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

Angelo

Scarface

Drunk

I Killed That Man

Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)

The Crooked Web

Vince (Small Duck Hunter)

The Sound of Laughter

Berg

Charade

Henry Cronner

High Wall

Muggsy

Brute Force

Bartender

Seven Sinners

Burlesk Comedian (uncredited)

I'll See You in My Dreams

Charleston

The Killers

Card Game Kibitzer (uncredited)

The Mask of Dimitrios

Charley

Bowery at Midnight

Louis Mossbaum, Tailor

The Night Mayor

Street Cleaner

Bowery Bombshell

Goldie Locke

The Falcon's Alibi

Scribbler, a Petty Forger

Paper Bullets

The Phantom Plainsmen

Charlie Gill

Shoot to Kill

Henry

Carson City

Chuck aka 'Brains'

Don't Bet on Blondes

Kubanda

Black Fury

Curly

Captive Wild Woman

Principal Adams

Summer School Teachers

Cook (uncredited)

Springfield Rifle

Schuyler (uncredited)

My Brother Talks to Horses

Fishbone

Tiger Shark

Waiter

Flesh

Ascanio

The Affairs of Cellini

Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited)

Knock on Any Door

Barney

Sunset Murder Case

Windy

Heritage of the Desert

Peppo

Now I'll Tell

Haskins

Stardust on the Sage

Louis Murkil

I Cover Big Town

Janitor

Girl on the Run

Louie Snead

Big Town Scandal

Louie Snead

Big Town After Dark

Vincent Smart

Just Another Murder

Super Stupid

Vince

The Brain Busters

Clarence "Bulb" Callahan

Bank Alarm

Pentagon janitor

The Rookie

Dvorak

Wide Open

Alvin

Tornado

Speedy 'Bulbs' Callahan

Yellow Cargo

Burp

Captain Calamity

Spike Conover

We're in the Legion Now

William Jones

The 9th Guest

Hector

Down to the Sea

Voice Student

The Big Show-Off

The Great Santini

Side Show

Dan Haggerty

Ride 'em, Cowgirl

Hotel Clerk

Deputy Marshal

Kewpie

The Singing Cowgirl

Curly

Blonde Comet

The Courier

Crimson Romance

Barney Baker

Leave It to the Irish

Count Nicholeus

Thirty Day Princess

Quincy - Dynamite's Henchman

Kansas City Princess

Spike

Fast Workers

Deputy Constable

Exile Express

Mathieu

The Woman I Love

Windy

Sunset Pass

Acey Ducey- Sidekick

Boots of Destiny

Mugsy

Kentucky Jubilee

Puss McGaffey, the Bus Driver

I Cover Chinatown

Stogie

Petticoat Larceny

Fingers

Princess O'Hara

Dimitri

Girls' Town

Janitor

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

Benny

Danger! Women at Work

Waiter at Diner

X Marks the Spot

Automobile Owner at Gas Station

The Family Jewels

Bugsie

The Prizefighter and the Lady

Mike - the cook

Water Rustlers

Sammy

Young and Beautiful

Jerry

Registered Nurse

Willoughby

Dancing Feet

Barrett, Convict Reporter

Scandal Sheet

Porchy

Overland Mail

Mr. Jones

Streamline Express

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

George (uncredited)

On Dangerous Ground

Baldy Schultz

She Loves Me Not

Comic Photographer

Air Maniacs

Tony

Take the Stand

Short Bald Man at Dance

High Powered

Undetermined Secondary Role

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

Agent

Sensation Hunters

Baldy

The Virginian

Man at Telephone Booth (uncredited)

The Big Mouth

Night Watchman

Heroes of the Saddle

A Royal Flush

Simp

Boys of the City

Henchman 'Gimp'

Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher

Whisper

East Side Kids

Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

Horse Feathers

Ben

No Leave, No Love

Drunk in Diner

The Secret Bride

Soupmeat

The Big Cage

Buckthorn 'Buck' the Guide

Jungle Man

The King

The Lady or the Tiger?

Steve

Gas House Kids Go West

Peter

Madame Spy

Bullet

No Ransom

Klinkhammer

Kid Dynamite

Alaska

Klondike Fury

Bartender

The Trespasser

Bernard, the Bartender

Thunder in the Pines

Clerk

I Live My Life

Pokey

Border Treasure

Otto Hoffer

The Girl in 419

Bartender

The Jazz Singer

Joe - Barber

Mule Train

Political Speaker / Singer

What the Country Needs

Sam Gardner

Loaded Pistols

Schultz

Queen of Broadway

Silly Drunk at Bar

Foreign Agent

Officer Gulliver

The Death Kiss

Gamler

Outlaw Queen

Mack Truck

Little Miss Broadway

Ephriam

A Dangerous Game

Performer

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

Coroner's Messenger

Mr. District Attorney

Oscar

Thrill of a Romance

Kay's 2nd Taxi Driver

My Favorite Spy

'Dutch'

Rackety Rax

Clipper - 3rd Robber

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

Husband #2 (uncredited)

How to Hold Your Husband - BACK

Little

Man of the Forest

The Trial of Vince Barnett

Baldy

Gallant Lady

Sidney Goldblatt

Ma's Pride and Joy

Organ Grinder

River Gang

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Assistant Cook (uncredited)

All Quiet on the Western Front

Joe (uncredited)

Hunt the Man Down

Broken Teapot Man

Puddin' Head

Cooky

The Grass Is Always Greener

Singing Waiter (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston

Russell

Joe Palooka in the Knockout

Curley (archive footage / uncredited)

Jungle Woman

Sandy, photographer

The Corpse Vanishes

Lefty Lewis

Baby Face Morgan

Man in Manhole

Zebra in the Kitchen

Bartender

Sixpack Annie

Lew

Riffraff

Homer

Crazy Mama

Vince Bergson

The Headleys at Home

Comedian

International Burlesque

Ace McGurk

Hell in the Heavens

'Scissors'

The Spy in the Green Hat

Undertaker

The Quiet Gun

Song Writer

Yankee Doodle Home

Fairground Fortune Teller

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Snitz Lepedis

Made on Broadway

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

156

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-07-04

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Vincent Lysle Barnett