Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 11, 1880
Place of Birth:
Lincolnshire, England, UK
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T. Roy Barnes
Biography
Barnes appeared in over 50 films between 1920 and 1935, primarily in comedies.
Barnes started his show career in vaudeville later turning to stage and film acting. During the 1920s, he often played "brash young go-getters" in supporting and leading roles. He’s best known for his roles as Buster Keaton's business partner Billy Meekin in Seven Chances (1925) and in W. C. Fields' comedy It's a Gift (1934), portraying an inquisitive Insurance Salesman. He retired from movies in 1935 and died two years later.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Village Tale | Goggy Smith |
| 1935 | The Four Star Boarder | Felix |
| 1935 | Life Begins at Forty | Simonds, the Salesman |
| 1935 | Doubting Thomas | LaMaze |
| 1935 | Carnival | Salesman |
| 1934 | It's a Gift | Insurance Salesman |
| 1934 | Kansas City Princess | Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron |
| 1931 | Aloha | Johnny Marvin |
| 1931 | Women of All Nations | Captain of the Marines |
| 1930 | Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 | T. Roy Barnes |
| 1930 | How's My Baby? | |
| 1930 | Sally | Otis Hooper |
| 1930 | Wide Open | Bob Wyeth |
| 1929 | Dangerous Curves | Pa Spinelli |
| 1928 | A Blonde for a Night | George |
| 1927 | Chicago | Reporter |
| 1927 | Body and Soul | The Postman |
| 1926 | The Unknown Cavalier | Clout Pettingill |
| 1926 | Ladies of Leisure | |
| 1926 | A Regular Scout | Steve Baxter |
| 1925 | Seven Chances | Billy Meekin |
| 1925 | The Crowded Hour | Matt Wilde |
| 1925 | The Re-Creation of Brian Kent | Harry Green |
| 1924 | The Great White Way | Jack Murray |
| 1924 | Reckless Romance | Jerry Warner |
| 1924 | Young Ideas | Pritchett Spence |
| 1924 | Butterfly | Cy Dwyer |
| 1923 | Hollywood | T. Roy Barnes |
| 1923 | Souls for Sale | Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary |
| 1923 | Adam and Eva | The Salesman-Hero |
| 1923 | The Go-Getter | Bill Peck |
| 1922 | A Trip to Paramountown | Self |
| 1922 | The Old Homestead | Happy Jack |
| 1922 | Too Much Wife | Jack Morgan |
| 1921 | A Kiss in Time | Brian Moore |
| 1921 | Her Face Value | Jimmy Parsons |
| 1920 | So Long Letty | Harry Miller |
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