
Seven Chances
Billy Meekin, His Partner

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Acting
Barnes appeared in over 50 films between 1920 and 1935, primarily in comedies. Barnes started his show career in vaudeville later turning to stage and film acting. During the 1920s, he often played "brash young go-getters" in supporting and leading roles. He’s best known for his roles as Buster Keaton's business partner Billy Meekin in Seven Chances (1925) and in W. C. Fields' comedy It's a Gift (1934), portraying an inquisitive Insurance Salesman. He retired from movies in 1935 and died two years later.
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42 acting credits · Includes cameos and other appearances where listed.

Billy Meekin, His Partner

Insurance Salesman

Arthur Haviland

Simonds, the Salesman

Captain of the Marines

LaMaze

John Shipley

Self - Celebrity Actor in Commissary

Brian Moore

Reporter

Harry Green

T. Roy Barnes

John Wainwright

Salesman

Goggy Smith

Robert Gardner

Jack Morgan

George

Jack Murray

T. Roy Barnes

Alderman James 'Jim' Cameron

Cast

Otis Hooper

Eric Van Norden

The Salesman-Hero

The Postman

Bob Wyeth

Happy Jack

Pritchett Spence

Pa Spinelli

Advertising Man

Steve Baxter

Johnny Marvin

Clout Pettingill
Jerry Warner

Jimmy Parsons

Bill Peck

Matt Wilde

Harry Miller

Cy Dwyer