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Vince Barnett

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  • 1902 - 1977

Biography

Former vaudevillian, who acquired a solid reputation as a practical joker and master of insult, second only to the great Groucho Marx. Celebrity hosts would often hire Vince to perform gags and put-on jokes at their lavish parties, where he would insult the guests and create mayhem in his wake. He often posed as heavily-accented journalists with names like 'Timothy Glutzspiegel'. Among the many victims of his pranks were such luminaries as Winston Churchill, Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford and the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen. Clark Gable nearly punched him out during a party given by Joan Crawford. Vince greeted Greta Garbo with "Good Morning, Miss Hepburn", and, as 'sound expert' Dr. Hoffman, instructed star Richard Barthelmess to take voice lessons from Texas Guinan or quit acting. During a trip to New York, he even cornered Mae West, posing as a member of the vice squad and threatening to close down her show ('Diamond Lil') unless she cut some of her bawdy dialogue. When the star acquiesced, the phoney inspector ordered her to burn the whole play and take the next train out of town. Not even Jack L. Warner was immune, being told by 'foreign producer' Barnett to learn the basics of film-making. Roly-poly, moustachioed, bald-pated Barnett followed in the footsteps of his father Luke, who had made a name for himself for playing similar pranks on people for thirty years in his home town of Pittsburgh. After studying at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Vince, who was an avid amateur pilot, flew mail planes for a couple of years before making his stage debut with "Earl Carroll's Vanities" in 1926. The following year, he acted on Broadway in "George White's Scandals". Movie roles soon followed. From 1930, Vince appeared, usually as comedy relief, in films and on television in a career spanning 45 years. Among his best-regarded early roles were Scarface (1932),as a dumb gangster; The Big Cage (1933), Thirty Day Princess (1934) and, in a perfectly-suited Runyonesque part, Princess O'Hara (1935). In later years, Vince often relinquished his comedy image and was seen in innumerable small roles, often as careworn little men, undertakers, janitors, bartenders and drunks in pictures ranging from films noir like The Killers (1946), to westerns such as Springfield Rifle (1952). In one of his last public appearances, Vince showcased his unique brand of humour with a monologue, delivered at Madison Square Garden in the vaudeville revue 'The Big Show of 1936'. It was to his ever-lasting regret that he never got the chance to match wits (and insults) with his illustrious Irish contemporary George Bernard Shaw.

Birthday: 1902-07-04

Born At: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Casted In:

Scarface
877
The Killers
14638
Kid Dynamite
23039
High Wall
26838
Brute Force
28297
Bowery at Midnight
38346
Seven Sinners
40979
The Falcon's Alibi
47314
Shoot to Kill
51476
The Family Jewels
52122
The Death Kiss
59158
Carson City
72472
Don't Bet On Blondes
74455
Paper Bullets
80167
Thirty Day Princess
81113
Two Sisters from Boston
83098
Captive Wild Woman
84708
Summer School Teachers
85971
Boys of the City
87870
Black Fury
92667
The Prizefighter and the Lady
95854
Foreign Agent
100251
My Favorite Spy
100259
Hallelujah I'm a Bum
108055
Tiger Shark
109262
She Loves Me Not
111582
The Affairs of Cellini
112951
Sunset Murder Case
116738
Her Man
116861
The Girl in 419
118558
Mr. District Attorney
119466
The Virginian
121230
No Leave, No Love
121759
Flesh
127306
Heritage of the Desert
133545
Fast Workers
134742
Scandal Sheet
135790
The Secret Bride
136548
Stardust on the Sage
138374
I Cover Big Town
139376
Air Maniacs
140495
Man of the Forest
164504
Girl on the Run
165742
The Trespasser
166156
Registered Nurse
173429
Wide Open
178447
I Live My Life
179066
The 9th Guest
179254
Now I'll Tell
180403
Young and Beautiful
181973
Streamline Express
185846
X Marks the Spot
186857
Just Another Murder
193505
Super Stupid
193511
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
197169
Big Town After Dark
201600
Big Town Scandal
201605
The Brain Busters
204685
Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher
207642
Bank Alarm
208522
The Rookie
208650
Tornado
211517
The Big Show-Off
213172
Yellow Cargo
214045
Captain Calamity
214201
We're in the Legion Now
214237
Petticoat Larceny
215063
Down to the Sea
215282
Side Show
216328
The Jazz Singer
216925
Kansas City Princess
217646
Klondike Fury
218289
Leave It to the Irish
228958
Blonde Comet
242424
Deputy Marshal
244043
Crimson Romance
246301
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
253500
The Singing Cowgirl
254569
The Woman I Love
259325
Exile Express
265368
A Dangerous Game
272607
Mule Train
274572
Sunset Pass
278378
Kentucky Jubilee
282363
I Cover Chinatown
282774
Boots of Destiny
285772
Princess O'Hara
287573
Girls' Town
290285
Danger! Women at Work
294341
Loaded Pistols
294859
Water Rustlers
316720
Dancing Feet
327323
Overland Mail
337044
Take the Stand
341655
High Powered
342121
The Big Cage
343790
Sensation Hunters
360210
Jungle Man
388183
No Ransom
397002
The Lady or the Tiger?
398310
Gas House Kids Go West
400996
Madame Spy
415274
Thunder in the Pines
430341
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