Vince Barnett
162 movies · 10 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 4, 1902
- Died
- Aug 10, 1977 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Vincent Lysle Barnett · Vincent L. Barnett · Vincent Barnett
Biography
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Vince Barnett (July 4, 1902 – August 10, 1977) was an American film and television actor. He appeared on stage originally.
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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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Vince Barnett: movies and TV shows
Acting (172)
- 1975 Sixpack Annie
as Bartender
- 1975 Crazy Mama
as Homer
- 1974 Summer School Teachers
as Principal Adams
- 1968
- 1968
- 1967
- 1967 The Big Mouth
as Man at Telephone Booth (uncredited)
- 1967 The Spy in the Green Hat
as 'Scissors'
- 1965 Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
as Janitor
- 1965
- 1965 The Family Jewels
as Automobile Owner at Gas Station
- 1965 Zebra in the Kitchen
as Man in Manhole
- 1964
- 1963 The Sound of Laughter
as Vince (Small Duck Hunter)
- 1963
- 1960
- 1959 The Rookie
as Pentagon janitor
- 1958 Girl on the Run
as Janitor
- 1957
- 1957 The Quiet Gun
as Undertaker
- 1957 Outlaw Queen
as Gamler
- 1955 The Crooked Web
as Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)
- 1953
- 1953 Charade
as Berg
- 1953 The Jazz Singer
as Bartender
- 1953
- 1952 Springfield Rifle
as Cook (uncredited)
- 1952 Carson City
as Henry
- 1951 On Dangerous Ground
as George (uncredited)
- 1951 I'll See You in My Dreams
as Burlesk Comedian (uncredited)
- 1951 Kentucky Jubilee
as Mugsy
- 1950 Hunt the Man Down
as Joe (uncredited)
- 1950 International Burlesque
as Comedian
- 1950 Border Treasure
as Pokey
- 1950 Mule Train
as Joe - Barber
- 1950 The Grass Is Always Greener
as Cooky
- 1949 Deputy Marshal
as Hotel Clerk
- 1949 Knock on Any Door
as Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited)
- 1948 Loaded Pistols
as Sam Gardner
- 1948 Thunder in the Pines
as Bernard, the Bartender
- 1948 Big Town Scandal
as Louie Snead
- 1947 High Wall
as Henry Cronner
- 1947 Big Town After Dark
as Louie Snead
- 1947 Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as Russell
- 1947 Brute Force
as Muggsy
- 1947 The Trespasser
as Bartender
- 1947 Little Miss Broadway
as Mack Truck
- 1947 Gas House Kids Go West
as Steve
- 1947 Shoot to Kill
as Charlie Gill
- 1947 I Cover Big Town
as Louis Murkil
- 1947 My Brother Talks to Horses
as Schuyler (uncredited)
- 1946 The Killers
as Charleston
- 1946 Bowery Bombshell
as Street Cleaner
- 1946 Two Sisters from Boston
as Singing Waiter (uncredited)
- 1946 The Virginian
as Baldy
- 1946 The Falcon's Alibi
as Goldie Locke
- 1946 No Leave, No Love
as Ben
- 1945 Sensation Hunters
as Agent
- 1945 River Gang
as Organ Grinder
- 1945 Thrill of a Romance
as Oscar
- 1945 High Powered
as Short Bald Man at Dance
- 1945 The Big Show-Off
as Voice Student
- 1944 Leave It to the Irish
as Barney Baker
- 1944 The Mask of Dimitrios
as Card Game Kibitzer (uncredited)
- 1944 Jungle Woman
as Curley (archive footage / uncredited)
- 1944 Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
as Clipper - 3rd Robber
- 1943 Danger! Women at Work
as Benny
- 1943 Tornado
as Alvin
- 1943 Petticoat Larceny
as Stogie
- 1943 Captive Wild Woman
as Curly
- 1943 Kid Dynamite
as Klinkhammer
- 1943 Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
as Henchman 'Gimp'
- 1942 Queen of Broadway
as Schultz
- 1942 X Marks the Spot
as Waiter at Diner
- 1942 Bowery at Midnight
as Charley
- 1942 Foreign Agent
as Silly Drunk at Bar
- 1942 Baby Face Morgan
as Lefty Lewis
- 1942
- 1942 My Favorite Spy
as Kay's 2nd Taxi Driver
- 1942 Gallant Lady
as Baldy
- 1942 Stardust on the Sage
as Haskins
- 1942 The Corpse Vanishes
as Sandy
- 1942 The Lady or the Tiger?
as The King
- 1942 Klondike Fury
as Alaska
- 1942 Girls' Town
as Dimitri
- 1941 How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
as Husband #2 (uncredited)
- 1941 Blonde Comet
as Curly
- 1941 I Killed That Man
as Drunk
- 1941 Jungle Man
as Buckthorn 'Buck' the Guide
- 1941 A Dangerous Game
as Ephriam
- 1941 Puddin' Head
as Broken Teapot Man
- 1941 Gangs Inc.
as Scribbler, a Petty Forger
- 1941 Mr. District Attorney
as Coroner's Messenger
- 1941 What the Country Needs
as Political Speaker / Singer
- 1940 Heroes of the Saddle
as Night Watchman
- 1940 Seven Sinners
as Bartender
- 1940 Stranger on the Third Floor
as Cafe Customer (uncredited)
- 1940 Boys of the City
as Simp
- 1940 East Side Kids
as Whisper
- 1939 Overland Mail
as Porchy
- 1939 Yankee Doodle Home
as Song Writer
- 1939 Exile Express
as Kentville Deputy Constable
- 1939 Ride 'em, Cowgirl
as Dan Haggerty
- 1939 Water Rustlers
as Mike - the cook
- 1938 Sunset Murder Case
as Barney
- 1938 The Headleys at Home
as Vince Bergson
- 1938 The Singing Cowgirl
as Kewpie
- 1937 Boots of Destiny
as Acey Ducey- Sidekick
- 1937 Bank Alarm
as Clarence "Bulb" Callahan
- 1937 The Woman I Love
as Mathieu
- 1936 After the Thin Man
as Wrester's Manager (uncredited)
- 1936 We're in the Legion Now
as Spike Conover
- 1936 Captain Calamity
as Burp
- 1936 Yellow Cargo
as Speedy 'Bulbs' Callahan
- 1936 I Cover Chinatown
as Puss McGaffey, the Bus Driver
- 1936 Down to the Sea
as Hector
- 1936 Dancing Feet
as Willoughby
- 1936
- 1936 The Brain Busters
as Vince
- 1936 Riffraff
as Lew
- 1935 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Performer
- 1935 I Live My Life
as Clerk
- 1935 Just Another Murder
as Vincent Smart
- 1935 Streamline Express
as Mr. Jones
- 1935 Champagne for Breakfast
as Bennie
- 1935 Don't Bet on Blondes
as Chuck aka 'Brains'
- 1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Fairground Fortune Teller
- 1935 Black Fury
as Kubanda
- 1935 Princess O'Hara
as Fingers
- 1934 The Secret Bride
as Drunk in Diner
- 1934 Hell in the Heavens
as Ace McGurk
- 1934 Two Lame Ducks
as Vince
- 1934 Crimson Romance
as The Courier
- 1934 No Ransom
as Bullet
- 1934 Young and Beautiful
as Sammy
- 1934
- 1934 Kansas City Princess
as Quincy - Dynamite's Henchman
- 1934 She Loves Me Not
as Baldy Schultz
- 1934 The Affairs of Cellini
as Ascanio
- 1934 Take the Stand
as Tony
- 1934 The Cat's-Paw
as Wilks
- 1934 Now I'll Tell
as Peppo
- 1934 Thirty Day Princess
as Count Nicholeus
- 1934 Registered Nurse
as Jerry
- 1934 Madame Spy
as Peter
- 1934 The 9th Guest
as William Jones
- 1933 Air Maniacs
as Comic Photographer
- 1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady
as Bugsie
- 1933 Man of the Forest
as Little
- 1933 Tugboat Annie
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1933 Sunset Pass
as Windy
- 1933 The Girl in 419
as Otto Hoffer
- 1933 Made on Broadway
as Snitz Lepedis
- 1933 The Big Cage
as Soupmeat
- 1933 Fast Workers
as Spike
- 1933
- 1933 Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Undetermined Secondary Role
- 1932 Flesh
as Waiter
- 1932 The Death Kiss
as Officer Gulliver
- 1932 Rackety Rax
as 'Dutch'
- 1932 Ma's Pride and Joy
as Sidney Goldblatt
- 1932 Heritage of the Desert
as Windy
- 1932 Tiger Shark
as Fishbone
- 1932 Horse Feathers
as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
- 1932 The Night Mayor
as Louis Mossbaum, Tailor
- 1932 Scarface
as Angelo
- 1931
- 1931 Side Show
as The Great Santini
- 1931 Scandal Sheet
as Barrett, Convict Reporter
- 1930
- 1930 All Quiet on the Western Front
as Assistant Cook (uncredited)
- 1930 Wide Open
as Dvorak
Behind the camera (1)
- 1950 International Burlesque
Writer
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1955 MGM Parade
1 episode