T. Roy Barnes
Known for ActingBorn 1880-08-11 — died 1937-03-30Lincolnshire, 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.
Known for
Seven Chances
1925 · as Billy Meekin, His Partner
Souls for Sale
1923 · as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
It's a Gift
1934 · as Insurance Salesman
Is Matrimony a Failure?
1922 · as Arthur Haviland
Adam and Eva
1923 · as The Salesman-Hero
Hollywood
1923 · as T. Roy Barnes
Chicago
1927 · as Reporter
A Trip to Paramountown
1922 · as Self
Doubting Thomas
1935 · as LaMaze
Aloha
1931 · as Johnny Marvin
Kansas City Princess
1934 · as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
Dangerous Curves
1929 · as Pa Spinelli
Don't Get Personal
1922 · as John Wainwright
Women of All Nations
1931 · as Captain of the Marines
Too Much Wife
1922 · as Jack Morgan
Life Begins at Forty
1935 · as Simonds, the Salesman
See My Lawyer
1921 · as Robert Gardner
Carnival
1935 · as Salesman