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.
Acting
(1975)
Crazy Mama
as Homer
(1975)
Sixpack Annie
as Bartender
(1974)
Summer School Teachers
as Principal Adams
(1967)
The Spy in the Green Hat
as 'Scissors'
(1967)
The Big Mouth
as Man at Telephone Booth (uncredited)
(1965)
The Family Jewels
as Automobile Owner at Gas Station
(1965)
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
as Janitor
(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)
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)
International Burlesque
as Comedian
(1950)
Hunt the Man Down
as Joe (uncredited)
(1950)
Mule Train
as Joe - Barber
(1950)
Border Treasure
as Pokey
(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)
Thunder in the Pines
as Bernard, the Bartender
(1948)
Loaded Pistols
as Sam Gardner
(1948)
Big Town Scandal
as Louie Snead
(1947)
Brute Force
as Muggsy
(1947)
Big Town After Dark
as Louie Snead
(1947)
The Trespasser
as Bartender
(1947)
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as Russell
(1947)
High Wall
as Henry Cronner
(1947)
Shoot to Kill
as Charlie Gill
(1947)
Little Miss Broadway
as Mack Truck
(1947)
I Cover Big Town
as Louis Murkil
(1947)
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Schuyler (uncredited)
(1947)
Gas House Kids Go West
as Steve
(1946)
The Killers
as Charleston
(1946)
The Virginian
as Baldy
(1946)
Bowery Bombshell
as Street Cleaner
(1946)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Singing Waiter (uncredited)
(1946)
The Falcon's Alibi
as Goldie Locke
(1946)
No Leave, No Love
as Ben
(1945)
Thrill of a Romance
as Oscar
(1945)
The Big Show-Off
as Voice Student
(1945)
River Gang
as Organ Grinder
(1945)
High Powered
as Short Bald Man at Dance
(1945)
Sensation Hunters
as Agent
(1944)
The Mask of Dimitrios
as Card Game Kibitzer (uncredited)
(1944)
Jungle Woman
as Curley (archive footage / uncredited)
(1944)
Leave It to the Irish
as Barney Baker
(1944)
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
as Clipper - 3rd Robber
(1943)
Kid Dynamite
as Klinkhammer
(1943)
Tornado
as Alvin
(1943)
Captive Wild Woman
as Curly
(1943)
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
as Henchman 'Gimp'
(1943)
Danger! Women at Work
as Benny
(1943)
Petticoat Larceny
as Stogie
(1942)
My Favorite Spy
as Kay's 2nd Taxi Driver
(1942)
The Corpse Vanishes
as Sandy, photographer
(1942)
Baby Face Morgan
as Lefty Lewis
(1942)
Klondike Fury
as Alaska
(1942)
Bowery at Midnight
as Charley
(1942)
X Marks the Spot
as Waiter at Diner
(1942)
(1942)
Girls' Town
as Dimitri
(1942)
Queen of Broadway
as Schultz
(1942)
Stardust on the Sage
as Haskins
(1942)
Foreign Agent
as Silly Drunk at Bar
(1942)
The Lady or the Tiger?
as The King
(1942)
Gallant Lady
as Baldy
(1941)
I Killed That Man
as Drunk
(1941)
Gangs Inc.
as Scribbler, a Petty Forger
(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)
A Dangerous Game
as Ephriam
(1941)
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
as Husband #2 (uncredited)
(1941)
What the Country Needs
as Political Speaker / Singer
(1940)
Seven Sinners
as Bartender
(1940)
Boys of the City
as Simp
(1940)
East Side Kids
as Whisper
(1940)
Heroes of the Saddle
as Night Watchman
(1939)
Overland Mail
as Porchy
(1939)
Exile Express
as Deputy Constable
(1939)
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
as Dan Haggerty
(1939)
Water Rustlers
as Mike - the cook
(1939)
Yankee Doodle Home
as Song Writer
(1938)
The Headleys at Home
as Vince Bergson
(1938)
Sunset Murder Case
as Barney
(1938)
The Singing Cowgirl
as Kewpie
(1937)
Bank Alarm
as Clarence "Bulb" Callahan
(1937)
The Woman I Love
as Mathieu
(1937)
Boots of Destiny
as Acey Ducey- Sidekick
(1936)
Captain Calamity
as Burp
(1936)
Riffraff
as Lew
(1936)
Dancing Feet
as Willoughby
(1936)
Down to the Sea
as Hector
(1936)
(1936)
We're in the Legion Now
as Spike Conover
(1936)
I Cover Chinatown
as Puss McGaffey, the Bus Driver
(1936)
Yellow Cargo
as Speedy 'Bulbs' Callahan
(1936)
The Brain Busters
as Vince
(1935)
Black Fury
as Kubanda
(1935)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Fairground Fortune Teller
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Chuck aka 'Brains'
(1935)
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Performer
(1935)
I Live My Life
as Clerk
(1935)
Streamline Express
as Mr. Jones
(1935)
Princess O'Hara
as Fingers
(1935)
Just Another Murder
as Vincent Smart
(1934)
The 9th Guest
as William Jones
(1934)
The Affairs of Cellini
as Ascanio
(1934)
No Ransom
as Bullet
(1934)
Kansas City Princess
as Quincy - Dynamite's Henchman
(1934)
The Secret Bride
as Drunk in Diner
(1934)
Crimson Romance
as The Courier
(1934)
Thirty Day Princess
as Count Nicholeus
(1934)
Now I'll Tell
as Peppo
(1934)
Take the Stand
as Tony
(1934)
Young and Beautiful
as Sammy
(1934)
Madame Spy
as Peter
(1934)
Registered Nurse
as Jerry
(1934)
She Loves Me Not
as Baldy Schultz
(1934)
Hell in the Heavens
as Ace McGurk
(1934)
(1933)
Fast Workers
as Spike
(1933)
The Big Cage
as Soupmeat
(1933)
Sunset Pass
as Windy
(1933)
Made on Broadway
as Snitz Lepedis
(1933)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Undetermined Secondary Role
(1933)
The Prizefighter and the Lady
as Bugsie
(1933)
Man of the Forest
as Little
(1933)
The Girl in 419
as Otto Hoffer
(1933)
Air Maniacs
as Comic Photographer
(1933)
(1932)
Scarface
as Angelo
(1932)
The Death Kiss
as Officer Gulliver
(1932)
Horse Feathers
as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
(1932)
Heritage of the Desert
as Windy
(1932)
Tiger Shark
as Fishbone
(1932)
Flesh
as Waiter
(1932)
Rackety Rax
as 'Dutch'
(1932)
The Night Mayor
as Louis Mossbaum, Tailor
(1932)
Ma's Pride and Joy
as Sidney Goldblatt
(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