T. Roy Barnes
Known for: Acting
Born: August 11, 1880
Died: March 30, 1937
Place of birth: Lincolnshire, England, UK
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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Filmography
41 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
7.5
Doubting Thomas
1935
7.3
Village Tale
1935
10.0
The Four Star Boarder
1935
10.0
Life Begins at Forty
1935
8.0
Carnival
1935
6.3
It's a Gift
1934
4.9
Kansas City Princess
1934
3.3
Women of All Nations
1931
8.0
Aloha
1931
NR
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930
8.0
How's My Baby?
1930
5.6
Wide Open
1930
7.0
Sally
1930
6.6
Dangerous Curves
1929
5.7
A Blonde for a Night
1928
5.9
Chicago
1927
7.0
Body and Soul
1927
7.0
A Regular Scout
1926
10.0
The Unknown Cavalier
1926
8.0
Ladies of Leisure
1926
10.0
The Crowded Hour
1925
7.5
Seven Chances
1925
7.0
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
19258.0
Reckless Romance
1924
9.0
Butterfly
1924
7.0
Young Ideas
1924
8.0
The Great White Way
1924
9.0
Hollywood
1923
6.3
Souls for Sale
1923
8.0
The Go-Getter
1923
8.0
Adam and Eva
1923
8.0
The Old Homestead
1922
7.8
A Trip to Paramountown
1922
10.0
Is Matrimony a Failure?
1922
10.0
Don't Get Personal
1922
10.0
Too Much Wife
1922
10.0
Exit the Vamp
1921
8.0
Her Face Value
1921
8.0
A Kiss in Time
1921
7.0
See My Lawyer
1921
10.0
So Long Letty
1920