
Acting
Also Known As: Thomas Roy Barnes
Birth Date
August 11, 1880
Death Date
March 30, 1937
(passed away at 56)
Place of Birth
Lincolnshire, England, UK
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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.




Billy Meekin, His Partner
1925

Jack Morgan
1922

Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
1923

T. Roy Barnes
1923

Reporter
1927

John Shipley
1921

Eric Van Norden
1926

Arthur Haviland
1922

Captain of the Marines
1931

Goggy Smith
1935

Otis Hooper
1930

Pa Spinelli
1929

Insurance Salesman
1934

Robert Gardner
1921

Johnny Marvin
1931

Bob Wyeth
1930

Simonds, the Salesman
1935

Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
1934

Salesman
1935

LaMaze
1935