Justus D. Barnes
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Acting Credits
Biography
Justus D. Barnes (October 2, 1862 – February 6, 1946), named George Barnes in some sources, was an American stage and film actor. He is best known for his role in the 1903 silent short The Great Train Robbery, which the American Film Institute and many film historians and critics recognize as the production that first established the Western genre, setting a new "narrative standard" in the motion picture industry. Barnes was born in Little Falls, New York. He was a veteran stage actor before he...
Known For
Filmography
It Happened to Adele
1917
as Vincent's Uncle
Cy Whittaker's Ward
1917
as Simmons
The Candy Girl
1917
as Officer Quinn
Her Life and His
1917
as Political Boss
The Heart of the Princess Marsari
1915
as Paul's Wealthy Uncle
From the River's Depths
1915
as William Hewins - Dorothy's Father
The Marvelous Marathoner
1915
as Ewing Webster
Old Jane of the Gaiety
1915
Weary Walker's Woes
1915
as Lawyer
The Country Girl
1915
as The Squire, her Guardian
Love and Money
1915
as American Suitor's Father
Mr. Meeson's Will
1915
as Mr. Meeson
His Two Patients
1915
as The Blacksmith
God's Witness
1915
as Judge
The Dancer
1914
as N.Z. Wood
Their Best Friend
1914
as Jack's Father
A Dog of Flanders
1914
as The Rich Miller
Joseph in the Land of Egypt
1914
A Debut in the Secret Service
1914
as Abdul
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest
1913
Peggy's Invitation
1913
Uncle's Namesakes
1913
When the Studio Burned
1913
as Director
The Farmer's Daughters
1913
as Father
Cousins
1912
as Father on Farm
The Portrait of Lady Anne
1912
as Lady Anne's Father in 1770
Nicholas Nickleby
1912
as Uncle Ralph
Star of Bethlehem
1912
as Mage Gaspar
The Voice of Conscience
1912
as Doctor
When a Count Counted
1912
as W.T. Wilson, Attorney at Law
David Copperfield
1911
as Ham Peggotty (in part one)
A Circus Stowaway
1911
as Ringmaster
Young Lord Stanley
1910
as the girl's father
The Great Train Robbery
1903
as Bandit Who Fires at Camera (uncredited)