Personal Info
George Barnes
Justus D. Barnes
Acting
Biography
Justus D. Barnes (October 2, 1862 – February 6, 1946), named George Barnes in some sources, was an American stage and film actor. He is best known for his role in the 1903 silent short The Great Train Robbery, which the American Film Institute and many film historians and critics recognize as the production that first established the Western genre, setting a new "narrative standard" in the motion picture industry.
Barnes was born in Little Falls, New York. He was a veteran stage actor before he made his screen debut in 1903 in The Great Train Robbery. In that film's memorable ending, Barnes p…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Cy Whittaker's Ward
as Simmons
It Happened to Adele
as Vincent's Uncle
Mr. Meeson's Will
as Mr. Meeson
From the River's Depths
as William Hewins - Dorothy's Father
God's Witness
as Judge
His Two Patients
as The Blacksmith
The Heart of the Princess Marsari
as Paul's Wealthy Uncle
The Country Girl
as The Squire, her Guardian
Old Jane of the Gaiety
Weary Walker's Woes
as Lawyer