Person
T. Roy Barnes
Acting · 1880–1937 · Lincolnshire, England, UK
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
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Too Much Wife
Jack Morgan
Ladies of Leisure
Eric Van Norden
See My Lawyer
Robert Gardner
Exit the Vamp
John Shipley
Seven Chances
Billy Meekin, His Partner
Is Matrimony a Failure?
Arthur Haviland
Chicago
Reporter
Kansas City Princess
Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
It's a Gift
Insurance Salesman
Filmography
- 1935Doubting ThomasLaMaze
- 1935Village TaleGoggy Smith
- 1935The Four Star BoarderFelix
- 1935Life Begins at FortySimonds, the Salesman
- 1935CarnivalSalesman
- 1934It's a GiftInsurance Salesman
- 1934Kansas City PrincessAlderman James 'Jim' Cameron
- 1931Women of All NationsCaptain of the Marines
- 1931AlohaJohnny Marvin
- 1930Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5T. Roy Barnes
- 1930How's My Baby?
- 1930Wide OpenBob Wyeth
- 1930SallyOtis Hooper
- 1929Dangerous CurvesPa Spinelli
- 1928A Blonde for a NightGeorge
- 1927ChicagoReporter
- 1927Body and SoulThe Postman
- 1926A Regular ScoutSteve Baxter
- 1926The Unknown CavalierClout Pettingill
- 1926Ladies of LeisureEric Van Norden
- 1925The Crowded HourMatt Wilde
- 1925Seven ChancesBilly Meekin, His Partner
- 1925The Re-Creation of Brian KentHarry Green
- 1924Reckless RomanceJerry Warner
- 1924ButterflyCy Dwyer
- 1924Young IdeasPritchett Spence
- 1924The Great White WayJack Murray
- 1923HollywoodT. Roy Barnes
- 1923Souls for SaleSelf - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
- 1923The Go-GetterBill Peck
- 1923Adam and EvaThe Salesman-Hero
- 1922The Old HomesteadHappy Jack
- 1922A Trip to ParamountownSelf
- 1922Is Matrimony a Failure?Arthur Haviland
- 1922Don't Get PersonalJohn Wainwright
- 1922Too Much WifeJack Morgan
- 1921Exit the VampJohn Shipley
- 1921Her Face ValueJimmy Parsons
- 1921A Kiss in TimeBrian Moore
- 1921See My LawyerRobert Gardner
- 1920So Long LettyHarry Miller
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