Billy Franey (1889–1940)

Actor | Director | Writer

William 'Billy' Franey was a leading comic character actor of dishevelled appearance and fuzzy ...

Born: June 23, 1889
Died: December 6, 1940 (age 51)

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Known For

When Damon Fell for Pythias Damon (1917)
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin (1924)
Columbus and Isabella Columbus (1924)
Known For

The Bucket Sharpers Billy the Kid (1914)
Actor

It Happened All Night Edgar's Father-in-law (1941)
Mad About Moonshine Vivien's Father (1941)
Drafted in the Depot Vivien's Father (1940)
The Fargo Kid Deaf Barfly (1940)
A Trailer Tragedy Vivien's Father (1940)
Triple Justice Abernathy (1940)
Sunk by the Census Vivien's Pop (1940)
Stage to Chino Soap Customer (1940)
Prairie Law Man Who Reports Well Is Dry (1940)
'Taint Legal Vivien's Father (1940)
Mutiny in the County Edgar's Father-in-Law (1940)
Bullet Code Old Bathing Gent (1940)
Slightly at Sea Edgar's Father-in-Law (1940)
The Saint's Double Trouble Street Shooting Witness (1940)
Bandits and Ballads Jailbird (1939)
Kennedy the Great Pop - Vivien's Father (1939)
The Marshal of Mesa City Dance Bartender (1939)
The Fighting Gringo Tom - Courtney's Cook (1939)
Feathered Pests Pop, Vivien's Father (1939)
Start the Music Uncle Andy (1939)
Baby Daze Vivien's Father (1939)
Panama Lady Drunk (1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle Undetermined Secondary Role (1939)
Clock Wise Vivien's Father (1939)
Maid to Order Pop - Vivien's Father (1939)
A Clean Sweep Bill (1938)
Next Time I Marry Hobo Witness at End (1938)
Beaux and Errors Pop, Vivien's Father (1938)
Fool Coverage Pop, Vivian's Father (1938)
Kennedy's Castle Pop, Vivian's father (1938)
Go Chase Yourself Bit Role (1938)
This Marriage Business Dave - the Jailer (1938)
False Roomers McReady (1938)
Bringing Up Baby Butcher (1938)
Ears of Experience Florence's Father (1938)
The Dummy Owner (1938)
Quick Money Hotel Clerk Walter (1937)
Edgar & Goliath Pop, Florence's father (1937)
Partners in Crime Jail Clerk (1937)
Morning, Judge Cab Driver (1937)
Tramp Trouble Vivien's Father (1937)
Exclusive News Vendor (1937)
Range Defenders Man Who Plays Jukebox (1937)
Dumb's the Word Painter (1937)
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm Old Barfly Near Cash Register (1937)
Locks and Bonds Pop (1937)
Round-Up Time in Texas Man with Cigar on Ship (1937)
Two Lame Ducks (1936)
Grandma's Buoys Man in white suit in bar (1936)
The Man I Marry Stage Doorman (1936)
Ghost-Town Gold Townsman (1936)
Ride 'Em Cowboy Barfly (1936)
Dummy Ache Man with Pitchfork (1936)
Disorder in the Court Juror (1936)
Wholesailing Along (1936)
Give Us This Night Prisoner (1936)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Barbecue Cook (1936)
Case of the Missing Man Sign Man on Ladder (1935)
Here Comes Cookie Old Crony (1935)
The Roaring West Bartender (1935)
Border Brigands Man Outside Bank (1935)
Vagabond Lady Admiral - Tony's Jailmate (1935)
Old Sawbones Bill, Boarding School Caretaker (1935)
Five Bad Men Billy (1935)
Restless Knights Attendant (1935)
Girl Trouble Deputy / Dogcatcher (1934)
The Dancing Millionaire Joseph - Squared Circle Waiter (1934)
'Neath the Arizona Skies Old Prospector (1934)
Bandits and Ballads (1934)
Flirtation Performer (1934)
The Fuller Gush Man Exterminator (1934)
The Star Packer Henchman in the Stump (1934)
The Hell Cat Watchman (1934)
The Great Flirtation Stage Doorman (1934)
Now I'll Tell Messenger (1934)
Wrong Direction Stagehand with Beret (1934)
Private Scandal Macey - Night Watchman (1934)
Fighting to Live Druggist (1934)
She Made Her Bed Waiter (1934)
Western Racketeers The Informer (1934)
Ever Since Eve Taxicab Driver (1934)
Come On, Marines! Henderson (1934)
No More Women Oscar (1934)
Luncheon at Twelve Assistant Painter (1933)
War of the Range Tony (1933)
Kickin' the Crown Around Wiggle Inn Pie Customer (1933)
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo Postmaster Dan (1933)
The Gallant Fool Leyton's Friend (1933)
Somewhere in Sonora Shorty (1933)
Emergency Call Second Drunk (1933)
A Merchant of Menace Onlooker (1933)
The Constant Woman Drunk (1933)
The Thundering Herd Baldy (1933)
Renegades of the West Little Barfly (1932)
Now We'll Tell One Booze Hound (1932)
The Millionaire Cat Customer (1932)
Texas Buddies Sleepy Townsman (1932)
Between Fighting Men Town Drunk (1932)
The Fighting Gentleman Diner Customer (1932)
Heritage of the Desert Naab Man (1932)
The Night of June 13 Jimmy - Trash Collector (1932)
Come on, Tarzan Chuck Wagon Cook (1932)
The Iceman's Ball Long Shirt Charlie (1932)
Ghost Valley Scrubby Watson (1932)
The Miracle Man Townsman (1932)
Dumb Dicks Janitor (1932)
Guests Wanted First Miner (1932)
Partners Carry All Roach (1932)
Ghost City Barfly (1932)
Forgotten Women Mr. Flanagan - Ice Man (1931)
Freighters of Destiny Ready (1931)
Slow Poison (1931)
Howdy Mate (1931)
The Sheriff's Secret (1931)
Hello Napoleon The Doctor (1931)
Frozen Face (1931)
White Renegade Trapper (1931)
The Avenger Bartender (1931)
Love Among the Millionaires Railroad Man at Lunch Counter (1930)
The Fighting Legion Bartender (1930)
Loose Ankles Circus Cafe Waiter (1930)
The Broadway Hoofer Baggage Man (1929)
Uncle's Visit Smitty's Father (1929)
The Heroic Lover (1929)
Anne Against the World (1929)
No Children (1929)
The Royal Rider Wild West Show Member (1929)
Cheyenne Judge Boggs (1929)
Give and Take Undetermined Secondary Role (1928)
The Glorious Trail Jimmy Bacon (1928)
Romance of a Rogue (1928)
Five and Ten Cent Annie Wedding Party Guest (1928)
The Canyon of Adventure Buzzard Koke (1928)
Under the Tonto Rim 'One Punch' (1928)
Aflame in the Sky Cookie (1927)
She's a Sheik Joe (1927)
Out All Night Taxi Driver (1927)
The Racing Fool Henry Briggs (1927)
Custard's Last Stand A Strange Stranger (1927)
The Royal American Mike (1927)
King of the Herd (1927)
City of Shadows (1927)
The Lost Limited Rambling Red (1927)
Red Signals One-Round Hogan (1927)
The Golden Stallion Stage Driver (1927)
Adorable Dora (1926)
Not Guilty! Drunken witness (1926)
Business Worries Arthur's Boss (1926)
The False Alarm (1926)
King of the Saddle Nick (1926)
Fangs of Vengeance Goofy Bill (1926)
Moran of the Mounted 'Mooch' Mullens (1926)
Senor Daredevil The Cook (1926)
Code of the Northwest Posty McShanigan (1926)
The Dead Line 'Extra' Long (1926)
The Dangerous Dude (1926)
The Windjammer (1926)
She's a Prince Cameraman (1926)
The King of the Turf Soup Conley (1926)
A Desperate Moment Sam (1926)
Danger Quest Rolf Royce (1926)
All Out (1925)
S.O.S. Perils of the Sea Pete (1925)
Salute (1925)
Away in the Lead (1925)
The Fear Fighter (1925)
Lame Brains (1925)
Manhattan Madness Zeke (1925)
The Great Sensation Harry Ruby (1925)
Kit Carson Over the Great Divide Oswald Bliffing (1925)
Assorted Nuts F.D. Alexander (1925)
The Iron Mule (1925)
Slow Dynamite Billy Blitz - Matty's Chauffeur (1925)
The Butterfly Man (1925)
Bring on the Circus (1924)
The Captivatin' Cannibal (1924)
One Glorious Fourth (1924)
Let Him Buck (1924)
Billy's Weekend (1924)
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin (1924)
Columbus and Isabella Columbus (1924)
The Fire Patrol Fireman (1924)
Border Women McGilligan (1924)
Circus Lure (1924)
The Flower Girl (1924)
Our Pet Thief (1924)
North of Alaska (1924)
The White Panther The Private (1924)
Mile-a-Minute Morgan Philo Brown (1924)
Tea: With a Kick! Convict Hooney (1923)
Something About Nothing (1923)
The Town Scandal Lysander Sprowl (1923)
This Way Out (1922)
Peace in Pieces (1922)
No Brains (1922)
Hot and Cold (1922)
Highly Polished (1922)
A Kissless Bride (1922)
Quincy Adams Sawyer Bob Wood (1922)
A Western Demon The Cook (1922)
The Sleuth (1921)
In the Trenches (1921)
The Chiropodist (1921)
The Chef (1921)
The Plumber (1921)
The Bath Dub (1921)
The Janitor (1921)
A Knight of the West Mana Palover (1921)
Custard's Last Stand (1921)
Why Worry? (1921)
Skirts (1921)
The Champeen (1920)
Help (1920)
The Pest Undressed (1920)
The Moocher (1920)
The Landlady (1920)
Kid (1920)
In and Out (1920)
The Cameraman (1920)
The Bullfighter (1920)
The Thief (1920)
The Referee The Referee (1920)
The Live Wire The Electrician's Assistant (1920)
Pile Driver (1920)
Nobody Home (1920)
The Moonshiner (1920)
Tarred and Feathered (1920)
The Snitch (1920)
The Professor (1920)
Play Hooky The Fisherman (1920)
Kidnapped (1920)
The Hasher (1920)
Hard Cider (1920)
The Glutton (1920)
Getting His Goat The Old Man (1920)
Fixing Lizzie (1920)
Dry Cleaned (1920)
The Water Plug Billy (1920)
The Paper Hanger (1920)
The Dog Catcher The Dog Catcher (1920)
Her Naughty Wink (1920)
This Way Out The Husband (1920)
Ham an- (1919)
The Roaming Bathtub (1919)
The Yellow Dog Catcher (1919)
A Model Husband (1919)
Mixed Wives Small Husband (1919)
The Pie Eyed Piper Young Lochinvar (1918)
The Borrowed Baby Bill Smiff (1918)
Butter Again Bill (1918)
Who's Your Wife? (1918)
It's a Cruel World William - Galatea's Sweetheart (1918)
First Aid Mr. Howard (1918)
A Playwright's Wrong (1918)
A Lady Killer's Doom (1918)
Ship, Oy, Oy! Handsome Horace (1918)
A Sea Serpent's Desire (1918)
Who's to Blame? Mr. Popp (1918)
His Punctured Reputation (1918)
Cave Man Stuff Dolliver Dipple (1918)
Secret Servants The Husband (1917)
Water on the Brain Detective Squibbs (1917)
The Shame of the Bullcon Homeless Herbert (1917)
I Quit! Roadworn Richard (1917)
The Tightwad Hubbie - the Tightwad (1917)
The Cross Eyed Submarine Prince Ducker / Captain Nebo (1917)
Who Done It? Bill (1917)
The Wart on the Wire John Shirtless - Criminologist (1917)
The Masked Marvels (1917)
Her Naughty Choice Hector (1917)
Marble Heads Jake (1917)
The Fountain of Trouble Mr. Cramp (1917)
Hawaiian Nuts Happy Unlucky (1917)
Short Skirts and Deep Water The Deacon (1917)
Officer, Call a Cop Sweeney (1917)
Why They Left Home Ira Dewberry (1917)
Behind the Map Bill (1917)
Out Again, in Again Prisoner No. 13 (1917)
O-My the Tent Mover Launcelot Briggs (1917)
The Battling Bellboy Bill - the Battling Bellboy (1917)
Canning the Cannibal King Inbad the Sailor (1917)
He Had 'em Buffaloed Richard Manslot (1917)
Some Nurse Uncle (1917)
His Fatal Beauty Ebbie (1917)
One Damp Day The Business Man (1917)
Uneasy Money Bill - the Editor (1917)
The Boss of the Family Pat Kelley (1917)
The Last Scent Seldom Feeds (1917)
The Man with a Package The Janitor (1917)
Left in the Soup Careful Custard (1917)
The Leak The Tramp (1917)
Take Back Your Wife John Henpeck (1917)
The Careless Cop Officer 44144 - The Bonehead Cop (1917)
A Boob for Luck The Neighborly Fellow (1917)
What the ---? Bill (1917)
Whose Baby? William the Conquered (1917)
Art Aches The Artist (1917)
Wanta Make a Dollar? Bill (1917)
Passing the Grip (1917)
Rosie's Rancho Bill (1917)
Mule Mates Bill (1917)
Out for the Dough 'Wandering' Webster (1917)
His Coming Out Party Bill (1917)
Love Me, Love My Biscuits Bill (1917)
Barred from the Bar Bill (1917)
Mines and Matrimony Will (1917)
When Damon Fell for Pythias Damon (1917)
Love in Suspense Bill (1917)
A Tale of a Turk (1916)
Jags and Jealousy The Husband (1916)
Their Dark Secret Bill (1916)
The Tramp Chef Patsy (1916)
Scrappily Married Dr. Keen (1916)
A Janitor's Vendetta Bill - the Husband (1916)
Their First Arrest Detective Sam (1916)
In Love with a Fireman Bill - the Fire Chief (1916)
A Shadowed Shadow Alonzo (1916)
A Crooked Mix-Up Lefty (1916)
Beans and Bullets Pedro - a Peon (1916)
Father Gets in Wrong The Justice (1916)
The Inspector's Double John (1916)
Musical Madness Binks (1916)
In Onion There Is Strength The Deacon (1916)
The Deacon Stops the Show The Deacon (1916)
The Elixir of Life The Doctor (1916)
A Marriage for Revenge Obadiah Omutt (1916)
You Want Something Silas Slowboy (1916)
Soup and Nuts Capt. Salt - Hammanda's Sweetheart (1916)
She Wrote a Play and Played It Bill Bones - the Village Undertaker (1916)
Kate's Lover's Knots Bill (1916)
I've Got Yer Number Mr. Binks (1916)
She Was Some Vampire Detective Binks (1916)
The Harem Scarem Deacon Deacon Stillwaters (1916)
An All Around Cure Mr. Nagg (1916)
Bashful Charley's Proposal Charley (1916)
The Fall of Deacon Stillwaters Deacon Stillwaters (1916)
Love Quarantined Pa (1916)
A Dark Suspicion Bill Binks (1916)
A Stage Villain Bill - the Landlady's Husband (1916)
A Raffle for a Husband Bill - the Iceman (1916)
A Wife for a Ransom Zeke (1916)
The Jitney Driver's Romance Zimariah (1916)
Hubby Puts One Over Mr. J. Pottsworth Binks (1916)
His Highness, the Janitor Jake - the Janitor (1916)
The Tale of a Telegram Bill Binks (1916)
It Nearly Happened Bilkins (1916)
Muchly Married Uncle Richard (1916)
Love Laughs at the Law Squire Binks (1916)
Leap and Look Thereafter Bill Durham (1916)
Mrs. Green's Mistake Mr. Green (1916)
Those Female Haters Max's Uncle (1916)
Lemonade Aids Cupid (1916)
Wanted: A Piano Tuner Mr. Spyer (1915)
Stage Struck Jane's Sweetheart (1915)
Slightly Mistaken Pa (1915)
Mrs. Prune's Boarding House A. Lushes (1915)
Dad's Awful Deed Mr. Binks (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in Kidnapping the King's Kids Black Rudolph (1915)
Chills and Chickens The Sick Patient (1915)
His Twentieth Century Susie Ezra Snuck (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Lost Roll Chief of Police (1915)
Pete's Awful Crime (1915)
A Millionaire for a Minute Her Uncle, an Egyptologist (1915)
No Babies Allowed Uncle Schultz's Servant (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry The Chief of Police (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Ore Mystery Chief of Police (1915)
He Couldn't Support His Wife Schultz (1915)
He Couldn't Fool His Mother-in-Law Schultz's Pal (1915)
At the Beach Incognito Rudolph aka The Rat (1915)
When Hiram Went to the City The Fight Promoter (1915)
The Bravest of the Brave Mr. Brown (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Dread Society of the Sacred Sausage Chop (1915)
A Dip in the Water Binks - Shultz's Rival (1915)
Their Bewitched Elopement Silas - Tom's Father (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in Saved by a Scent Crook Accomplice (1915)
The Village Smithy The Hobo (1915)
A Duel at Dawn The French Consul (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Signal of the Three Socks The Butler (1915)
Freaks The Show Manager (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in Baffles Aids Cupid The Bank Clerk - the Girl's Sweeheart (1915)
Right Off the Reel Binks - the Widow's Sweetheart (1915)
The Mechanical Man (1915)
When Schultz Led the Orchestra (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the 18 Carrot Mystery Chief of Police (1915)
At the Bingville Booster's Barbecue Indigestio's Assistant (1915)
A Duke for a Day The Butler (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Sign of the Sacred Safety Pin Chief of Police (1915)
How Billy Got His Raise Billy - the Office Boy (1915)
The Lover's Lucky Predicament Alfalfa Bill (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Great Egg Robbery The Chief of Police (1915)
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck Chief of Police (1915)
Hiram's Inheritance Zeke (1915)
The Lady Doctor of Grizzly Gulch (1915)
A Day at the San Diego Fair Heinie (1915)
The Runaway Auto (1915)
Cy Perkins in the City of Delusion (1915)
Over the Bounding Waves The Captain (1915)
The Fatal Kiss Daylight Luke - Burglar (1915)
The Way He Won the Widow Doctor Smart (1915)
Wedding Bells Shall Ring Mr. Richsnob (1915)
The Rejuvenation of Liza Jane (1915)
Schultz's Lady Friend The Manager of the Troupe (1915)
Back to School Days Tom - the City Chap (1915)
The Water Cure Schultz (1915)
Saved by a Shower Bunko Bill (1915)
Love and Law Tom (1915)
Fooling Father Tom (1915)
Won with Dynamite Black Bart (1915)
The Plumber Wins the Girl Dad (1915)
He Cured His Gout Jones (1915)
The Blank Note (1915)
He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law Jack (1915)
Fools and Pajamas 1st Drug Salesman (1915)
Hubby's Cure Mr. Brown (1915)
A Mixed-Up Honeymoon Mr. Henry Peck (1915)
Hot Stuff Clarence - the Tramp (1914)
His Doctor's Orders Henry (1914)
Love Disguised Harry (1914)
A Dream of a Painting Henry Peck (1914)
He Married Her Anyhow The Zebra (1914)
The Battle of the Nations Chauncie (1914)
The De-feet of Father Foots (1914)
Two Pals and a Gal One-Eyed Al (1914)
When Their Wives Joined the Regiment (1914)
Across the Court Second Story Steve (1914)
Cruel, Cruel World! (1914)
The Baseball Fans of Fanville (1914)
In the Clutches of the Villain The Scheming Tailor (1914)
In and Out Murphy - the Butcher (1914)
Love and Graft (1914)
Jam and Jealousy (1914)
Oh! What's the Use? Shulz's Chum (1914)
The Diamond Nippers (1914)
What Happened to Schultz? (1914)
That's Fair Enough Heinie (1914)
The Polo Champions (1914)
His Wife's Family (1914)
Love, Roses and Trousers (1914)
Captain Kidd's Priceless Treasure Hezekiah (1914)
Love and Electricity (1914)
The Fatal Letter (1914)
Mike Searches for His Long-Lost Brother Sure Shot Schultz (1914)
Their First Anniversary (1914)
Schultz the Barber (1914)
The Bucket Sharpers Billy the Kid (1914)
Mike and Jake in the Clutch of Circumstances (1914)
Actor

The Chicken Chasers (1914)
Soundtrack

Dumb's the Word (1937)
Director

What the River Foretold (1915)
Writer

The Last Scent (1917)

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Personal Details

Born

William Gerald Franey
June 23, 1889
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

December 6, 1940 (age 51)
Hollywood, California, USA

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