Vince Barnett
Acting
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.
Born: July 4, 1902
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
All Quiet on the Western Front
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
Scarface
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
A New York tramp falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.
The Killers
Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.
After the Thin Man
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.
Brute Force
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
Green Acres
Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a rural country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971. Receiving solid ratings during its six-year run, Green Acres was cancelled in 1971 as part of the "rural purge" by CBS. The sitcom has been in syndication and is available in DVD and VHS releases. In 1997, the two-part episode "A Star Named Arnold is Born" was ranked #59 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the auspices of the U.N. Their immediate superior is Mr. Waverly. Together they operate out of a secret base beneath the streets of New York City, and accesses through several cover business such as Del Floria's Tailor Shop and the Masque Club. This secret intelligence service is called U.N.C.L.E. United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.
Filmography
as Bartender
as Homer
as Principal Adams
as Cabbie #1
as Elmo
as Man at Telephone Booth (uncredited)
as 'Scissors'
as Janitor
as Automobile Owner at Gas Station
as Man in Manhole
as Scissors
as Vince (Small Duck Hunter)
as Elmo
as Pentagon janitor
as Janitor
as Noonan
as Undertaker
as Gamler
as Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited)
as Self
as Grimes
as Berg
as Bartender
as Herman
as Cook (uncredited)
as Henry
as George (uncredited)
as Burlesk Comedian (uncredited)
as Mugsy
as Joe (uncredited)
as Pokey
as Joe - Barber
as Cooky
as Hotel Clerk
as Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited)
as Sam Gardner
as Bernard, the Bartender
as Louie Snead
as Henry Cronner
as Louie Snead
as Russell
as Muggsy
as Bartender
as Mack Truck
as Steve
as Charlie Gill
as Louis Murkil
as Schuyler (uncredited)
as Charleston
as Street Cleaner
as Singing Waiter (uncredited)
as Baldy
as Goldie Locke
as Ben
as Agent
as Organ Grinder
as Oscar
as Short Bald Man at Dance
as Voice Student
as Card Game Kibitzer (uncredited)
as Curley (archive footage / uncredited)
as Clipper - 3rd Robber
as Benny
as Alvin
as Stogie
as Curly
as Klinkhammer
as Henchman 'Gimp'
as Schultz
as Waiter at Diner
as Charley
as Lefty Lewis
as Kay's 2nd Taxi Driver
as Baldy
as Haskins
as Sandy
as The King
as Alaska
as Dimitri
as Husband #2 (uncredited)
as Curly
as Drunk
as Buckthorn 'Buck' the Guide
as Ephriam
as Broken Teapot Man
as Scribbler, a Petty Forger
as Coroner's Messenger
as Night Watchman
as Bartender
as Simp
as Whisper
as Porchy
as Kentville Deputy Constable
as Dan Haggerty
as Mike - the cook
as Barney
as Vince Bergson
as Kewpie
as Acey Ducey- Sidekick
as Clarence "Bulb" Callahan
as Mathieu
as Wrester's Manager (uncredited)
as Spike Conover
as Burp
as Speedy 'Bulbs' Callahan
as Puss McGaffey, the Bus Driver
as Willoughby
as Lew
as Performer
as Clerk
as Mr. Jones
as Chuck aka 'Brains'
as Fairground Fortune Teller
as Kubanda
as Fingers
as Drunk in Diner
as Ace McGurk
as The Courier
as Sammy
as Quincy - Dynamite's Henchman
as Baldy Schultz
as Ascanio
as Tony
as Peppo
as Count Nicholeus
as Jerry
as Peter
as William Jones
as Bugsie
as Little
as Windy
as Otto Hoffer
as Snitz Lepedis
as Soupmeat
as Spike
as Undetermined Secondary Role
as Waiter
as Officer Gulliver
as 'Dutch'
as Windy
as Fishbone
as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
as Louis Mossbaum, Tailor
as Angelo
as The Great Santini
as Barrett, Convict Reporter
as Assistant Cook (uncredited)
as Dvorak