Acting
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.
Filmography
Stingray
Series · 1985
North and South
Series · 1985
Smokey Bites the Dust
Film · 1981
Walking Tall
Series · 1981
Bronco Billy
Film · 1980
The Sky Trap
Film · 1979
Every Which Way but Loose
Film · 1978
The Young Runaways
Film · 1978
Pete's Dragon
Film · 1977
Day of the Animals
Film · 1977
Another Man, Another Chance
Film · 1977
The Blue Knight
Film · 1975
Mackintosh and T.J.
Film · 1975
Escape to Witch Mountain
Film · 1975
Hog Wild
Film · 1974
Kodiak
Series · 1974
High Plains Drifter
Film · 1973
Cahill: United States Marshal
Film · 1973
Daddy's Deadly Darling
Film · 1973
Movin' On
Film · 1972
Kung Fu
Series · 1972
The Christian Licorice Store
Film · 1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Series · 1971
The Traveling Executioner
Film · 1970
The Magnificent Tony Carrera
Film · 1969
Coup D'Etat
Film · 1969
The Moment to Kill
Film · 1968
Garter Colt
Film · 1968
The Long Day of Inspector Blomfield
Film · 1968
The Big Gundown
Film · 1967
Halleluja for Django
Film · 1967
Target Frankie
Film · 1967
Liebesnächte in der Taiga
Film · 1967
Clint the Stranger
Film · 1967
The High Chaparral
Series · 1967
Winnetou and the Crossbreed
Film · 1966
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966
Challenge of the Gladiator
Film · 1965
Rampage at Apache Wells
Film · 1965
Duel at Sundown
Film · 1965
Frontier Hellcat
Film · 1964
Apache Gold
Film · 1963
Revenge of the Musketeers
Film · 1963
Sign of Zorro
Film · 1963
Slave Girls of Sheba
Film · 1963
Captain Sindbad
Film · 1963
Avenger of the Seven Seas
Film · 1962
Drakut the Avenger
Film · 1961
The Adventures of Mary Read
Film · 1961
The Secret of the Blue Men
Film · 1961
Romulus and the Sabines
Film · 1961
The Secret of the Black Falcon
Film · 1961
Robin Hood and the Pirates
Film · 1960
Under Ten Flags
Film · 1960
Rio Bravo
Film · 1959
Westbound
Film · 1959
Tales of the Vikings
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Revolt in the Big House
Film · 1958
Bronco
Series · 1958
Bat Masterson
Series · 1958
Oregon Passage
Film · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Series · 1957
Sugarfoot
Series · 1957
Maverick
Series · 1957
Cheyenne
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
Action in the Afternoon
Series · 1953
Letter to Loretta
Series · 1953