Personal Info
Thomas Roy Barnes
T. Roy Barnes
Acting
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 years later.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Carnival
as Salesman
Village Tale
as Goggy Smith
Life Begins at Forty
as Simonds, the Salesman
Doubting Thomas
as LaMaze
The Four Star Boarder
as Felix
It's a Gift
as Insurance Salesman
Kansas City Princess
as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
Aloha
as Johnny Marvin
Women of All Nations
as Captain of the Marines
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
as T. Roy Barnes