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