Actor profile

T. Roy Barnes

11th August 1880 Lincolnshire, England, UK Acting

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.

40 Movies 0 TV Shows 41 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Doubting Thomas poster

Doubting Thomas 10th July 1935 as LaMaze

Village Tale poster

Village Tale 15th June 1935 as Goggy Smith

The Four Star Boarder poster

The Four Star Boarder 26th April 1935 as Felix

Life Begins at Forty poster

Life Begins at Forty 22nd March 1935 as Simonds, the Salesman

Carnival poster

Carnival 15th February 1935 as Salesman

It's a Gift poster

It's a Gift 30th November 1934 as Insurance Salesman

Kansas City Princess poster

Kansas City Princess 14th September 1934 as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron

Women of All Nations poster

Women of All Nations 31st May 1931 as Captain of the Marines

Aloha poster

Aloha 26th April 1931 as Johnny Marvin

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 poster

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 1st December 1930 as T. Roy Barnes

How's My Baby? poster

How's My Baby? 22nd June 1930

Wide Open poster

Wide Open 1st February 1930 as Bob Wyeth

Sally poster

Sally 12th January 1930 as Otis Hooper

Dangerous Curves poster

Dangerous Curves 12th July 1929 as Pa Spinelli

A Blonde for a Night poster

A Blonde for a Night 25th February 1928 as George

Chicago poster

Chicago 23rd December 1927 as Reporter

Body and Soul poster

Body and Soul 1st October 1927 as The Postman

A Regular Scout poster

A Regular Scout 26th December 1926 as Steve Baxter

The Unknown Cavalier poster

The Unknown Cavalier 14th November 1926 as Clout Pettingill

Ladies of Leisure poster

Ladies of Leisure 1st March 1926 as Eric Van Norden

The Crowded Hour poster

The Crowded Hour 20th April 1925 as Matt Wilde

Seven Chances poster

Seven Chances 15th March 1925 as Billy Meekin, His Partner

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent poster

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent 15th February 1925 as Harry Green

Butterfly poster

Butterfly 11th October 1924 as Cy Dwyer

Young Ideas poster

Young Ideas 7th July 1924 as Pritchett Spence

The Great White Way poster

The Great White Way 3rd January 1924 as Jack Murray

Hollywood poster

Hollywood 19th August 1923 as T. Roy Barnes

Souls for Sale poster

Souls for Sale 22nd April 1923 as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

The Go-Getter poster

The Go-Getter 8th April 1923 as Bill Peck

Adam and Eva poster

Adam and Eva 11th February 1923 as The Salesman-Hero

The Old Homestead poster

The Old Homestead 8th October 1922 as Happy Jack

A Trip to Paramountown poster

A Trip to Paramountown 10th July 1922 as Self

Is Matrimony a Failure? poster

Is Matrimony a Failure? 16th April 1922 as Arthur Haviland

Don't Get Personal poster

Don't Get Personal 16th January 1922 as John Wainwright

Too Much Wife poster

Too Much Wife 1st January 1922 as Jack Morgan

Exit the Vamp poster

Exit the Vamp 6th November 1921 as John Shipley

Her Face Value poster

Her Face Value 13th October 1921 as Jimmy Parsons

A Kiss in Time poster

A Kiss in Time 1st July 1921 as Brian Moore

See My Lawyer poster

See My Lawyer 13th March 1921 as Robert Gardner

So Long Letty poster

So Long Letty 17th October 1920 as Harry Miller

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