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 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)
Outlaw Queen
as Gamler
(1957)
The Quiet Gun
as Undertaker
(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)
Big Town Scandal
as Louie Snead
(1948)
Loaded Pistols
as Sam Gardner
(1948)
Thunder in the Pines
as Bernard, the Bartender
(1947)
Brute Force
as Muggsy
(1947)
Big Town After Dark
as Louie Snead
(1947)
High Wall
as Henry Cronner
(1947)
Shoot to Kill
as Charlie Gill
(1947)
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as Russell
(1947)
Little Miss Broadway
as Mack Truck
(1947)
The Trespasser
as Bartender
(1947)
I Cover Big Town
as Louis Murkil
(1947)
Gas House Kids Go West
as Steve
(1947)
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Schuyler (uncredited)
(1946)
The Killers
as Charleston
(1946)
Bowery Bombshell
as Street Cleaner
(1946)
The Virginian
as Baldy
(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)
Tornado
as Alvin
(1943)
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
as Henchman 'Gimp'
(1943)
Captive Wild Woman
as Curly
(1943)
Kid Dynamite
as Klinkhammer
(1943)
Petticoat Larceny
as Stogie
(1943)
Danger! Women at Work
as Benny
(1942)
Bowery at Midnight
as Charley
(1942)
Baby Face Morgan
as Lefty Lewis
(1942)
The Corpse Vanishes
as Sandy, photographer
(1942)
Foreign Agent
as Silly Drunk at Bar
(1942)
Queen of Broadway
as Schultz
(1942)
My Favorite Spy
as Kay's 2nd Taxi Driver
(1942)
Girls' Town
as Dimitri
(1942)
Stardust on the Sage
as Haskins
(1942)
X Marks the Spot
as Waiter at Diner
(1942)
The Lady or the Tiger?
as The King
(1942)
Klondike Fury
as Alaska
(1942)
(1942)
Gallant Lady
as Baldy
(1941)
I Killed That Man
as Drunk
(1941)
Mr. District Attorney
as Coroner's Messenger
(1941)
Gangs Inc.
as Scribbler, a Petty Forger
(1941)
Jungle Man
as Buckthorn 'Buck' the Guide
(1941)
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
as Husband #2 (uncredited)
(1941)
Blonde Comet
as Curly
(1941)
Puddin' Head
as Broken Teapot Man
(1941)
A Dangerous Game
as Ephriam
(1941)
What the Country Needs
as Political Speaker / Singer
(1940)
Seven Sinners
as Bartender
(1940)
Heroes of the Saddle
as Night Watchman
(1940)
East Side Kids
as Whisper
(1940)
Boys of the City
as Simp
(1939)
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
as Dan Haggerty
(1939)
Overland Mail
as Porchy
(1939)
Exile Express
as Deputy Constable
(1939)
Water Rustlers
as Mike - the cook
(1939)
Yankee Doodle Home
as Song Writer
(1938)
Sunset Murder Case
as Barney
(1938)
The Singing Cowgirl
as Kewpie
(1938)
The Headleys at Home
as Vince Bergson
(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)
I Cover Chinatown
as Puss McGaffey, the Bus Driver
(1936)
We're in the Legion Now
as Spike Conover
(1936)
(1936)
Yellow Cargo
as Speedy 'Bulbs' Callahan
(1936)
Down to the Sea
as Hector
(1936)
The Brain Busters
as Vince
(1935)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Fairground Fortune Teller
(1935)
Black Fury
as Kubanda
(1935)
I Live My Life
as Clerk
(1935)
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Performer
(1935)
Streamline Express
as Mr. Jones
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Chuck aka 'Brains'
(1935)
Princess O'Hara
as Fingers
(1935)
Just Another Murder
as Vincent Smart
(1934)
The 9th Guest
as William Jones
(1934)
Thirty Day Princess
as Count Nicholeus
(1934)
Registered Nurse
as Jerry
(1934)
Crimson Romance
as The Courier
(1934)
The Secret Bride
as Drunk in Diner
(1934)
She Loves Me Not
as Baldy Schultz
(1934)
Young and Beautiful
as Sammy
(1934)
Madame Spy
as Peter
(1934)
The Affairs of Cellini
as Ascanio
(1934)
No Ransom
as Bullet
(1934)
Kansas City Princess
as Quincy - Dynamite's Henchman
(1934)
Take the Stand
as Tony
(1934)
Hell in the Heavens
as Ace McGurk
(1934)
Now I'll Tell
as Peppo
(1934)
(1933)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Undetermined Secondary Role
(1933)
The Big Cage
as Soupmeat
(1933)
Man of the Forest
as Little
(1933)
Sunset Pass
as Windy
(1933)
Fast Workers
as Spike
(1933)
The Girl in 419
as Otto Hoffer
(1933)
Made on Broadway
as Snitz Lepedis
(1933)
The Prizefighter and the Lady
as Bugsie
(1933)
(1933)
Air Maniacs
as Comic Photographer
(1932)
Scarface
as Angelo
(1932)
Horse Feathers
as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
(1932)
Heritage of the Desert
as Windy
(1932)
The Death Kiss
as Officer Gulliver
(1932)
Flesh
as Waiter
(1932)
Tiger Shark
as Fishbone
(1932)
The Night Mayor
as Louis Mossbaum, Tailor
(1932)
Rackety Rax
as 'Dutch'
(1932)
Ma's Pride and Joy
as Sidney Goldblatt
(1931)
Side Show
as The Great Santini
(1931)
Scandal Sheet
as Barrett, Convict Reporter
(1931)
(1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Assistant Cook (uncredited)
(1930)
Wide Open
as Dvorak
(1930)
Crew
(1950)
International Burlesque
Writer