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Walter Barnes

Profissão
Atuação
Nascimento
26 de janeiro de 1918 · Rennert, North Carolina, USA
Falecimento
6 de janeiro de 1998

Biografia

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.

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O Estranho Sem Nome
Filme · 1973 · ★ 7,3
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Onde Começa o Inferno
Filme · 1959 · ★ 7,8
Pôster de Meu Amigo, o Dragão
Meu Amigo, o Dragão
Filme · 1977 · ★ 6,3
Pôster de Doido para Brigar... Louco para Amar
Doido para Brigar... Louco para Amar
Filme · 1978 · ★ 6,1
Pôster de Bonanza
Bonanza
Série · 1959 · ★ 7,5
Pôster de Missão: Impossível
Missão: Impossível
Série · 1966 · ★ 7,6
Pôster de Bronco Billy
Bronco Billy
Filme · 1980 · ★ 6,3
Pôster de A Montanha Enfeitiçada
A Montanha Enfeitiçada
Filme · 1975 · ★ 6,4
Pôster de Kung Fu
Kung Fu
Série · 1972 · ★ 7,7
Pôster de O Dia da Desforra
O Dia da Desforra
Filme · 1967 · ★ 7,3
Pôster de North and South
North and South
Série · 1985 · ★ 7,5
Pôster de A Lei dos Apaches
A Lei dos Apaches
Filme · 1963 · ★ 6,8

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