Known For: American actor (1912–1980)
Category: Actors
Occupation: actor, television actor, film actor, film director
Country: United States of America
City: Houston
Date of Birth: Thursday, 11 January 1912
Died: 1980-07-17 00:00:00 in Q34006
Don Barry, also 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 with Noah Beery Sr.; 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".
| BirthPlace | Houston |
| Education | Q4731500 |
| Spouses | Peggy Stewart |
| Wikipedia | Don_'Red'_Barry |
Barry was born Milton Poimboeuf in Houston, Texas to parents Louis Leonce Poimboeuf and Emma Elizabeth (Murray) Poimboeuf. The year has been disputed, with estimates ranging between 1909 and 1912. However, his mother died of tuberculosis in March 1910 (one month shy of her 20th birthday), rendering subsequent years impossible. He attended Allen Academy and the Texas School of Mines (now the University of Texas at El Paso). Prior to acting, Barry had been a high school and college football player. He went to Los Angeles to work in advertising.
