Acting
Community Rating
7.8
TMDB estimate
Born
August 11, 1880
Died
March 30, 1937 (age 56)
Born in
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.
Doubting Thomas
as LaMaze
1935
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Village Tale
as Goggy Smith
1935
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The Four Star Boarder
as Felix
1935
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Life Begins at Forty
as Simonds, the Salesman
1935
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Carnival
as Salesman
1935
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It's a Gift
as Insurance Salesman
1934
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Kansas City Princess
as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
1934
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Women of All Nations
as Captain of the Marines
1931
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Aloha
as Johnny Marvin
1931
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Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
as T. Roy Barnes
1930
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How's My Baby?
1930
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Wide Open
as Bob Wyeth
1930
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Sally
as Otis Hooper
1930
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Dangerous Curves
as Pa Spinelli
1929
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A Blonde for a Night
as George
1928
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Chicago
as Reporter
1927
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Body and Soul
as The Postman
1927
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A Regular Scout
as Steve Baxter
1926
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The Unknown Cavalier
as Clout Pettingill
1926
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Ladies of Leisure
as Eric Van Norden
1926
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