Name
Vince Barnett
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-07-04
Deathday
1977-08-10 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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- 1932 Scarface as Angelo
- 1941 I Killed That Man as Drunk
- 1955 The Crooked Web as Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)
- 1963 The Sound of Laughter as Vince (Small Duck Hunter)
- 1953 Charade as Berg
- 1947 High Wall as Henry Cronner
- 1947 Brute Force as Muggsy
- 1940 Seven Sinners as Bartender
- 1951 I'll See You in My Dreams as Burlesk Comedian (uncredited)
- 1946 The Killers as Charleston
- 1944 The Mask of Dimitrios as Card Game Kibitzer (uncredited)
- 1942 Bowery at Midnight as Charley
- 1932 The Night Mayor as Louis Mossbaum, Tailor
- 1946 Bowery Bombshell as Street Cleaner
- 1946 The Falcon's Alibi as Goldie Locke
- 1941 Gangs Inc. as Scribbler, a Petty Forger
- 1942 The Phantom Plainsmen
- 1947 Shoot to Kill as Charlie Gill
- 1952 Carson City as Henry
- 1935 Don't Bet on Blondes as Chuck aka 'Brains'
- 1935 Black Fury as Kubanda
- 1943 Captive Wild Woman as Curly
- 1974 Summer School Teachers as Principal Adams
- 1952 Springfield Rifle as Cook (uncredited)
- 1947 My Brother Talks to Horses as Schuyler (uncredited)
- 1932 Tiger Shark as Fishbone
- 1932 Flesh as Waiter
- 1934 The Affairs of Cellini as Ascanio
- 1949 Knock on Any Door as Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited)
- 1938 Sunset Murder Case as Barney
- 1932 Heritage of the Desert as Windy
- 1934 Now I'll Tell as Peppo
- 1942 Stardust on the Sage as Haskins
- 1947 I Cover Big Town as Louis Murkil
- 1958 Girl on the Run as Janitor
- 1948 Big Town Scandal as Louie Snead
- 1947 Big Town After Dark as Louie Snead
- 1935 Just Another Murder as Vincent Smart
- 1934 Super Stupid
- 1936 The Brain Busters as Vince
- 1937 Bank Alarm as Clarence "Bulb" Callahan
- 1959 The Rookie as Pentagon janitor
- 1930 Wide Open as Dvorak
- 1943 Tornado as Alvin
- 1936 Yellow Cargo as Speedy 'Bulbs' Callahan
- 1936 Captain Calamity as Burp
- 1936 We're in the Legion Now as Spike Conover
- 1934 The 9th Guest as William Jones
- 1936 Down to the Sea as Hector
- 1945 The Big Show-Off as Voice Student
- 1931 Side Show as The Great Santini
- 1939 Ride 'em, Cowgirl as Dan Haggerty
- 1949 Deputy Marshal as Hotel Clerk
- 1938 The Singing Cowgirl as Kewpie
- 1941 Blonde Comet as Curly
- 1934 Crimson Romance as The Courier
- 1944 Leave It to the Irish as Barney Baker
- 1934 Thirty Day Princess as Count Nicholeus
- 1934 Kansas City Princess as Quincy - Dynamite's Henchman
- 1933 Fast Workers as Spike
- 1939 Exile Express as Kentville Deputy Constable
- 1937 The Woman I Love as Mathieu
- 1933 Sunset Pass as Windy
- 1937 Boots of Destiny as Acey Ducey- Sidekick
- 1951 Kentucky Jubilee as Mugsy
- 1936 I Cover Chinatown as Puss McGaffey, the Bus Driver
- 1943 Petticoat Larceny as Stogie
- 1935 Princess O'Hara as Fingers
- 1942 Girls' Town as Dimitri
- 1965 Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine as Janitor
- 1943 Danger! Women at Work as Benny
- 1942 X Marks the Spot as Waiter at Diner
- 1965 The Family Jewels as Automobile Owner at Gas Station
- 1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady as Bugsie
- 1939 Water Rustlers as Mike - the cook
- 1934 Young and Beautiful as Sammy
- 1934 Registered Nurse as Jerry
- 1936 Dancing Feet as Willoughby
- 1931 Scandal Sheet as Barrett, Convict Reporter
- 1939 Overland Mail as Porchy
- 1935 Streamline Express as Mr. Jones
- 1931 Scratch-As-Catch-Can
- 1951 On Dangerous Ground as George (uncredited)
- 1934 She Loves Me Not as Baldy Schultz
- 1933 Air Maniacs as Comic Photographer
- 1934 Take the Stand as Tony
- 1945 High Powered as Short Bald Man at Dance
- 1933 Hallelujah, I'm a Bum as Undetermined Secondary Role
- 1945 Sensation Hunters as Agent
- 1946 The Virginian as Baldy
- 1967 The Big Mouth as Man at Telephone Booth (uncredited)
- 1940 Heroes of the Saddle as Night Watchman
- 1930 A Royal Flush
- 1940 Boys of the City as Simp
- 1943 Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher as Henchman 'Gimp'
- 1940 East Side Kids as Whisper
- 1932 Horse Feathers as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
- 1946 No Leave, No Love as Ben
- 1934 The Secret Bride as Drunk in Diner
- 1933 The Big Cage as Soupmeat
- 1941 Jungle Man as Buckthorn 'Buck' the Guide
- 1942 The Lady or the Tiger? as The King
- 1947 Gas House Kids Go West as Steve
- 1934 Madame Spy as Peter
- 1934 No Ransom as Bullet
- 1943 Kid Dynamite as Klinkhammer
- 1942 Klondike Fury as Alaska
- 1947 The Trespasser as Bartender
- 1948 Thunder in the Pines as Bernard, the Bartender
- 1935 I Live My Life as Clerk
- 1950 Border Treasure as Pokey
- 1933 The Girl in 419 as Otto Hoffer
- 1953 The Jazz Singer as Bartender
- 1950 Mule Train as Joe - Barber
- 1941 What the Country Needs as Political Speaker / Singer
- 1948 Loaded Pistols as Sam Gardner
- 1942 Queen of Broadway as Schultz
- 1942 Foreign Agent as Silly Drunk at Bar
- 1932 The Death Kiss as Officer Gulliver
- 1957 Outlaw Queen as Gamler
- 1947 Little Miss Broadway as Mack Truck
- 1941 A Dangerous Game as Ephriam
- 1935 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle as Performer
- 1941 Mr. District Attorney as Coroner's Messenger
- 1945 Thrill of a Romance as Oscar
- 1942 My Favorite Spy as Kay's 2nd Taxi Driver
- 1932 Rackety Rax as 'Dutch'
- 1944 Sweethearts of the U.S.A. as Clipper - 3rd Robber
- 1941 How to Hold Your Husband - BACK as Husband #2 (uncredited)
- 1933 Man of the Forest as Little
- 1933 The Trial of Vince Barnett
- 1942 Gallant Lady as Baldy
- 1932 Ma's Pride and Joy as Sidney Goldblatt
- 1945 River Gang as Organ Grinder
- 1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
- 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front as Assistant Cook (uncredited)
- 1950 Hunt the Man Down as Joe (uncredited)
- 1941 Puddin' Head as Broken Teapot Man
- 1950 The Grass Is Always Greener as Cooky
- 1946 Two Sisters from Boston as Singing Waiter (uncredited)
- 1947 Joe Palooka in the Knockout as Russell
- 1944 Jungle Woman as Curley (archive footage / uncredited)
- 1942 The Corpse Vanishes as Sandy
- 1942 Baby Face Morgan as Lefty Lewis
- 1965 Zebra in the Kitchen as Man in Manhole
- 1975 Sixpack Annie as Bartender
- 1936 Riffraff as Lew
- 1975 Crazy Mama as Homer
- 1938 The Headleys at Home as Vince Bergson
- 1950 International Burlesque as Comedian
- 1934 Hell in the Heavens as Ace McGurk
- 1967 The Spy in the Green Hat as 'Scissors'
- 1957 The Quiet Gun as Undertaker
- 1939 Yankee Doodle Home as Song Writer
- 1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife as Fairground Fortune Teller
- 1933 Made on Broadway as Snitz Lepedis
- 1936 After the Thin Man as Wrester's Manager (uncredited)
- 1935 Champagne for Breakfast as Bennie
- 1934 Two Lame Ducks as Vince
- 1940 Stranger on the Third Floor as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
- 1960 The Andy Griffith Show ( 3 episodes ) as Elmo
- 1965 Green Acres ( 5 episodes )
- 1968 Here's Lucy ( 1 episode ) as Cabbie #1
- 1953 The Life Of Riley ( 2 episodes ) as Herman
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Noonan
- 1963 Glynis ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Cimarron Strip ( 1 episode )
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Grimes
- 1968 Mayberry R.F.D. ( 7 episodes ) as Elmo
- 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ( 1 episode ) as Scissors
- 1955 MGM Parade ( 1 episode ) as Self
