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