Walter Barnes

Personal Info

Birthday

January 26, 1918

Day of Death

1998-01-06

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Rennert, North Carolina, USA

Walter Barnes

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.

Known For

Bonanza

Maverick

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Gunsmoke

North and South

Bat Masterson

The High Chaparral

Sugarfoot

Filmography

1981
Smokey Bites the Dust
as Sheriff Turner
1980
Bronco Billy
as Sheriff Dix
Power
as Al Grove
1979
The Sky Trap
as Harry Shaughnessy
1978
Every Which Way but Loose
as Tank Murdock
The Young Runaways
as Sgt. Abel
1977
Pete's Dragon
as Captain
Another Man, Another Chance
as Foster
Day of the Animals
as Ranger Tucker
1975
Mackintosh and T.J.
as Jim Webster
The Blue Knight
as Personnel Officer
Escape to Witch Mountain
as Sheriff Purdy
1974
Hog Wild
as Tobias
1973
Cahill: United States Marshal
as Sheriff Grady
Daddy's Deadly Darling
as Doctor
High Plains Drifter
as Sheriff Sam Shaw
1972
Movin' On
as Mr. Daniels
1971
The Christian Licorice Store
as P.C. Stayne
1970
The Traveling Executioner
as Sheriff
1969
Coup D'Etat
as (uncredited)
The Magnificent Tony Carrera
as Barnes
1968
The Moment to Kill
as Bull
Garter Colt
as General Droga
The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
as Fred Lancaster
1967
Halleluja for Django
as Key Jarrett / Clay Thomas
Liebesnächte in der Taiga
as Jurij
Target Frankie
as Col. O’Connor
Clint the Stranger
as Walter Shannon
The Big Gundown
as Brokston
1966
Winnetou and the Crossbreed
as Mac Haller
1965
Duel at Sundown
as Old McGow
Rampage at Apache Wells
as Bill Campbell
Challenge of the Gladiator
as Nero
1964
Frontier Hellcat
as Martin Baumann Sr.
1963
Apache Gold
as Bill Jones
Revenge of the Musketeers
as Porthos
Slave Girls of Sheba
as Friar Metachini
Sign of Zorro
as Mario
1962
Avenger of the Seven Seas
as Van Artz
1961
Queen of the Seas
as Captain Poof
Romulus and the Sabines
as Stilicone
Drakut the Avenger
as Nicolas
The Secret of the Black Falcon
as Calico Jack
The Secret of the Blue Men
as Matthias
1960
Robin Hood and the Pirates
as Guercio / Orbo
1959
Westbound
as Willis - Stage Depot Cook
Rio Bravo
as Charlie (uncredited)
1958
Revolt in the Big House
as Guard Capt. Starkey
1957
Oregon Passage
as Sgt. Jed Erschick