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Justus D. Barnes
Acting

Justus D. Barnes
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1862-10-02,Little Falls, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

The Great Train Robbery

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The Great Train Robbery
1903-12-07

It Happened to Adele

0

It Happened to Adele
1917-07-05

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Cousins
1912-07-28

0

The Dancer
1914-02-10

The Heart of the Princess Marsari

0

The Heart of the Princess Marsari
1915-05-18

Their Best Friend

0

Their Best Friend
1914-02-27

A Dog of Flanders

0

A Dog of Flanders
1914-05-19

Cy Whittaker's Ward

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Cy Whittaker's Ward
1917-10-22

The Dove in the Eagle's Nest

0

The Dove in the Eagle's Nest
1913-01-28

Peggy's Invitation

0

Peggy's Invitation
1913-12-16

The Portrait of Lady Anne

5.8

The Portrait of Lady Anne
1912-07-23

From the River's Depths

0

From the River's Depths
1915-09-05

Nicholas Nickleby

5.8

Nicholas Nickleby
1912-03-18

Uncle's Namesakes

5

Uncle's Namesakes
1913-12-11

Star of Bethlehem

5

Star of Bethlehem
1912-12-24

When the Studio Burned

5

When the Studio Burned
1913-02-03

The Marvelous Marathoner

5

The Marvelous Marathoner
1915-08-16

Joseph in the Land of Egypt

5

Joseph in the Land of Egypt
1914-02-01

The Farmer's Daughters

5

The Farmer's Daughters
1913-09-27

Young Lord Stanley

4

Young Lord Stanley
1910-10-24

The Voice of Conscience

4

The Voice of Conscience
1912-09-02

Old Jane of the Gaiety

5

Old Jane of the Gaiety
1915-07-17

David Copperfield

0

David Copperfield
1911-10-17

Weary Walker's Woes

0

Weary Walker's Woes
1915-09-10

The Country Girl

0

The Country Girl
1915-06-15

A Debut in the Secret Service

0

A Debut in the Secret Service
1914-04-07

0

Love and Money
1915-05-09

Mr. Meeson's Will

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Mr. Meeson's Will
1915-11-06