T. Roy Barnes

T. Roy Barnes

1880-08-11 – 1937-03-30 (age 56) Lincolnshire, England, UK
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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.

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Known For

Seven Chances
Seven Chances

1925

as Billy Meekin, His Partner

Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale

1923

as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty

1935

as Simonds, the Salesman

Hollywood
Hollywood

1923

as T. Roy Barnes

See My Lawyer
See My Lawyer

1921

as Robert Gardner

It's a Gift
It's a Gift

1934

as Insurance Salesman

Kansas City Princess
Kansas City Princess

1934

as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron

Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas

1935

as LaMaze

Too Much Wife
Too Much Wife

1922

as Jack Morgan

Sally
Sally

1930

as Otis Hooper

Adam and Eva
Adam and Eva

1923

as The Salesman-Hero

Dangerous Curves
Dangerous Curves

1929

as Pa Spinelli

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
Ladies of Leisure
Ladies of Leisure

1926

as Eric Van Norden

Carnival
Carnival

1935

as Salesman

Exit the Vamp
Exit the Vamp

1921

as John Shipley

Village Tale
Village Tale

1935

as Goggy Smith

The Old Homestead
The Old Homestead

1922

as Happy Jack

Young Ideas
Young Ideas

1924

as Pritchett Spence

Wide Open
Wide Open

1930

as Bob Wyeth