T. Roy Barnes
Acting Born Aug 11, 1880 Lincolnshire, England, UK 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Seven Chances (1925) as Billy Meekin, His Partner
- Hollywood (1923) as T. Roy Barnes
- Souls for Sale (1923) as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
- Aloha (1931) as Johnny Marvin
- Doubting Thomas (1935) as LaMaze
- Life Begins at Forty (1935) as Simonds, the Salesman
- Chicago (1927) as Reporter
- A Trip to Paramountown (1922) as Self
- Young Ideas (1924) as Pritchett Spence
- It's a Gift (1934) as Insurance Salesman
- The Old Homestead (1922) as Happy Jack
- Women of All Nations (1931) as Captain of the Marines
- Dangerous Curves (1929) as Pa Spinelli
- Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922) as Arthur Haviland
- Wide Open (1930) as Bob Wyeth
- Don't Get Personal (1922) as John Wainwright
- Sally (1930) as Otis Hooper
- Village Tale (1935) as Goggy Smith
- The Re-Creation of Brian Kent (1925) as Harry Green
- Carnival (1935) as Salesman
- Ladies of Leisure (1926) as Eric Van Norden
- Kansas City Princess (1934) as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
- Adam and Eva (1923) as The Salesman-Hero
- Reckless Romance (1924) as Jerry Warner