Depot Cook
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The High Chaparral (1967) — Bartender
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Captain Sindbad (1963) — Rolf
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Cheyenne (1955)
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Stingray (1985)
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Another Man, Another Chance (1977) — Foster
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Under Ten Flags (1960)
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Bat Masterson (1958) — Paulson
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The Traveling Executioner (1970) — Sheriff
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Romulus and the Sabines (1961) — Stilicone
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Avenger of the Seven Seas (1962) — Van Artz
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The Adventures of Mary Read (1961) — Captain Poof
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Revolt in the Big House (1958) — Guard Capt. Starkey
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Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) — Sheriff Turner
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The Christian Licorice Store (1971) — P.C. Stayne
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Bronco (1958)
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Sugarfoot (1957) — Hefferman