Vince Barnett
Known for Acting · 170 credits
- Born
- 1902-07-04
- Died
- 1977-08-10
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Vincent Lysle Barnett · Vincent L. Barnett · Vincent Barnett
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.
Known For
TV Shows (11)
Perry Mason
1957
as Noonan
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Elmo
Green Acres
1965
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Herman
Here's Lucy
1968
as Cabbie #1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Scissors
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Elmo
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
Cimarron Strip
1967
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Grimes
Glynis
1963
Movies (159)
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Assistant Cook (uncredited)
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944
as Card Game Kibitzer (uncredited)
Scarface
1932
as Angelo
The 9th Guest
1934
as William Jones
International Burlesque
1950
as Comedian
Jungle Man
1941
as Buckthorn 'Buck' the Guide
Brute Force
1947
as Muggsy
The Killers
1946
as Charleston
Super Stupid
1934
Gallant Lady
1942
as Baldy
Water Rustlers
1939
as Mike - the cook
Sixpack Annie
1975
as Bartender
After the Thin Man
1936
as Wrester's Manager (uncredited)
Petticoat Larceny
1943
as Stogie
Heritage of the Desert
1932
as Windy
Charade
1953
as Berg
The Virginian
1946
as Baldy
The Big Mouth
1967
as Man at Telephone Booth (uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
1949
as Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited)
Springfield Rifle
1952
as Cook (uncredited)
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
1965
as Janitor
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
as 'Scissors'
She Loves Me Not
1934
as Baldy Schultz
The Family Jewels
1965
as Automobile Owner at Gas Station
Horse Feathers
1932
as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
Captive Wild Woman
1943
as Curly
Carson City
1952
as Henry
On Dangerous Ground
1951
as George (uncredited)
The Affairs of Cellini
1934
as Ascanio
Mr. District Attorney
1941
as Coroner's Messenger
Girl on the Run
1958
as Janitor
Man of the Forest
1933
as Little
Princess O'Hara
1935
as Fingers
Leave It to the Irish
1944
as Barney Baker
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Singing Waiter (uncredited)
Crazy Mama
1975
as Homer
Seven Sinners
1940
as Bartender
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Hunt the Man Down
1950
as Joe (uncredited)
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Oscar
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
as Sandy
Black Fury
1935
as Kubanda
Jungle Woman
1944
as Curley (archive footage / uncredited)
Flesh
1932
as Waiter
Gangs Inc.
1941
as Scribbler, a Petty Forger
The Brain Busters
1936
as Vince
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
as Bugsie
High Wall
1947
as Henry Cronner
Hell in the Heavens
1934
as Ace McGurk
Bowery at Midnight
1942
as Charley
Zebra in the Kitchen
1965
as Man in Manhole
Thirty Day Princess
1934
as Count Nicholeus
I'll See You in My Dreams
1951
as Burlesk Comedian (uncredited)
The Jazz Singer
1953
as Bartender
My Favorite Spy
1942
as Kay's 2nd Taxi Driver
Summer School Teachers
1974
as Principal Adams
The Sound of Laughter
1963
as Vince (Small Duck Hunter)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Fairground Fortune Teller
Fast Workers
1933
as Spike
A Royal Flush
1930
The Headleys at Home
1938
as Vince Bergson
Loaded Pistols
1948
as Sam Gardner
Riffraff
1936
as Lew
Champagne for Breakfast
1935
as Bennie
Scandal Sheet
1931
as Barrett, Convict Reporter
Madame Spy
1934
as Peter
Kid Dynamite
1943
as Klinkhammer
Down to the Sea
1936
as Hector
No Leave, No Love
1946
as Ben
The Death Kiss
1932
as Officer Gulliver
Tiger Shark
1932
as Fishbone
Sunset Murder Case
1938
as Barney
Two Lame Ducks
1934
as Vince
The Girl in 419
1933
as Otto Hoffer
Baby Face Morgan
1942
as Lefty Lewis
I Live My Life
1935
as Clerk
Shoot to Kill
1947
as Charlie Gill
The Crooked Web
1955
as Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)
Deputy Marshal
1949
as Hotel Clerk
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
1943
as Henchman 'Gimp'
The Trespasser
1947
as Bartender
The Secret Bride
1934
as Drunk in Diner
The Quiet Gun
1957
as Undertaker
Big Town After Dark
1947
as Louie Snead
Sunset Pass
1933
as Windy
Kansas City Princess
1934
as Quincy - Dynamite's Henchman
Big Town Scandal
1948
as Louie Snead
The Big Cage
1933
as Soupmeat
The Singing Cowgirl
1938
as Kewpie
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
as Undetermined Secondary Role
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
1939
as Dan Haggerty
The Phantom Plainsmen
1942
Young and Beautiful
1934
as Sammy
I Cover Big Town
1947
as Louis Murkil
Border Treasure
1950
as Pokey
Bowery Bombshell
1946
as Street Cleaner
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Chuck aka 'Brains'
Kentucky Jubilee
1951
as Mugsy
Boys of the City
1940
as Simp
Foreign Agent
1942
as Silly Drunk at Bar
Rackety Rax
1932
as 'Dutch'
Registered Nurse
1934
as Jerry
Thunder in the Pines
1948
as Bernard, the Bartender
The Falcon's Alibi
1946
as Goldie Locke
East Side Kids
1940
as Whisper
Danger! Women at Work
1943
as Benny
Streamline Express
1935
as Mr. Jones
Tornado
1943
as Alvin
The Woman I Love
1937
as Mathieu
The Rookie
1959
as Pentagon janitor
The Night Mayor
1932
as Louis Mossbaum, Tailor
Mule Train
1950
as Joe - Barber
Yankee Doodle Home
1939
as Song Writer
Made on Broadway
1933
as Snitz Lepedis
The Grass Is Always Greener
1950
as Cooky
A Dangerous Game
1941
as Ephriam
X Marks the Spot
1942
as Waiter at Diner
Air Maniacs
1933
as Comic Photographer
Bank Alarm
1937
as Clarence "Bulb" Callahan
Klondike Fury
1942
as Alaska
About Vince Barnett
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,… With 170 credits spanning from 1930 to 1975, Vince Barnett has appeared in 159 films and 11 TV shows.
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- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) — as Assistant Cook (uncredited)
- The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) — as Card Game Kibitzer (uncredited)
- Scarface (1932) — as Angelo
- The 9th Guest (1934) — as William Jones
- International Burlesque (1950) — as Comedian
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