T. Roy Barnes

T. Roy Barnes

1880-08-11 – 1937-03-30 (age 56) Lincolnshire, England, UK
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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.

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Known For

Seven Chances
Seven Chances

1925

as Billy Meekin, His Partner

It's a Gift
It's a Gift

1934

as Insurance Salesman

Hollywood
Hollywood

1923

as T. Roy Barnes

Chicago
Chicago

1927

as Reporter

Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale

1923

as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty

1935

as Simonds, the Salesman

Carnival
Carnival

1935

as Salesman

Is Matrimony a Failure?
Is Matrimony a Failure?

1922

as Arthur Haviland

A Trip to Paramountown
Aloha
Aloha

1931

as Johnny Marvin

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
A Kiss in Time
A Kiss in Time

1921

as Brian Moore

Adam and Eva
Adam and Eva

1923

as The Salesman-Hero

The Virginia Judge
The Virginia Judge

1935

as Advertising Man

Wide Open
Wide Open

1930

as Bob Wyeth

Ladies of Leisure
Ladies of Leisure

1926

as Eric Van Norden

Village Tale
Village Tale

1935

as Goggy Smith

Dangerous Curves
Dangerous Curves

1929

as Pa Spinelli

How's My Baby?
Young Ideas
Young Ideas

1924

as Pritchett Spence