Don "Red" Barry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Don "Red" Barry

American actor

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1912

Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 17-Jul-1980

Profession: actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Donald Barry de Acosta (January 11, 1912 – July 17, 1980), born Donald Barry De Acosta, known as Red Barry, was an American film and television actor.
He was nicknamed "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1940 film Adventures of Red Ryder; the character was played in later films by "Wild Bill" Elliott and Allan Lane.
Barry went on to bigger budget films following Red Ryder, but none reached his previous level of success.
He played Red Doyle in the 1964 Perry Mason episode 'The Case of the Simple Simon'.