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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Smokey Bites the Dust
Character:Sheriff Turner
Release Date:01/10/1981
Bronco Billy
Character:Sheriff Dix
Release Date:11/06/1980
Power
Character:Al Grove
Release Date:14/01/1980
The Sky Trap
Character:Harry Shaughnessy
Release Date:13/05/1979
Every Which Way but Loose
Character:Tank Murdock
Release Date:16/12/1978
The Young Runaways
Character:Sgt. Abel
Release Date:28/05/1978
Pete's Dragon
Character:Captain
Release Date:03/11/1977
Another Man, Another Chance
Character:Foster
Release Date:28/09/1977
Day of the Animals
Character:Ranger Tucker
Release Date:13/05/1977
Mackintosh and T.J.
Character:Jim Webster
Release Date:21/11/1975
The Blue Knight
Character:Personnel Officer
Release Date:09/05/1975
Escape to Witch Mountain
Character:Sheriff Purdy
Release Date:21/03/1975
Hog Wild
Character:Tobias
Release Date:20/01/1974
Cahill: United States Marshal
Character:Sheriff Grady
Release Date:11/07/1973
Daddy's Deadly Darling
Character:Doctor
Release Date:25/05/1973
High Plains Drifter
Character:Sheriff Sam Shaw
Release Date:19/04/1973
Movin' On
Character:Mr. Daniels
Release Date:17/03/1972
The Christian Licorice Store
Character:P.C. Stayne
Release Date:24/11/1971
The Traveling Executioner
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:01/10/1970
Coup D'Etat
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1969
The Magnificent Tony Carrera
Character:Barnes
Release Date:01/01/1969
The Moment to Kill
Character:Bull
Release Date:04/08/1968
Garter Colt
Character:General Droga
Release Date:19/04/1968
The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
Character:Fred Lancaster
Release Date:16/04/1968
Halleluja for Django
Character:Key Jarrett / Clay Thomas
Release Date:28/10/1967
Liebesnächte in der Taiga
Character:Jurij
Release Date:04/10/1967
Target Frankie
Character:Col. O’Connor
Release Date:10/08/1967
Clint the Stranger
Character:Walter Shannon
Release Date:14/04/1967
The Big Gundown
Character:Brokston
Release Date:03/03/1967
Winnetou and the Crossbreed
Character:Mac Haller
Release Date:17/08/1966
Duel at Sundown
Character:Old McGow
Release Date:17/09/1965
Rampage at Apache Wells
Character:Bill Campbell
Release Date:25/08/1965
Challenge of the Gladiator
Character:Nero
Release Date:04/04/1965
Frontier Hellcat
Character:Martin Baumann Sr.
Release Date:08/12/1964
Apache Gold
Character:Bill Jones
Release Date:11/12/1963
Revenge of the Musketeers
Character:Porthos
Release Date:09/10/1963
Slave Girls of Sheba
Character:Friar Metachini
Release Date:24/05/1963
Captain Sindbad
Character:Rolf
Release Date:12/04/1963
Sign of Zorro
Character:Mario
Release Date:05/04/1963
Avenger of the Seven Seas
Character:Van Artz
Release Date:21/03/1962
The Adventures of Mary Read
Character:Captain Poof
Release Date:01/12/1961
Romulus and the Sabines
Character:Stilicone
Release Date:15/11/1961
Drakut the Avenger
Character:Nicolas
Release Date:06/10/1961
The Secret of the Blue Men
Character:Matthias
Release Date:11/08/1961
The Secret of the Black Falcon
Character:Calico Jack
Release Date:11/08/1961
Robin Hood and the Pirates
Character:Guercio / Orbo
Release Date:23/12/1960
Westbound
Character:Willis - Stage Depot Cook
Release Date:25/04/1959
Rio Bravo
Character:Charlie (uncredited)
Release Date:08/03/1959
Revolt in the Big House
Character:Guard Capt. Starkey
Release Date:21/12/1958
Oregon Passage
Character:Sgt. Jed Erschick
Release Date:29/12/1957
Television Appearances
North and South
Character:Benny Haven
Stingray
Character:
Walking Tall
Character:
Kodiak
Character:Jack Capp
Kung Fu
Character:Sheriff
Alias Smith and Jones
Character:
The High Chaparral
Character:Bartender
Mission: Impossible
Character:
Bonanza
Character:Will Griner
Tales of the Vikings
Character:
Bat Masterson
Character:Paulson
Bronco
Character:
Maverick
Character:First Outlaw
Sugarfoot
Character:Hefferman
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Herbie Sanford
Cheyenne
Character:
Gunsmoke
Character:O' Dell
Gunsmoke
Character:Haney
Gunsmoke
Character:Burke
Letter to Loretta
Character:Casey
Action in the Afternoon
Character:
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