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

Young Ideas
Young Ideas

1924

as Pritchett Spence

Aloha
Aloha

1931

as Johnny Marvin

Village Tale
Village Tale

1935

as Goggy Smith

Carnival
Carnival

1935

as Salesman

Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas

1935

as LaMaze

Hollywood
Hollywood

1923

as T. Roy Barnes

Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale

1923

as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

Kansas City Princess
Kansas City Princess

1934

as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron

Her Face Value
Her Face Value

1921

as Jimmy Parsons

Dangerous Curves
Dangerous Curves

1929

as Pa Spinelli

Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty

1935

as Simonds, the Salesman

A Kiss in Time
A Kiss in Time

1921

as Brian Moore

Body and Soul
Body and Soul

1927

as The Postman

Chicago
Chicago

1927

as Reporter

Ladies of Leisure
Ladies of Leisure

1926

as Eric Van Norden

Don't Get Personal
Don't Get Personal

1922

as John Wainwright

Exit the Vamp
Exit the Vamp

1921

as John Shipley

The Great White Way
The Great White Way

1924

as Jack Murray

Wide Open
Wide Open

1930

as Bob Wyeth