Billy Franey
Known for
Acting
Life
1889 – 1940 (aged 51)
Born in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
View on IMDb133 acting credits
Known For
The Blacksmith
21 Jul 1922
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
29 Mar 1939
The Star Packer
30 Jul 1934
'Neath the Arizona Skies
05 Dec 1934
The Saint's Double Trouble
26 Jan 1940
The Iron Mule
12 Apr 1925
Somewhere in Sonora
27 May 1933
Next Time I Marry
09 Dec 1938
Photos
Filmography
1941
- Mad About Moonshineas Vivian's Father
1940
- The Fargo Kidas Banjo player
- A Trailer Tragedyas Vivien's Father
- Triple Justiceas Abernathy
- Sunk by the Censusas Vivien's Pop
- Stage to Chinoas Soap Customer (uncredited)
- 'Taint Legalas Vivien's Father
- Mutiny in the Countyas Edgar's Father-in-Law
- Bullet Codeas Old Bathing Gent (uncredited)
- The Saint's Double Troubleas Street Shooting Witness (uncredited)
1939
- Kennedy the Greatas Pop - Vivien's Father
- The Marshal Of Mesa Cityas Dance Bartender (uncredited)
- Act Your Ageas Pop
- Maid to Orderas Pop - Vivien's father
- Baby Dazeas Pop-Vivien's Father
- Panama Ladyas Drunk (uncredited)
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castleas (uncredited)
- Clock Wiseas Vivien's Father
1938
- Next Time I Marryas Hobo Witness at End (uncredited)
- A Clean Sweepas Bill
- Beaux and Errorsas Pop, Vivien's Father
- Ears of Experienceas Florence's Father
- The Dummy Owner
1937
- Quick Moneyas Walter
- Edgar & Goliathas Pop, Florence's father
- Tramp Troubleas Vivien's father
- Exclusiveas News Vendor
- Dumb's the Wordas Painter
1936
- Ghost Town Goldas Townsman (uncredited)
- Ride 'Em Cowboyas Barfly (uncredited)
- Dummy Acheas Man with Pitchfork
- Wholesailing Along
- Give Us This Nightas Prisoner
- The Adventures of Frank Merriwellas Barbecue Cook
1935
- Here Comes Cookieas Old Crony (uncredited)
- Border Brigandsas Man Outside Bank
- Vagabond Ladyas Admiral, Tony’s Jailmate (uncredited)
1934
- The Dancing Millionaireas Joseph - Squared Circle Waiter
- 'Neath the Arizona Skiesas Old Prospector (uncredited)
- Two Lame Ducks
- The Fuller Gush Manas Exterminator
- The Star Packeras Henchman in the Stump
- The Shadow Gangas Henchman in the Stump
- Western Racketeersas The Informer
- No More Womenas Oscar
1933
- War of the Rangeas Tony (as Billie Franey)
- The Fiddlin' Buckarooas Postmaster Dan
- The Gallant Foolas Leyton's Friend at Campfire
- Somewhere in Sonoraas Shorty
1932
- The Millionaire Catas Customer
- The Night of June 13as Jimmy, trash collector (uncredited)
- Come On, Tarzanas Chuck Wagon Cook
- The Iceman's Ballas Long Shirt Charlie
- The Miracle Man
- Dumb Dicksas Janitor
- Guests Wantedas First Miner
- Partnersas Carry All Roach
1931
- Forgotten Womenas Ice Man
- Freighters of Destinyas 'Reddy'
- The Sheriff’s Secret
- The Avengeras Bartender
1930
- Love Among the Millionairesas Railroad Man at Lunch Counter (uncredited)
- Loose Anklesas Circus Cafe Waiter
1929
- The Broadway Hooferas Baggage Man
- Anne Against the World
- No Children
- The Royal Rideras Wild West Show Member
- Cheyenneas Judge Boggs
1928
- The Glorious Trailas Jimmy Bacon
- Romance of a Rogue
- The Canyon of Adventureas Buzzard Koke
- Under the Tonto Rimas "One Punch" (as William Franey)
1927
- She's a Sheikas Joe
- Out All Nightas Taxi Driver
- Custard's Last Standas A Strange Stranger
- The Racing Foolas Henry Briggs
- The Royal Americanas Mike
- The Lost Limitedas Rambling Red
- Red Signalsas One-Round Hogan
1926
- The False Alarm
- King of the Saddleas Nick
- Fangs of Vengeanceas Goofy Bill
- Moran of the Mountedas 'Mooch' Mullens
- Code of the Northwestas Posty McShanigan
- The Dead Lineas 'Extra' Long
- The Dangerous Dude
- She's a Princeas Cameraman
- The King of the Turfas Soup Conley
- A Desperate Momentas Sam
1925
- S.O.S. Perils of the Sea
- Salute
- The Great Sensationas Harry Ruby (as William Franey)
- Kit Carson Over the Great Divideas Oswald Bliffing
- The Iron Mule
1924
- Let Him Buck
- Circus Lure
- North of Alaska
- The White Pantheras The Private
- Mile-a-Minute Morganas Philo Brown
1923
- The Town Scandalas Lysander Sprowl
1922
- Quincy Adams Sawyeras Bob Wood
- The Blacksmithas Sheriff
- A Western Demonas The Cook
1921
- The Janitoras The Janitor
- The Plumberas Delivery Man
- Why Worry
- Skirts
- The New Memberas Lead
- The Chef
- The Bath Dub
- The Sleuth
1918
- First Aidas Mr. Howard
1917
- Who Done It?as Her Hubby
- The Masked Marvels
- His Fatal Beautyas Ebbie
- Uneasy Moneyas Bill - the Editor
- When Damon Fell for Pythiasas Damon
- Why They Left Homeas Ira Dewberry
1916
- A Shadowed Shadow
- The Inspector's Doubleas John
- She Wrote a Play and Played Itas Bill Bones - the Village Undertaker
- I've Got Yer Number
- Bashful Charley's Proposalas Charley
1915
- A Millionaire for a Minuteas Her Uncle, an Egyptologist
- Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in When the Wets Went Dryas Chief of Police
- Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Great Egg Robberyas The Chief of Police