Justus D. Barnes

Justus D. Barnes

Actor Oct 2 (died age 83) Little Falls, New York, USA 1903–1917 (14 year career)

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Biography

Justus D. Barnes (October 2, 1862 – February 6, 1946), named George Barnes in some sources, was an American stage and film actor. He is best known for his role in the 1903 silent short The Great Train Robbery, which the American Film Institute and many film historians and critics recognize as the production that first established the Western genre, setting a new "narrative standard" in the motion picture industry. Barnes was born in Little Falls, New York. He was a veteran stage actor before he…

Known For

The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

Bandit Who Fires at Camera (uncredited)

The Portrait of Lady Anne

The Portrait of Lady Anne

Lady Anne's Father in 1770

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

Uncle Ralph

Joseph in the Land of Egypt

Joseph in the Land of Egypt

The Farmer's Daughters

The Farmer's Daughters

Father

Star of Bethlehem

Star of Bethlehem

Mage Gaspar

Old Jane of the Gaiety

Old Jane of the Gaiety

The Marvelous Marathoner

The Marvelous Marathoner

Ewing Webster

Filmography

Acting (32)

Movies (32)

It Happened to Adele

It Happened to Adele

as Vincent's Uncle

Cy Whittaker's Ward

Cy Whittaker's Ward

as Simmons

God's Witness

as Judge

The Heart of the Princess Marsari

as Paul's Wealthy Uncle

From the River's Depths

From the River's Depths

as William Hewins - Dorothy's Father

His Two Patients

as The Blacksmith

Weary Walker's Woes

as Lawyer

The Country Girl

as The Squire, her Guardian

Mr. Meeson's Will

Mr. Meeson's Will

as Mr. Meeson

Love and Money

as American Suitor's Father

Old Jane of the Gaiety

Old Jane of the Gaiety

The Marvelous Marathoner

The Marvelous Marathoner

as Ewing Webster

Joseph in the Land of Egypt

Joseph in the Land of Egypt

A Dog of Flanders

as The Rich Miller

Their Best Friend

as Jack's Father

The Dancer

as N.Z. Wood

A Debut in the Secret Service

as Abdul

The Dove in the Eagle's Nest

Peggy's Invitation

Uncle's Namesakes

Uncle's Namesakes

The Farmer's Daughters

The Farmer's Daughters

as Father

When the Studio Burned

When the Studio Burned

as Director

The Voice of Conscience

as Doctor

Star of Bethlehem

Star of Bethlehem

as Mage Gaspar

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

as Uncle Ralph

Cousins

Cousins

as Father on Farm

The Portrait of Lady Anne

The Portrait of Lady Anne

as Lady Anne's Father in 1770

When a Count Counted

as W.T. Wilson, Attorney at Law

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

as Ham Peggotty (in part one)

A Circus Stowaway

as Ringmaster

Young Lord Stanley

as the girl's father

The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

as Bandit Who Fires at Camera (uncredited)