Acting · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Born July 4, 1902
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vince Barnett (July 4, 1902 – August 10, 1977) was an American film and television actor. He appeared on stage originally. Barnett's initial involvement with Hollywood was as a screenwriter, writing screenplays for the two-reeler movies of the late 1920s. He began appearing in films in 1930, playing hundreds of comedy bits and supporting parts. One of his more sizable screen roles was the moronic, illiterate gangster "secretary" in Scarface (1932). Among his best-regarded early roles, apart from Scarface, were The Big Cage (1933), Thirty Day Princess (1934) and Princess O'Hara (1935). In later years, Barnett played straight character parts, often as careworn little men, undertakers, janitors, bartenders and drunks in pictures ranging from films noir (The Killers, 1946) to westerns (Springfield Rifle, 1952). He was a welcome presence in "B" comedies and mysteries: as Runyonesque gangsters in Petticoat Larceny (1943), Little Miss Broadway (1947), and Gas House Kids Go West (1947), and notably as Tom Conway's enthusiastic sidekick in The Falcon's Alibi (1946). After World War II, with the Hollywood studios making fewer films, Barnett became a familiar face on television.
MovieSixpack Annie
1975
as Bartender
MovieCrazy Mama
1975
as Homer
MovieSummer School Teachers
1974
as Principal Adams
TVHere's Lucy
1968
as Cabbie #1
TVMayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Elmo
TVCimarron Strip
1967
MovieThe Big Mouth
1967
as Man at Telephone Booth (uncredited)
MovieThe Spy in the Green Hat
1967
as 'Scissors'
MovieDr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
1965
as Janitor
TVGreen Acres
1965
MovieThe Family Jewels
1965
as Automobile Owner at Gas Station
MovieZebra in the Kitchen
1965
as Man in Manhole
TVThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Scissors
MovieThe Sound of Laughter
1963
as Vince (Small Duck Hunter)
Glynis
1963
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Elmo
MovieThe Rookie
1959
as Pentagon janitor
MovieGirl on the Run
1958
as Janitor
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Noonan
MovieThe Quiet Gun
1957
as Undertaker
MovieOutlaw Queen
1957
as Gamler
MovieThe Crooked Web
1955
as Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)
TVMGM Parade
1955
as Self
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Grimes
MovieCharade
1953
as Berg
MovieThe Jazz Singer
1953
as Bartender
TVThe Life Of Riley
1953
as Herman
MovieSpringfield Rifle
1952
as Cook (uncredited)
MovieCarson City
1952
as Henry
MovieOn Dangerous Ground
1951
as George (uncredited)
MovieI'll See You in My Dreams
1951
as Burlesk Comedian (uncredited)
MovieKentucky Jubilee
1951
as Mugsy
MovieHunt the Man Down
1950
as Joe (uncredited)
International Burlesque
1950
as Comedian
MovieBorder Treasure
1950
as Pokey
MovieMule Train
1950
as Joe - Barber
MovieThe Grass Is Always Greener
1950
as Cooky
MovieDeputy Marshal
1949
as Hotel Clerk
MovieKnock on Any Door
1949
as Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited)
MovieLoaded Pistols
1948
as Sam Gardner
MovieThunder in the Pines
1948
as Bernard, the Bartender
MovieBig Town Scandal
1948
as Louie Snead
MovieHigh Wall
1947
as Henry Cronner
MovieBig Town After Dark
1947
as Louie Snead
MovieJoe Palooka in the Knockout
1947
as Russell
MovieBrute Force
1947
as Muggsy
MovieThe Trespasser
1947
as Bartender
MovieLittle Miss Broadway
1947
as Mack Truck
MovieGas House Kids Go West
1947
as Steve
MovieShoot to Kill
1947
as Charlie Gill
MovieI Cover Big Town
1947
as Louis Murkil
MovieMy Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Schuyler (uncredited)
MovieThe Killers
1946
as Charleston
MovieBowery Bombshell
1946
as Street Cleaner
MovieTwo Sisters from Boston
1946
as Singing Waiter (uncredited)
MovieThe Virginian
1946
as Baldy
MovieThe Falcon's Alibi
1946
as Goldie Locke
MovieNo Leave, No Love
1946
as Ben
MovieSensation Hunters
1945
as Agent
MovieRiver Gang
1945
as Organ Grinder
MovieThrill of a Romance
1945
as Oscar
MovieHigh Powered
1945
as Short Bald Man at Dance
MovieThe Big Show-Off
1945
as Voice Student
MovieLeave It to the Irish
1944
as Barney Baker
MovieThe Mask of Dimitrios
1944
as Card Game Kibitzer (uncredited)
MovieJungle Woman
1944
as Curley (archive footage / uncredited)
MovieSweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944
as Clipper - 3rd Robber
MovieDanger! Women at Work
1943
as Benny
MovieTornado
1943
as Alvin
MoviePetticoat Larceny
1943
as Stogie
MovieCaptive Wild Woman
1943
as Curly
MovieKid Dynamite
1943
as Klinkhammer
MovieCosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
1943
as Henchman 'Gimp'
MovieQueen of Broadway
1942
as Schultz
MovieX Marks the Spot
1942
as Waiter at Diner
MovieBowery at Midnight
1942
as Charley
Foreign Agent
1942
as Silly Drunk at Bar
MovieBaby Face Morgan
1942
as Lefty Lewis
MovieThe Phantom Plainsmen
1942
MovieMy Favorite Spy
1942
as Kay's 2nd Taxi Driver
MovieGallant Lady
1942
as Baldy
MovieStardust on the Sage
1942
as Haskins
MovieThe Corpse Vanishes
1942
as Sandy
MovieThe Lady or the Tiger?
1942
as The King
MovieKlondike Fury
1942
as Alaska
MovieGirls' Town
1942
as Dimitri
MovieHow to Hold Your Husband - BACK
1941
as Husband #2 (uncredited)
MovieBlonde Comet
1941
as Curly
MovieI Killed That Man
1941
as Drunk
MovieJungle Man
1941
as Buckthorn 'Buck' the Guide
MovieA Dangerous Game
1941
as Ephriam
MoviePuddin' Head
1941
as Broken Teapot Man
MovieGangs Inc.
1941
as Scribbler, a Petty Forger
MovieMr. District Attorney
1941
as Coroner's Messenger
What the Country Needs
1941
as Political Speaker / Singer
MovieHeroes of the Saddle
1940
as Night Watchman
MovieSeven Sinners
1940
as Bartender
MovieBoys of the City
1940
as Simp
MovieEast Side Kids
1940
as Whisper
MovieOverland Mail
1939
as Porchy
Yankee Doodle Home
1939
as Song Writer
MovieExile Express
1939
as Kentville Deputy Constable
MovieRide 'em, Cowgirl
1939
as Dan Haggerty
MovieWater Rustlers
1939
as Mike - the cook
MovieSunset Murder Case
1938
as Barney
MovieThe Headleys at Home
1938
as Vince Bergson
MovieThe Singing Cowgirl
1938
as Kewpie
MovieBoots of Destiny
1937
as Acey Ducey- Sidekick
MovieBank Alarm
1937
as Clarence "Bulb" Callahan
MovieThe Woman I Love
1937
as Mathieu
MovieAfter the Thin Man
1936
as Wrester's Manager (uncredited)
MovieWe're in the Legion Now
1936
as Spike Conover
MovieCaptain Calamity
1936
as Burp
MovieYellow Cargo
1936
as Speedy 'Bulbs' Callahan
MovieI Cover Chinatown
1936
as Puss McGaffey, the Bus Driver
Down to the Sea
1936
as Hector
MovieDancing Feet
1936
as Willoughby
MovieSunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
The Brain Busters
1936
as Vince
MovieRiffraff
1936
as Lew
MoviePirate Party on Catalina Isle
1935
as Performer
MovieI Live My Life
1935
as Clerk
Just Another Murder
1935
as Vincent Smart
MovieStreamline Express
1935
as Mr. Jones
Champagne for Breakfast
1935
as Bennie
MovieDon't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Chuck aka 'Brains'
MovieThe Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Fairground Fortune Teller
MovieBlack Fury
1935
as Kubanda
MoviePrincess O'Hara
1935
as Fingers
MovieThe Secret Bride
1934
as Drunk in Diner
MovieHell in the Heavens
1934
as Ace McGurk
Two Lame Ducks
1934
as Vince
MovieCrimson Romance
1934
as The Courier
No Ransom
1934
as Bullet
MovieYoung and Beautiful
1934
as Sammy
Super Stupid
1934
MovieKansas City Princess
1934
as Quincy - Dynamite's Henchman
MovieShe Loves Me Not
1934
as Baldy Schultz
MovieThe Affairs of Cellini
1934
as Ascanio
MovieTake the Stand
1934
as Tony
MovieNow I'll Tell
1934
as Peppo
MovieThirty Day Princess
1934
as Count Nicholeus
MovieRegistered Nurse
1934
as Jerry
MovieMadame Spy
1934
as Peter
MovieThe 9th Guest
1934
as William Jones
Air Maniacs
1933
as Comic Photographer
MovieThe Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
as Bugsie
MovieMan of the Forest
1933
as Little
MovieSunset Pass
1933
as Windy
MovieThe Girl in 419
1933
as Otto Hoffer
MovieMade on Broadway
1933
as Snitz Lepedis
MovieThe Big Cage
1933
as Soupmeat
MovieFast Workers
1933
as Spike
The Trial of Vince Barnett
1933
MovieHallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
as Undetermined Secondary Role
MovieFlesh
1932
as Waiter
MovieThe Death Kiss
1932
as Officer Gulliver
MovieRackety Rax
1932
as 'Dutch'
Ma's Pride and Joy
1932
as Sidney Goldblatt
MovieHeritage of the Desert
1932
as Windy
MovieTiger Shark
1932
as Fishbone
MovieHorse Feathers
1932
as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
MovieThe Night Mayor
1932
as Louis Mossbaum, Tailor
MovieScarface
1932
as Angelo
MovieScratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
MovieSide Show
1931
as The Great Santini
MovieScandal Sheet
1931
as Barrett, Convict Reporter
A Royal Flush
1930
MovieAll Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Assistant Cook (uncredited)
MovieWide Open
1930
as Dvorak
