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Walter Barnes

Walter Barnes

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Born January 26, 1918 in Rennert, North Carolina, USA

Died January 6, 1998

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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, then Karl May film adaptations and Spaghetti Westerns.

Barnes returned to the United States in 1969 and appeared in more films and television series, which included The High Chaparral. His friendship with Clint Eastwood on Rawhide later led him to several roles in Eastwood's films. He retired from acting in 1987 and became increasingly ill due to his diabetes. He was the father of German former actress Lara Wendel, who was born Daniela Barnes.

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Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) - Excerpt

The Moment to Kill (1968) - Trailer

THE BIG GUNDOWN - TRAILER

The Big Gundown (1967) Original Trailer [FHD]

The Big Gundown (1967) Original Trailer [FHD]

Halleluja for Django TRAILER

Filmography

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Year

The 70th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 70th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1998Self

Boon TV Series1986JCB Driver

North & South: Book 1, North & South Poster

North & South: Book 1, North & South Mini-Series1985Benny Haven

Stingray Poster

Stingray TV Series1985Daniel Coleman

Father Murphy Poster

Father Murphy TV Series19811 episode, 1982

Smokey Bites the Dust Poster

Smokey Bites the Dust Feature Film1981Sheriff Turner

Walking Tall Poster

Walking Tall TV Series1981Carl Pusser

Bronco Billy Poster

Bronco Billy Feature Film1980Sheriff Dix

Power TV Movie1980Al Grove

The Dukes of Hazzard Poster

The Dukes of Hazzard TV Series1979Jeb McCobb

David Cassidy - Man Undercover Poster

David Cassidy - Man Undercover TV Series1978Wiley

Every Which Way but Loose Poster

Every Which Way but Loose Feature Film1978Tank Murdock

Another Man, Another Chance Poster

Another Man, Another Chance Feature Film1977Foster

Day of the Animals Poster

Day of the Animals Feature Film1977Ranger Tucker

Pete's Dragon Poster

Pete's Dragon Feature Film1977Captain

Escape to Witch Mountain Poster

Escape to Witch Mountain Feature Film1975Sheriff Purdy

Mackintosh and T.J. Poster

Mackintosh and T.J. Feature Film1975Jim Webster

The Blue Knight Poster

The Blue Knight TV Series1975Personnel Officer

Hog Wild Poster

Hog Wild TV Movie1974Tobias

The Gun and the Pulpit Poster

The Gun and the Pulpit TV Movie1974Oaf

Cahill U.S. Marshal Poster

Cahill U.S. Marshal Feature Film1973Sheriff Grady

Daddy's Deadly Darling Poster

Daddy's Deadly Darling Feature Film1973Doctor

High Plains Drifter Poster

High Plains Drifter Feature Film1973Sheriff Sam Shaw

Police Story Poster

Police Story TV Series1973Officer Aaronson

Emergency! Poster

Emergency! TV Series1972Mike Gold

Kung Fu TV Series1972Sheriff

Movin' On Poster

Movin' On TV Movie1972Ned Daniels

Alias Smith and Jones Poster

Alias Smith and Jones TV Series1971Deputy

The Christian Licorice Store Poster

The Christian Licorice Store Feature Film1971P.C. Stayne

The Jimmy Stewart Show Poster

The Jimmy Stewart Show TV Series1971Ernest Digby

Nancy TV Series1970Hardeman

The Traveling Executioner Poster

The Traveling Executioner Feature Film1970Sheriff

Coup D'Etat Poster

Coup D'Etat Feature Film1969

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Poster

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors TV Series1969Zach Garvin

Garter Colt Poster

Garter Colt Feature Film1968General

Inspektor Blomfields Fall Nr.1 - Ich spreng euch alle in die Luft Poster

Inspektor Blomfields Fall Nr.1 - Ich spreng euch alle in die Luft Feature Film1968Insp. Fred Lancaster

The Magnificent Tony Carrera Poster

The Magnificent Tony Carrera Feature Film1968Senador Barnes

The Moment to Kill Poster

The Moment to Kill Feature Film1968Bull

Clint the Stranger Poster

Clint the Stranger Feature Film1967Walter Shannon

Halleluja for Django Poster

Halleluja for Django Feature Film1967Jarret aka Clay Thomas

Liebesnächte in der Taiga Poster

Liebesnächte in der Taiga Feature Film1967Jurij

Target Frankie Poster

Target Frankie Feature Film1967Col. O'Connor

The Big Gundown Poster

The Big Gundown Feature Film1967Brokston

The High Chaparral Poster

The High Chaparral TV Series1967Bartender

Mission: Impossible Poster

Mission: Impossible TV Series1966Al

Winnetou and the Crossbreed Poster

Winnetou and the Crossbreed Feature Film1966Mac Haller

Challenge of the Gladiator Poster

Challenge of the Gladiator Feature Film1965Terenzo

Duel at Sundown Poster

Duel at Sundown Feature Film1965Old McGow

The Oil Prince Poster

The Oil Prince Feature Film1965Bill Campbell

Up from the Beach Poster

Up from the Beach Feature Film1965

Amongst Vultures Poster

Amongst Vultures Feature Film1964Martin Bauman Sr.

La vendetta dei gladiatori Poster

La vendetta dei gladiatori Feature Film1964Gladiator

Captain Sindbad Poster

Captain Sindbad Feature Film1963Rolf

D'Artagnan contro i 3 moschettieri Poster

D'Artagnan contro i 3 moschettieri Feature Film1963Porthos

Duel at the Rio Grande Poster

Duel at the Rio Grande Feature Film1963Mario

Le verdi bandiere di Allah Poster

Le verdi bandiere di Allah Feature Film1963Friar

Winnetou Poster

Winnetou Feature Film1963Bill Jones

Avenger of the Seven Seas Poster

Avenger of the Seven Seas Feature Film1962Bernard Van Artz

Drakut the Avenger Poster

Drakut the Avenger Feature Film1961Nicolás

El secreto de los hombres azules Poster

El secreto de los hombres azules Feature Film1961Matthias

Queen of the Seas Poster

Queen of the Seas Feature Film1961Captain Poof

Romulus and the Sabines Poster

Romulus and the Sabines Feature Film1961Stilicone

The Secret of the Black Falcon Poster

The Secret of the Black Falcon Feature Film1961Calico Jack

Il carro armato dell'8 settembre Poster

Il carro armato dell'8 settembre Feature Film1960

Robin Hood and the Pirates Poster

Robin Hood and the Pirates Feature Film1960Guercio

Under Ten Flags Poster

Under Ten Flags Feature Film1960

Bonanza TV Series1959Emmett J. Whitney

Rio Bravo Poster

Rio Bravo Feature Film1959Charlie

Tales of the Vikings Poster

Tales of the Vikings TV Series1959Finn

Bat Masterson Poster

Bat Masterson TV Series1958Paulson

Bronco TV Series1958Dan Banner

Frontier Doctor Poster

Frontier Doctor TV Series1958Mike Shea

Man with a Camera Poster

Man with a Camera TV Series1958Cyril

Revolt in the Big House Poster

Revolt in the Big House Feature Film1958Guard Capt. Starkey

The Rough Riders Poster

The Rough Riders TV Series1958Marshal Kenyon

The Texan Poster

The Texan TV Series1958Jäckel

Union Pacific Poster

Union Pacific TV Series1958Rooker

Westbound Poster

Westbound Feature Film1958Willis - Stage Depot Cook

Alcoa Theatre Poster

Alcoa Theatre TV Series1957Don Gleason

Colt .45 Poster

Colt .45 TV Series1957Mace Bluestone

Have Gun - Will Travel Poster

Have Gun - Will Travel TV Series1957Mason Enfield

Maverick Poster

Maverick TV Series1957First Outlaw

Oregon Passage Poster

Oregon Passage Feature Film1957Sgt. Jed Erschick

Richard Diamond, Private Detective Poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective TV Series1957Herbie Sanford

Sugarfoot Poster

Sugarfoot TV Series1957Hefferman

The Court of Last Resort Poster

The Court of Last Resort TV Series1957Fred

The Restless Gun Poster

The Restless Gun TV Series1957Wisconsin Billy

Playhouse 90 Poster

Playhouse 90 TV Series1956Bartender

State Trooper Poster

State Trooper TV Series1956Grindell

Zane Grey Theatre Poster

Zane Grey Theatre TV Series1956Frank - Bartender

Cheyenne Poster

Cheyenne TV Series1955Burt Flowers

Crusader Poster

Crusader TV Series19551 episode, 1956

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955Burke

The Magical World of Disney Poster

The Magical World of Disney TV Series1954Tobias

The Loretta Young Show Poster

The Loretta Young Show TV Series1953Casey

Death Valley Days Poster

Death Valley Days TV Series1952Gil Calvin

Studio One Poster

Studio One TV Series19481 episode, 1958

Other Crew

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Twice a Judas Poster

Twice a Judas Feature Film1968

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