Acting · Lincolnshire, England, UK · Born August 11, 1880
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.
MovieDoubting Thomas
1935
as LaMaze
MovieVillage Tale
1935
as Goggy Smith
MovieThe Four Star Boarder
1935
as Felix
MovieLife Begins at Forty
1935
as Simonds, the Salesman
MovieCarnival
1935
as Salesman
MovieIt's a Gift
1934
as Insurance Salesman
MovieKansas City Princess
1934
as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
MovieWomen of All Nations
1931
as Captain of the Marines
MovieAloha
1931
as Johnny Marvin
MovieScreen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
1930
as T. Roy Barnes
MovieHow's My Baby?
1930
MovieWide Open
1930
as Bob Wyeth
MovieSally
1930
as Otis Hooper
MovieDangerous Curves
1929
as Pa Spinelli
MovieA Blonde for a Night
1928
as George
MovieChicago
1927
as Reporter
MovieBody and Soul
1927
as The Postman
MovieA Regular Scout
1926
as Steve Baxter
MovieThe Unknown Cavalier
1926
as Clout Pettingill
MovieLadies of Leisure
1926
as Eric Van Norden
MovieThe Crowded Hour
1925
as Matt Wilde
MovieSeven Chances
1925
as Billy Meekin, His Partner
MovieThe Re-Creation of Brian Kent
1925
as Harry Green
Reckless Romance
1924
as Jerry Warner
MovieButterfly
1924
as Cy Dwyer
MovieYoung Ideas
1924
as Pritchett Spence
MovieThe Great White Way
1924
as Jack Murray
MovieHollywood
1923
as T. Roy Barnes
MovieSouls for Sale
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
MovieThe Go-Getter
1923
as Bill Peck
MovieAdam and Eva
1923
as The Salesman-Hero
MovieThe Old Homestead
1922
as Happy Jack
MovieA Trip to Paramountown
1922
as Self
MovieIs Matrimony a Failure?
1922
as Arthur Haviland
MovieDon't Get Personal
1922
as John Wainwright
MovieToo Much Wife
1922
as Jack Morgan
MovieExit the Vamp
1921
as John Shipley
MovieHer Face Value
1921
as Jimmy Parsons
MovieA Kiss in Time
1921
as Brian Moore
MovieSee My Lawyer
1921
as Robert Gardner
MovieSo Long Letty
1920
as Harry Miller
