T. Roy Barnes
Acting · 56 years old
Lincolnshire, 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.
Known For
Hollywood
T. Roy Barnes
Seven Chances
Billy Meekin
A Trip to Paramountown
Self
Doubting Thomas
LaMaze
Ladies of Leisure
Eric Van Norden
Sally
Otis Hooper
It's a Gift
Insurance Salesman
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Dangerous Curves
Pa Spinelli
Chicago
Reporter
A Blonde for a Night
George
Wide Open
Bob Wyeth
Village Tale
Goggy Smith
Kansas City Princess
Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
A Regular Scout
Steve Baxter
Women of All Nations
Captain of the Marines
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
T. Roy Barnes
How's My Baby?
The Unknown Cavalier
Clout Pettingill
Adam and Eva
The Salesman-Hero