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T. Roy Barnes

T. 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

Born

Aug 11, 1880

Lincolnshire, England, UK

Died

Mar 30, 1937

Known For

Acting

Movies

42 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Seven Chances
Seven Chances
1925 • as Billy Meekin, His Partner
★ 7.5
It's a Gift
It's a Gift
1934 • as Insurance Salesman
★ 6.3
Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty
1935 • as Simonds, the Salesman
★ 10.0
Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale
1923 • as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
★ 6.3
Women of All Nations
Women of All Nations
1931 • as Captain of the Marines
★ 3.3
A Trip to Paramountown
A Trip to Paramountown
1922 • as Self
★ 7.8
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923 • as T. Roy Barnes
★ 9.0
Is Matrimony a Failure?
Is Matrimony a Failure?
1922 • as Arthur Haviland
★ 10.0
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
1925 • as Harry Green
★ 7.0
Chicago
Chicago
1927 • as Reporter
★ 5.9
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930 • as T. Roy Barnes
A Blonde for a Night
A Blonde for a Night
1928 • as George
★ 5.7
Don't Get Personal
Don't Get Personal
1922 • as John Wainwright
★ 10.0
Village Tale
Village Tale
1935 • as Goggy Smith
★ 7.2
A Kiss in Time
A Kiss in Time
1921 • as Brian Moore
★ 8.0
Carnival
Carnival
1935 • as Salesman
★ 8.0
Dangerous Curves
Dangerous Curves
1929 • as Pa Spinelli
★ 6.6
Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas
1935 • as LaMaze
★ 7.5
The Great White Way
The Great White Way
1924 • as Jack Murray
★ 8.0
Sally
Sally
1930 • as Otis Hooper
★ 7.0
How's My Baby?
★ 8.0
Too Much Wife
Too Much Wife
1922 • as Jack Morgan
★ 10.0
Aloha
Aloha
1931 • as Johnny Marvin
★ 8.0
See My Lawyer
See My Lawyer
1921 • as Robert Gardner
★ 7.0
Exit the Vamp
Exit the Vamp
1921 • as John Shipley
★ 10.0
Ladies of Leisure
Ladies of Leisure
1926 • as Eric Van Norden
★ 8.0
Wide Open
Wide Open
1930 • as Bob Wyeth
★ 5.8
The Virginia Judge
The Virginia Judge
1935 • as Advertising Man
★ 10.0
Kansas City Princess
Kansas City Princess
1934 • as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
★ 4.9
Adam and Eva
Adam and Eva
1923 • as The Salesman-Hero
★ 8.0
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Reckless Romance
1924 • as Jerry Warner
★ 8.0
The Unknown Cavalier
The Unknown Cavalier
1926 • as Clout Pettingill
★ 10.0
The Four Star Boarder
The Four Star Boarder
1935 • as Felix
★ 10.0
Young Ideas
Young Ideas
1924 • as Pritchett Spence
★ 7.0
Her Face Value
Her Face Value
1921 • as Jimmy Parsons
★ 8.0
Butterfly
Butterfly
1924 • as Cy Dwyer
★ 9.0
The Old Homestead
The Old Homestead
1922 • as Happy Jack
★ 8.0
The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter
1923 • as Bill Peck
★ 8.0
So Long Letty
So Long Letty
1920 • as Harry Miller
★ 10.0
A Regular Scout
A Regular Scout
1926 • as Steve Baxter
★ 7.0
The Crowded Hour
The Crowded Hour
1925 • as Matt Wilde
★ 10.0
Body and Soul
Body and Soul
1927 • as The Postman
★ 7.0