Vince Barnett
Born July 04, 1902 (Age: 123)
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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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Filmography
The Sound of Laughter
1963
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as Vince (Small Duck Hunter)
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Age: 61
The Rookie
1959
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as Pentagon janitor
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Age: 57
Queen of Broadway
1942
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as Schultz
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Age: 40
X Marks the Spot
1942
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as Waiter at Diner
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Age: 40
No Image
Foreign Agent
1942
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as Silly Drunk at Bar
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Age: 40
Baby Face Morgan
1942
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as Lefty Lewis
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Age: 40
The Phantom Plainsmen
1942
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Age: 39
My Favorite Spy
1942
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as Kay's 2nd Taxi Driver
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Age: 39
Gallant Lady
1942
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as Baldy
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Age: 39
Stardust on the Sage
1942
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as Haskins
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Age: 39
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
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as Sandy
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Age: 39
The Lady or the Tiger?
1942
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as The King
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Age: 39
Klondike Fury
1942
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as Alaska
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Age: 39
Girls' Town
1942
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as Dimitri
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Age: 39
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
1941
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as Husband #2 (uncredited)
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Age: 39
Blonde Comet
1941
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as Curly
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Age: 39
I Killed That Man
1941
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as Drunk
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Age: 39
Jungle Man
1941
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as Buckthorn 'Buck' the Guide
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Age: 39
A Dangerous Game
1941
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as Ephriam
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Age: 39
Gangs Inc.
1941
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as Scribbler, a Petty Forger
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Age: 38
Mr. District Attorney
1941
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as Coroner's Messenger
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Age: 38
No Image
What the Country Needs
1941
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as Political Speaker / Singer
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Age: 38
Flesh
1932
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as Waiter
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Age: 30
The Death Kiss
1932
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as Officer Gulliver
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Age: 30
Rackety Rax
1932
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as 'Dutch'
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Age: 30
No Image
Ma's Pride and Joy
1932
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as Sidney Goldblatt
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Age: 30
Heritage of the Desert
1932
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as Windy
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Age: 30
Horse Feathers
1932
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as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 30
The Night Mayor
1932
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as Louis Mossbaum, Tailor
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Age: 30
Scarface
1932
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as Angelo
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Age: 29
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
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as Assistant Cook (uncredited)
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Age: 27