T. Roy Barnes
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 ye...
Known For
Filmography
Village Tale
1935
as Goggy Smith
The Four Star Boarder
1935
as Felix
Life Begins at Forty
1935
as Simonds, the Salesman
Doubting Thomas
1935
as LaMaze
Carnival
1935
as Salesman
The Virginia Judge
1935
as Advertising Man
It's a Gift
1934
as Insurance Salesman
Kansas City Princess
1934
as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
Aloha
1931
as Johnny Marvin
Women of All Nations
1931
as Captain of the Marines
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930
as T. Roy Barnes
How's My Baby?
1930
Sally
1930
as Otis Hooper
Wide Open
1930
as Bob Wyeth
Dangerous Curves
1929
as Pa Spinelli
A Blonde for a Night
1928
as George
Chicago
1927
as Reporter
Body and Soul
1927
as The Postman
The Unknown Cavalier
1926
as Clout Pettingill
Ladies of Leisure
1926
as Eric Van Norden
A Regular Scout
1926
as Steve Baxter
Seven Chances
1925
as Billy Meekin, His Partner
The Crowded Hour
1925
as Matt Wilde
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
1925
as Harry Green
The Great White Way
1924
as Jack Murray
Reckless Romance
1924
as Jerry Warner
Young Ideas
1924
as Pritchett Spence
Butterfly
1924
as Cy Dwyer
Hollywood
1923
as T. Roy Barnes
Souls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Adam and Eva
1923
as The Salesman-Hero
The Go-Getter
1923
as Bill Peck
A Trip to Paramountown
1922
as Self
The Old Homestead
1922
as Happy Jack
Too Much Wife
1922
as Jack Morgan
Don't Get Personal
1922
as John Wainwright
Is Matrimony a Failure?
1922
as Arthur Haviland
A Kiss in Time
1921
as Brian Moore
Her Face Value
1921
as Jimmy Parsons
See My Lawyer
1921
as Robert Gardner
Exit the Vamp
1921
as John Shipley
So Long Letty
1920
as Harry Miller