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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 4, 1902
Place of Birth:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Vince Barnett
Biography
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Vince Barnett (July 4, 1902 – August 10, 1977) was an American film and television actor. He appeared on stage originally.
Barnett's initial involvement with Hollywood was as a screenwriter, writing screenplays for the two-reeler movies of the late 1920s. He began appearing in films in 1930, playing hundreds of comedy bits and supporting parts. One of his more sizable screen roles was the moronic, illiterate gangster "secretary" in Scarface (1932). Among his best-regarded early roles, apart from Scarface, were The Big Cage (1933), Thirty Day Princess (1934) and Princess O'Hara (1935).
In later years, Barnett played straight character parts, often as careworn little men, undertakers, janitors, bartenders and drunks in pictures ranging from films noir (The Killers, 1946) to westerns (Springfield Rifle, 1952). He was a welcome presence in "B" comedies and mysteries: as Runyonesque gangsters in Petticoat Larceny (1943), Little Miss Broadway (1947), and Gas House Kids Go West (1947), and notably as Tom Conway's enthusiastic sidekick in The Falcon's Alibi (1946).
After World War II, with the Hollywood studios making fewer films, Barnett became a familiar face on television.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Sixpack Annie | Bartender |
| 1975 | Crazy Mama | Homer |
| 1974 | Summer School Teachers | Principal Adams |
| 1967 | The Big Mouth | Man at Telephone Booth (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Spy in the Green Hat | 'Scissors' |
| 1965 | Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine | Janitor |
| 1965 | The Family Jewels | Automobile Owner at Gas Station |
| 1965 | Zebra in the Kitchen | Man in Manhole |
| 1963 | The Sound of Laughter | Vince (Small Duck Hunter) |
| 1959 | The Rookie | Pentagon janitor |
| 1958 | Girl on the Run | Janitor |
| 1957 | Outlaw Queen | Gamler |
| 1957 | The Quiet Gun | Undertaker |
| 1955 | The Crooked Web | Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Charade | Berg |
| 1953 | The Jazz Singer | Bartender |
| 1952 | Carson City | Henry |
| 1952 | Springfield Rifle | Cook (uncredited) |
| 1951 | I'll See You in My Dreams | Burlesk Comedian (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Kentucky Jubilee | Mugsy |
| 1951 | On Dangerous Ground | George (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Border Treasure | Pokey |
| 1950 | Mule Train | Joe - Barber |
| 1950 | Hunt the Man Down | Joe (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Grass Is Always Greener | Cooky |
| 1950 | International Burlesque | Comedian |
| 1949 | Knock on Any Door | Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Deputy Marshal | Hotel Clerk |
| 1948 | Big Town Scandal | Louie Snead |
| 1948 | Thunder in the Pines | Bernard, the Bartender |
| 1948 | Loaded Pistols | Sam Gardner |
| 1947 | High Wall | Henry Cronner |
| 1947 | Brute Force | Muggsy |
| 1947 | Shoot to Kill | Charlie Gill |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | Schuyler (uncredited) |
| 1947 | I Cover Big Town | Louis Murkil |
| 1947 | Big Town After Dark | Louie Snead |
| 1947 | Gas House Kids Go West | Steve |
| 1947 | The Trespasser | Bartender |
| 1947 | Little Miss Broadway | Mack Truck |
| 1947 | Joe Palooka in the Knockout | Russell |
| 1946 | The Killers | Charleston |
| 1946 | Bowery Bombshell | Street Cleaner |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Alibi | Goldie Locke |
| 1946 | The Virginian | Baldy |
| 1946 | No Leave, No Love | Ben |
| 1946 | Two Sisters from Boston | Singing Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Big Show-Off | Voice Student |
| 1945 | High Powered | Short Bald Man at Dance |
| 1945 | Sensation Hunters | Agent |
| 1945 | Thrill of a Romance | Oscar |
| 1945 | River Gang | Organ Grinder |
| 1944 | The Mask of Dimitrios | Card Game Kibitzer (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Leave It to the Irish | Barney Baker |
| 1944 | Sweethearts of the U.S.A. | Clipper - 3rd Robber |
| 1944 | Jungle Woman | Curley (archive footage / uncredited) |
| 1943 | Captive Wild Woman | Curly |
| 1943 | Tornado | Alvin |
| 1943 | Petticoat Larceny | Stogie |
| 1943 | Danger! Women at Work | Benny |
| 1943 | Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher | Henchman 'Gimp' |
| 1943 | Kid Dynamite | Klinkhammer |
| 1942 | Bowery at Midnight | Charley |
| 1942 | The Phantom Plainsmen | |
| 1942 | Stardust on the Sage | Haskins |
| 1942 | Girls' Town | Dimitri |
| 1942 | X Marks the Spot | Waiter at Diner |
| 1942 | The Lady or the Tiger? | The King |
| 1942 | Klondike Fury | Alaska |
| 1942 | Queen of Broadway | Schultz |
| 1942 | Foreign Agent | Silly Drunk at Bar |
| 1942 | My Favorite Spy | Kay's 2nd Taxi Driver |
| 1942 | Gallant Lady | Baldy |
| 1942 | The Corpse Vanishes | Sandy, photographer |
| 1942 | Baby Face Morgan | Lefty Lewis |
| 1941 | I Killed That Man | Drunk |
| 1941 | Gangs Inc. | Scribbler, a Petty Forger |
| 1941 | Blonde Comet | Curly |
| 1941 | Jungle Man | Buckthorn 'Buck' the Guide |
| 1941 | What the Country Needs | Political Speaker / Singer |
| 1941 | A Dangerous Game | Ephriam |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney | Coroner's Messenger |
| 1941 | How to Hold Your Husband - BACK | Husband #2 (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Puddin' Head | Broken Teapot Man |
| 1940 | Seven Sinners | Bartender |
| 1940 | Heroes of the Saddle | Night Watchman |
| 1940 | Boys of the City | Simp |
| 1940 | East Side Kids | Whisper |
| 1939 | Ride 'em, Cowgirl | Dan Haggerty |
| 1939 | Exile Express | Deputy Constable |
| 1939 | Water Rustlers | Mike - the cook |
| 1939 | Overland Mail | Porchy |
| 1939 | Yankee Doodle Home | Song Writer |
| 1938 | Sunset Murder Case | Barney |
| 1938 | The Singing Cowgirl | Kewpie |
| 1938 | The Headleys at Home | Vince Bergson |
| 1937 | Bank Alarm | Clarence "Bulb" Callahan |
| 1937 | The Woman I Love | Mathieu |
| 1937 | Boots of Destiny | Acey Ducey- Sidekick |
| 1936 | The Brain Busters | Vince |
| 1936 | Yellow Cargo | Speedy 'Bulbs' Callahan |
| 1936 | Captain Calamity | Burp |
| 1936 | We're in the Legion Now | Spike Conover |
| 1936 | Down to the Sea | Hector |
| 1936 | I Cover Chinatown | Puss McGaffey, the Bus Driver |
| 1936 | Dancing Feet | Willoughby |
| 1936 | Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs | |
| 1936 | Riffraff | Lew |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes | Chuck aka 'Brains' |
| 1935 | Black Fury | Kubanda |
| 1935 | Just Another Murder | Vincent Smart |
| 1935 | Princess O'Hara | Fingers |
| 1935 | Streamline Express | Mr. Jones |
| 1935 | I Live My Life | Clerk |
| 1935 | Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | Performer |
| 1935 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Fairground Fortune Teller |
| 1934 | The Affairs of Cellini | Ascanio |
| 1934 | Now I'll Tell | Peppo |
| 1934 | Super Stupid | |
| 1934 | The 9th Guest | William Jones |
| 1934 | Crimson Romance | The Courier |
| 1934 | Thirty Day Princess | Count Nicholeus |
| 1934 | Kansas City Princess | Quincy - Dynamite's Henchman |
| 1934 | Young and Beautiful | Sammy |
| 1934 | Registered Nurse | Jerry |
| 1934 | She Loves Me Not | Baldy Schultz |
| 1934 | Take the Stand | Tony |
| 1934 | The Secret Bride | Drunk in Diner |
| 1934 | Madame Spy | Peter |
| 1934 | No Ransom | Bullet |
| 1934 | Hell in the Heavens | Ace McGurk |
| 1933 | Fast Workers | Spike |
| 1933 | Sunset Pass | Windy |
| 1933 | The Prizefighter and the Lady | Bugsie |
| 1933 | Air Maniacs | Comic Photographer |
| 1933 | Hallelujah, I'm a Bum | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| 1933 | The Big Cage | Soupmeat |
| 1933 | The Girl in 419 | Otto Hoffer |
| 1933 | Man of the Forest | Little |
| 1933 | The Trial of Vince Barnett | |
| 1933 | Made on Broadway | Snitz Lepedis |
| 1932 | Scarface | Angelo |
| 1932 | The Night Mayor | Louis Mossbaum, Tailor |
| 1932 | Tiger Shark | Fishbone |
| 1932 | Flesh | Waiter |
| 1932 | Heritage of the Desert | Windy |
| 1932 | Horse Feathers | Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Death Kiss | Officer Gulliver |
| 1932 | Rackety Rax | 'Dutch' |
| 1932 | Ma's Pride and Joy | Sidney Goldblatt |
| 1931 | Side Show | The Great Santini |
| 1931 | Scandal Sheet | Barrett, Convict Reporter |
| 1931 | Scratch-As-Catch-Can | |
| 1930 | Wide Open | Dvorak |
| 1930 | A Royal Flush | |
| 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Assistant Cook (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Cabbie #1 |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. | Elmo |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | |
| 1965 | Green Acres | |
| 1963 | Glynis | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Elmo |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Noonan |
| 1953 | The Life Of Riley | Herman |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Grimes |