
Lincolnshire, England, UK
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.

as Salesman

as Billy Meekin, His Partner
1925

as Pritchett Spence
1924

as Salesman
1935

as T. Roy Barnes
1923

as Goggy Smith
1935

as Johnny Marvin
1931

as LaMaze
1935

as Arthur Haviland
1922

as Pa Spinelli
1929

as Captain of the Marines
1931

as Jimmy Parsons
1921

as Simonds, the Salesman
1935
as Felix
1935

as LaMaze
1935

as Goggy Smith
1935

as Felix
1935

as Simonds, the Salesman
1935

as Salesman
1935

as Insurance Salesman
1934

as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
1934

as Captain of the Marines
1931

as Johnny Marvin
1931

as T. Roy Barnes
1930

1930

as Bob Wyeth
1930

as Otis Hooper
1930

as Pa Spinelli
1929

as George
1928

as Reporter
1927

as The Postman
1927

as Steve Baxter
1926

as Clout Pettingill
1926

as Eric Van Norden
1926

as Matt Wilde
1925

as Billy Meekin, His Partner
1925

as Harry Green
1925
as Jerry Warner
1924