Acting
T. Roy Barnes
Born 1880-08-11 · Lincolnshire, England, UK · Died 1937-03-30
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

Seven Chances

It's a Gift

Souls for Sale

Carnival

Chicago

A Blonde for a Night

The Crowded Hour

The Great White Way

Doubting Thomas

Body and Soul

Women of All Nations

Adam and Eva

A Regular Scout

Butterfly

Wide Open

Hollywood

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Kansas City Princess

The Old Homestead

Young Ideas

Village Tale

Sally

A Trip to Paramountown

How's My Baby?

Life Begins at Forty

Dangerous Curves

So Long Letty
