Actor. Rayford Barnes (October 23, 1920 – November 11, 2000) was an American film and TV character actor from Whitesboro, Texas. He was known for his work in Westerns; he appeared in nearly 150 films and TV shows throughout his career. Barnes served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and later pursued a career in acting, becoming a familiar face to Western fans. He died at the age of 80 in Santa Monica, California
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Appeared in films like Hondo (1953), The Roy Rogers Show (TV series), Seven Angry Men (1955), Wichita (1955), Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series), Cheyenne (TV series), Highway Patrol (TV series), 26 Men (TV series), The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series), The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959), Lawman (TV series), Young Jesse James (1960), North to Alaska (1960), The Untouchables (TV series), Maverick (TV series), The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series) as Ike Clanton, the Twilight Zone (TV series) in the 1961 episode "A Quality of Mercy", Laramie (TV series), The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962) as Zogg, Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series), Lassie (TV series), Rawhide (TV series), The Fugitive (TV series), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series), Shenandoah (1965) with Jimmy Stewart, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV series), The Virginian (TV series), Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966), Daniel Boone (TV series), Cimarron Strip (TV series), The Invaders (TV series), The F.B.I. (TV series), The Big Valley (TV series), The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series), The Wild Bunch (1969) as Buck, The High Chaparral (TV series), Nichols (TV series), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), Bonanza (TV series), Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973), Gunsmoke (TV series), The New Perry Mason (TV series), Kung Fu (TV series), Cannon (TV series), The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (TV series), Little House on the Prairie (TV series), The Magic of Lassie (1978), Fantasy Island (TV series), Trapper John, M.D. (TV series), Death Hunt (1981) with Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin, Falcon Crest (TV series), The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (TV series), Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series), and ER (TV series).

Rayford Barnes passed away in 2000. Filmography by Gordon Philbin.
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RAYFORD BARNES Died Nov. 11, 2000
Character actor Rayford Barnes died at age 80. The prolific actor appeared in nearly 150 films and TV shows. He was a familiar face to Western fans. He worked with John Wayne in "Hondo," "North to Alaska" and "Cahill: U.S. Marshall." He was one of "The Wild Bunch" in Sam Peckinpah's masterpiece. Mr. Barnes was one of the gang who was killed in the bloody ambush that opened the film. His Western credits include Charles Bronson's "Breakheart Pass," "The Hunting Party," "Shenandoah," "Bonanza," "Gunsmoke," "The Cimarron Strip," "The Big Valley" and "The High Chaparral." Mr. Barnes did work in other genres. He appeared on "Battle Cry," "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes," "E.R.," "Dynasty," "The F.B.I." and "Gomer Pyle" among others. With a credit list as long as Mr. Barnes one is bound to appear in a stinker or two. He also appeared in "Beginning of the End," "Jessie James Meets Frankenstein" and "The Three Stooges in Orbit." From Rusty White's Film World with permission.