Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 04, 1902
Died
Aug 10, 1977
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
170 titles
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
Filmography
Sixpack Annie
Bartender
Crazy Mama
Homer
Summer School Teachers
Principal Adams
Here's Lucy
Cabbie #1
Mayberry R.F.D.
Elmo
Cimarron Strip
The Big Mouth
Man at Telephone Booth (uncredited)
The Spy in the Green Hat
'Scissors'
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
Janitor
Green Acres
The Family Jewels
Automobile Owner at Gas Station
Zebra in the Kitchen
Man in Manhole
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Scissors
The Sound of Laughter
Vince (Small Duck Hunter)
Glynis
The Andy Griffith Show
Elmo
The Rookie
Pentagon janitor
Girl on the Run
Janitor
Perry Mason
Noonan
The Quiet Gun
Undertaker
Outlaw Queen
Gamler
The Crooked Web
Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)
MGM Parade
Self
Letter to Loretta
Grimes
Charade
Berg
The Jazz Singer
Bartender
The Life Of Riley
Herman
Springfield Rifle
Cook (uncredited)
Carson City
Henry
On Dangerous Ground
George (uncredited)
I'll See You in My Dreams
Burlesk Comedian (uncredited)
Kentucky Jubilee
Mugsy
Hunt the Man Down
Joe (uncredited)
International Burlesque
Comedian
Border Treasure
Pokey
Mule Train
Joe - Barber
The Grass Is Always Greener
Cooky
Deputy Marshal
Hotel Clerk
Knock on Any Door
Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited)
Loaded Pistols
Sam Gardner
Thunder in the Pines
Bernard, the Bartender
Big Town Scandal
Louie Snead
High Wall
Henry Cronner
Big Town After Dark
Louie Snead
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Russell
Brute Force
Muggsy
The Trespasser
Bartender
Little Miss Broadway
Mack Truck
Gas House Kids Go West
Steve
Shoot to Kill
Charlie Gill