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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...
Known for
BonanzaSeries • 1959
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
MaverickSeries • 1957
CheyenneSeries • 1955
The High ChaparralSeries • 1967
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
Bat MastersonSeries • 1958
North and SouthSeries • 1985
Alias Smith and JonesSeries • 1971
SugarfootSeries • 1957
BroncoSeries • 1958
Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeries • 1957
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954
Pete's DragonMovie • 1977
StingraySeries • 1985
Rio BravoMovie • 1959
High Plains DrifterMovie • 1973
Every Which Way but LooseMovie • 1978
Apache GoldMovie • 1963
Escape to Witch MountainMovie • 1975
Cahill: United States MarshalMovie • 1973
Frontier HellcatMovie • 1964
Bronco BillyMovie • 1980