Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1902-07-04
Day of Death
1977-08-10
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.
Filmography (158)
Sixpack Annie
1975
Crazy Mama
1975
Summer School Teachers
1974
The Big Mouth
1967
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
1965
The Family Jewels
1965
Zebra in the Kitchen
1965
The Sound of Laughter
1963
The Rookie
1959
Girl on the Run
1958
The Quiet Gun
1957
Outlaw Queen
1957
The Crooked Web
1955
