
Acting
T. Roy Barnes
Also Known As: Thomas Roy Barnes
Birth Date
August 11, 1880
Death Date
March 30, 1937
(passed away at 56)
Place of Birth
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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Seven Chances
Billy Meekin, His Partner
1925

It's a Gift
Insurance Salesman
1934

Life Begins at Forty
Simonds, the Salesman
1935

Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
1923

Women of All Nations
Captain of the Marines
1931

A Trip to Paramountown
Self
1922

Hollywood
T. Roy Barnes
1923

Is Matrimony a Failure?
Arthur Haviland
1922

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
Harry Green
1925

Chicago
Reporter
1927

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
T. Roy Barnes
1930

A Blonde for a Night
George
1928

Don't Get Personal
John Wainwright
1922

Village Tale
Goggy Smith
1935

A Kiss in Time
Brian Moore
1921

Carnival
Salesman
1935

Dangerous Curves
Pa Spinelli
1929

Doubting Thomas
LaMaze
1935

The Great White Way
Jack Murray
1924

Sally
Otis Hooper
1930