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T. Roy Barnes

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 11, 1880 (Died at 57)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthLincolnshire, England, UK
Career Span1920 – 1937
Known Credits41 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.5

T. Roy Barnes

Also known as:Thomas Roy Barnes
Total Works

41

41 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Seven Chances
7.5
Seven Chances
1925•movie
as Billy Meekin, His Partner
It's a Gift
6.3
It's a Gift
1934•movie
as Insurance Salesman

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 41 titles featuring T. Roy Barnes

Seven Chances
7.5
Seven Chances
1925•movie

as Billy Meekin, His Partner

It's a Gift
6.3
It's a Gift
1934•movie

as Insurance Salesman

Chicago
5.9
Chicago
1927•movie

as Reporter

Souls for Sale
6.3
Souls for Sale
1923•movie

as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

Sally
7.0
Sally
1930•movie

as Otis Hooper

A Blonde for a Night
5.7

as George

Kansas City Princess
4.9

as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron

Women of All Nations
3.3

as Captain of the Marines

Dangerous Curves
6.6
Dangerous Curves
1929•movie

as Pa Spinelli

Wide Open
5.8
Wide Open
1930•movie

as Bob Wyeth

A Trip to Paramountown
7.8

as Self

Hollywood
9.0
Hollywood
1923•movie

as T. Roy Barnes

Village Tale
7.2
Village Tale
1935•movie

as Goggy Smith

Doubting Thomas
7.5
Doubting Thomas
1935•movie

as LaMaze

Ladies of Leisure
8.0
Ladies of Leisure
1926•movie

as Eric Van Norden

A Regular Scout
7.0
A Regular Scout
1926•movie

as Steve Baxter

How's My Baby?
8.0
How's My Baby?
1930•movie
The Unknown Cavalier
10.0

as Clout Pettingill

Adam and Eva
8.0
Adam and Eva
1923•movie

as The Salesman-Hero

Body and Soul
7.0
Body and Soul
1927•movie

as The Postman

Aloha
8.0
Aloha
1931•movie

as Johnny Marvin

The Four Star Boarder
10.0

as Felix

Life Begins at Forty
10.0

as Simonds, the Salesman

Carnival
8.0
Carnival
1935•movie

as Salesman

The Crowded Hour
10.0
The Crowded Hour
1925•movie

as Matt Wilde

The Great White Way
8.0

as Jack Murray

So Long Letty
10.0
So Long Letty
1920•movie

as Harry Miller

Young Ideas
7.0
Young Ideas
1924•movie

as Pritchett Spence

The Old Homestead
8.0
The Old Homestead
1922•movie

as Happy Jack

Butterfly
9.0
Butterfly
1924•movie

as Cy Dwyer

The Go-Getter
8.0
The Go-Getter
1923•movie

as Bill Peck

A Kiss in Time
8.0
A Kiss in Time
1921•movie

as Brian Moore

Her Face Value
8.0
Her Face Value
1921•movie

as Jimmy Parsons

Too Much Wife
10.0
Too Much Wife
1922•movie

as Jack Morgan

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
7.0

as Harry Green

Don't Get Personal
10.0
Don't Get Personal
1922•movie

as John Wainwright

See My Lawyer
7.0
See My Lawyer
1921•movie

as Robert Gardner

Exit the Vamp
10.0
Exit the Vamp
1921•movie

as John Shipley

Is Matrimony a Failure?
10.0

as Arthur Haviland

The Virginia Judge
10.0
The Virginia Judge
1935•movie

as Advertising Man

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

as T. Roy Barnes