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