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Justus D. Barnes‌

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Justus D. Barnes

Little Falls, New York, USA

Justus D. Barnes

Little Falls, New York, USA

Gender

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Birthday

calendar1862-10-02

Popularity

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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 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 all six shots at the viewer. The Great Train Robbery became one of the most successful and best known commercial films of the early silent era. In July 1908, Barnes was hired as an actor in the stock company of the Edison Manufacturing Company, the film production company owned by Thomas Edison. In 1910, he signed on with the Thanhouser Company in New Rochelle, New York. Between 1910 and 1917, Justus appeared in more than seventy films for the Thanhouser, usually in the role of a villain. He played Ham Peggotty in David Copperfield, the earliest known film adaption of the 1850 novel by Charles Dickens. He also played supporting roles in Nicholas Nickleby (1912), Aurora Floyd (1912), and A Dog of Flanders (1914). In 1917, he was released from the Thanhouser Company due to the company's financial issues. Barnes made his final onscreen appearance for the Edison Studio in Cy Whittaker's Ward, in 1917. After retiring from acting, Barnes moved to Weedsport, New York, where he worked as a milkman. He later owned a cigar store. Barnes died on February 6, 1946, in Weedsport at the age of 83. He is buried in Weedsport Rural Cemetery, in Weedsport, New York.

Movie Credits

The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery‌
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It Happened to Adele

It Happened to Adele‌
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calendar 1917

Cousins

Cousins‌
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calendar 1912

The Dancer

The Dancer‌
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calendar 1914

The Heart of the Princess Marsari

The Heart of the Princess Marsari‌
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calendar 1915

Their Best Friend

Their Best Friend‌
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calendar 1914

A Dog of Flanders

A Dog of Flanders‌
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calendar 1914

Cy Whittaker's Ward

Cy Whittaker's Ward‌
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calendar 1917

The Dove in the Eagle's Nest

The Dove in the Eagle's Nest‌
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calendar 1913

Peggy's Invitation

Peggy's Invitation‌
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calendar 1913

The Portrait of Lady Anne

The Portrait of Lady Anne‌
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calendar 1912

From the River's Depths

From the River's Depths‌
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calendar 1915

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby‌
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calendar 1912

Uncle's Namesakes

Uncle's Namesakes‌
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calendar 1913

Star of Bethlehem

Star of Bethlehem‌
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calendar 1912

When the Studio Burned

When the Studio Burned‌
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calendar 1913

The Marvelous Marathoner

The Marvelous Marathoner‌
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calendar 1915

The Farmer's Daughters

The Farmer's Daughters‌
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calendar 1913

Joseph in the Land of Egypt

Joseph in the Land of Egypt‌
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calendar 1914

The Voice of Conscience

The Voice of Conscience‌
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calendar 1912

Young Lord Stanley

Young Lord Stanley‌
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calendar 1910

Old Jane of the Gaiety

Old Jane of the Gaiety‌
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calendar 1915

David Copperfield

David Copperfield‌
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calendar 1911

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