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T. Roy Barnes

Cast & creator

T. Roy Barnes

1880-08-11 (died at 56) Lincolnshire, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Seven Chances, Life Begins at Forty, It's a Gift

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.

Also known as: Thomas Roy Barnes

Movies

42

film credits

Series

0

television credits

Career

42

1920–1935 · acting roles

Credit score

7.9

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Seven Chances

Seven Chances

Billy Meekin, His Partner · 1925

Life Begins at Forty

Life Begins at Forty

Simonds, the Salesman · 1935

It's a Gift

It's a Gift

Insurance Salesman · 1934

Is Matrimony a Failure?

Is Matrimony a Failure?

Arthur Haviland · 1922

Souls for Sale

Souls for Sale

Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary · 1923

Across film & television

Filmography (42)

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Seven Chances

Seven Chances

Billy Meekin, His Partner

Life Begins at Forty

Life Begins at Forty

Simonds, the Salesman

It's a Gift

It's a Gift

Insurance Salesman

Is Matrimony a Failure?

Is Matrimony a Failure?

Arthur Haviland

Souls for Sale

Souls for Sale

Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

Village Tale

Village Tale

Goggy Smith

A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown

Self

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent

Harry Green

Women of All Nations

Women of All Nations

Captain of the Marines

Don't Get Personal

Don't Get Personal

John Wainwright

Too Much Wife

Too Much Wife

Jack Morgan

Doubting Thomas

Doubting Thomas

LaMaze

Hollywood

Hollywood

T. Roy Barnes

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 5

T. Roy Barnes

Chicago

Chicago

Reporter

The Great White Way

The Great White Way

Jack Murray

The Old Homestead

The Old Homestead

Happy Jack

A Blonde for a Night

A Blonde for a Night

George

A Kiss in Time

A Kiss in Time

Brian Moore

Exit the Vamp

Exit the Vamp

John Shipley

Young Ideas

Young Ideas

Pritchett Spence

Adam and Eva

Adam and Eva

The Salesman-Hero

See My Lawyer

See My Lawyer

Robert Gardner

Dangerous Curves

Dangerous Curves

Pa Spinelli

How's My Baby?

How's My Baby?

The Virginia Judge

The Virginia Judge

Advertising Man

Reckless Romance

Jerry Warner

Carnival

Carnival

Salesman

The Four Star Boarder

The Four Star Boarder

Felix

Sally

Sally

Otis Hooper

Ladies of Leisure

Ladies of Leisure

Eric Van Norden

Kansas City Princess

Kansas City Princess

Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron

Her Face Value

Her Face Value

Jimmy Parsons

Wide Open

Wide Open

Bob Wyeth

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

Bill Peck

A Regular Scout

A Regular Scout

Steve Baxter

The Unknown Cavalier

The Unknown Cavalier

Clout Pettingill

Aloha

Aloha

Johnny Marvin

Body and Soul

Body and Soul

The Postman

So Long Letty

So Long Letty

Harry Miller

The Crowded Hour

The Crowded Hour

Matt Wilde

Butterfly

Butterfly

Cy Dwyer