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Walter Barnes

Walter Barnes

Actor · Born 1918-01-26 · Rennert, North Carolina, USA

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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

  1. High Plains Drifter (1973) — Sheriff Sam Shaw
  2. Rio Bravo (1959) — Charlie (uncredited)
  3. Pete's Dragon (1977) — Captain
  4. Every Which Way but Loose (1978) — Tank Murdock
  5. Bonanza (1959) — Will Griner
  6. Mission: Impossible (1966)
  7. Bronco Billy (1980) — Sheriff Dix
  8. Kung Fu (1972) — Sheriff
  9. Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) — Sheriff Purdy
  10. The Big Gundown (1967) — Brokston
  11. North and South (1985) — Benny Haven
  12. Apache Gold (1963) — Bill Jones
  13. Cahill: United States Marshal (1973) — Sheriff Grady
  14. Gunsmoke (1955) — O' Dell
  15. Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966) — Mac Haller
  16. Rampage at Apache Wells (1965) — Bill Campbell
  17. Frontier Hellcat (1964) — Martin Baumann Sr.
  18. Day of the Animals (1977) — Ranger Tucker
  19. Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
  20. Maverick (1957) — First Outlaw
  21. Daddy's Deadly Darling (1973) — Doctor
  22. The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Sheriff Purdy
  23. Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
  24. Westbound (1959) — Willis - Stage Depot Cook
  25. The High Chaparral (1967) — Bartender
  26. Captain Sindbad (1963) — Rolf
  27. Cheyenne (1955)
  28. Stingray (1985)
  29. Another Man, Another Chance (1977) — Foster
  30. Under Ten Flags (1960)
  31. Bat Masterson (1958) — Paulson
  32. The Traveling Executioner (1970) — Sheriff
  33. Romulus and the Sabines (1961) — Stilicone
  34. Avenger of the Seven Seas (1962) — Van Artz
  35. The Adventures of Mary Read (1961) — Captain Poof
  36. Revolt in the Big House (1958) — Guard Capt. Starkey
  37. Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) — Sheriff Turner
  38. The Christian Licorice Store (1971) — P.C. Stayne
  39. Bronco (1958)
  40. Sugarfoot (1957) — Hefferman