T. Roy Barnes
Acting
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
1935Village Tale
Goggy Smith
1935The Four Star Boarder
Felix
1935Life Begins at Forty
Simonds, the Salesman
1935Doubting Thomas
LaMaze
1935Carnival
Salesman
1934It's a Gift
Insurance Salesman
1934Kansas City Princess
Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
1931Aloha
Johnny Marvin
1931Women of All Nations
Captain of the Marines
1930Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5
T. Roy Barnes
1930How's My Baby?
1930Sally
Otis Hooper
1930Wide Open
Bob Wyeth
1929Dangerous Curves
Pa Spinelli
1928A Blonde for a Night
George
1927Chicago
Reporter
1927Body and Soul
The Postman
1926The Unknown Cavalier
Clout Pettingill
1926Ladies of Leisure
Eric Van Norden
1926A Regular Scout
Steve Baxter
1925Seven Chances
Billy Meekin
1925The Crowded Hour
Matt Wilde
1925The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
Harry Green
1924The Great White Way
Jack Murray