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Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

Birthday: 1902-07-04 | Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1951
Kentucky Jubilee

as    Mugsy

1950
Mule Train

as    Joe - Barber

1948
Loaded Pistols

as    Sam Gardner

1947
Shoot to Kill

as    Charlie Gill

1947
Big Town After Dark

as    Louie Snead

1946
The Killers

as    Charleston

1946
The Falcon's Alibi

as    Goldie Locke

1944
Leave It to the Irish

as    Barney Baker

1943
Captive Wild Woman

as    Curly

1943
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

as    Henchman 'Gimp'

1942
Bowery at Midnight

as    Charley

1942
Stardust on the Sage

as    Haskins

1942
Baby Face Morgan

as    Lefty Lewis

1941
Jungle Man

as    Buckthorn 'Buck' the Guide

1941
A Dangerous Game

as    Ephriam

1941
Gangs Inc.

as    Scribbler, a Petty Forger

1940
Boys of the City

as    Simp

1939
Water Rustlers

as    Mike - the cook

1938
Sunset Murder Case

as    Barney

1937
Boots of Destiny

as    Acey Ducey- Sidekick

1937
Bank Alarm

as    Clarence "Bulb" Callahan

1936
Captain Calamity

as    Burp

1936
I Cover Chinatown

as    Puss McGaffey, the Bus Driver

1936
Yellow Cargo

as    Speedy 'Bulbs' Callahan

1936
Dancing Feet

as    Willoughby

1935
Don't Bet on Blondes

as    Chuck aka 'Brains'

1935
Black Fury

as    Kubanda

1935
Streamline Express

as    Mr. Jones

1934
Thirty Day Princess

as    Count Nicholeus