About
T. Roy Barnes
Overview
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
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1935 | Doubting Thomas | Actor | LaMaze | 59 Average |
1935 | Village Tale | Actor | Goggy Smith | 58 Average |
1935 | The Four Star Boarder | Actor | Felix | N/A N/A |
1935 | Life Begins at Forty | Actor | Simonds, the Salesman | N/A N/A |
1935 | Carnival | Actor | Salesman | N/A N/A |
1934 | It's a Gift | Actor | Insurance Salesman | 59 Average |
1934 | Kansas City Princess | Actor | Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron | 58 Average |
1931 | Women of All Nations | Actor | Captain of the Marines | 58 Average |
1931 | Aloha | Actor | Johnny Marvin | N/A N/A |
1930 | Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 | Actor | T. Roy Barnes | N/A N/A |
1930 | How's My Baby? | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1930 | Wide Open | Actor | Bob Wyeth | 59 Average |
1930 | Sally | Actor | Otis Hooper | 59 Average |
1929 | Dangerous Curves | Actor | Pa Spinelli | 58 Average |
1928 | A Blonde for a Night | Actor | George | 58 Average |
1927 | Chicago | Actor | Reporter | 58 Average |
1927 | Body and Soul | Actor | The Postman | N/A N/A |
1926 | A Regular Scout | Actor | Steve Baxter | N/A N/A |
1926 | The Unknown Cavalier | Actor | Clout Pettingill | N/A N/A |
1926 | Ladies of Leisure | Actor | 58 Average |
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1925 | The Crowded Hour | Actor | Matt Wilde | N/A N/A |
1925 | Seven Chances | Actor | Billy Meekin | 64 Fair |
1924 | Reckless Romance | Actor | Jerry Warner | N/A N/A |
1924 | Butterfly | Actor | Cy Dwyer | N/A N/A |
1924 | Young Ideas | Actor | Pritchett Spence | N/A N/A |
1924 | The Great White Way | Actor | Jack Murray | N/A N/A |
1923 | Hollywood | Actor | T. Roy Barnes | 59 Average |
1923 | Souls for Sale | Actor | Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary | 59 Average |
1923 | The Go-Getter | Actor | Bill Peck | N/A N/A |
1923 | Adam and Eva | Actor | The Salesman-Hero | N/A N/A |
1922 | The Old Homestead | Actor | Happy Jack | N/A N/A |
1922 | A Trip to Paramountown | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
1920 | So Long Letty | Actor | Harry Miller | N/A N/A |