Justus D. Barnes

Justus D. Barnes

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday2 October 1862
Died6 February 1946 (age 83)
Place of birthLittle Falls, New York, USA
Known credits34

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 p…