T. Roy Barnes

Personal Info

Birthday

August 11, 1880

Day of Death

1937-03-30

(56 years old)

Place of Birth

Lincolnshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Thomas Roy Barnes

T. Roy Barnes

Biography

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

Hollywood

Seven Chances

It's a Gift

Chicago

Carnival

The Crowded Hour

Women of All Nations

Kansas City Princess

Filmography

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