T. Roy Barnes
Acting
Born: 1880-08-11 in 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
Seven Chances
Billy Meekin, His Partner
Too Much Wife
Jack Morgan
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Is Matrimony a Failure?
Arthur Haviland
Hollywood
T. Roy Barnes
It's a Gift
Insurance Salesman
See My Lawyer
Robert Gardner
Young Ideas
Pritchett Spence
A Kiss in Time
Brian Moore
Exit the Vamp
John Shipley
Chicago
Reporter
Carnival
Salesman
Adam and Eva
The Salesman-Hero
Village Tale
Goggy Smith
Life Begins at Forty
Simonds, the Salesman
Ladies of Leisure
Eric Van Norden
Women of All Nations
Captain of the Marines
Aloha
Johnny Marvin
Wide Open
Bob Wyeth
Her Face Value
Jimmy Parsons
A Trip to Paramountown
Self
Kansas City Princess
Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
Dangerous Curves
Pa Spinelli
Doubting Thomas
LaMaze
A Blonde for a Night
George
The Unknown Cavalier
Clout Pettingill
A Regular Scout
Steve Baxter
Sally
Otis Hooper
Body and Soul
The Postman
The Old Homestead
Happy Jack
Butterfly
Cy Dwyer
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
Harry Green
So Long Letty
Harry Miller
The Crowded Hour
Matt Wilde
The Great White Way
Jack Murray
The Go-Getter
Bill Peck
Don't Get Personal
John Wainwright
How's My Baby?
The Four Star Boarder
Felix