Walter Barnes

Walter Barnes

  • Birthday: 1918-01-26
  • Deathday: 1998-01-06
  • Place of birth: Rennert, North Carolina, USA

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.

Filmography

The Moment to Kill

1968

As Bull

Halleluja for Django

1967

As Key Jarrett / Clay Thomas

Smokey Bites the Dust

1981

As Sheriff Turner

The Big Gundown

1967

As Brokston

Garter Colt

1968

As General Droga

Queen of the Seas

1961

As Captain Poof

Sign of Zorro

1963

As Mario

Avenger of the Seven Seas

1962

As Van Artz

Amongst Vultures

1964

As Martin Baumann Sr.

Robin Hood and the Pirates

1960

As Guercio / Orbo

Slave Girls of Sheba

1963

As Friar Metachini

Drakut the Avenger

1961

As Nicolas

Hog Wild

1974

As Tobias

Apache Gold

1963

As Bill Jones

Winnetou and the Crossbreed

1966

As Mac Haller

Movin' On

1972

As Mr. Daniels

Every Which Way but Loose

1978

As Tank Murdock

Daddy's Deadly Darling

1973

As Doctor

Clint the Stranger

1967

As Walter Shannon

Escape to Witch Mountain

1975

As Sheriff Purdy

Rampage at Apache Wells

1965

As Bill Campbell

Revolt in the Big House

1958

As Guard Capt. Starkey

Oregon Passage

1957

As Sgt. Jed Erschick

Target Frankie

1967

As Col. O’Connor

The Young Runaways

1978

As Sgt. Abel

Day of the Animals

1977

As Ranger Tucker

Bronco Billy

1980

As Sheriff Dix

Duel at Sundown

1965

As Old McGow

Westbound

1959

As Willis - Stage Depot Cook

Mackintosh and T.J.

1975

As Jim Webster

High Plains Drifter

1973

As Sheriff Sam Shaw

The Secret of the Black Falcon

1961

As Calico Jack

The Christian Licorice Store

1971

As P.C. Stayne

The Blue Knight

1975

As Personnel Officer

Rio Bravo

1959

As Charlie (uncredited)

Pete's Dragon

1977

As Captain

Romulus and the Sabines

1961

As Stilicone

Cahill: United States Marshall

1973

As Sheriff Grady

Power

1980

As Al Grove

Coup D'Etat

1969

As (uncredited)

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