T. Roy Barnes
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 11 August 1880 · Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Died
- 30 March 1937
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
Acting 42
- 1935The Virginia Judge as Advertising Man
- 1935Doubting Thomas as LaMaze
- 1935Village Tale as Goggy Smith
- 1935The Four Star Boarder as Felix
- 1935Life Begins at Forty as Simonds, the Salesman
- 1935Carnival as Salesman
- 1934It's a Gift as Insurance Salesman
- 1934Kansas City Princess as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
- 1931Women of All Nations as Captain of the Marines
- 1931Aloha as Johnny Marvin
- 1930Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5 as T. Roy Barnes
- 1930How's My Baby?
- 1930Wide Open as Bob Wyeth
- 1930Sally as Otis Hooper
- 1929Dangerous Curves as Pa Spinelli
- 1928A Blonde for a Night as George
- 1927Chicago as Reporter
- 1927Body and Soul as The Postman
- 1926A Regular Scout as Steve Baxter
- 1926The Unknown Cavalier as Clout Pettingill
- 1926Ladies of Leisure as Eric Van Norden
- 1925The Crowded Hour as Matt Wilde
- 1925Seven Chances as Billy Meekin, His Partner
- 1925The Re-Creation of Brian Kent as Harry Green
- 1924Reckless Romance as Jerry Warner
- 1924Butterfly as Cy Dwyer
- 1924Young Ideas as Pritchett Spence
- 1924The Great White Way as Jack Murray
- 1923Hollywood as T. Roy Barnes
- 1923Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
- 1923The Go-Getter as Bill Peck
- 1923Adam and Eva as The Salesman-Hero
- 1922The Old Homestead as Happy Jack
- 1922A Trip to Paramountown as Self
- 1922Is Matrimony a Failure? as Arthur Haviland
- 1922Don't Get Personal as John Wainwright
- 1922Too Much Wife as Jack Morgan
- 1921Exit the Vamp as John Shipley
- 1921Her Face Value as Jimmy Parsons
- 1921A Kiss in Time as Brian Moore
- 1921See My Lawyer as Robert Gardner
- 1920So Long Letty as Harry Miller