T. Roy Barnes

Born: 1880-08-11 in Lincolnshire, England, UK

Died: 1937-03-30

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1935

Doubting Thomas as LaMaze
Life Begins at Forty as Simonds, the Salesman
Village Tale as Goggy Smith
Carnival as Salesman
The Four Star Boarder as Felix
The Virginia Judge as Advertising Man

1934

It's a Gift as Insurance Salesman
Kansas City Princess as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron

1931

Women of All Nations as Captain of the Marines
Aloha as Johnny Marvin

1930

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 as T. Roy Barnes
Sally as Otis Hooper
How's My Baby?
Wide Open as Bob Wyeth

1929

Dangerous Curves as Pa Spinelli

1928

A Blonde for a Night as George

1927

Chicago as Reporter
Body and Soul as The Postman

1926

Ladies of Leisure as Eric Van Norden
A Regular Scout as Steve Baxter
The Unknown Cavalier as Clout Pettingill

1925

Seven Chances as Billy Meekin, His Partner
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent as Harry Green
The Crowded Hour as Matt Wilde

1924

The Great White Way as Jack Murray
Young Ideas as Pritchett Spence
Reckless Romance as Jerry Warner
Butterfly as Cy Dwyer

1923

Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Hollywood as T. Roy Barnes
Adam and Eva as The Salesman-Hero
The Go-Getter as Bill Peck

1922

Is Matrimony a Failure? as Arthur Haviland
A Trip to Paramountown as Self
Don't Get Personal as John Wainwright
Too Much Wife as Jack Morgan
The Old Homestead as Happy Jack

1921

Exit the Vamp as John Shipley
See My Lawyer as Robert Gardner
A Kiss in Time as Brian Moore
Her Face Value as Jimmy Parsons

1920

So Long Letty as Harry Miller