
Billy Franey
Known for Acting · 131 credits
- Born
- 1889-06-23
- Died
- 1940-12-06
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- William Gerald Franey · William Franey · Wm. Franey · Bill Franey · Billie Franey
Known For
Movies (131)

Dummy Ache
1936
as Man with Pitchfork

Triple Justice
1940
as Abernathy

Panama Lady
1939
as Drunk (uncredited)

Clock Wise
1939
as Vivien's Father
Act Your Age
1939
as Pop

The Blacksmith
1922
as Sheriff

Bullet Code
1940
as Old Bathing Gent (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as (uncredited)

Exclusive
1937
as News Vendor

Next Time I Marry
1938
as Hobo Witness at End (uncredited)

The Gallant Fool
1933
as Leyton's Friend at Campfire

'Neath the Arizona Skies
1934
as Old Prospector (uncredited)

The Star Packer
1934
as Henchman in the Stump

The Fargo Kid
1940
as Banjo player

Red Signals
1927
as One-Round Hogan
Baby Daze
1939
as Pop-Vivien's Father

The Avenger
1931
as Bartender

The Miracle Man
1932

Loose Ankles
1930
as Circus Cafe Waiter

Quick Money
1937
as Walter

The Saint's Double Trouble
1940
as Street Shooting Witness (uncredited)

Stage to Chino
1940
as Soap Customer (uncredited)

Vagabond Lady
1935
as Admiral, Tony’s Jailmate (uncredited)

Circus Lure
1924

Partners
1932
as Carry All Roach

Cheyenne
1929
as Judge Boggs

Somewhere in Sonora
1933
as Shorty

Quincy Adams Sawyer
1922
as Bob Wood

Border Brigands
1935
as Man Outside Bank

Ghost Town Gold
1936
as Townsman (uncredited)

The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
as Dance Bartender (uncredited)

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
1933
as Postmaster Dan
Edgar & Goliath
1937
as Pop, Florence's father

Come On, Tarzan
1932
as Chuck Wagon Cook

Under the Tonto Rim
1928
as "One Punch" (as William Franey)
The Iceman's Ball
1932
as Long Shirt Charlie

Give Us This Night
1936
as Prisoner

Here Comes Cookie
1935
as Old Crony (uncredited)

The Night of June 13
1932
as Jimmy, trash collector (uncredited)
Beaux and Errors
1938
as Pop, Vivien's Father
Sunk by the Census
1940
as Vivien's Pop

The Town Scandal
1923
as Lysander Sprowl

Forgotten Women
1931
as Ice Man

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
as Barbecue Cook

Out All Night
1927
as Taxi Driver

The Shadow Gang
1934
as Henchman in the Stump

The King of the Turf
1926
as Soup Conley
Maid to Order
1939
as Pop - Vivien's father
The Royal American
1927
as Mike

Western Racketeers
1934
as The Informer

The Canyon of Adventure
1928
as Buzzard Koke

Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dry
1915
as Chief of Police

War of the Range
1933
as Tony (as Billie Franey)

The Dummy Owner
1938

She's a Sheik
1927
as Joe

Love Among the Millionaires
1930
as Railroad Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
Anne Against the World
1929
Guests Wanted
1932
as First Miner
Ears of Experience
1938
as Florence's Father
The Fuller Gush Man
1934
as Exterminator
The Lost Limited
1927
as Rambling Red
Mile-a-Minute Morgan
1924
as Philo Brown

'Taint Legal
1940
as Vivien's Father

The Broadway Hoofer
1929
as Baggage Man

She Wrote a Play and Played It
1916
as Bill Bones - the Village Undertaker
Kennedy the Great
1939
as Pop - Vivien's Father

No Children
1929
Code of the Northwest
1926
as Posty McShanigan
Trouble
1920
Danger Quest
as Rolf Royce
Tramp Trouble
1937
as Vivien's father

Skirts
1921
The Dancing Millionaire
1934
as Joseph - Squared Circle Waiter

The Glorious Trail
1928
as Jimmy Bacon

The Royal Rider
1929
as Wild West Show Member
Dumb's the Word
1937
as Painter

The Iron Mule
1925

The White Panther
1924
as The Private

Ride 'Em Cowboy
1936
as Barfly (uncredited)

S.O.S. Perils of the Sea
1925
The Inspector's Double
1916
as John

Freighters of Destiny
1931
as 'Reddy'

No More Women
1934
as Oscar
Mutiny in the County
1940
as Edgar's Father-in-Law
Salute
1925
The Millionaire Cat
1932
as Customer
A Clean Sweep
1938
as Bill

Fangs of Vengeance
1926
as Goofy Bill
The Plumber
1921
as Delivery Man
First Aid
1918
as Mr. Howard
Wholesailing Along
1936
When Damon Fell for Pythias
1917
as Damon
Why Worry
1921

King of the Saddle
1926
as Nick

The Cameraman
1920
The Masked Marvels
1917
I've Got Yer Number
1916
Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Great Egg Robbery
1915
as The Chief of Police

The Dead Line
1926
as 'Extra' Long

Romance of a Rogue
1928
The Dangerous Dude
1926
Moran of the Mounted
1926
as 'Mooch' Mullens
His Fatal Beauty
1917
as Ebbie
A Trailer Tragedy
1940
as Vivien's Father
Why They Left Home
1917
as Ira Dewberry
Uneasy Money
1917
as Bill - the Editor

The Great Sensation
1925
as Harry Ruby (as William Franey)
A Shadowed Shadow
1916

Kit Carson Over the Great Divide
1925
as Oswald Bliffing
Let Him Buck
1924
Dumb Dicks
1932
as Janitor
The Racing Fool
1927
as Henry Briggs
A Western Demon
1922
as The Cook

The False Alarm
1926
Mad About Moonshine
as Vivian's Father

The Sheriff’s Secret
1931

North of Alaska
1924
The Moonshiner
1920
Custard's Last Stand
1927
as A Strange Stranger

She's a Prince
1926
as Cameraman
About Billy Franey
Billy Franey is a notable figure in cinema and television, best known for contributions to Acting. With 131 credits spanning from 1915 to 1940, Billy Franey has appeared in 131 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Billy Franey Movies
- Dummy Ache (1936) — as Man with Pitchfork
- Triple Justice (1940) — as Abernathy
- Panama Lady (1939) — as Drunk (uncredited)
- Clock Wise (1939) — as Vivien's Father
- Act Your Age (1939) — as Pop
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