- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 26, 1918
- Place of Birth
- Rennert, North Carolina, USA
- Died
- January 6, 1998
Walter Barnes
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 oversea…
Filmography
tvNorth and South
1985 · Benny Haven
tvStingray
1985
movieSmokey Bites the Dust
1981 · Sheriff Turner
tvWalking Tall
1981
movieBronco Billy
1980 · Sheriff Dix
movieThe Sky Trap
1979 · Harry Shaughnessy
movieEvery Which Way but Loose
1978 · Tank Murdock
movieThe Young Runaways
1978 · Sgt. Abel
moviePete's Dragon
1977 · Captain
movieAnother Man, Another Chance
1977 · Foster
movieDay of the Animals
1977 · Ranger Tucker
movieMackintosh and T.J.
1975 · Jim Webster
movieThe Blue Knight
1975 · Personnel Officer
movieEscape to Witch Mountain
1975 · Sheriff Purdy
tvKodiak
1974 · Jack Capp
movieHog Wild
1974 · Tobias
movieCahill: United States Marshal
1973 · Sheriff Grady
movieDaddy's Deadly Darling
1973 · Doctor
movieHigh Plains Drifter
1973 · Sheriff Sam Shaw
tvKung Fu
1972 · Sheriff
movieMovin' On
1972 · Mr. Daniels
movieThe Christian Licorice Store
1971 · P.C. Stayne
tvAlias Smith and Jones
1971
movieThe Traveling Executioner
1970 · Sheriff
movieCoup D'Etat
1969 · (uncredited)
movieThe Magnificent Tony Carrera
1969 · Barnes
movieThe Moment to Kill
1968 · Bull
movieGarter Colt
1968 · General Droga
movieThe Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
1968 · Fred Lancaster
movieHalleluja for Django
1967 · Key Jarrett / Clay Thomas
movieLiebesnächte in der Taiga
1967 · Jurij
tvThe High Chaparral
1967 · Bartender
movieTarget Frankie
1967 · Col. O’Connor
movieClint the Stranger
1967 · Walter Shannon
movieThe Big Gundown
1967 · Brokston
tvMission: Impossible
1966
movieWinnetou and the Crossbreed
1966 · Mac Haller
movieDuel at Sundown
1965 · Old McGow
movieRampage at Apache Wells
1965 · Bill Campbell
movieChallenge of the Gladiator
1965 · Nero
movieFrontier Hellcat
1964 · Martin Baumann Sr.
movieApache Gold
1963 · Bill Jones
Revenge of the Musketeers
movieRevenge of the Musketeers
1963 · Porthos
movieSlave Girls of Sheba
1963 · Friar Metachini
movieCaptain Sindbad
1963 · Rolf
movieSign of Zorro
1963 · Mario
movieAvenger of the Seven Seas
1962 · Van Artz
movieThe Adventures of Mary Read
1961 · Captain Poof
movieRomulus and the Sabines
1961 · Stilicone
movieDrakut the Avenger
1961 · Nicolas
movieThe Secret of the Blue Men
1961 · Matthias
movieThe Secret of the Black Falcon
1961 · Calico Jack
movieRobin Hood and the Pirates
1960 · Guercio / Orbo
movieUnder Ten Flags
1960
tvBonanza
1959 · Will Griner
Tales of the Vikings
tvTales of the Vikings
1959
movieWestbound
1959 · Willis - Stage Depot Cook
movieRio Bravo
1959 · Charlie (uncredited)
movieRevolt in the Big House
1958 · Guard Capt. Starkey
tvBat Masterson
1958 · Paulson
tvBronco
1958
movieOregon Passage
1957 · Sgt. Jed Erschick
tvMaverick
1957 · First Outlaw
tvSugarfoot
1957 · Hefferman
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Herbie Sanford
tvCheyenne
1955
tvGunsmoke
1955 · O' Dell, Haney, Burke
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Sheriff Purdy
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Casey
Action in the Afternoon
tvAction in the Afternoon
1953