Acting
T. Roy Barnes
EN cinema · 42 credits
Born
11 August 1880
Died
30 March 1937 (aged 56)
Birthplace
Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also known as Thomas Roy Barnes
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.
Known for
Filmography
Village Tale
as Goggy Smith
Life Begins at Forty
as Simonds, the Salesman
Doubting Thomas
as LaMaze
Carnival
as Salesman
The Virginia Judge
as Advertising Man
It's a Gift
as Insurance Salesman
Kansas City Princess
as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
Aloha
as Johnny Marvin
Women of All Nations
as Captain of the Marines
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
as T. Roy Barnes
Sally
as Otis Hooper
Wide Open
as Bob Wyeth
Dangerous Curves
as Pa Spinelli
A Blonde for a Night
as George
Chicago
as Reporter
Body and Soul
as The Postman
The Unknown Cavalier
as Clout Pettingill
Ladies of Leisure
as Eric Van Norden
A Regular Scout
as Steve Baxter
Seven Chances
as Billy Meekin, His Partner
The Crowded Hour
as Matt Wilde
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
as Harry Green
The Great White Way
as Jack Murray
Reckless Romance
1924
Reckless Romance
as Jerry Warner
Young Ideas
as Pritchett Spence
Butterfly
as Cy Dwyer
Hollywood
as T. Roy Barnes
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Adam and Eva
as The Salesman-Hero
The Go-Getter
as Bill Peck
The Old Homestead
as Happy Jack
Too Much Wife
as Jack Morgan
Don't Get Personal
as John Wainwright
Is Matrimony a Failure?
as Arthur Haviland
A Kiss in Time
as Brian Moore
Her Face Value
as Jimmy Parsons
See My Lawyer
as Robert Gardner
Exit the Vamp
as John Shipley
So Long Letty
as Harry Miller