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T. Roy Barnes
Acting
11 Aug 1880
† 30 Mar 1937
Lincolnshire, England, UK
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 ye...
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T. Roy Barnes's Movies
75%
Seven Chances
15 Mar 1925
63%
It's a Gift
30 Nov 1934
55%
Chicago
23 Dec 1927
62%
Souls for Sale
22 Apr 1923
67%
Sally
12 Jan 1930
51%
A Blonde for a Night
25 Feb 1928
42%
Kansas City Princess
14 Sept 1934
23%
Women of All Nations
31 May 1931
60%
Dangerous Curves
12 Jul 1929
50%
Wide Open
01 Feb 1930
73%
A Trip to Paramountown
10 Jul 1922
85%
Hollywood
19 Aug 1923
45%
Village Tale
15 Jun 1935
70%
Doubting Thomas
10 Jul 1935
70%
Ladies of Leisure
01 Mar 1926
0%
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
01 Dec 1930
0%
How's My Baby?
22 Jun 1930
0%
The Unknown Cavalier
14 Nov 1926
0%
Adam and Eva
11 Feb 1923
0%
Body and Soul
01 Oct 1927