Walter Barnes

Walter Barnes

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1918-01-26
Place of Birth: Rennert, North Carolina, USA
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Movies List of Walter Barnes

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Apache Gold

1963 Movie
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Pete's Dragon

1977 Movie
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High Plains Drifter

1973 Movie
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Frontier Hellcat

1964 Movie
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Smokey Bites the Dust

1981 Movie
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The Big Gundown

1967 Movie
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Day of the Animals

1977 Movie
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The Moment to Kill

1968 Movie
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Hog Wild

1974 Movie
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Garter Colt

1968 Movie
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Halleluja for Django

1967 Movie
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Target Frankie

1967 Movie
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Movin' On

1972 Movie
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Drakut the Avenger

1961 Movie
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The Blue Knight

1975 Movie
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Power

1980 Movie
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Queen of the Seas

1961 Movie
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Rio Bravo

1959 Movie
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Oregon Passage

1957 Movie
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Bronco Billy

1980 Movie
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Sign of Zorro

1963 Movie
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Duel at Sundown

1965 Movie
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Westbound

1959 Movie
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Clint the Stranger

1967 Movie
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Coup D'Etat

1969 Movie
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The Young Runaways

1978 Movie
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Mackintosh and T.J.

1975 Movie
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Slave Girls of Sheba

1963 Movie
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The Sky Trap

1979 Movie