T. Roy Barnes

Known for ActingBorn 1880-08-11Died 1937-03-30Lincolnshire, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Four Star Boarder

Life Begins at Forty

The Unknown Cavalier

The Crowded Hour

Too Much Wife

Don't Get Personal

Is Matrimony a Failure?

Exit the Vamp

So Long Letty

Butterfly

Hollywood

Carnival

Aloha

How's My Baby?

Ladies of Leisure

The Great White Way

Reckless Romance

Adam and Eva

The Go-Getter

The Old Homestead

A Kiss in Time

Her Face Value

A Trip to Paramountown

Doubting Thomas

Seven Chances

Village Tale

Sally

Body and Soul

A Regular Scout

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent

Young Ideas

See My Lawyer

Dangerous Curves

It's a Gift

Souls for Sale

Chicago

A Blonde for a Night

Wide Open

Kansas City Princess

Women of All Nations

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