ACTOR · FROM LINCOLNSHIRE, UK
T. Roy Barnes
1880–193740 credits since 1920
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ABOUT T.
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born11 August 1880
Died30 March 1937
BirthplaceLincolnshire, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora3 of 40 titles
Known for
The titles people know T. from.
Movie
MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 3
- Average IMDb
- 7.4
- Highest rated
- Seven ChancesIMDb 7.8
- Working since
- 1920
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Filmography
The 1930s
14 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
as Advertising Man
as LaMaze
as Goggy Smith
as Felix
as Simonds, the Salesman
as Salesman
Movieas Insurance Salesman
as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
The 1920s
26 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average
as Pa Spinelli
as George
Movieas Reporter
as The Postman
as Steve Baxter
as Clout Pettingill
as Eric Van Norden
as Matt Wilde
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