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.
Acted in 158
1960s
- 1968
- 1967
The Spy in the Green Hat
'Scissors'
- 1965
The Family Jewels
Automobile Owner at Gas Station
Zebra in the Kitchen
Man in Manhole
- 1964
- 1963
The Sound of Laughter
Vince (Small Duck Hunter)
Glynis
TV
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
The Rookie
Pentagon janitor
- 1958
Girl on the Run
Janitor
- 1957
The Quiet Gun
Undertaker
Outlaw Queen
Gamler
- 1955
The Crooked Web
Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)
- 1953
Charade
Berg
The Jazz Singer
Bartender
- 1952
- 1951
Kentucky Jubilee
Mugsy
- 1950
Hunt the Man Down
Joe (uncredited)
Border Treasure
Pokey
The Grass Is Always Greener
Cooky
1940s
- 1949
Deputy Marshal
Hotel Clerk
- 1948
Thunder in the Pines
Bernard, the Bartender
Big Town Scandal
Louie Snead
- 1947
High Wall
Henry Cronner
Big Town After Dark
Louie Snead
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Russell
The Trespasser
Bartender
Little Miss Broadway
Mack Truck
Gas House Kids Go West
Steve
Shoot to Kill
Charlie Gill
I Cover Big Town
Louis Murkil
My Brother Talks to Horses
Schuyler (uncredited)
- 1946
Bowery Bombshell
Street Cleaner
Two Sisters from Boston
Singing Waiter (uncredited)
The Virginian
Baldy
The Falcon's Alibi
Goldie Locke
No Leave, No Love
Ben
- 1945
Sensation Hunters
Agent
River Gang
Organ Grinder
Thrill of a Romance
Oscar
High Powered
Short Bald Man at Dance
The Big Show-Off
Voice Student
- 1944
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
Clipper - 3rd Robber
- 1943
Danger! Women at Work
Benny
Tornado
Alvin
Petticoat Larceny
Stogie
Kid Dynamite
Klinkhammer
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
Henchman 'Gimp'
- 1942
Queen of Broadway
Schultz
X Marks the Spot
Waiter at Diner
Baby Face Morgan
Lefty Lewis
The Phantom Plainsmen
Movie
Stardust on the Sage
Haskins
The Lady or the Tiger?
The King
Klondike Fury
Alaska
Girls' Town
Dimitri
- 1941
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
Husband #2 (uncredited)
Blonde Comet
Curly
I Killed That Man
Drunk
A Dangerous Game
Ephriam
Blondie in Society
Mr. Wade (uncredited)
Puddin' Head
Broken Teapot Man
Gangs Inc.
Scribbler, a Petty Forger
- 1940
Heroes of the Saddle
Night Watchman
Boys of the City
Simp
East Side Kids
Whisper
1930s
- 1939
Overland Mail
Porchy
Exile Express
Kentville Deputy Constable
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
Dan Haggerty
Water Rustlers
Mike - the cook
- 1938
Sunset Murder Case
Barney
The Headleys at Home
Vince Bergson
The Singing Cowgirl
Kewpie
- 1937
Boots of Destiny
Acey Ducey- Sidekick
The Woman I Love
Mathieu
- 1936
After the Thin Man
Wrester's Manager (uncredited)
We're in the Legion Now
Spike Conover
Captain Calamity
Burp
Yellow Cargo
Speedy 'Bulbs' Callahan
I Cover Chinatown
Puss McGaffey, the Bus Driver
Dancing Feet
Willoughby
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Movie
Riffraff
Lew
- 1935
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Performer
I Live My Life
Clerk
Streamline Express
Mr. Jones
Don't Bet on Blondes
Chuck aka 'Brains'
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Fairground Fortune Teller
Black Fury
Kubanda
Princess O'Hara
Fingers
- 1934
Hell in the Heavens
Ace McGurk
Crimson Romance
The Courier
Kansas City Princess
Quincy - Dynamite's Henchman
She Loves Me Not
Baldy Schultz
The Affairs of Cellini
Ascanio
Take the Stand
Tony
The Cat's-Paw
Wilks
Now I'll Tell
Peppo
Thirty Day Princess
Count Nicholeus
Registered Nurse
Jerry
Madame Spy
Peter
The 9th Guest
William Jones
- 1933
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Bugsie
Tugboat Annie
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Sunset Pass
Windy
The Girl in 419
Otto Hoffer
Made on Broadway
Snitz Lepedis
The Big Cage
Soupmeat
Fast Workers
Spike
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Undetermined Secondary Role
- 1932
Flesh
Waiter
Rackety Rax
'Dutch'
The Night Mayor
Louis Mossbaum, Tailor
- 1931
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Movie
Side Show
The Great Santini
Scandal Sheet
Barrett, Convict Reporter
- 1930
Wide Open
Dvorak
Appearances1
1950s
- 1955
