Walter Barnes
Date of birth: 1918-01-26
Place of birth: Rennert, North Carolina, USA
Known for: Acting
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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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Apache Gold
1963-12-11
The construction of the Great Western Railroad creates heavy conflict between the railway company an
Pete's Dragon
1977-11-03
Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes in
Challenge of the Gladiator
1965-04-04
Treacherous Roman senator Lucius Quintilius plans a secret journey into Thrace to recover a legendar
Avenger of the Seven Seas
1962-03-21
It's 1790 and British Naval Commander Redway is driven by greed for money and will stop at nothing t
High Plains Drifter
1973-04-19
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tr
Frontier Hellcat
1964-12-08
Outlaws disguised as Indians commit crimes against settlers but Winnetou and Old Surehand are determ
Winnetou and the Crossbreed
1966-08-17
On her b-day, settler's daughter Apanatschi receives her father's secret gold mine but greedy neighb
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981-10-01
Follows the rivalry between a small-town Southern sheriff and a small-town delinquent who steals car
The Traveling Executioner
1970-10-01
Jonas Candide performs his job as state executioner in early 20th century Mississippi like a combina
The Big Gundown
1967-03-03
Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and
Day of the Animals
1977-05-13
The depletion of the earth's ozone layer causes animals above the altitude of 5000 feet to run amok,
Another Man, Another Chance
1977-09-28
Young Jeanne falls in love with photographer Francis, who soon takes her with him when he emigrates
Revolt in the Big House
1958-12-21
A crime boss tries to cause a riot and prison break while behind bars.
Rampage at Apache Wells
1965-08-25
'The Oilprince' is an unscrupulous businessman. He looks forward to a lucrative deal with the "Weste
The Moment to Kill
1968-08-04
Two famous gunmen, Lord and Bull are called to a southern western town by a judge to retrace a gold
Hog Wild
1974-01-20
A Chicago man and his family move to an Idaho pig farm, where he's crippled by an angry sow.
Garter Colt
1968-04-19
At the border with Mexico, a brave young woman defends herself from the attack of the fearsome bandi
Halleluja for Django
1967-10-28
After robbing $500,000, the Jarret gang hides in a small isolated western town, where they are waiti
Target Frankie
1967-08-10
Frankie Bargher is hired by the government to pose as his own brother who became a target for two gr
Movin' On
1972-03-17
A race car driver and his friend, a motorcycle racer and former POW, join forces to tour the U.S. in
The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
1968-04-15
Inspector Blomfield catches a thief who has a fatal accident while trying to escape in his car. A sh
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973-07-11
J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop
Drakut the Avenger
1961-10-06
The Magnificent Tony Carrera
1969-01-01
Tony Carrera is a successful race car driver who was also a great safe-cracker. He gets roped into d
The Blue Knight
1975-05-09
In this pilot film that preceded the short-lived series, a street cop in his last week on the force
Every Which Way but Loose
1978-12-16
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west
Revenge of the Musketeers
1963-10-09
Power
1980-01-14
Loosely based on the life of Jimmy Hoffa, this traces the rise of Tommy Vanda (Joe Don Baker) from a
The Adventures of Mary Read
1961-12-01
Redhead Mary is a girl who dresses like a man to better approach, and rob the jewels worn by the pre
The Secret of the Blue Men
1961-08-11
An adventurer intends to seize the fabulous treasure of the Tuaregs. But when he falls in love with
Robin Hood and the Pirates
1960-12-23
On his way to (or from) the Crusades, Robin Hood is shipwrecked but saved by pirates who plan to ret
Rio Bravo
1959-03-18
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young g
Daddy's Deadly Darling
1973-05-25
The owner of a roadside diner and his new helper kill people and feed them to pigs.
Oregon Passage
1957-12-29
A cavalry lieutenant becomes a hated enemy of a Shoshone chief, Black Eagle, when he rescues an Indi
Bronco Billy
1980-06-11
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luc
Sign of Zorro
1963-04-05
General Gutierrez, the evil governor of Mexico, terrorizes the people and demands high taxes. The yo
Duel at Sundown
1965-09-17
During a cattle drive, Don McGow leaves the herd in charge of his younger brother and rides off. Whe
Romulus and the Sabines
1961-11-15
The classic story from the early days of Rome where there are no women. Romulus, the founder of Rome
Liebesnächte in der Taiga
1967-10-04
A US agent is supposed to find out details about a missile base in Siberia. The mission fails, altho
The Secret of the Black Falcon
1961-08-11
A secret document has fallen into the hands of pirates. Spain and England are both interested. The E
Westbound
1959-04-25
As the Civil War spills our nation’s blood, Capt. John Hayes fights on a vital but little-known batt
Clint the Stranger
1967-04-14
Clint Harrison is a gunfighter who has been on the run from a vengeful family for years. He returns
Coup D'Etat
1969-03-15
Italy, 1972. Political elections are taking place and Christian Democrat victory is expected; but th
The Young Runaways
1978-05-28
Heartless parents C.L. Doyle and his wife take two of their older children, Rosebud & Joseph T. Doyl
Mackintosh and T.J.
1975-11-21
Roy is a ranch hand and a drifter. He takes a young man into his care and helps him to grow up.
Slave Girls of Sheba
1963-05-24
Saracen pirates aboard the "Black Eagle" attack Christians strongholds along the coast of Spain. Whe
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975-03-21
Tia and Tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian poses as their un
The Christian Licorice Store
1971-11-01
A tennis champ falls in with the Hollywood crowd, finds himself being corrupted by the life in the f
The Sky Trap
1979-05-13
A young man in Arizona, in trying to save his mother’s business, takes off in a sailplane and finds
Captain Sindbad
1963-04-12
After completing his voyages Sindbad the Sailor and his hearty crew have come home to find a palace