T. Roy Barnes
Actor
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.
Filmography
It's a Gift
as Insurance Salesman 1934
Chicago
as Reporter 1927
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary 1923
Sally
as Otis Hooper 1930
A Blonde for a Night
as George 1928
Kansas City Princess
as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron 1934
Women of All Nations
as Captain of the Marines 1931
Dangerous Curves
as Pa Spinelli 1929
Wide Open
as Bob Wyeth 1930
A Trip to Paramountown
as Self 1922
Hollywood
as T. Roy Barnes 1923
Village Tale
as Goggy Smith 1935
Doubting Thomas
as LaMaze 1935
Ladies of Leisure
as Eric Van Norden 1926
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
as T. Roy Barnes 1930
How's My Baby?
1930