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.
1935
as LaMaze
1935
as Goggy Smith
1935
as Felix
1935
as Simonds, the Salesman
1935
as Salesman
1934
as Insurance Salesman
1934
as Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron
1931
as Captain of the Marines
1931
as Johnny Marvin
1930
as T. Roy Barnes
1930
1930
as Bob Wyeth
1930
as Otis Hooper
1929
as Pa Spinelli
1928
as George
1927
as Reporter
1927
as The Postman
1926
as Steve Baxter
1926
as Clout Pettingill
1926
1925
as Matt Wilde
1925
as Billy Meekin
1924
as Jerry Warner
1924
as Cy Dwyer
1924
as Pritchett Spence
1924
as Jack Murray
1923
as T. Roy Barnes
1923
as Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary
1923
as Bill Peck
1923
as The Salesman-Hero
1922
as Happy Jack
1922
as Self
1920
as Harry Miller