
T. Roy Barnes
Born August 11, 1880 · Lincolnshire, England, UK
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.
Notable Appearances
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A Trip to Paramountown

Souls for Sale

Is Matrimony a Failure?

Hollywood

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

A Blonde for a Night

Chicago

Don't Get Personal

Carnival

Village Tale

Adam and Eva

Doubting Thomas

A Kiss in Time

Dangerous Curves

Aloha

The Great White Way

Sally

Wide Open

Exit the Vamp

The Virginia Judge

Young Ideas

How's My Baby?

Too Much Wife

The Four Star Boarder

Kansas City Princess

Ladies of Leisure

See My Lawyer

The Old Homestead

A Regular Scout

The Unknown Cavalier

Body and Soul

So Long Letty

Her Face Value

The Crowded Hour

Butterfly




