Billy Franey


William Gerald Franey was an American film actor.

Biography

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.
Franey contracted influenza and died from complications involving the illness in 1940.
Gale Henry, Vivien Oakland, Milburn Morante, Edgar Kennedy, and Max Asher attended his funeral.

Partial filmography

The Leak Skirts Quincy Adams Sawyer A Western Demon The White Panther The Fire Patrol With Kit Carson Over the Great Divide Manhattan Madness S.O.S. Perils of the Sea The Fear Fighter The Great Sensation The False Alarm