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T. Roy Barnes

Actor

T. Roy Barnes

Born August 11, 1880 in Lincolnshire, England, UKDied March 30, 193740 films

Barnes appeared in over 50 films between 1920 and 1935, primarily in comedies.

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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.

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Seven Chances posterFirst watchSeven Chances19257.5as Billy Meekin, His PartnerStruggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.View film

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It's a Gift poster6.3It's a Gift1934

Filmography

40 films as actor
  1. 1935The Virginia JudgeAdvertising Man
  2. 1935Doubting ThomasLaMaze
  3. 1935Village TaleGoggy Smith
  4. 1935The Four Star BoarderFelix
  5. 1935Life Begins at FortySimonds, the Salesman
  6. 1935CarnivalSalesman
  7. 1934It's a GiftInsurance Salesman
  8. 1934Kansas City PrincessAlderman James 'Jim' Cameron
  9. 1931Women of All NationsCaptain of the Marines
  10. 1931AlohaJohnny Marvin
  11. 1930Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5T. Roy Barnes
  12. 1930How's My Baby?
  13. 1930Wide OpenBob Wyeth
  14. 1930SallyOtis Hooper
  15. 1929Dangerous CurvesPa Spinelli
  16. 1928A Blonde for a NightGeorge
  17. 1927ChicagoReporter
  18. 1927Body and SoulThe Postman
  19. 1926A Regular ScoutSteve Baxter
  20. 1926The Unknown CavalierClout Pettingill
  21. 1926Ladies of LeisureEric Van Norden
  22. 1925The Crowded HourMatt Wilde
  23. 1925Seven ChancesBilly Meekin, His Partner
  24. 1925The Re-Creation of Brian KentHarry Green
  25. 1924Reckless RomanceJerry Warner
  26. 1924ButterflyCy Dwyer
  27. 1924Young IdeasPritchett Spence
  28. 1924The Great White WayJack Murray
  29. 1923HollywoodT. Roy Barnes
  30. 1923The Go-GetterBill Peck
  31. 1923Adam and EvaThe Salesman-Hero
  32. 1922The Old HomesteadHappy Jack
  33. 1922Is Matrimony a Failure?Arthur Haviland
  34. 1922Don't Get PersonalJohn Wainwright
  35. 1922Too Much WifeJack Morgan
  36. 1921Exit the VampJohn Shipley
  37. 1921Her Face ValueJimmy Parsons
  38. 1921A Kiss in TimeBrian Moore
  39. 1921See My LawyerRobert Gardner
  40. 1920So Long LettyHarry Miller