T. Roy Barnes

Born: 11th of August 1880

Died: 30th of March 1937 (aged 56)

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.

T. Roy Barnes's Filmography

It's a Gift

It's a Gift

  •   Movie
  • 1934
Insurance Salesman
Seven Chances

Seven Chances

  •   Movie
  • 1925
Billy Meekin