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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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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Big Mouth (1967) | Man at Telephone Booth (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 2 | The Family Jewels (1965) | Automobile Owner at Gas Station | 5.7 | |
| 3 | Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) | Janitor | - | - |
| 4 | The Crooked Web (1955) | Ed - Stan's Partner in Drive-In (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 5 | Springfield Rifle (1952) | Cook (uncredited) | - | - |
| 6 | Carson City (1952) | Henry | - | - |
| 7 | Hunt the Man Down (1950) | Joe (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 8 | Knock on Any Door (1949) | Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 9 | Brute Force (1947) | Muggsy | 6 | |
| 10 | Shoot to Kill (1947) | Charlie Gill | 4 | |
| 11 | High Wall (1947) | Henry Cronner | 4 | |
| 12 | The Killers (1946) | Charleston | 6.3 | |
| 13 | The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) | Card Game Kibitzer (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 14 | Jungle Woman (1944) | Curley (archive footage / uncredited) | 5 | |
| 15 | Captive Wild Woman (1943) | Curly | 5 | |
| 16 | The Corpse Vanishes (1942) | Sandy | 7 | |
| 17 | Seven Sinners (1940) | Bartender | - | - |
| 18 | Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) | Cafe Customer (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 19 | After the Thin Man (1936) | Wrester's Manager (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
| 20 | I Live My Life (1935) | Clerk | 3 | |
| 21 | Black Fury (1935) | Kubanda | - | - |
| 22 | Thirty Day Princess (1934) | Count Nicholeus | 7 | |
| 23 | The 9th Guest (1934) | William Jones | - | - |
| 24 | The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) | Bugsie | 6 | |
| 25 | Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933) | Undetermined Secondary Role | 5 | |
| 26 | Horse Feathers (1932) | Speakeasy Patron (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 27 | The Death Kiss (1932) | Officer Gulliver | 5 | |
| 28 | Scarface (1932) | Angelo | 7.5 | |
| 29 | All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) | Assistant Cook (uncredited) | 7.5 |
