About

Known credits:
156
Birthday:
1902-07-04
Place of birth:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Website:
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Vince Barnett

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vince Barnett (July 4, 1902 – August 10, 1977) was an American film and television actor. He appeared on stage originally.

Barnett's initial involvement with Hollywood was as a screenwriter, writing screenplays for the two-reeler movies of the late 1920s. He began appearing in films in 1930, playing hundreds of comedy bits and supporting parts. One of his more sizable screen roles was the moronic, illiterate gangster "secretary" in Scarface (1932). Among his best-regarded early roles, apart from Scarface, were The Big Cage (1933), Thirty Day Princess (1934) and Princess O'Hara (1935).

In later years, Barnett played straight character parts, often as careworn little men, undertakers, janitors, bartenders and drunks in pictures ranging from films noir (The Killers, 1946) to westerns (Springfield Rifle, 1952). He was a welcome presence in "B" comedies and mysteries: as Runyonesque gangsters in Petticoat Larceny (1943), Little Miss Broadway (1947), and Gas House Kids Go West (1947), and notably as Tom Conway's enthusiastic sidekick in The Falcon's Alibi (1946).

After World War II, with the Hollywood studios making fewer films, Barnett became a familiar face on television.

Known for

Acting
1975 Sixpack Annie Actor Bartender 58
Average
1975 Crazy Mama Actor Homer 58
Average
1974 Summer School Teachers Actor Principal Adams 58
Average
1967 The Big Mouth Actor Man at Telephone Booth (uncredited) 58
Average
1967 The Spy in the Green Hat Actor 'Scissors' 59
Average
1965 Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine Actor Janitor 58
Average
1965 The Family Jewels Actor Automobile Owner at Gas Station 59
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1965 Zebra in the Kitchen Actor Man in Manhole 58
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1963 The Sound of Laughter Actor Vince (Small Duck Hunter) 59
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1959 The Rookie Actor Pentagon janitor N/A
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1958 Girl on the Run Actor Janitor N/A
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1957 The Quiet Gun Actor Undertaker 59
Average
1957 Outlaw Queen Actor Gamler N/A
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1955 The Crooked Web Actor Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited) 58
Average
1953 Charade Actor Berg 59
Average
1953 The Jazz Singer Actor Bartender 58
Average
1952 Springfield Rifle Actor Cook (uncredited) 58
Average
1952 Carson City Actor Henry 58
Average
1951 On Dangerous Ground Actor George (uncredited) 60
Fair
1951 I'll See You in My Dreams Actor Burlesk Comedian (uncredited) 58
Average
1951 Kentucky Jubilee Actor Mugsy 59
Average
1950 Hunt the Man Down Actor Joe (uncredited) 59
Average
1950 International Burlesque Actor Comedian N/A
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1950 Border Treasure Actor Pokey 59
Average
1950 Mule Train Actor Joe - Barber 58
Average
1950 The Grass Is Always Greener Actor Cooky 58
Average
1949 Deputy Marshal Actor Hotel Clerk 59
Average
1949 Knock on Any Door Actor Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited) 59
Average
1948 Loaded Pistols Actor Sam Gardner 59
Average
1948 Thunder in the Pines Actor Bernard, the Bartender 58
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1948 Big Town Scandal Actor Louie Snead 58
Average
1947 High Wall Actor Henry Cronner 59
Average
1947 Big Town After Dark Actor Louie Snead 58
Average
1947 Joe Palooka in the Knockout Actor Russell 58
Average
1947 Brute Force Actor Muggsy 62
Fair
1947 The Trespasser Actor Bartender 58
Average
1947 Little Miss Broadway Actor Mack Truck N/A
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1947 Gas House Kids Go West Actor Steve 59
Average
1947 Shoot to Kill Actor Charlie Gill 58
Average
1947 I Cover Big Town Actor Louis Murkil 59
Average
1947 My Brother Talks to Horses Actor Schuyler (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 The Killers Actor Charleston 65
Fair
1946 Bowery Bombshell Actor Street Cleaner 59
Average
1946 Two Sisters from Boston Actor Singing Waiter (uncredited) 58
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1946 The Virginian Actor Baldy 59
Average
1946 The Falcon's Alibi Actor Goldie Locke 58
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1946 No Leave, No Love Actor Ben 58
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1945 Sensation Hunters Actor Agent 58
Average
1945 River Gang Actor Organ Grinder N/A
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1945 Thrill of a Romance Actor Oscar 58
Average
1945 High Powered Actor Short Bald Man at Dance N/A
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1945 The Big Show-Off Actor Voice Student 58
Average
1944 Leave It to the Irish Actor Barney Baker 58
Average
1944 The Mask of Dimitrios Actor Card Game Kibitzer (uncredited) 60
Fair
1944 Jungle Woman Actor Curley (archive footage / uncredited) 58
Average
1944 Sweethearts of the U.S.A. Actor Clipper - 3rd Robber 58
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1943 Danger! Women at Work Actor Benny 59
Average
1943 Tornado Actor Alvin 58
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1943 Petticoat Larceny Actor Stogie 59
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1943 Captive Wild Woman Actor Curly 58
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1943 Kid Dynamite Actor Klinkhammer 59
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1943 Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher Actor Henchman 'Gimp' 58
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1942 Queen of Broadway Actor Schultz 58
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1942 X Marks the Spot Actor Waiter at Diner 58
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1942 Bowery at Midnight Actor Charley 58
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1942 Foreign Agent Actor Silly Drunk at Bar 59
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1942 Baby Face Morgan Actor Lefty Lewis 58
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1942 The Phantom Plainsmen Actor 58
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1942 My Favorite Spy Actor Kay's 2nd Taxi Driver 59
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1942 Gallant Lady Actor Baldy 58
Average
1942 Stardust on the Sage Actor Haskins 58
Average
1942 The Corpse Vanishes Actor Sandy, photographer 56
Average
1942 The Lady or the Tiger? Actor The King N/A
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1942 Klondike Fury Actor Alaska 58
Average
1942 Girls' Town Actor Dimitri N/A
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1941 How to Hold Your Husband - BACK Actor Husband #2 (uncredited) 59
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1941 Blonde Comet Actor Curly 58
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1941 I Killed That Man Actor Drunk 59
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1941 Jungle Man Actor Buckthorn 'Buck' the Guide 58
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1941 A Dangerous Game Actor Ephriam 59
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1941 Puddin' Head Actor Broken Teapot Man 59
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1941 Gangs Inc. Actor Scribbler, a Petty Forger 59
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1941 Mr. District Attorney Actor Coroner's Messenger 59
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1941 What the Country Needs Actor Political Speaker / Singer N/A
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1940 Heroes of the Saddle Actor Night Watchman N/A
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1940 Seven Sinners Actor Bartender 59
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1940 Boys of the City Actor Simp 58
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1940 East Side Kids Actor Whisper 59
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1939 Overland Mail Actor Porchy 59
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1939 Exile Express Actor Deputy Constable 59
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1939 Ride 'em, Cowgirl Actor Dan Haggerty 59
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1939 Water Rustlers Actor Mike - the cook 58
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1938 Sunset Murder Case Actor Barney 58
Average
1938 The Headleys at Home Actor Vince Bergson N/A
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1938 The Singing Cowgirl Actor Kewpie 59
Average
1937 Boots of Destiny Actor Acey Ducey- Sidekick N/A
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1937 Bank Alarm Actor Clarence "Bulb" Callahan 58
Average
1937 The Woman I Love Actor Mathieu N/A
N/A
1936 We're in the Legion Now Actor Spike Conover 58
Average
1936 Captain Calamity Actor Burp 58
Average
1936 Yellow Cargo Actor Speedy 'Bulbs' Callahan 58
Average
1936 I Cover Chinatown Actor Puss McGaffey, the Bus Driver N/A
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1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs Actor 58
Average
1936 Down to the Sea Actor Hector 58
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1936 Dancing Feet Actor Willoughby 58
Average
1936 The Brain Busters Actor Vince N/A
N/A
1936 Riffraff Actor Lew 58
Average
1935 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle Actor Performer 58
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1935 I Live My Life Actor Clerk 59
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1935 Just Another Murder Actor Vincent Smart N/A
N/A
1935 Streamline Express Actor Mr. Jones 58
Average
1935 Don't Bet on Blondes Actor Chuck aka 'Brains' 58
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1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife Actor Fairground Fortune Teller 58
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1935 Black Fury Actor Kubanda 59
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1935 Princess O'Hara Actor Fingers 59
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1934 The Secret Bride Actor Drunk in Diner 59
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1934 Hell in the Heavens Actor Ace McGurk 58
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1934 Crimson Romance Actor The Courier 59
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1934 No Ransom Actor Bullet N/A
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1934 Young and Beautiful Actor Sammy 58
Average
1934 Super Stupid Actor N/A
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1934 Kansas City Princess Actor Quincy - Dynamite's Henchman 58
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1934 She Loves Me Not Actor Baldy Schultz 59
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1934 The Affairs of Cellini Actor Ascanio 58
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1934 Take the Stand Actor Tony 58
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1934 Now I'll Tell Actor Peppo 58
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1934 Thirty Day Princess Actor Count Nicholeus 59
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1934 Registered Nurse Actor Jerry 58
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1934 Madame Spy Actor Peter 59
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1934 The 9th Guest Actor William Jones 58
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1933 Air Maniacs Actor Comic Photographer N/A
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1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady Actor Bugsie 58
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1933 Man of the Forest Actor Little 58
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1933 The Girl in 419 Actor Otto Hoffer 58
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1933 Sunset Pass Actor Windy 58
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1933 Made on Broadway Actor Snitz Lepedis 58
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1933 The Big Cage Actor Soupmeat 59
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1933 Fast Workers Actor Spike 58
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1933 The Trial of Vince Barnett Actor N/A
N/A
1933 Hallelujah, I'm a Bum Actor Undetermined Secondary Role 59
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1932 Flesh Actor Waiter 59
Average
1932 The Death Kiss Actor Officer Gulliver 58
Average
1932 Rackety Rax Actor 'Dutch' 58
Average
1932 Ma's Pride and Joy Actor Sidney Goldblatt N/A
N/A
1932 Heritage of the Desert Actor Windy 58
Average
1932 Tiger Shark Actor Fishbone 59
Average
1932 Horse Feathers Actor Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) 61
Fair
1932 The Night Mayor Actor Louis Mossbaum, Tailor N/A
N/A
1932 Scarface Actor Angelo 67
Fair
1931 Scratch-As-Catch-Can Actor 58
Average
1931 Side Show Actor The Great Santini 58
Average
1931 Scandal Sheet Actor Barrett, Convict Reporter N/A
N/A
1930 A Royal Flush Actor N/A
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1930 All Quiet on the Western Front Actor Assistant Cook (uncredited) 70
Good
1930 Wide Open Actor Dvorak 59
Average

Writing
1950 International Burlesque Writing Writer N/A
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