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

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

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

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

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
The Unknown Cavalier as Clout Pettingill
A Regular Scout as Steve Baxter

1925

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

1924

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

1923

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

1922

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

1921

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

1920

So Long Letty as Harry Miller