T. Roy Barnes
ActingAlso Known As
Thomas Roy Barnes
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.
Movies
(41 total)
Seven Chances
as Billy Meekin
It's a Gift
as Insurance Salesman
Chicago
as Reporter
Souls for Sale
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
Sally
as Otis Hooper
A Blonde for a Night
as George
Kansas City Princess
as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
Women of All Nations
as Captain of the Marines
Dangerous Curves
as Pa Spinelli
Wide Open
as Bob Wyeth
Hollywood
as T. Roy Barnes
Village Tale
as Goggy Smith
Doubting Thomas
as LaMaze
Ladies of Leisure
as Eric Van Norden
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
as T. Roy Barnes
The Unknown Cavalier
as Clout Pettingill
Adam and Eva
as The Salesman-Hero
Body and Soul
as The Postman