Walter Barnes

Walter Barnes was born on Jan 26, 1918 in USA. Walter Barnes's big-screen debut came with Cheyenne - Season 2 directed by Richard L. Bare in 1956, strarring Burt Flowers / Chris Barlow / Crane / .... Walter Barnes is known for Walking Tall directed by Alf Kjellin, Bo Svenson stars as Sheriff Buford Pusser and Walter Barnes as Carl Pusser. The upcoming new movie Walter Barnes plays is Smokey Bites the Dust which will be released on Oct 30, 1981.

An American character actor described to some as a 'rugged outdoor western/war type', proved to be Walter Barnes status in motion pictures for nearly thirty years. A pro football player, Barnes made a mark into playing roles in pictures with his performance in the 1959 film "Westbound". Although, Barnes found work in countless foreign films of the 1960s, he usually played roles ranging from crusty law officials to occasional villains, in notable roles in "Captain Sinbad", John Wayne's "Cahill US Marshal", Clint Eastwood's "High Plains Drifter", "Pete's Dragon" and "Day of the Animals". Also as a veteran of television, Barnes has had guest starring roles in such series including "Gunsmoke", "Rawhide" and "Cheyenne". He also played Bo Svenson's father on the early 80s TV series "Walking Tall" and appeared in the 1985-86 mini series "North and South". A diabetic, Barnes retired from acting in the late 1980s and eventually moved into the Motion Picture and Television Retirement Home in Woodland Hills, California, where he passed away in January of 1998.