William Gerald Franey (June 23, 1889 – December 6, 1940) was an American film actor.[1]
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| 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 |
Biography
editBorn in Chicago in 1889,[2] 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.
Franey contracted influenza and died from complications involving the illness in 1940.[2]
Gale Henry, Vivian Oakland, Milburn Morante, Edgar Kennedy, and Max Asher (actor) attended his funeral.
Partial filmography
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- The Leak (1917)[3]
- Skirts (1921)
- Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922)
- A Western Demon (1922)
- The White Panther (1924)
- 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)
- Moran of the Mounted (1926)
- Señor Daredevil (1926)
- King of the Saddle (1926)
- The Windjammer (1926)
- Code of the Northwest (1926)
- A Desperate Moment (1926)
- Danger Quest (1926)
- The Dead Line (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 Royal American (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)
- Give and Take (1928)
- Cheyenne (1929)
- The Royal Rider (1929)
- Anne Against the World (1929)
- Dumb Dicks (1931) (short)
- Freighters of Destiny (1931)
- Forgotten Women (1931)
- The Sheriff's Secret (1931)
- Partners (1932)
- The Night of June 13 (1932) (uncredited)
- Guests Wanted (1932) (short)
- Ghost Valley (1932)
- War of the Range (1933)
- Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
- The Fiddlin' Buckaroo (1933)
- No More Women (1934)
- Western Racketeers (1934)
- The Star Packer (1934)
- Five Bad Men (1935)
- Dummy Ache (1936) (short)
- Bringing Up Baby (1938)
References
edit- ^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (May 18, 2019). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. ISBN 9780786410590. Retrieved May 18, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Wollstein, Hans J. "Billy Franey". AllMovie. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ Motography Volume 17, Issue 4 - Page 1019 1917 The Leak (William Franey)
External links
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- Billy Franey at IMDb