T. Roy Barnes
| T. Roy Barnes | |
|---|---|
_-_1.jpg) Barnes and Lila Lee in Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922) | |
| Born |
August 11, 1880 Lincolnshire, England |
| Died |
March 30, 1937 (aged 56) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | ca. 1900 - 1935 |
| Spouse(s) | Bessie Crawford (until his death, 2 children) |
T. Roy Barnes (August 11, 1880 – March 30, 1937) was a British-American actor. He appeared in over 50 films between 1920 and 1935, primarily in comedies. Although born in England, he lived in the United States since his childhood. He was married with his wife, stage actress Bessie Crawford until his death, they had two children.
Barnes started his show career in vaudeville where he appeared his wife in an act billed as "Package of Smiles".[1] He later turned to stage and film acting. During the 1920s, he often played "brash young go-getters" in supportting and leading roles.[2] One of his best-known film roles was Buster Keaton's business partner Billy Meekin in Seven Chances (1925). Barnes was also memorable in W. C. Fields' comedy It's a Gift (1934), portraying an inquisitive Insurance Salesman who searches a man by the name of "Carl La Fong".[3] He retired from movies in 1935 and died two years later.
Filmography (selection)
- So Long Letty (1920)
- Scratch My Back (1920)
- Exit the Vamp (1921)
- Her Face Value (1921)
- Is Matrimony a Failure? (1922)
- A Trip to Paramountown (1922)
- Too Much Wife (1922)
- The Old Homestead (1922)
- The Go-Getter (1923)
- Adam and Eva (1923)
- The Great White Way (1924)
- The Crowded Hour (1925)
- Seven Chances (1925)
- Ladies of Leisure (1926)
- Body and Soul (1927)
- Sally (1929)
- Dangerous Curves (1929)
- Caught Short (1930)
- Wide Open (1930)
- Women of All Nations (1931)
- Kansas City Princess (1934)
- It's a Gift (1934)
- Doubting Thomas (1935)