Billy Franey
William Gerald Franey (June 23, 1889 – December 6, 1940) was an American film actor.[1] Born in Chicago in 1889, Franey appeared in more than 400 films between 1914 and 1941, mostly playing comedic roles. He was an actor of disheveled appearance and fuzzy mustache, usually in a suit a couple of sizes too big. His late career included numerous uncredited appearances in classics like Bringing Up Baby, and he also appeared as the father-in-law of Edgar Kennedy in several of his series of short comedies. He contracted influenza and died from complications involving the illness in 1940.
Billy Franey | |
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_-_2.jpg.webp) Franey at right in Her Naughty Wink (1920) | |
| Born | William Gerald Franey June 23, 1889 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 1940 (aged 51) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1914–1940 |
Partial filmography
- The Leak (1917)[2]
- Skirts (1921)
- Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922)
- A Western Demon (1922)
- The Fire Patrol (1924)
- With Kit Carson Over the Great Divide (1925)
- Manhattan Madness (1925)
- S.O.S. Perils of the Sea (1925)
- The Fear Fighter (1925)
- The Great Sensation (1925)
- The False Alarm (1926)
- Señor Daredevil (1926)
- A Desperate Moment (1926)
- Danger Quest (1926)
- The Dangerous Dude (1926)
- The Golden Stallion (1927)
- Out All Night (1927)
- She's a Sheik (1927)
- The Racing Fool (1927)
- King of the Herd (1927)
- The Lost Limited (1927)
- Under the Tonto Rim (1928)
- Five and Ten Cent Annie (1928)
- Romance of a Rogue (1928)
- The Glorious Trail (1928)
- Cheyenne (1929)
- The Royal Rider (1929)
- Anne Against the World (1929)
- Dumb Dicks (1931) (short)
- Freighters of Destiny (1931)
- The Sheriff's Secret (1931)
- Partners (1932)
- The Night of June 13 (1932) (uncredited)
- Guests Wanted (1932) (short)
- Ghost Valley (1932)
- Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
- The Fiddlin' Buckaroo (1933)
- No More Women (1934)
- The Star Packer (1934)
- Five Bad Men (1935)
- Dummy Ache (1936) (short)
- Bringing Up Baby (1938)
References
- Vazzana, Eugene Michael (May 18, 2019). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. ISBN 9780786410590. Retrieved May 18, 2019 – via Google Books.
- Motography Volume 17, Issue 4 - Page 1019 1917 The Leak (William Franey)
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