Portrait of J. Barney Sherry

Acting

J. Barney Sherry

Career

Active from 1905 to 1929, busiest in 1917 and 1919 with 12 main titles each.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The White Sister
The White Sister
GoodWatch score70/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 12
  • Early Cinema 8
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Silent Film Era 6
  • Silent Film 5
  • Melodrama 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Silent Era 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Simple Narrative 3
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Social Satire 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1920s

41 titles · average score 64
Casey of the Coast Guard
Casey of the Coast Guard (1926)

as John Warren

Daughters Who Pay
Daughters Who Pay (1925)

as Henry Foster

A Little Girl in a Big City
A Little Girl in a Big City (1925)

as Howard Young

Galloping Hoofs
Galloping Hoofs (1924)

as Richard Shaw

The Warrens of Virginia
The Warrens of Virginia (1924)

as Gen. Robert E. Lee

The White Sister
The White Sister (1923)
GoodWatch score 70

as Monsignor Saracinesca

Back Pay
Back Pay (1922)

as Charles G. Wheeler

Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1921)

as Whitney Barnes

The Barbarian
The Barbarian (1921)

as James Heatherton

Man-Woman-Marriage
Man-Woman-Marriage (1921)

as Henshaw

Go and Get It
Go and Get It (1920)

as 'Shut the Door' Gordon

Dinty
Dinty (1920)

as Judge Whitely

1910s

57 titles · average score 60
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (1919)

as John Merritt

A Man's Fight
A Man's Fight (1919)

as Daavid Carr

Extravagance
Extravagance (1919)

as Hartley Crance

Restless Souls
Restless Souls (1919)

as Dr. Robert Calvert

The Secret Code
The Secret Code (1918)

as Sen. John Calhoun Rand

The Bargain
The Bargain (1914)
GoodWatch score 60

as Phil Brent

A Flower in the Desert
A Flower in the Desert (1914)

as Bill Waldron

Granddad
Granddad (1913)

as Granddad

Past Redemption
Past Redemption (1913)

as Jim Howe - Nell's Father

Custer's Last Fight
Custer's Last Fight (1912)

as James McLaughlin

The Heart of an Indian
The Heart of an Indian (1912)

as Mr Brown

The Lieutenant's Last Fight
The Lieutenant's Last Fight (1912)

as Captain Haines

1900s

2 titles
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1905)

as Bandit

Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1905)

as Arthur J. Raffles