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.
Filmography
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4 Clowns (1970)
Movie
Advertising Man

The Virginia Judge (1935)
Movie
Goggy Smith

Village Tale (1935)
Movie
Simonds, the Salesman

Life Begins at Forty (1935)
Movie
Salesman

Carnival (1935)
Movie
Insurance Salesman

It's a Gift (1934)
Movie
Jim Cameron

Kansas City Princess (1934)
Movie
Captain of the Marines

Women of All Nations (1931)
Movie
Johnny Marvin

Aloha (1931)
Movie
Mr. Kidd

Caught Short (1930)
Movie
Bob Wyeth

Wide Open (1930)
Movie
Otis Hooper

Sally (1930)
Movie
Po Spinelli

Dangerous Curves (1929)
Movie
George Mason

A Blonde for a Night (1928)
Movie
Reporter

Chicago (1927)
Movie
The Postman

Body and Soul (1927)
Movie
Tough-House Higgins

The Tender Hour (1927)
Movie
Steve Baxter

A Regular Scout (1926)
Movie
Clout Pettingill

The Unknown Cavalier (1926)
Movie
Matt Wilde

The Crowded Hour (1925)
Movie
Bill McGuffy

The Price of Pleasure (1925)
Movie
Billy Meekin

Seven Chances (1925)
Movie
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Jerry Warner

Reckless Romance (1924)
Movie
Cy Dwyer

Butterfly (1924)
Movie
Pritchett Spence

Young Ideas (1924)
Movie
Jack Murray

The Great White Way (1924)
Movie
T. Roy Barnes

Hollywood (1923)
Movie
Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

Souls for Sale (1923)
Movie
Bill Peck

The Go-Getter (1923)
Movie
The Salesman-Hero

Adam and Eva (1923)
Movie
Happy Jack

The Old Homestead (1922)
Movie
John Wainwright

Don't Get Personal (1922)
Movie
Harry Miller

So Long Letty (1920)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1880-08-11
Deathday1937-03-30 (56 years old)
Birth NameThomas Roy Barnes
Birth PlaceLincolnshire, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsThomas Roy Barnes
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