Charles Manford "Barney" Furey (September 7, 1886 – January 18, 1938) was an American actor of the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1912 and 1937. He was born in

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and died in

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."Veteran Actor's Services Planned"
''Los Angeles Evening Citizen News''. January 19, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

Selected filmography

* '' The Love Transcendent'' (1915) * ''

The Gambler's I.O.U. ''The Gambler's I.O.U.'' is a 1915 American drama film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey * Barney Furey * Claire McDowell * Charles West (as Charles H. West) See also * Harry Carey filmography This is a list of films featuring ...

'' (1915) * '' A Day's Adventure'' (1915) * '' The Canceled Mortgage'' (1915) * '' Truth Stranger Than Fiction'' (1915) * ''

The Social Pirates ''The Social Pirates'' is a 1916 American silent film serial directed by James W. Horne. It starred Marin Sais, Ollie Kirkby and True Boardman. It was written by George Bronson Howard and produced by the Kalem Company.''Pictorial History of Sil ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Golden Thought ''The Golden Thought'' is a 1917 silent short film western directed by and starring Tom Mix. It was produced by the Selig Polyscope Company and released through the General Film Company. A print survives in the George Eastman House. It was r ...

'' (1917) * '' A Branded Soul'' (1917) * ''

Western Blood ''Western Blood'' is a lost 1918 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Tom Mix. It was produced and released by Fox Film Corporation. Cast * Tom Mix - Tex Wilson * Victoria Forde - Roberta Stephens * Frank Clark ...

'' (1918) * '' The Confession'' (1920) * '' Terror Trail'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

The Man Trackers ''The Man Trackers'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Edward A. Kull and starring George Larkin, Josephine Hill and Albert J. Smith.Munden, p. 485. Plot Cast * George Larkin as Jimmy Hearn * Josephine Hill as Molly Kill ...

'' (1921) * '' Headin' North'' (1921) * ''

The Empty Saddle ''The Empty Saddle'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Pete Morrison, Betty Goodwin and Bud Osborne. Cast * Pete Morrison as Bob Kingston * Betty Goodwin as Mary Manning * Bud Osborne * Lew Meeh ...

'' (1925) * ''

Red Hot Hoofs ''Red Hot Hoofs'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro and Dorothy Dunbar.Darby p.353 Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom Buckley * Frankie Darro as Frankie Buckley * Dorothy Dunbar a ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Mile-a-Minute Man ''The Mile-a-Minute Man'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Jack Nelson and starring William Fairbanks, Virginia Brown Faire, and George Periolat. It was produced by the independent Gotham Pictures. The plot revolves around tw ...

'' (1926) * ''

Stick to Your Story ''Stick to Your Story'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Billy Sullivan, Bruce Gordon and Melbourne MacDowell.Munden p.765 It was distributed by the independent Rayart Pictures, the forerunner of ...

'' (1926) * ''

Tom's Gang ''Tom's Gang'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Sharon Lynn and Frankie Darro.Langman, p. 459 Cast * Tom Tyler as Dave Collins * Sharon Lynn as Lucille Rogers * Frankie Darro as Sp ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Flying U Ranch ''The Flying U Ranch'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Nora Lane and Bert Hadley. Cast * Tom Tyler as Señor Miguel García * Nora Lane as Sally Denson * Bert Hadley as Chip Bennet ...

'' (1927) * ''

Splitting the Breeze ''Splitting the Breeze'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Harry Woods and Peggy Montgomery.Munden, p. 757 Cast * Tom Tyler as Death Valley Drake * Harry Woods as Dave Matlock * Barn ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Sonora Kid The Sonora Kid, also known as Steve Allison, is a fictional cowboy created by Robert E. Howard. The stories were not printed until more than fifty years after the author's death. The Sonora Kid occasionally crossed over with El Borak, another ...

'' (1927) * ''

Tyrant of Red Gulch ''Tyrant of Red Gulch'', also known as ''The Sorcerer'', is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro and Josephine Borio.Langman, p. 484 It was made by Joseph Kennedy's FBO studio ...

'' (1928) * ''

Red Riders of Canada ''Red Riders of Canada'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Patsy Ruth Miller, Rex Lease and Harry Woods.Munden, p. 641 Cast * Patsy Ruth Miller as Joan Duval * Charles Byer as RCMP Sergeant B ...

'' (1928) * ''

Lightning Speed ''Lightning Speed'' is a 1928 American action film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bob Steele, Mary Mayberry and Barney Furey.Munden p.436 Synopsis A journalist in love with the daughter of a state governor tries to prevent her bei ...

'' (1928) * ''

When the Law Rides ''When the Law Rides'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Jane Reid and Frankie Darro.Langman, p. 504 Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom O'Malley * Jane Reid as Becky Ross * Frankie Darro as Fra ...

'' (1928) * ''

Captain Careless ''Captain Careless'' is a 1928 American adventure film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Randolph Bartlett, Frank Howard Clark and Perry Murdock. The film stars Bob Steele (actor), Bob Steele, Mary Mayberry, Jack Donovan (actor), Jack Dono ...

'' (1928) * ''

Idaho Red ''Idaho Red'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Patricia Caron and Frankie Darro. Cast * Tom Tyler as Andy Thornton * Patricia Caron as Mary Regan * Frankie Darro as Tadpole * Barne ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Pride of Pawnee ''The Pride of Pawnee'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Ethlyne Clair and Barney Furey.Darby p.399 Cast * Tom Tyler as Kirk Stockton * Ethlyne Clair as Madge Wilson * Barney Furey ...

'' (1929) * '' The Drifter'' (1929) * ''

Beau Bandit ''Beau Bandit'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Western film, directed by Lambert Hillyer, from a screenplay by Wallace Smith, based on his short story, "Strictly Business" which appeared in the April 1929 edition of ''Hearst's International-Cosmo ...

'' (1930) * ''

Fighting Caballero ''Fighting Caballero'' is a 1935 American black-and-white Western (genre), Western B-film produced by Weiss Productions Inc. and distributed by Superior Talking Pictures Inc. It was one of a series of Westerns starring Rex Lease. It was produce ...

'' (1935)

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* 1886 births 1938 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Los Angeles Actors from Boise, Idaho Male Western (genre) film actors {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub