T. Roy Barnes

T. Roy Barnes

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...

Known For

Seven Chances

as Billy Meekin

It's a Gift

as Insurance Salesman

Chicago

as Reporter

Cast Credits

Village Tale

as Goggy Smith

Life Begins at Forty

as Simonds, the Salesman

Carnival

as Salesman

It's a Gift

as Insurance Salesman

Kansas City Princess

as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron

Women of All Nations

as Captain of the Marines

Aloha

as Johnny Marvin

Wide Open

as Bob Wyeth

Sally

as Otis Hooper

Dangerous Curves

as Pa Spinelli

Chicago

as Reporter

Body and Soul

as The Postman

A Regular Scout

as Steve Baxter

The Unknown Cavalier

as Clout Pettingill

Ladies of Leisure

as Eric Van Norden

The Crowded Hour

as Matt Wilde

Seven Chances

as Billy Meekin

Reckless Romance

as Jerry Warner

Butterfly

as Cy Dwyer

Young Ideas

as Pritchett Spence

The Great White Way

as Jack Murray

Hollywood

as T. Roy Barnes

Souls for Sale

as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

The Go-Getter

as Bill Peck