Buck barry
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Buck Barry, 1917-1999, was a Saturday morning kids' TV show. Broadcast on television station WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, MI. It ran in the 60s and 70s and starred the pistol-packing cowboy and his horse Thunder.
Barry hosted the Popeye Theater and had games with prizes to be won, much like Bozo the Clown.
Barry also hosted a radio show and a different television show.
Born Chet Barry, he had appeared in small roles in Gene Autry movies. He also was in a touring Wild West Show.
He was known for visiting children in hospitals.
Barry retired and moved to El Paso, Texas.
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