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T. Roy Barnes

T. Roy Barnes

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 11, 1880
Died Mar 30, 1937 (56)
Birthplace Lincolnshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Kea ... ton'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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The Four Star Boarder

The Four Star Boarder

1935

as Felix

Village Tale

Village Tale

1935

as Goggy Smith

Doubting Thomas

Doubting Thomas

1935

as LaMaze

Life Begins at Forty

Life Begins at Forty

1935

as Simonds, the Salesman

Carnival

Carnival

1935

as Salesman

Kansas City Princess

Kansas City Princess

1934

as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron

It's a Gift

It's a Gift

1934

as Insurance Salesman

Women of All Nations

Women of All Nations

1931

as Captain of the Marines

Aloha

Aloha

1931

as Johnny Marvin

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

1930

as T. Roy Barnes

Sally

Sally

1930

as Otis Hooper

Wide Open

Wide Open

1930

as Bob Wyeth

Dangerous Curves

Dangerous Curves

1929

as Pa Spinelli

A Blonde for a Night

A Blonde for a Night

1928

as George

Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1927

as The Postman

Chicago

Chicago

1927

as Reporter

The Unknown Cavalier

The Unknown Cavalier

1926

as Clout Pettingill

A Regular Scout

A Regular Scout

1926

as Steve Baxter

Seven Chances

Seven Chances

1925

as Billy Meekin

The Crowded Hour

The Crowded Hour

1925

as Matt Wilde

Young Ideas

Young Ideas

1924

as Pritchett Spence

The Great White Way

The Great White Way

1924

as Jack Murray

Butterfly

Butterfly

1924

as Cy Dwyer

Adam and Eva

Adam and Eva

1923

as The Salesman-Hero

Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

as T. Roy Barnes

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

1922

as Happy Jack

So Long Letty

So Long Letty

1920

as Harry Miller

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