T. Roy Barnes
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1880-08-11 – 1937-03-30
Place of birth: Lincolnshire, England, UK
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
Seven Chances
1925Billy Meekin
Hollywood
1923T. Roy Barnes
It's a Gift
1934Insurance Salesman
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930T. Roy Barnes
How's My Baby?
1930
Sally
1930Otis Hooper
A Blonde for a Night
1928George
Wide Open
1930Bob Wyeth
Village Tale
1935Goggy Smith
Kansas City Princess
1934Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
A Trip to Paramountown
1922Self
The Unknown Cavalier
1926Clout Pettingill
Chicago
1927Reporter
Souls for Sale
1923Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Adam and Eva
1923The Salesman-Hero
Body and Soul
1927The Postman
Aloha
1931Johnny Marvin
Women of All Nations
1931Captain of the Marines
Dangerous Curves
1929Pa Spinelli