Walter Barnes
Acting
Born Jan 26, 1918
-- Died Jan 06, 1998
· Rennert, North Carolina, USA
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...
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7.3
movie
High Plains Drifter
as Sheriff Sam Shaw
1973
7.8
movie
Rio Bravo
as Charlie (uncredited)
1959
6.3
movie
Pete's Dragon
as Captain
1977
6.1
movie
Every Which Way but Loose
as Tank Murdock
1978
7.5
tv
Bonanza
as Will Griner
1959
7.6
tv
Mission: Impossible
1966
6.3
movie
Bronco Billy
as Sheriff Dix
1980
7.7
tv
Kung Fu
as Sheriff
1972
6.4
movie
Escape to Witch Mountain
as Sheriff Purdy
1975
7.3
movie
The Big Gundown
as Brokston
1967
6.9
movie
Apache Gold
as Bill Jones
1963
7.5
tv
North and South
as Benny Haven
1985