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.
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Movies (39)
Sixpack Annie
as Bartender
1975
Crazy Mama
as Homer
1975
Summer School Teachers
as Principal Adams
1974
The Big Mouth
as Man at Telephone Booth (uncredited)
1967
The Spy in the Green Hat
as 'Scissors'
1967
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
1965
The Sound of Laughter
as Vince (Small Duck Hunter)
1963
The Rookie
as Pentagon janitor
1959
Girl on the Run
as Janitor
1958
The Quiet Gun
as Undertaker
1957
Outlaw Queen
as Gamler
1957
The Crooked Web
as Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)
1955
Charade
as Berg
1953
The Jazz Singer
as Bartender
1953
Springfield Rifle
as Cook (uncredited)
1952
Carson City
as Henry
1952
On Dangerous Ground
as George (uncredited)
1951
I'll See You in My Dreams
as Burlesk Comedian (uncredited)
1951
Kentucky Jubilee
as Mugsy
1951
Hunt the Man Down
as Joe (uncredited)
1950
International Burlesque
as Comedian
1950
Border Treasure
as Pokey
1950
Mule Train
as Joe - Barber
1950
The Grass Is Always Greener
as Cooky
1950
Deputy Marshal
as Hotel Clerk
1949
Knock on Any Door
as Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited)
1949
Loaded Pistols
as Sam Gardner
1948
Thunder in the Pines
as Bernard, the Bartender
1948
Big Town Scandal
as Louie Snead
1948
High Wall
as Henry Cronner
1947
Big Town After Dark
as Louie Snead
1947
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as Russell
1947
Brute Force
as Muggsy
1947
The Trespasser
as Bartender
1947
Little Miss Broadway
as Mack Truck
1947
Gas House Kids Go West
as Steve
1947
Shoot to Kill
as Charlie Gill
1947
