T. Roy Barnes
Birthday
1880/08/11
Day of death
1937/03/30 (56 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also know as
Thomas 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.
Acting
(1925) Seven Chances
as Billy Meekin
(1923) Hollywood
as T. Roy Barnes
(1934) It's a Gift
as Insurance Salesman
(1930) Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
as T. Roy Barnes
(1930) How's My Baby?
as ---
(1930) Sally
as Otis Hooper
(1928) A Blonde for a Night
as George
(1930) Wide Open
as Bob Wyeth
(1935) Village Tale
as Goggy Smith
(1934) Kansas City Princess
as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
(1922) A Trip to Paramountown
as Self
(1926) The Unknown Cavalier
as Clout Pettingill
(1927) Chicago
as Reporter
(1923) Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
(1923) Adam and Eva
as The Salesman-Hero
(1927) Body and Soul
as The Postman
(1931) Aloha
as Johnny Marvin
(1931) Women of All Nations
as Captain of the Marines
(1929) Dangerous Curves
as Pa Spinelli
(1935) The Four Star Boarder
as Felix
(1935) Life Begins at Forty
as Simonds, the Salesman
(1935) Doubting Thomas
as LaMaze
(1935) Carnival
as Salesman
(1925) The Crowded Hour
as Matt Wilde
(1924) The Great White Way
as Jack Murray
(1920) So Long Letty
as Harry Miller
(1924) Reckless Romance
as Jerry Warner
(1924) Young Ideas
as Pritchett Spence
(1922) The Old Homestead
as Happy Jack
(1926) Ladies of Leisure
as ---
(1926) A Regular Scout
as Steve Baxter
(1924) Butterfly
as Cy Dwyer
(1923) The Go-Getter
as Bill Peck