Cast & creator
Vince Barnett
Best known for Perry Mason, The Andy Griffith Show, Here's Lucy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vince Barnett (July 4, 1902 – August 10, 1977) was an American film and television actor. He appeared on stage originally. Barnett's initial involvement with Hollywood was as a screenwriter, writing screenplays for the two-reeler movies of the late 1920s. He began appearing in films in 1930, playing hundreds of comedy bits and supporting parts. One of his more sizable screen roles was the moronic, illiterate gangster "secretary" in Scarface (1932). Among his best-regarded early roles, apart from Scarface, were The Big Cage (1933), Thirty Day Princess (1934) and Princess O'Hara (1935). In later years, Barnett played straight character parts, often as careworn little men, undertakers, janitors, bartenders and drunks in pictures ranging from films noir (The Killers, 1946) to westerns (Springfield Rifle, 1952). He was a welcome presence in "B" comedies and mysteries: as Runyonesque gangsters in Petticoat Larceny (1943), Little Miss Broadway (1947), and Gas House Kids Go West (1947), and notably as Tom Conway's enthusiastic sidekick in The Falcon's Alibi (1946). After World War II, with the Hollywood studios making fewer films, Barnett became a familiar face on television.
Also known as: Vincent Lysle Barnett, Vincent L. Barnett, Vincent Barnett
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1930–1975 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (174)
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Perry Mason
Noonan
1957
The Andy Griffith Show
Elmo
1960
Here's Lucy
Cabbie #1
1968
Green Acres
1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Scissors
1964
The Life Of Riley
Herman
1953
Mayberry R.F.D.
Elmo
1968
MGM Parade
Self
1955
Cimarron Strip
1967
Letter to Loretta
Grimes
1953
All Quiet on the Western Front
Assistant Cook (uncredited)
1930
Scarface
Angelo
1932
Brute Force
Muggsy
1947
The Killers
Charleston
1946
After the Thin Man
Wrester's Manager (uncredited)
1936
Knock on Any Door
Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited)
1949
Glynis
1963
The Virginian
Baldy
1946
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Janitor
1965
On Dangerous Ground
George (uncredited)
1951
Stranger on the Third Floor
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
1940
The Mask of Dimitrios
Card Game Kibitzer (uncredited)
1944
The Big Mouth
Man at Telephone Booth (uncredited)
1967
Crazy Mama
Homer
1975
Thrill of a Romance
Oscar
1945
The Family Jewels
Automobile Owner at Gas Station
1965
Carson City
Henry
1952
Seven Sinners
Bartender
1940
Two Sisters from Boston
Singing Waiter (uncredited)
1946
Man of the Forest
Little
1933
Springfield Rifle
Cook (uncredited)
1952
I Live My Life
Clerk
1935
I'll See You in My Dreams
Burlesk Comedian (uncredited)
1951
No Leave, No Love
Ben
1946
The Spy in the Green Hat
'Scissors'
1967
The Woman I Love
Mathieu
1937
Sixpack Annie
Bartender
1975
Charade
Berg
1953
She Loves Me Not
Baldy Schultz
1934
X Marks the Spot
Waiter at Diner
1942
Don't Bet on Blondes
Chuck aka 'Brains'
1935
Heritage of the Desert
Windy
1932
Horse Feathers
Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
1932
The Jazz Singer
Bartender
1953
Now I'll Tell
Peppo
1934
The Sound of Laughter
Vince (Small Duck Hunter)
1963
Girl on the Run
Janitor
1958
Hunt the Man Down
Joe (uncredited)
1950
The Death Kiss
Officer Gulliver
1932
The Cat's-Paw
Wilks
1934
My Brother Talks to Horses
Schuyler (uncredited)
1947
Gallant Lady
Baldy
1942
Captive Wild Woman
Curly
1943
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Bugsie
1933
Mr. District Attorney
Coroner's Messenger
1941Super Stupid
1934
Leave It to the Irish
Barney Baker
1944
Heroes of the Saddle
Night Watchman
1940
Black Fury
Kubanda
1935
The Falcon's Alibi
Goldie Locke
1946International Burlesque
Comedian
1950International Burlesque
Writer
1950
Summer School Teachers
Principal Adams
1974
Zebra in the Kitchen
Man in Manhole
1965
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Fairground Fortune Teller
1935
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
The Headleys at Home
Vince Bergson
1938
Big Town After Dark
Louie Snead
1947
Exile Express
Kentville Deputy Constable
1939
The Girl in 419
Otto Hoffer
1933
The Affairs of Cellini
Ascanio
1934
Thirty Day Princess
Count Nicholeus
1934
Petticoat Larceny
Stogie
1943
Hell in the Heavens
Ace McGurk
1934Down to the Sea
Hector
1936
Danger! Women at Work
Benny
1943
Jungle Man
Buckthorn 'Buck' the Guide
1941
The Big Show-Off
Voice Student
1945
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
Henchman 'Gimp'
1943
Gas House Kids Go West
Steve
1947
Loaded Pistols
Sam Gardner
1948
The Grass Is Always Greener
Cooky
1950
Water Rustlers
Mike - the cook
1939
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Undetermined Secondary Role
1933
Princess O'Hara
Fingers
1935
The Lady or the Tiger?
The King
1942
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Performer
1935
The Trespasser
Bartender
1947
Jungle Woman
Curley (archive footage / uncredited)
1944
High Wall
Henry Cronner
1947
I Killed That Man
Drunk
1941
Madame Spy
Peter
1934
Boys of the City
Simp
1940
The 9th Guest
William Jones
1934
My Favorite Spy
Kay's 2nd Taxi Driver
1942
The Rookie
Pentagon janitor
1959
The Big Cage
Soupmeat
1933
Riffraff
Lew
1936
Thunder in the Pines
Bernard, the Bartender
1948
Scandal Sheet
Barrett, Convict Reporter
1931
I Cover Big Town
Louis Murkil
1947
Sunset Pass
Windy
1933
A Dangerous Game
Ephriam
1941
Stardust on the Sage
Haskins
1942
The Corpse Vanishes
Sandy
1942
Young and Beautiful
Sammy
1934
Mule Train
Joe - Barber
1950
Kid Dynamite
Klinkhammer
1943The Trial of Vince Barnett
1933
The Secret Bride
Drunk in Diner
1934
East Side Kids
Whisper
1940
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
Husband #2 (uncredited)
1941
The Crooked Web
Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)
1955
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
Clipper - 3rd Robber
1944
Gangs Inc.
Scribbler, a Petty Forger
1941
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931Ma's Pride and Joy
Sidney Goldblatt
1932
Bowery at Midnight
Charley
1942
We're in the Legion Now
Spike Conover
1936
Made on Broadway
Snitz Lepedis
1933
Tugboat Annie
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1933
Fast Workers
Spike
1933A Royal Flush
1930
Flesh
Waiter
1932
Deputy Marshal
Hotel Clerk
1949
Dancing Feet
Willoughby
1936
The Quiet Gun
Undertaker
1957
Border Treasure
Pokey
1950
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Russell
1947
Tiger Shark
Fishbone
1932
Big Town Scandal
Louie Snead
1948
Registered Nurse
Jerry
1934
Bowery Bombshell
Street Cleaner
1946
Kentucky Jubilee
Mugsy
1951Champagne for Breakfast
Bennie
1935
Sunset Murder Case
Barney
1938
Shoot to Kill
Charlie Gill
1947
High Powered
Short Bald Man at Dance
1945
Tornado
Alvin
1943
Overland Mail
Porchy
1939Foreign Agent
Silly Drunk at Bar
1942
Take the Stand
Tony
1934
Outlaw Queen
Gamler
1957
Captain Calamity
Burp
1936
The Singing Cowgirl
Kewpie
1938
Little Miss Broadway
Mack Truck
1947
Crimson Romance
The Courier
1934
Streamline Express
Mr. Jones
1935
Rackety Rax
'Dutch'
1932
Baby Face Morgan
Lefty Lewis
1942
Girls' Town
Dimitri
1942
River Gang
Organ Grinder
1945Two Lame Ducks
Vince
1934
The Night Mayor
Louis Mossbaum, Tailor
1932
Puddin' Head
Broken Teapot Man
1941
Side Show
The Great Santini
1931
Sensation Hunters
Agent
1945
Bank Alarm
Clarence "Bulb" Callahan
1937
The Phantom Plainsmen
1942
Klondike Fury
Alaska
1942
Kansas City Princess
Quincy - Dynamite's Henchman
1934
Wide Open
Dvorak
1930The Brain Busters
Vince
1936
I Cover Chinatown
Puss McGaffey, the Bus Driver
1936
Queen of Broadway
Schultz
1942No Ransom
Bullet
1934
Blonde Comet
Curly
1941
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
Dan Haggerty
1939
Yellow Cargo
Speedy 'Bulbs' Callahan
1936
Boots of Destiny
Acey Ducey- Sidekick
1937Yankee Doodle Home
Song Writer
1939What the Country Needs
Political Speaker / Singer
1941Just Another Murder
Vincent Smart
1935Air Maniacs
Comic Photographer
1933