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William Gerald Franey (June 23, 1889 – December 6, 1940) was an American film actor. [1] Biography. Born 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.
William 'Billy' Franey was a leading comic character actor of dishevelled appearance and fuzzy moustache, usually in a suit a couple of sizes too big. His screen career began around 1913, with leads in the 'Joker' comedy series released by Universal.
William 'Billy' Franey was a leading comic character actor of dishevelled appearance and fuzzy moustache, usually in a suit a couple of sizes too big. His screen career began around 1913, with leads in the 'Joker' comedy series released by Universal.
In Manhattan in the 1980s, Herb Graff (a New York City real estate agent who was also a silent-film historian) very kindly screened for me a one-reel Billy Franey comedy from his personal collection: 'The Cameraman' (not to be confused with Buster Keaton's later feature film of the same title).
Jun 14, 2020 · Billy Franey. Born: 23 June 1889, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died: 6 December 1940, Hollywood, California, USA. Mutiny in the County (1940) as Edagr's Father-in-Law (Credited as Bill Franey) Was less than a year older than Edgar Kennedy, but played his father-in-law in this comedy short. Posted by Ian T at 13:12.
With his rakish mustache and a bowler jauntily pushed to the back of his head, Chicago-born Billy Franey (sometimes billed William Franey) starred in Universal Joker comedies from 1913. In the 1920s, he became a busy presence at almost every poverty row company, almost always supplying brief comic relief in Westerns.
Billy Franey Is a actor known for The Star Packer, Heritage of the Desert, Disorder in the Court (TV) (S), She's a Prince, Emergency Call, The Flower Girl (S), Quincy Adams Sawyer, No More Women, The Constant Woman and She Made Her Bed
Billy Franey photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more.
Billy Franey is known as an Actor and Director. Some of his work includes The Star Packer, 'Neath the Arizona Skies, The Iron Mule, Somewhere in Sonora, The Water Plug, The Chef, The Inspector's Double, and The Saint's Double Trouble.
William Gerald Franey (June 23, 1889 – December 6, 1940) was an American film actor. Born in Chicago in 1889, Franey appeared in more than 400 films between 1914 and 1941, mostly playing comedic roles.
