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T. Roy Barnes

T. Roy Barnes

Born: 1880-08-11 • Lincolnshire, England, UK

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.

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