Justus D. Barnes
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1862-10-02 (84 years old)
Deathday
1946-02-06
Place of Birth
Little Falls, New York, USA
Also known As
George Barnes
Justus D. Barnes
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 made his screen debut in 1903 in The Great Train Robbery. In that film's memorable ending, Barnes points his pistol at the camera and slowly fires al...
Acting
1903
as Bandit Who Fires at Camera (uncredited)
1917
as Vincent's Uncle
1912
as Father on Farm
1914
as N.Z. Wood
1915
as Paul's Wealthy Uncle
1914
as Jack's Father
1914
as The Rich Miller
1917
as Simmons
1912
as Lady Anne's Father in 1770
1915
as William Hewins - Dorothy's Father
1912
as Uncle Ralph
1912
as Mage Gaspar
1913
as Director
1915
as Ewing Webster
1913
as Father
1912
as Doctor
1910
as the girl's father
1911
as Ham Peggotty (in part one)
1915
as Lawyer
1915
as The Squire, her Guardian
1914
as Abdul
1915
as American Suitor's Father
1915
as Mr. Meeson
1915
as The Blacksmith
1915
as Judge
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