Actor
T. Roy Barnes
146 years · Lincolnshire, England, UK · 41 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 41
The Virginia Judge
1935 · Advertising Man
Doubting Thomas
1935 · LaMaze
Village Tale
1935 · Goggy Smith
The Four Star Boarder
1935 · Felix
Life Begins at Forty
1935 · Simonds, the Salesman
Carnival
1935 · Salesman
It's a Gift
1934 · Insurance Salesman
Kansas City Princess
1934 · Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
Women of All Nations
1931 · Captain of the Marines
Aloha
1931 · Johnny Marvin
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930 · T. Roy Barnes
How's My Baby?
1930 · Actor
Wide Open
1930 · Bob Wyeth
Sally
1930 · Otis Hooper
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Dangerous Curves
1929 · Pa Spinelli
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A Blonde for a Night
1928 · George
On Mometu
Chicago
1927 · Reporter
On fuboTV
Body and Soul
1927 · The Postman
A Regular Scout
1926 · Steve Baxter
The Unknown Cavalier
1926 · Clout Pettingill
Ladies of Leisure
1926 · Eric Van Norden
The Crowded Hour
1925 · Matt Wilde
Seven Chances
1925 · Billy Meekin, His Partner
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The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
1925 · Harry Green