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Vince Barnett (July 4, 1902 β August 10, 1977) was an American film and television actor. He appeared on stage originally.
Barnett's initial involvement with Hollywood was as a screenwriter, writing screenplays for the two-reeler movies of the late 1920s. He began appearing in films in 1930, playing hundreds of comedy bits and supporting parts. One of his more sizable screen roles was the moronic, illiterate gangster "secretary" in Scarface (1932). Among his best-regarded early roles, apart from Scarface, were The Big Cage (1933), Thirty Day Princess (1934) and Princess O'Hara (1935).
In later years, Barnett played straight character parts, often as careworn little men, undertakers, janitors, bartenders and drunks in pictures ranging from films noir (The Killers, 1946) to westerns (Springfield Rifle, 1952). He was a welcome presence in "B" comedies and mysteries: as Runyonesque gangsters in Petticoat Larceny (1943), Little Miss Broadway (1947), and Gas House Kids Go West (1947), and notably as Tom Conway's enthusiastic sidekick in The Falcon's Alibi (1946).
After World War II, with the Hollywood studios making fewer films, Barnett became a familiar face on television.
Filmography
all 171
Movies 162
TV Shows 9
Writer 1
self 1
Sixpack Annie (1975)
Summer School Teachers (1974)
Here's Lucy (1968)
The Big Mouth (1967)
The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)
The Family Jewels (1965)
Zebra in the Kitchen (1965)
The Sound of Laughter (1963)
The Rookie (1959)
Girl on the Run (1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
The Quiet Gun (1957)
Outlaw Queen (1957)
The Crooked Web (1955)
The Jazz Singer (1953)
Springfield Rifle (1952)
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
Hunt the Man Down (1950)
Mule Train (1950)
Sweet Cheat (1949)
Deputy Marshal (1949)
Knock on Any Door (1949)
Loaded Pistols (1948)
Thunder in the Pines (1948)
Big Town Scandal (1948)
High Wall (1947)
Big Town After Dark (1947)
Brute Force (1947)
The Trespasser (1947)
Little Miss Broadway (1947)
Shoot to Kill (1947)
I Cover Big Town (1947)
My Brother Talks to Horses (1947)
The Killers (1946)
Bowery Bombshell (1946)
Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
River Gang (1945)
High Powered (1945)
The Big Show-Off (1945)
Leave It to the Irish (1944)
The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
Jungle Woman (1944)
Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944)
Tornado (1943)
Kid Dynamite (1943)
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher (1943)
X Marks the Spot (1942)
Foreign Agent (1942)
Baby Face Morgan (1942)
My Favorite Spy (1942)
Stardust on the Sage (1942)
Girls' Town (1942)
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK (1941)
Blonde Comet (1941)
Jungle Man (1941)
A Dangerous Game (1941)
Your Last Act (1941)
Puddin' Head (1941)
Gangs Inc. (1941)
Mr. District Attorney (1941)
What the Country Needs (1941)
Heroes of the Saddle (1940)
Seven Sinners (1940)
East Side Kids (1940)
Yankee Doodle Home (1939)
Exile Express (1939)
Ride 'em, Cowgirl (1939)
Water Rustlers (1939)
The Headleys at Home (1938)
Boots of Destiny (1937)
Bank Alarm (1937)
The Woman I Love (1937)
We're in the Legion Now (1936)
Yellow Cargo (1936)
I Cover Chinatown (1936)
Dancing Feet (1936)
Just Another Murder (1935)
Streamline Express (1935)
Silk Hat Kid (1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
Black Fury (1935)
Princess O'Hara (1935)
The Secret Bride (1934)
Hell in the Heavens (1934)
Crimson Romance (1934)
No Ransom (1934)
She Loves Me Not (1934)
Thirty Day Princess (1934)
The 9th Guest (1934)
Air Maniacs (1933)
The Girl in 419 (1933)
Made on Broadway (1933)
The Big Cage (1933)
The Trial of Vince Barnett (1933)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
Flesh (1932)
The Death Kiss (1932)
Rackety Rax (1932)
Ma's Pride and Joy (1932)
Tiger Shark (1932)
Horse Feathers (1932)
The Night Mayor (1932)
Scarface (1932)
Side Show (1931)
Scandal Sheet (1931)
Help Wanted, Female (1931)
Dancing Sweeties (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Wide Open (1930)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1902-07-04
Deathday1977-08-10 (75 years old)
Birth PlacePittsburgh, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsVincent Lysle Barnett, Vincent L. Barnett, Vincent Barnett
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