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Aliases: Thomas Roy Barnes

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Lincolnshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 13

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Village Tale
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5

Village Tale

(1935) Goggy Smith
Body and Soul
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0

Body and Soul

(1927) The Postman
Hollywood
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7

Hollywood

(1923) T. Roy Barnes
A Trip to Paramountown
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6
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
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Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

(1930) T. Roy Barnes
The Crowded Hour
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The Crowded Hour

(1925) Matt Wilde
The Old Homestead
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The Old Homestead

(1922) Happy Jack
Sally
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7

Sally

(1930) Otis Hooper

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1935 LaMaze
Goggy Smith
Felix
Simonds, the Salesman
Salesman
1934 Insurance Salesman
Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
1931 Captain of the Marines
Johnny Marvin
1930 T. Roy Barnes
N/A
Bob Wyeth
Otis Hooper
1929 Pa Spinelli
1928 George
1927 Reporter
The Postman
1926 Steve Baxter
Clout Pettingill
N/A
1925 Matt Wilde
Billy Meekin
1924 N/A
Cy Dwyer
Pritchett Spence
Jack Murray
1923 T. Roy Barnes
Himself - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
The Salesman-Hero
1922 Happy Jack
Self
1920 Harry Miller
Year Character Movie/Tv

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